American Music Abroad, administered by the the Association of American Voices on behalf of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, seeks to communicate America’s rich musical contributions to the global music scene as it fosters cross-cultural communication and people-to-people connection to global audiences.
The program organizes multi-country cultural exchange programs including public concerts, interactive performances with local traditional musicians, lecture demonstrations, workshops, jam sessions, and media interviews and performances. Support is provided to musical ensembles to carry out tours focused on younger and underserved audiences in approximately 45 countries in Africa, Asia, Oceania, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Central and South America.
The focus is on American musical genres such as: blues, bluegrass, Cajun, country, folk, Latin, Native American, gospel, hip hop/urban, indie rock, jazz, punk, R&B, and zydeco.
There is a $250 honorarium per tour day, per musician. Each tour will run for approximately 20 days, including pre-tour orientation and community performance in the Washington, D.C. area, and post-tour evaluation.
Trios, quartets, or quintets (three to five people) comprised of American citizens or passport holders are eligible to apply.
Applications open November 1, 2019.
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