rising appalachia -- sunu

Does WJPP have a find for you -- if you haven't already discovered them: Rising Appalachia (R.I.S.E.)! Spend a little time listening and enjoying these "genre-bending," harmony-producing, free-spirited artists. You may just decide to get up and dance! This is Sunu, which I understand to mean, "dance, beautiful women, dance."

"The Rise Collective is a crew of elaborate global performers, activists, youth educators, dancers, circus artists, yoginis, acrobatics, fire spinners, poets, aerialists, cultural workers, and more. As a collective of artists from a multitude of different places and different disciplines, we come together to create powerful community spaces according to needs and dreamspace. We bring acrobatics and ariel silks to the festivals, sound education workshops to the local youth centers, music to the rallies, or fire art to the streets. We are committed to working within each community to gather the tools and artisits that best fit the gathering, and to continue to make art a tool and a bridge builder using creative outreach. Workshops and performances can be brought to any venue and event including info-shops, listening rooms, street theaters, radical music corners, festivals, schools, prisons and youth detention centers, refugee camps, retreats, herbalist gatherings, wellness centers, and more.

ART is our WEAPON."

I also found this 2006 article, here.