Smithsonian Folkways Family Concert Honoring the Legacy of Pete Seeger GRAMMY Award-winner Dan Zanes occupies a unique place in American music—where sea shanties, English Music hall, play party songs, the spirit of early rock ’n’ roll, soul, North American and West Indian folk music collide. For the past fifteen years, he has toured the world with his band, Dan Zanes and Friends, sharing handmade twenty-first century social music with enthusiastic crowds of kids and kid sympathizers. Claudia Zanes is an exuberant Haitian American songstress with a fragrantly rich voice that captivates her audience at large. Her passion for music reaches beyond her performance life. Claudia is a Board Certified Music Therapist in the Boston area where she directs the Music Therapy Program at Community Music Center of Boston. She believes that music has the power to break down walls and build bridges while fostering meaningful connections across generations. |