Toki Wright is a two-time Emmy Award-winning MC, poet, producer, and cultural diplomat. He has received two CLIO Award for advertising with General Mills for the number one worldwide Twitter trending project “Watch the Stove” which was also nominated for a Cannes Lion Award. Wright is currently the chair of the Professional Music Department at...
Maz is the bridge that links Alternative Hip Hop and the music he grew up on in São Paulo, Brazil. As a son of a DJ, much of that influence bleeds through his music today through neck-snapping production and an out-worldly harness of energy in his lyrics. Whether he is experimenting with the sounds of...
The ZYG 808 (pronounced 'Zee Why Gee' Eight-0h-Eight) is a Grammy nominated Soul Poet music maker (musician, composer, producer, vocalist, DJ), and recording artist of Indie Groove, Alternative Pop &, Rare Groove/Funk, Afrobeats, and Hip-Hop. A leading figure in the Thump & Soul music movement; he is definitely doing his part to bring the good...
BAMS Fest takes over unCommon Stage bringing Toki and Safari & the Beat Explorers to the stage. Toki Wright is a two-time Emmy Award-winning MC, poet, producer, and cultural diplomat. He has received two CLIO Award for advertising with General Mills for the number one worldwide Twitter trending project “Watch the Stove” which was also...
DJ WhySham, a proud voice “From The 617 To Your BackYard”, is also a recent inductee to the Grammy Recording Academy (Class of ’23). Celebrated for her dynamic sets, from Boston Calling to energizing post Boston Celtics games, and First Night Boston 2024, she is a 4-time nominee, and opened for the iconic DJ Jazzy...
Kasia Lavon is a performing and recording singer/songwriter and spoken-wordsmith based in Boston, Ma strongly influenced by the 90's era. Kasia specializes in nostalgic R&B sounds with a jazzy twist and believes that an artist’s job is to put words to the emotions for which the listeners have none. Toki Wright is a two-time Emmy...
BAMS Fest takes over unCommon bringing Live Music and Beats to the stage. The Coulibaly Trio is a group of longtime friends who are striving to fuse our influences of hip hop and jazz together and create music that inspires others.
Cano Cangrejo is a DJ from Santurce Puerto Rico specializing in Classic Puerto Rican, Caribbean, and African Diaspora music. From 1991 to 1994 Cano hosted an original show, Salsíbiri, on WERS Boston, playing salsa and Latin jazz. Cano has been DJing parties and events in all kinds of venues in Puerto Rico where he lives,...
Maz is the bridge that links Alternative Hip Hop and the music he grew up on in São Paulo, Brazil. As a son of a DJ, much of that influence bleeds through his music today through neck-snapping production and an out-worldly harness of energy in his lyrics. Whether he is experimenting with the sounds of...
WAMPTRONICA, a creative dance music collective of Wampanoag artists, is gaining attention with their fusion of House Music, Rare Groove, Afrobeats, and Breakbeats. Established in 2021, their origins lie in dance parties at the Native Arts Gallery in Mashpee. Their sound merges traditional DJing with live instruments and vocals. They are the resident collective for...
BAMS Fest takes over UnCommon bringing Live Music and Beats to the stage. Toki Wright is a two-time Emmy Award-winning MC, poet, producer, and cultural diplomat. He has received two CLIO Award for advertising with General Mills for the number one worldwide Twitter trending project “Watch the Stove” which was also nominated for a Cannes...
Maz is the bridge that links Alternative Hip Hop and the music he grew up on in São Paulo, Brazil. As a son of a DJ, much of that influence bleeds through his music today through neck-snapping production and an out-worldly harness of energy in his lyrics. Whether he is experimenting with the sounds of...