Harold Gonzalez Medina aka AfroQbano is a DJ, producer & eclectic music enthusiast. AfroQbano hails from Habana, Cuba, where he worked as a DJ for a number of underground House and Hip Hop clubs and also produced and toured with some of the most well-known Cuban artists and ensembles. After moving to Chicago, he established himself as an essential part of the local global music scene. A member of Future Rootz and Peoples DJs Collective, he’s a frequent contributor to cultural programming across the city. He regularly spins at some of the most popular Chicago clubs and coordinates biweekly programming with Lumpen Radio. His original tracks and remixes have been featured on albums and mix-tapes across the world. More recently he was recognized as one of Chicago’s top three DJs in the Chicago Reader’s “Best of 2016.”

While the Afro-Cuban and Latin rhythms of his culture are central to his sound, he embraces and merges a wide range of global & soulful music. His musical influences include diverse genres and styles such as House, Funk, Afrobeat, Hip Hop, Bhangra and Latin rhythms. Highlights of his career include sharing stages with luminaries like Mos Def, Pete Rock, Mulatu Astatke, Antibalas, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Rich Medina, La Mala Rodriguez and Los Van Van.

Ana Everling is an artist who has spent her life focusing on the practice and performance of vocal music. Her passion lies within the heart of Romanian Folklore from Moldova. With her practice, she has developed a unique style that reflects a deep love for tradition and yet propels these folkloric sounds into a new dimension. Are we listening to jazz? Are we walking through a misty Romanian forest?

Her storytelling and vision is one of a woman’s journey of studying music in art schools in Moldova to busking on the streets of Chicago and now sells out venues throughout the United States. One of her missions as a performer is to preserve a free form genre called “Doina” from disappearing. This effort lead her to be honored by the president of Moldova as she was given the title Artist Emerit for prodigious activity in culture, high professional mastery and substantial contribution to preserving and developing the spiritual values of Moldovan culture and promoting Moldova's image abroad.   

Born and raised in Evanston, IL, Daniel began playing drums at age 11. By 18, he was touring Europe with The Mellowtones, performing at the prestigious Montreux and Umbria Jazz Festivals. Daniel pursued his passion for percussion at Lawrence University under a music scholarship, studying with Dane Richeson, a foremost world percussion instructor. His education encompassed Jazz, Afro-Cuban, Afro-Brazilian, and West-African rhythms. Daniel's professional career started early, performing jazz at various venues in the North Shore and Chicago. After college, he immersed himself in the live hip-hop, house, and global music scenes in Chicago. Since 2001, Daniel has been a prominent figure in the Chicago music scene, performing with award-winning bands and DJs, and becoming the go-to drummer for global touring artists.

Daniel's diverse career includes playing live hip-hop at clubs, collaborating with house music DJs, and founding Eyes Manouche, a New York Times-acclaimed band that won a national film contest for cultural diversity. He has toured nationally with bands such as Hugo, Ode, Eyes Manouche, and Beats y Bateria. Currently, Daniel performs with Beats y Bateria and Cloud Famers, collaborates with global and house music DJs, produces events and documentaries through his company Story7 Inc, and is starting a record label called Stolen Mask.