Bullhorn Fest amplifies Durham-area music through live performance and educational programming! We are already planning for next year’s Fest in September ’23. Get ready!

2022 Festival Artists

Triangle Afrobeat Orchestra – TAO, led by bassist/composer Vattel Cherry, is an effort to wake up consciousness, bring people together, interpret, explain, denounce, keep record, and provoke changes through music. TAO takes its inspiration from Afrobeat creators Fela Kuti, drummer Tony Allen as well as pianist/singer Nina Simone and fiction writer/poet Henry Dumas. https://www.facebook.com/triafrobeat/

AJ Williams – AJ is an experimental artist and filmmaker, merging the use of modular synthesis with classic hip hop sampling techniques and vocal processing to create a genre-less style of music. Joining AJ is Sijal Nasralla of Dunums and the Muslims.

dynamism x afrosurrealist research bureau – “liberating sounds for the freedom in you.” we are an afrosurrealist and genderfluid Black sound + multimedia healing arts production unit. we sculpt sonic experiences that are elaborate, genre non-conforming, marvel-inducing, sensory-stimulating, and experimental.  ampled.com/artist/dynamism

Ken Moshesh, Jil Christensen, and Quran Karriem 

Ken – i’m ex- conga/percussionist w legendary sun ra arkestra and ex-homeless advocate, developing for 50yrs percussion/drums to levels it would have been had it not been so rudely repressed by world histories of conquest. my recent albums feature percussively musical techniques combined with other “melodic” instruments to lyrically, soulfully, spiritually compose from and for “the bottom,” too. kenmoshesh1.bandcamp.com

Jil Christensen is an improvisational pianist, synthesist, composer and performer, with deep roots planted in the grounds of organic and synthesized sound. https://soundcloud.com/jill-christensen-810342423

Quran Karriem is an experimental musician, installation artist and interface designer interested in expressions of individuality, collectivism, competition and cooperation in virtual and performative contexts. http://qurankarriem.com/

Living Earth -Living Earth is Vito DiBona’s latest Earth-centric project! From Vito: ” The Earth is alive and we participate in that Life.  My name is Vito. I am a singer-songwriter and tai chi teacher based in Durham and Roxboro, NC.  taosongs.com“

Stephen Munoz – Born and raised in Chicago’s Southside, Stephen Munoz is a self-accomplished musician, songwriter, instructor, and producer who’s honed his skills by sharing and making music while exploring the world.  After a decade of playing and touring in bands(Midstates, The Blacks, Hot Damn), and performing as a singer/songwriter in and around Chicago, Stephen took the leap, with his wife, overseas to Japan; where he continued to perform, explore, and teach music abroad.  Three years later, Stephen returned to the States where he settled in the Bay Area, arriving in Berkeley, CA then relocating to San Francisco, where he taught music to pay the bills and joined the indie rock band, Odd Owl, as their bassist, as well as played lead guitar in the psychedelic surf rock band, Ape.  After four years of Pacific sun, that old feeling of wanderlust struck again, so Stephen and his wife packed up his gear in an old station wagon and drove cross-country to find a new home and a fresh artists’ scene in Durham, NC. facebook.com/stephenmunozmusic

Since arriving in North Carolina, Stephen has created a niche for himself, utilizing music for performance, community-building, education, and entrepreneurship.  This enterprise has allowed him to share his skills and knowledge with local businesses, organizations, and opportunities for the local music community.   Currently, Stephen plays in and around the Triangle as a solo artist; with his band, The Simple Joy; with a collective he created of local musicians called, The Mix_Up Allstars; and entertaining all ages through his music discovery program, Music Lab with Mr. Steve.  He also teaches privately and through the Durham Arts Council. 

Greylan Hall and the Nasty Kings – Playing blues, rock, funk, and jazz, Greylan Hall and the Nasty Kings hope to deliver some great sounds into your ear holes. Greylan Hall- Guitar/Vocals, Jacob Seyle- Keys/vocals/Harmonica, Ethan Prindle- Drums, https://www.greylanhallandthenastykings.com/

DJ Yammy – A self-styled People’s DJ who has been serving sounds and bringing people together through music for over 15 years. He straddles the line between community and club DJ, supporting a range of diverse events from Latin music rent parties and sweaty-walled basement clubs to just about any occasion where people gather to struggle and live life through music and dance. In this way, his art is inseparable from his life and politics. Growing up as a second-generation Vietnamese-American immigrant in the arid Arizona desert, he found a connection to music through all-ages ska and punk shows buffered with hours and hours of after-school MTV. His musical influences include the 80s, of course, but also the holy trifecta — funk, soul, jazz — and all of its derivative soundscapes which can be found in the disco lofts, house warehouses and night clubs all across the globe. DJ Yammy is based in Durham, NC. Photo by EC Henderson

Terreiro de Arte e Cultura – A 100% grass roots, all-volunteer, non-profit Cultural Arts Center promoting character building, cultural exchange, and community involvement in Durham, North Carolina. Natikwa (African dance and music) and Santos (capoeira) are excited to share a performance! facebook.com/TerreiroDeArte

Children’s Musicvision Workshop