"...the history of contemporary music will be marked by the emergence of the visionary Cuban musician… Cimafunk." - NPR

Cimafunk’s genre-bending fusion of funk, hip hop and Afro-Caribbean rhythms have earned comparisons to James Brown from The New Yorker and praise from NPR, Billboard, and Rolling Stone.

"In 2025, Chuwi broke out in a big way when they were featured on Bad Bunny’s Grammy-winning album Debí Tirar Más Fotos. The band delivered their refreshing sound to ‘Weltita’...catapulting them to a new echelon of emerging artist.” - Rolling Stone

Known for blending socially conscious themes with contemporary Caribbean sounds, Chuwi recently appeared on Bad Bunny’s multi-Grammy-winning album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos.

“I created Cure for Paranoia as a source for therapy for myself"  - Cameron McCloud, Cure for Paranoia

Newly anointed 2026 NPR Tiny Desk Contest Winners, Dallas’s alternative hip-hop collective Cure for Paranoia is a direct reflection of the importance of MeadowFest and how music can create awareness, reduce stigma, connect people, and provide comfort and healing to our community.

“Combo Chimbita's tropical futurism takes form as melty, ponderous cumbia psychedelia and thunderous, screeching jams..."  - NPR

Afro-Caribbean transcendence, hypnotic chants, booming drums and psychedelic distortion lay the rhythmic foundation for Combo Chimbita's album IRE, one of Rolling Stone 50 Best Spanish Language Albums.

"Garcia emerges in full command of this mercurial spirit world—a high priestess with a synth and a killer 
sixth sense." - Paste Magazine

Angélica Garcia became widely known when Barack Obama selected the track Jícama for his 2019 year-end list. She has released three studio albums,  including Gemelo, and recently collaborated with Adrian Quesada.

"Muq…draws on elements of reggae, soul, R&B, Afrobeat and pop….who’s willing to acknowledge and even celebrate pain." - Magnet Magazine

Austin-based singer-songwriter Jon Muq, originally from Kampala, Uganda, caught the eye of Black Keys guitarist Dan Auerbach, who signed him to his record label and produced Muq’s debut album, Flying Away.

"If you don't know her already, I dare you to walk away and not become a fan.” - NPR

With 1.4 million views on her NPR Tiny Desk, an hour-long PBS special, and 16 Austin Music Awards, Gina Chavez is an Austin icon. She has toured 12 countries as a cultural ambassador with the U.S. State Department, including celebrating PRIDE in Mongolia.

Quentin is a visionary artist, singer and performer based in Austin, TX, known for work that fuses raw emotional intensity with striking visual storytelling and fearless self-expression. 

Quentin has performed at Austin City Limits (ACL), as well as acclaimed venues in Los Angeles and New York, and is set to release Tomgirl on July 24, 2026.