Folklore Acts On Tour
Celebrating Heritage. Connecting Cultures. Embracing Diversity.
Folklore Acts On Tour is a nonprofit artist booking agency dedicated to honoring and promoting the wealth of global folk traditions. We connect communities with culturally distinctive and exceptional artists from around the world through live performances, storytelling, culinary arts, and immersive service-learning mission trips and study abroad programs across Africa and beyond.
What If Series – Diversity Fellowship: 1st Edition
An Invitation to Listen. To Feel. To Cross Borders Without Leaving the Room.
What if a drumbeat could carry memory across oceans,
and dance could break the rules we didn’t mean to make?
What if a spoonful of spice could tell stories wide awake,
and tales—not speeches—were the gifts we’d choose to take?
Then drums would speak without a word,
and our dancing feet would all be heard.
The food we taste would help us see
a world as big as it can be.
And through each tale both old and new,
we’d find the heart inside of you.
What if classrooms turned to concert halls with folk music in the air,
and minds could march to melodies, and learning lived in care?
Then we would clap, and sing, and spin,
and welcome all new thoughts within.
With every beat, a spark would start—
to stretch the mind and warm the heart.
We’d learn that questions, songs, and play
can help the world find better ways.
What if culture wasn’t what kept us all apart,
but the very thing that heals the world and opens up the heart—
and what if YOU could take part?
Then you’d be part of something true,
a world that’s brighter—thanks to you.
With rhythm, flavor, dance, and song,
you’d find the place where all belong.
Not just a show, or tale, or tune—
but friendship rising like the moon.
What We Do
We create platforms where tradition meets innovation, and where the arts become tools for education, empowerment, and global connection. Through performances, cultural exchanges, academic partnerships, and community-driven programs, we work alongside artists, educators, and changemakers to nurture creative expression, preserve cultural heritage, and foster cross-cultural understanding.
Cultural Exchange Performances & Tours
Celebrating diversity through dynamic live expression and storytelling
We showcase endangered and living folk traditions through music, dance, and ritual performance.
We honor ancestral knowledge and community memory by sharing them on global stages.
We support cultural bearers and tradition keepers by amplifying their artistry and voices.
We preserve intangible heritage by turning performances into immersive cultural learning experiences.
We bridge generations and cultures through storytelling, symbolism, and shared history.
We integrate creative and cultural arts into classroom settings, enriching academic learning through live performance, dialogue, and hands-on cultural engagement.
Study Abroad, Adventure & Mission Trips
Life-changing journeys connecting learning and empathy with discovery, service, and lived culture
We connect classroom knowledge with real-world experience through immersive mission trips and transformative Africa adventures.
We offer interdisciplinary study abroad programs that weave together the arts, history, anthropology, and community-based service learning.
We facilitate hands-on volunteer opportunities in education, cultural preservation, environmental action, and local development.
We collaborate with universities and cultural institutions to host artist residencies, faculty exchanges, community workshops, and guest lectures.
We foster global citizenship by encouraging reflection, humility, and deep cultural engagement across continents.
We empower both students and educators through experiential learning rooted in African and diasporic traditions—building bridges between people, places, and purpose.
Artisanship & Fair Trade Development
Advancing creative livelihoods through culture, equity, and ethical exchange
We build meaningful partnerships between artists, artisans, and host communities through dialogue and collaboration.
We offer workshops, residencies, and cultural exchanges that spark participation, shared learning, and local creativity.
We empower youth and marginalized voices through arts-based education, mentorship, and hands-on creative skill-building.
We promote equity and cultural pride by centering community stories, traditions, and lived experiences.
We strengthen global solidarity by cultivating purpose-driven collaboration through the arts.
We support artisan markets and fair trade initiatives by helping cultural creators access sustainable income, ethical trade networks, and international visibility for their work.
🎨 Artist Spotlight
Featured Artist of the Season: Josephine Nakatudde
Culinary Arts Educator | Uganda, East Africa
This season, we feature Josephine Nakatudde, a distinguished culinary arts educator from Uganda whose work is grounded in the preservation and pedagogy of traditional East African cuisine. With a scholarly approach to food heritage, Josephine specializes in the Luwombo technique—a time-honored method of steam-cooking food in banana leaves—and its culinary variants, notably chicken luwombo and groundnut soup. These dishes are explored not merely as recipes, but as cultural texts imbued with ancestral knowledge, ritual, and regional identity.
As part of the 2026 North America and Europe Tour, Josephine will facilitate a series of interactive culinary workshops, structured around her curriculum-based instructional framework. Her programming is designed for diverse learning environments, including academic institutions, community organizations, and cultural festivals.
Educational Approach & Workshop Structure
Each session is scaffolded with:
Annotated Study Guides that explore the historical, nutritional, and sociocultural dimensions of Ugandan cuisine
A Workshop Framework featuring demonstrations, oral history, ingredient sourcing discussions, and hands-on preparation
A Modular Curriculum adaptable for short-term residencies or semester-long food studies programs
Opportunities for interdisciplinary engagement with anthropology, gender studies, public health, and sustainability themes
Josephine’s methodology invites participants to critically engage with food as a vehicle of identity, memory, and intercultural dialogue. Through the sensory dimensions of storytelling and shared meals, her work cultivates deeper understanding of African foodways as both living tradition and academic inquiry.
“Now booking Josephine for residencies, university partnerships, culinary education programs, and cultural exchange workshops”
Be Part of the Story
Connect. Experience. Empower.
Bring the spirit of Africa to your school, festival, or community gathering. Travel with purpose through immersive learning, service, and cultural exchange. Help amplify the voices and visions of tradition keepers and creative changemakers. Whether through performance, participation, or support, your involvement helps build a more connected, inspired, and culturally vibrant world.
Our Partners in Purpose
Together, We Make Culture Move
We are honored to work alongside an inspiring network of donors, partners, and collaborators who believe in the power of cultural exchange, education, and community empowerment. Their support makes it possible to bring transformative programs to life—across continents and communities.
