Our Vision

Our vision is a world where all people have the opportunity to embrace and share their culture and come together in peace through music and dance.

Our Mission

The World Music Folklife Center is a 501C-3 educational & charitable non-profit dedicated to:

• fostering understanding of cultural traditions and heritage through folk music and dance
• preserving folk traditions through education programs for the general public, with specific programs for the youth population
• enriching the local community by sponsoring Master Artists from around the world to teach & perform their traditional music/dance in the local Baltimore/Washington area
• giving humanitarian aid to those displaced and/or impoverished populations from where these folk traditions originate.

Our Contributions

"On behalf of all of us at Search for Common Ground, thank you so much for the very generous (contribution) that you and the World Music Folklife Center raised for our work in Macedonia...one of our most treasured programs is the establishment of inter-ethnic kindergartens in Macedonia, which have proven so successful that the Department of Education is now incorporating the model into the system. Perhaps your funds will support some of the children in these classrooms!" - John Marks, President, SFCG

"Thank you again for this initiative and especially for your personal engagement in making this happen! I truly admire your interest and passion, as somebody who is not Macedonian, to Macedonia's tradition, music, dance and food..." - Vilma, SFCG, Macedonia