OneBeat
FreshGrass is dedicated to providing roots music artists with opportunities to create new work and to take artistic risks outside the pressures of the commercial music space. We also love to present audiences with surprising performances that illuminate and celebrate the intersections between American and global roots music. In this spirit, we’re partnering with OneBeat to bring artists from around the world to FreshGrass Bentonville for a series of performances and special collaborations highlighting a wide array of musical cultures.
About OneBeat
OneBeat is the premiere incubator for 21st-century musical leaders—an innovative music-based social entrepreneurship program where musicians from around the world come together to launch collaborative projects that make a positive impact on both local and global communities. As an international music exchange, OneBeat provides a dynamic platform for artists to collaborate, create new work, and use music as a tool for civic engagement and social impact.
With a continually growing global network, OneBeat transforms the lives of hundreds of musicians from the U.S. and abroad, inspiring thousands of audience members, workshop participants, and online followers. By unlocking the power of creative collaboration, OneBeat fosters cross-cultural understanding, advances peace, and drives economic opportunity through music.
OneBeat is a constellation of programs spanning the globe, each designed to empower musicians as changemakers in their communities. OneBeat is an initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs produced by the NYC-based arts organization Found Sound Nation.
