Celtic three-piece Triskel draw their material from Irish, Scottish and Breton traditions. They present original, potent arrangements of airs and dance tunes using fiddle, mandolin, guitar and bodhran. With a string of festival credits under their belts, Triskel are one of Melbourne's hottest Celtic acts.

Underbelly is Melbourne's premier bellydance studio. Veterans of many performances around Australia and overseas, the Underbelly dancers are renowned for their graceful and dramatic style. Fresh from a recent U.S. tour, lead dancer Trisnasari will present a stunning solo performance accompanied by Michael Vella (Arabic percussion), Matthew Stonehouse (Arabic percussion) and John Norton (baglama, oud).

Chris Sprague (surbahar) and Glen Kniebeiss (tabla) perform meditative, subtle music from the ancient North Indian classical tradition. Their many years of collaboration are apparent in their intuitive development of virtuosic, deeply-felt improvisations on traditional ragas.

Four-piece BabaGanoush are Melbourne's maestros of Eastern European dance music. Their rich repertoire of Gypsy, Klezmer and Balkans songs and dance tunes is brought to life in fiery arrangements featuring violin, clarinet, accordion, double bass and vocals. For this concert they will be joined by Marina Bistrin presenting vibrant contemporary Gypsy dance.