“Bardic Divas” celebrates the artistic talent and diverse performance traditions of exceptional female singers and instrumentalists from Central Eurasia. The “divas” presented in this concert come from seven countries: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Each performer is a master of a culturally unique tradition that has evolved within its own social and artistic world. Some of these traditions are specific to female performers and have typically been performed within a social milieu restricted to women. In other cases, female musicians have appropriated traditions dominated by men.