Zili Misik
Zili, founded in 2000, has been bridging cultures, generations, and continents for over 20 years. With captivating sounds that evoke the African continent, Zili retraces routes of forced exile and cultural resistance through diasporic rhythm and song.
![Zili Roots EST. 2000 > Zili Misik in 2005](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed0314d8c3b7a07c50a2135/1610072243818-TM3Q0S17Z1MZRERY8WET/ZiliBlueLogoWithHand%252Bcopy.jpg)
Zili Roots EST. 2000 > Zili Misik in 2005
![photo credit: Huong Nguyen Photography, Zili TODAY!](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed0314d8c3b7a07c50a2135/458c6b30-e520-4221-bfc7-cbde5791e022/136-IMG_9607.jpg)
photo credit: Huong Nguyen Photography, Zili TODAY!
![Zili/First Night 2020 2021](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed0314d8c3b7a07c50a2135/1611325664559-DUWIX476JRYM87TM7YNP/ZiliFirstNight.png)
Zili/First Night 2020>2021
![Zili/JP 2018](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed0314d8c3b7a07c50a2135/1611325759374-TJ1WQOA61UTOV9E35GZI/ZiliJp2018b.jpg)
Zili/JP 2018
![Zili-fy 2017.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed0314d8c3b7a07c50a2135/1590881141641-R8H6EFCTLYXFL1ORV6JY/ZiliAtLovingDayCambridge.jpg)
Zili-fy 2017.
![Zili/Newport](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed0314d8c3b7a07c50a2135/1590881265050-31AAQQSGZQL3VAKVOC4U/ZiliInNewport.jpg)
Zili/Newport
![Zili /Georges Island in Boston Harbor](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed0314d8c3b7a07c50a2135/1590881141956-YWE4N6HQG7UWD57UGJ80/Zili-Georges1.jpg)
Zili /Georges Island in Boston Harbor
![Zili Trio](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed0314d8c3b7a07c50a2135/1590881141927-CX965CGZ7V8ZLQ8S5CX2/20171009_171007.jpg)
Zili Trio
![Zili Duo](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed0314d8c3b7a07c50a2135/1611325010523-MS2K8WQFIQD63MUGU1B4/ZiliDuo.jpg)
Zili Duo
![Zili/Boston HarborBoat Cruise](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed0314d8c3b7a07c50a2135/1611325477900-E3VZ9EJ6HY054BGHQI64/ZiliBoatCruise.jpg)
Zili/Boston HarborBoat Cruise
![Zili/Boston Harbor Boat Cruise](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed0314d8c3b7a07c50a2135/1611325553208-V42F11WYFUSSWWSZU2WY/KeraWashingtonZiliBoatCruisecropped.jpg)
Zili/Boston Harbor Boat Cruise
![Zili, Jan 2021](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed0314d8c3b7a07c50a2135/5548e735-a434-4182-8e42-5f16e44d056e/ZiliCT2021.jpg)
Zili, Jan 2021
![photo credit: Huong Nguyen Photography, Zili TODAY!](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed0314d8c3b7a07c50a2135/946d9a73-36f5-4396-bc74-0e4b6bafb40a/140-IMG_9610.jpg)
photo credit: Huong Nguyen Photography, Zili TODAY!
![Kera Washington, founder/band leader, photo credit: Bethany Owens](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed0314d8c3b7a07c50a2135/b3cd169a-30c0-4765-9182-e56cc93cf1bb/A_BC-80.jpg)
Kera Washington, founder/band leader, photo credit: Bethany Owens
![photo credit: Jessica Lopes, Feature for Opening Our Doors, 2023](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed0314d8c3b7a07c50a2135/4980cc0e-89d6-4ba9-b9e3-b6cf4569b40e/IMG-20230924-WA0008.jpg)
photo credit: Jessica Lopes, Feature for Opening Our Doors, 2023