CATHY SILVERMAN specializes in the research and preservation of indigenous music and religion. She earned her M.F.A. from California Institute of the Arts where she worked and collaborated with musicians and artists from around the world including Indonesia, Africa, Siberia, and India. She is a past grant-recipient of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Inc. and co-founder of the Nada Brahma Foundation, whose projects have included research and documentation in Mexico, Guatemala, the Hopi reservation in Arizona, Africa, and Indonesia. A variety of DVDs and CDs have been produced from this work. She is currently an adjunct faculty member at Southern NH University, where she teaches anthropology, world religion, and music. Cathy has been conducting research in Bali since 2003 and has led many cultural tours to Bali, Indonesia, where students learn about Bali-Hindu culture and religion.

For more information about our Bali Tour 2008, please contact us at balitour@nadabrahma.org.