The second annual Fiya Fest to benefit the Roots of Music will take place on Friday, May, 2, at Mardi Gras World and will include over 95 artists on three stages.

Nigel Hall will play Fiya Fest on Friday, May 2. (Photo by: Rick Scuteri)

Artists include Maceo Parker with Eric Krasno, Nikki Glaspie, Nigel Hall, Calvin Turner, The Shady Horns, George Porter Jr., Roosevelt Collier, Ivan Neville, Tony Hall, Terrence Houston, Big Sam, Sam Kininger, Mike Clark, Bill Summers, Donald Harrison, Blackbyrd McKnight, Bernie Worrell, Fred Wesley, Karl Denson, Doug Wimbish, Stanton Moore, Ben Ellman, Mark Mullins, Shamarr Allen, Kevin O’Day, Matt Perrine with Rahzel, Brandon Niederauer, The Revivalists, Mike Dillon, Carly Meyers, Pete Murano, Jennifer Hartswick, Khris Royal, Maggie Koerner, Robert Walter, Will Bernard, Robert Mercurio, The Mike Dillon Band, Eddie Roberts’ West Coast Sounds, The Nth Power, 101 Runners, Corey Henry’s Treme Funktet, The Heard with The Houseman, Eric Lindell, Clint Maedgen, Marco Benevento, Cyril Neville, Corey Glover, Eric McFadden, Papa Mali, Billy Iuso and DJ Logic.

“Fiya Fest is all about raising funds and awareness to help The Roots of Music in their mission of teaching and empowering New Orleans’ youth,” Fiyawerx Productions co-founder Chris Rogers said in a press release. “We hope everyone will come out for a great day of music while supporting such an amazing program and in turn helping us to ensure that the music of New Orleans lives on.”

There will also be a crawfish boil, a food court, and a silent auction. Tickets start at $75 and are available at http://fiyafest2014.eventbrite.com. Doors open at 11 a.m. and performances begin at noon.