
globalFEST 2016 is this month — listen to a playlist of this year’s performers
The annual NYC world music festival globalFEST returns to Webster Hall on Sunday, January 17 across all three of the venue's stages. 2016 performers -- a few of whom are making their US or NY debuts -- include (descriptions via press release):
Astrid Hadad
Extravagant Mexican cabaret with soulful songs and outrageous visualsDebauche
Russian mafia ballads get a New Orleans punk makeoverFendika
Masterful dancer Melaku Belay leads Ethiopia's traditional music revivalGinkgoa
Vintage Paris chic meets New York cool in swinging electro-beatsLakou Mizik (NY Debut)
Powerhouse collective invigorating Haitian roots and groovesMariana Sadovska
The defiant cry of Ukraine, reinventing traditional songsSimon Shaheen's Zafir
A reuniting of Arab Andalucian music and fiery flamencoStelios Petrakis Quartet
Inimitable virtuosos from Crete weaving melodies across the Greek islandsThe Dhol Foundation
UK's leading South Asian bhangra crewTribu Baharú (US Debut)
Afro-champeta party from Colombia's Caribbean coastSomi
Lush Afrobeat inspired jazz, soul, and popMusic Maker Blues Revue
Blues That Made America Famous
Tickets for globalFEST 2016 are on sale and the schedule/set-times are listed, plus a video preview and a Spotify playlist featuring songs by this year's acts, below.
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