Globalfest

There will be an accompanying virtual edition, presented in conjunction with NPR's Tiny Desk, as well.

The four-day virtual fest will be hosted by Angélique Kidjo, who played the very first globalFEST in 2004, and it includes performers from Peru to Guinea to Japan and beyond...

The 17th annual globalFEST has everything from Korean shamanic funk to Hungarian folk punk to French pop to Afrofuturistic Bahian soul and beyond.

Brooklyn's Combo Chimbita have signed to ANTI- and will release their new album on the label in 2019. The band rose up through the scene at Brooklyn club Barbes and practice what they call Tropical Futurism -- ”the idea that ancestral knowledge can represent a magical and substantial future outside the boundaries of white, Western ideals” -- inspired by Sun Ra Arkestra, psych rock, and more.

globalFEST, NYC's multi-stage one day festival with musical acts from around the world, will hold its 2019 edition at The Copacabana Times Square on January 6.

With its usual home of Webster Hall currently closed under renovation, the annual multistage globalFEST is moving to Times Square for its 2018 edition, happening January 14 at BB King Blues Club & The Liberty Theater. Across three stages, this year's lineup brings talent from all over the world...

globalFEST took over the three rooms of Webster Hall for yet another year and filled the venue with five hours of powerful music and joyful dancing...

The lineup includes the Lauryn Hill-approved singer Jojo Abot, Estonian folk singer/violinist Maarja Nuut, DC go-go vets Rare Essence, Indian-classical and jazz fuser Rudresh Mahanthappa, Cuban group Septeto Santiaguero, and more.

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 visuals Debauche Russian mafia ballads get a New Orleans punk makeover Fendika Masterful dancer Melaku Belay leads Ethiopia's traditional music revival Ginkgoa Vintage Paris chic meets New York cool in swinging electro-beats Lakou Mizik (NY Debut) Powerhouse collective invigorating Haitian roots and grooves Mariana Sadovska The defiant cry of Ukraine, reinventing traditional songs Simon Shaheen's Zafir A reuniting of Arab Andalucian music and fiery flamenco Stelios Petrakis Quartet Inimitable virtuosos from Crete weaving melodies across the Greek islands The Dhol Foundation UK's leading South Asian bhangra crew Tribu Baharú (US Debut) Afro-champeta party from Colombia's Caribbean coast Somi Lush Afrobeat inspired jazz, soul, and pop Music Maker Blues Revue Blues That Made America FamousTickets 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...

Antibalas played the night's most exploratory set. Its Afrobeat has been infused with New York City propulsion and diversity. It ratchets up Fela's deliberate pace and sometimes exults in the dissonance of its churning, brawling funk...