“Out of an abundance of caution for the current upward trends in COVID cases with the highly transmissible Omicron variant, and the nature of live concerts, we have made this decision for the health and safety of our artists, audiences and staff.“ globalFEST had been set to happen January 16 at Webster Hall.
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...
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...
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.