globalFEST as an organization and festival has been introducing, promoting and presenting extraordinary diverse music to U.S. audiences for 16 years. On January 6, 2019, we will return to NYC to celebrate new artists, old perspectives, and expansive cultural traditions. During this time of turbulent political change, globalFEST’s work and the work of its artists feels more urgent and more relevant to the global conversation than ever. Artists are storytellers and connectors, making the platform of this festival the start, or restart, of a long conversation between artist and audiences.
globalFEST 2019 Lineup
The 16th edition of globalFEST features music from Cuba to Palestine. Dive in:
47 SOUL (Palestine / United Kingdom) Electro Dabke from the Palestinian Diaspora
Amythyst Kiah (Tennessee / USA) Southern Gothic, Alt-Country Blues
B.C.U.C. - Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness (South Africa) Defiant and hypnotic Soweto sounds
Cha Wa (New Orleans / USA) New Orleans brass driving Mardi Gras Indian funk
Combo Chimbita (Colombia / USA) Psychedelic Cumbia-Inflected Tropical Futurism
Dakh Daughters (Ukraine) Kyiv's Underground Punk Cabaret
Debashish Bhattacharya (India) Calcutta’s Innovative Slide Guitar Master
Gato Preto (Mozambique / Ghana / Germany) Afrofuturist Global Bass
Jeremy Dutcher (Tobique / Canada) Reinvented indigenous Wolastoqiyik songs
Magos Herrera & Brooklyn Rider: "Dreamers" (Mexico / USA) Sensuous Latin vocals set against dramatic strings
Orquesta Akokán (Cuba / USA) Powerhouse Cuban mambo supergroup
Zouk Machine (Guadeloupe / France) The Grand Dame of French-Antillean Zouk
Our Venue
After a city-wide search to find a venue where globalFEST could once again be presented on 3 stages under one roof, the springboard showcase festival returns to Times Square at a new venue: The Copacabana, the Latin music hub with decades of culture-shaping history to its credit. globalFEST is proud to add to this history by presenting the 16th annual globalFEST on Sunday, January 6, 2019.
