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globalFest 2017: 12 artists, on 3 stages in 1 night

  • Date:08 - Jan - 2017
  • Time:7:00PM
  • Venue:Webster Hall
  • Location:123 E 11th Street
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globalFest 2017: 12 artists, on 3 stages in 1 night

Featuring: Alsarah & The Nubatones (Sudan/NY); Batida (Angola/Portugal) Booming Afro electronic dance party; Betsayda Machado y La Parranda El Clavo (Venezuela) Powerhouse Afro-Venezuelan vocalist (US Debut); Hoba Hoba Spirit (Morocco) Thought provoking Moroccan gnawa rock; Jojo Abot (Ghana/Denmark/USA) Globetrotting experimental Afropolitan pop-soul; L’Orchestre Afrisa International et M’bilia Bel (DRC/USA); Tabu Ley Rochereau’s Congolese rumba legends return; Maarja Nuut feat. Hendrik Kaljujärv (Estonia) Digital Estonian folk soundscapes; Ranky Tanky (USA) Funky Gullah songs of the South Carolina Sea Islands; Rare Essence (USA) DC’s pioneering polyrhythmic Go-Go superstars; Rudresh Mahanthappa’s Indo-Pak Coalition (USA) Deeply rooted Indo-jazz; Septeto Santiaguero (Cuba) Adventurous grammy-winning son cubano stars
SsingSsing (Korea) Shamanistic Korean folk meets rock