World Music Institute, The Public Theater, and Acidophilus: Live and Active Cultures in association with The Bowery Presents
6th Annual globalFEST at NYC’s Webster Hall
12 artists from around the world on three stages to coincide with the annual APAP conference
January 11, 2009
Doors open at 6pm, show starts at 7pm
Line-up features Calypso Rose (Trinidad & Tobado/U.S.), Chicha Libre (U.S.A.), Femi Kuti & the Positive Force (Nigeria), Hot 8 Brass Band (U.S.A.), Kailash Kher's Kailasa (India), L&O (France), La Troba Kung-fu (Spain/Catalunya), Marcio Local (Brazil), Occidental Brothers Dance Band International (Ghana/U.S.A.), Shanbehzadeh Ensemble (Iran/France), Tanya Tagaq (Canada/Nunavut), and Watcha Clan (France)
SCHEDULE
BALLROOM: Hot 8 Brass Band (7:00-7:45); La Troba Kung Fu (8:05-8:50); Kailash Kher's Kailasa (9:10-9:55); Femi Kuti & the Positive Force (10:25-11:10)
MARLIN ROOM: Shanbehzadeh (7:20-8:10); L&O (8:30-9:20); Marcio Local (9:40-10:10:30); Calypso Rose (10:50-11:40)
STUDIO: Occidental Brothers (7:10-8:10); Tanya Tagaq (8:30-9:30); Chiche Libre (9:50-10:50); Watcha Clan (11:10-12:10)
Tickets are $35 for APAP attendees (2 tix per order). Use code "globalAPAP" when ordering tickets by phone and online. Artist lineup and schedule is subject to change.
Tix/Info: 212 545-7536 (World Music Institute)
Online http://www.ticketmaster.com/ or 212-307-7171
APAP Ticket Buyers: please bring your APAP badge to get your VIP pass in the Webster Hall Lobby! Or pick up your VIP pass at the WMI booth at APAP: Americas Hall 1 - Booth 625
Check videos of the featured artists at: http://tinyurl.com/globalFEST-videos
Listen to music samples on: http://www.globalfest-ny.org
For the sixth year, this leading showcase for international sounds keeps a foot in the door of cultural exchange, giving dozens of musicians access to the national stage. The event takes place on January 11, 2009 (7 pm) on three stages at the newly remodeled Webster Hall in New York City. With just one ticket, festival-goers can see twelve acts in one night, representing diverse global styles, from groundbreaking hybrids to little-known traditions, and in three unique settings under the same roof.
globalFEST is timed to coincide with the annual Association for Performing Arts Presenters conference, when thousands of concert presenters are in town to program their upcoming seasons. While globalFEST was created in the wake of 9/11, a time of xenophobic backlash and tightening visa restrictions, the festival has always kept a finger on the pulse of cross-border musical exchange and has adapted to the changing needs of the field. The festival directors—Bill Bragin of Acidophilus: Live & Active Cultures and Isabel Soffer of World Music Institute, are joined by Shanta Thake of Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater.
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