Take a musical trip overseas by checking out a folk-tronic chanteuse from Argentina — Juana Molina — or the Paris Combo, a group that blends a French café sound with gypsy swing.

That's the kind of world music taking over three stages at the Public Theater when GlobalFest returns on Saturday night for its second year.

Artists from as far away as West Africa and Poland and as close as Brooklyn bring roots music downtown from their native lands — in a night featuring 12 artists and a DJ party afterwards.

"The dynamic is similar to Jazz Fest in New Orleans," says Bill Bragin, director of Joe's Pub.

"People get to move from stage to stage."

GlobalFest was founded last year to make it easy for people who book live music — in town for a conference — to get a quick fix of sounds from six continents. The organizers hope the mix will inspire such musical gatekeepers to book more world music acts on their schedules.

"Hopefully it will have repercussions around the country over the next two years," says Bragin, who planned the event with Isabel Soffer of the World Music Institute and Maure Aronson of World Music/CRASHarts.

The acts will perform in Joe's Pub's cabaret theater, the Anspacher concert hall and the Martinson dance hall — diverse houses let bookers imagine the artists performing in all types of settings.

However, GlobalFest isn't just for music industry types. The growing appetite for world music (witness such events at Celebrate Brooklyn! and Central Park SummerStage) and the diverse lineup helps GlobalFest draw in New Yorkers of all stripes.

Broadly defined, world music encompasses upbeat music from around the world using everything from classical to pop with influences varying from jazz to electronica.

Other GlobalFest performers include Mali's rising star Rokia Traore, a singer-songwriter; Poland's Warsaw Village Band, which plays hard-core folk; and Guinea's legendary Mory Kanté, (the first African artist to sell a million singles, with his 1988 hit "Yeke Yeke") making his first New York appearance in 14 years.

Japan's Yoshida Brothers will share the bill with those acts as well as with local gospel country band Ollabelle and Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, which crosses African beats with Latin sensibilities.

Rounding out the evening are New York's salsa dura masters the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Afro-Peruvian singer Eva Ayllon, French Congolese Lokau Kanz, a guitarist and vocalist, and Spanish flamenco music and dance troupe Noche Flamenca.

The dance party begins after midnight, led by New York's DJ Rekha who brings beats from Bollywood and the Asian Underground.

A $40 pass allows fans to hop from show to show — it all begins at 7 p.m. and runs till midnight. Each artist plays a full 45-minute set.

The show is sold out, but curious music fans will be allowed in as other guests leave. Some tickets will be released on Saturday. Check www.telecharge.com or joespub.com for info.

Fans can also check out some of these interntional performers at other venues: Molina will sing at Borders Books in the Time Warner Center this evening at 7 p.m.; Kanté has added an S.O.B.'s show tonight at midnight; the Spanish Harlem Orchestra (sharing the bill with Congo's Kékélé) performs at S.O.B.'s on Tuesday; and a Times Square Records Showcase features Kékélé, Ayllon and others on Sunday at S.O.B.'s.

Finally, GlobalFest alum Cyro Baptista's Beat the Donkey will perform at the Knitting Factory tonight.