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"Salsa Dura" from La Excelencia's "Mi Tumbao Social"
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"Aña Pa Mi Tambor" from La Excelencia's "Mi Tumbao Social"
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"J'Ai E'te' Tout Autour Du Pays" from Cedric Watson's "Cedric Watson"
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"La Valse De Grand Basile" from Cedric Watson's "Cedric Watson"
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"Struggle and Strife (Senegal)" from Meta and the Cornerstones' "Forward Music"
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"Somewhere in Africa" from Meta and the Cornerstones' "Forward Music"
Sample Track 7:
"The Hill of Thieves" from Cara Dillon's "Hill of Thieves"
Sample Track 8:
"The Parting Glass" from Cara Dillon's "Hill of Thieves"
Sample Track 9:
"Suena mi Guitarra" from Federico Aubele's "Amatoria"
Sample Track 10:
"Otra Vez" from Federico Aubele's "Amatoria"
Sample Track 11:
"El Camerón" from La Cumbiamba eNeYé's "Marioneta"
Sample Track 12:
"No Lo Mates" from La Cumbiamba eNeYé's "Marioneta"
Sample Track 13:
"Tunka" from Namgar's "Nomad"
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"Two Yokhors" from Namgar's "Nomad"
Sample Track 15:
"Five Long Years" from Nightlosers' "Plum Brandy Blues"
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"Shame, Shame, Shame" from Nightlosers' "Plum Brandy Blues"
Sample Track 17:
"Mina Zuki" from Nguyên Lê
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"Sweet Ganesh" from Nguyên Lê
Sample Track 19:
"Wend N'knote" from Alif Naaba's "Wakat"
Sample Track 20:
"Soun-Kiri" from Alif Naaba's "Wakat"
Sample Track 21:
"Jolie Coquine" from Caravan Palace
Sample Track 22:
"Suzy" from Caravan Palace
Sample Track 23:
"Solid" from François Ladrezo's "Espwa Kouraj"
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"Yonn Dé Twa" from François Ladrezo's "Espwa Kouraj"
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GlobalFest2010 - Music For Eclectic Ears

Sunday January 3, 2010

Anyone who tells you that all music is beginning to sound alike has never been to globalFest. In its seventh year, the New York City festival is the perfect place to hear new, fresh and not-your-everyday overdone pop from all over the world. This year the program includes a wide variety of on-the-verge artists performing diverse rhythms and fusions from Transylvanian blues to Siberian shaman rock from Central Asia.

This year's globalFest will also feature three dynamite Latin music acts in a month that is traditionally as musically dry as the Gobi desert.

Argentina's Federico Aubele will be there, serenading the evening's guests with music that has its roots in tango, cumbia and boleros and then electrifies these traditional forms with his acoustic guitar styling. If his latest album, Amatorio, is anything to go by, his set should include lots of romantic music for the ladies (or romantically minded gentlemen).  

Then, get ready to shake those hips! Two bands from New York are also on the slate and both of these are guaranteed to bring you to your dancing feet.

La Cumbiamba eNeYe  revives the music of Colombia and Central America by capturing the spirit of Colombia's outdoor parties, known as 'cumbiambas' and adding the urban twist that has always defined New York City.

Finally, here's a chance to hear New York's hottest salsa dura band, La Excelencia. Just back from a screamingly successful world tour, I just put their last album, Mi Tumbao Social, on the list of 2009's top salsa albums. Anyone who thinks salsa is getting stale really should go out and hear just how hot and fresh it can sound.

Three great Latin music acts, but I wouldn't want to miss  the other global music acts, since it makes me think I may be living on the wrong coast!

For more information and a look at all the interesting acts scheduled for the evening, you can visit the globalFest2010 website. You can also pick-up tickets at the Ticketmaster website.

What: globalFest2010

When: Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010 at 7 pm

Where: Webster Hall, 125 E. 11th St, NYC

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