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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"
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"The Hill of Thieves" from Cara Dillon's "Hill of Thieves"
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"The Parting Glass" from Cara Dillon's "Hill of Thieves"
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"Suena mi Guitarra" from Federico Aubele's "Amatoria"
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"Otra Vez" from Federico Aubele's "Amatoria"
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"El Camerón" from La Cumbiamba eNeYé's "Marioneta"
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"No Lo Mates" from La Cumbiamba eNeYé's "Marioneta"
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"Tunka" from Namgar's "Nomad"
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"Two Yokhors" from Namgar's "Nomad"
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"Five Long Years" from Nightlosers' "Plum Brandy Blues"
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"Shame, Shame, Shame" from Nightlosers' "Plum Brandy Blues"
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"Mina Zuki" from Nguyên Lê
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"Sweet Ganesh" from Nguyên Lê
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"Wend N'knote" from Alif Naaba's "Wakat"
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"Soun-Kiri" from Alif Naaba's "Wakat"
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"Jolie Coquine" from Caravan Palace
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"Suzy" from Caravan Palace
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"Solid" from François Ladrezo's "Espwa Kouraj"
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"Yonn Dé Twa" from François Ladrezo's "Espwa Kouraj"
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globalFEST

    Hear a wide range of international talent captured live from Webster Hall in New York City.
     

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    Cedric Watson In Concert: GlobalFEST 2010
    January 19, 2010

    As a singer-songwriter growing up in the hills of east Texas, Cedric Watson took an interest in Cajun music that made him want to learn the fiddle and accordion. Watson moved to Lafayette, La., to learn zydeco music. There, he played amongst the Creole community, and eventually formed his own band, Bijoux Creole. Hear Watson's gripping zydeco music, recorded live at New York City's GlobalFEST on Jan. 10.

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    Alif Naaba In Concert: GlobalFEST 2010

    January 19, 2010

    Naaba opened GlobalFEST 2010 in New York City on Jan. 10, and his was a welcoming voice — warm and friendly. His spirit was infectious and the music made the crowd at Webster Hall smile and sing along, and that was after only a few minutes of hearing "The Barefoot Prince" perform.

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    Nguyen Le In Concert: GlobalFEST 2010

    January 19, 2010

    At GlobalFEST in New York City on Jan. 10, Nguyen Le's group made some of the best music Bob Boilen heard that day. There, the performer cut a small figure, but with a mighty electric-guitar sound. It helped that he was flanked by the extraordinary Mieko Miyazaki on koto (a zither-like Japanese stringed instrument) and Prabhu Edouard on tabla.

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    globalFEST: Calypso Rose, Caribbean Diva

    August 25, 2009

    A legend in Trinidad, Calypso Rose closed out globalFEST with the sensuous, vintage dance music of her Caribbean home. Having recorded her early hits in the mid-'60s, Rose is a venerable diva of an all-but-vanished style.

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    globalFEST: L&O's Songs From The Old World

    August 25, 2009

    With the old-world charm of French chanson, L&O is the husband-and-wife duo of Olivier and Laure Slabiak. Olivier is a veteran of the kinetic gypsy-rock fusion group Les Yeux Noirs. But, when working with his classically trained wife, he strikes a more genteel and folksy tone.

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    globalFEST: Marcio Local's Rio-Style Funk

    August 25, 2009

    Marcio Local is a big name in the Rio funk scene these days. Brazil's love affair with American funk and soul is legendary, and Local is rightly seen as an inheritor of the musical mantle of the great Jorge Benjor. Here, he performs a quirky and energetic set from globalFEST 2009.

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    Shanbehzadeh Ensemble: Iranian Dance Music

    January 27, 2009

    The Iranian father-son team unfurled a mesmerizing set of what might be called the hidden Afro-Persian tradition. Saeid Shanbehzadeh sang, played flute and danced around his goatskin bagpipe as his son churned out hypnotic rhythms on two hand drums.

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    Watcha Clan: Controlled Chaos In Concert

    January 19, 2009

    Though the room was packed with music lovers, many didn't know what to expect of Watcha Clan at Webster Hall in New York City. The French band's globalFEST performance was filled with deep bass and frenetic electronic beats mixing the sounds from around the world in a high energy performance.

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    Around The World In 12 Acts: globalFEST 2009

    January 11, 2009

    Amid the visa restrictions inspired by Sept. 11, a group of concert promoters created an international music festival in New York City. Now in its sixth year, globalFEST presented twelve groups in an annual showcase of emerging world music.

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