To listen to audio on Rock Paper Scissors you'll need to Get the Flash Player
log in to access downloads
Sample Track 1:
"Kadja Boswa" from Creole Choir of Cuba
Sample Track 2:
"Peze Cafe" from Creole Choir of Cuba
Sample Track 3:
"Ruperta (Zeb Remix)" from Novalima
Sample Track 4:
"Se Me Van" from Novalima
Sample Track 5:
"Cantoda Sereia" from Orquestra Contemporanea de Olinda
Sample Track 6:
"Ladeira" from Orquestra Contemporanea de Olinda
Sample Track 7:
"Barissaxaya" from Yoro
Sample Track 8:
"Kan Lay Wolu" from Yoro
Sample Track 9:
"Chamber Music" from Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Ségal
Sample Track 10:
"Ma Ma FC" from Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Ségal
Sample Track 11:
"Aia I ‘Ola‘a Ku‘u Aloha" from Kaumakaiwa Kanaka'ole
Sample Track 12:
"Hili Song" from Kaumakaiwa Kanaka'ole
Sample Track 13:
"Gorbandh - Song of Camel Decoration" from Rhythm of Rajasthan
Sample Track 14:
"Khaartaal - Sindhi Sarangi and Dholak" from Rhythm of Rajasthan
Sample Track 15:
"Chaal Baby" from Red Baraat
Sample Track 16:
"Punjabi Wedding Song (Balle Balle)" from Red Baraat
Sample Track 17:
"An' Amour" from Diblo Dibala
Sample Track 18:
"Laissez Passer" from Diblo Dibala
Sample Track 19:
"Funky Boogaloo" from La-33
Sample Track 20:
"Roxanne" from La-33
Sample Track 21:
"Ten Cuidado" from La-33
Sample Track 22:
"La Luna" from Pedro Martinez Project
Sample Track 23:
"Que Palo" from Pedro Martinez Project
Sample Track 24:
"Ibo Lele (Dreams Come True)" from RAM
Sample Track 25:
"Min Hubbi Fiik Ya Gaari" from Zikrayat
Layer 2
Concert Preview
Click Here to go back.
DNAinfo, Concert Preview >>

International Music Fills Manhattan at 2011 GlobalFEST
  
The 2011 GlobalFEST kicks off at Webster Hall on Sunday.

By William Farrington Special to DNAinfo

GRAMERCY — The 2011 GlobalFEST international music festival is bringing 13 bands from around the world to Webster Hall on Sunday, where three stages will offer a taste of everything from brass funk to Congolese Rumba.

The annual festival, a joint effort between the World Music Institute, Joe's Pub and Acidophilus: Live and Active Cultures, has propelled many international artists into the spotlight since it kicked off in 2003, organizers said.

Among the past bands who got a boost at GlobalFEST include the Afrobeat group Antibalas, which went on to become the house band for the Broadway play "FELA!" about the life of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti.

This year's lineup includes several homegrown groups, including the Pedro Martinez Project, which performs three nights a week at Guantanamera restaurant in Midtown.

RAM, a 16-piece Haitian ensemble, will perform traditional Haitian music from the voodoo tradition, while Red Baraat's Punjabi Dhol and Brass will perform songs from their debut album, which has been described as a mix of brass funk and Bhangra, or Indian traditional music.

This year's festival also includes the New York solo debut of Hawaiian vocalist Kaumakaiwa Kanaka’ole, whose hula-themed renditions of Judy Garland's "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" earned him international attention.

"The success of the festival is the way it introduces exciting new artists to America and gives them the opportunty to tour in the U.S.,"  said Alex Boicel, the president of Afromondo Productions, a Manhattan-based music production and events company that has organized music festivals from St. Lucia to Montreal.

"For African and Caribbean artists, GlobalFEST is very important and the artists are excited to participate."

Boicel said the festival is a huge draw for international artists who have "been struggling to get recognition in the United States after success everywhere else in the world."

"It is an achievement,” Boicel added.

Tickets to GlobalFest cost $40 and are available at the festival website, Ticketmaster, or at World Music Institute's box office by calling 212-545-7536. 01/09/11 >> go there
Click Here to go back.