New York's annual world music showcase, globalFEST - now in its ninth year - recently announced its lineup for 2012.

This year's event will boast twelve acts from around the globe, including Brazilian television star and samba singer Diogo Nogueira, Malian "folk-rap" trio SMOD, and Israel's scorching Yemen Blues.

This year's globalFEST lineup will also include three U.S. debuts: Irish-American roots supergroup The Gloaming, Chinese jaw harp master Wang Li, and Malian folk-rappers SMOD. See complete list of performers below.

globalFest 2012 will be held on January 8, 2012 in New York City's venerable Webster Hall. For more information including ticketing, venue directions and showtimes, consult the official globalFEST website.

In addition, globalFEST is also launching a touring fund, with support from the Ford Foundation. According to the festival website, the fund "would support festival alums on U.S. tours, as well as create a new program to reimburse festival performers for expenses related to their globalFEST appearances. This, added to ongoing support from founding sponsor, the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, will strengthen the festival's ability to find uncommonly good, often unheard sounds and bring them to the States". globalFEST has initiated a Kickstarter Campagin to help sustain the new touring fund.

globalFest 2012 Lineup:

BelO: Haiti's acoustic innovator and social activist channels his home's deep and diverse Afro-Caribbean roots with reggae-inflected, catchy songs.

Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino: Southern Italy's hottest band revitalizes the ancient ritual pizzica tarantata, said to cure the deadly spider's bite with frenzied trance dances.

Debo Band: Boston-based crew reinvents the Golden Age of Ethiopian and East African jazz and funk.

Diogo Nogueira: Brazil's red-hot samba (and television) star adds a contemporary twist to the beloved rhythms of Rio.

MAKU Sound System: Queens NY-based Afro-Colombian underground band's roaring guitars, bold brass, and hard-hitting Latin beats and vocals bring down the house.

Mayra Andrade: Cape Verde-born, golden-voiced singer brings Parisian and Brazilian flair to her island roots with a new acoustic trio.

Silk Road Project Ensemble: An international collective of virtuoso musicians from around the globe, this ensemble carries on the cross-cultural legacy of founder and artistic director Yo-Yo Ma, drawing inspiration from the historical Silk Road and contemporary musical crossroads.

SMOD (U.S. Debut): Malian folk rappers, featuring the son of Amadou and Mariam, work serious lyrical flow to create Afro-Rap, wrapped in Manu Chao's signature globe-trotting production.

The Gloaming (U.S. Debut): Irish and American roots supergroup (Martin Hayes, Dennis Cahill, Iarla Ó Lionaird, and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh with NY's indie pianist Thomas Bartlett (aka Doveman)), marries edgy but harmonious, sparse yet beautiful elements to age-old and new tunes.

Wang Li (U.S. Debut): France-based, Chinese jaw harp master-improviser creates wildly unexpected and deeply meditative melodies, discovering the infinite nuances that breath, tongue, and throat can make.

Wonderland: Featuring Turkish clarinet virtuoso Husnu Senlendirici and East Village club Nublu's mover-and-shaker, nu-jazz-world-dub multi-instrumentalist Ilhan Ersahin, Wonderland's global music artfully unites Turkish, Kurdish, Gypsy and Armenian grooves into soulful delights.

Yemen Blues: Yemeni-Israeli electrifying singer and his global band make Mediterranean sounds rock and soar.