globalFEST to Present Cutting Edge World Music at Bonnaroo 2014

By: WMC_News_Dept.

Influential world music showcase globalFEST has teamed up again with with Bonnaroo to bring forward-looking global sounds to the the leading summer music festival.

“Sounds from all over the world are seeping into the mainstream,” explains Isabel Soffer of globalFEST. “We’re here to introduce global artists to new audiences through a festival that is known for its impressive programming, where 80,000 festival goers are particularly open to new sounds. Bonnaroo is a place for discovery, much like globalFEST, so we know the artists we bring will resonate and connect.”

The globalFEST showcase at this year’s Bonnaroo Music Festival will take place on June 13, 2014. “An essence of the Bonnaroo experience is musical exploration and discovery, and the globalFEST team are the ultimate tour guides to some of the most exciting music being created on the planet,” says Ashley Capps, CEO of AC Entertainment and Bonnaroo co-founder and producer. “This collaboration offers fans a musical journey around the world in a single afternoon. It’s one of the many unique experiences that sets Bonnaroo apart.”

globalFEST at Bonnaroo 2014 Line Up

Seun Kuti & Egypt 80: This unstoppable Afrobeat scion shows his innate showmanship and musicality, leading the band his father Fela Kuti carefully put together before his death.

The Master Musicians of Jakouka led by Bachir Attar featuring Billy Martin, Marc Ribot, DJ Logic, and Shahzad Ismaily: This masterful ensemble brought Sufi trance music from its Moroccan village beginnings to the world, mesmerizing everyone from William Burroughs and Ornette Coleman to Mick Jagger and Sonic Youth’s Lee Renaldo. This time, they will appear with a diverse crew of representing the leaders of New York’s creative music scene.

DakhaBrakha: Deep Ukrainian roots with an avant/punk edge, where percussive elements and dramatic visuals meet lush polyphonic singing, in what the band calls “ethno-chaos.” DakhaBraha were breakout performers at globalFEST’s 2014 Webster Hall flagship event.

La Santa Cecilia: Joyous Pan-American rhythms fueled by Los Angeles’ unfettered, sunny musical worlds, this Grammy winning Latin Alternative band is fronted by powerhouse vocalist La Marisoul, who can channel Janice Joplin and Celia Cruz.

A Tribe Called Red: Self-proclaimed “Concrete Indians” from Canada’s urban Aboriginal music scene, this trio of DJs, producers, and visual artists mix beats and pow wow vocals in their hard-hitting club tracks, all while skewering clichéd views of Native culture.

06/13/2014, Fri
Manchester, TN La Santa Cecilia at That Tent
Show: 12:30 – 1:30 pm

06/13/2014, Fri
Manchester, TN Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 at That Tent
Show: 2:00 – 3:00 pm

06/13/2014, Fri
Manchester, TN DakhaBrakha at That Tent
Show: 3:30 – 4:45 pm

06/13/2014, Fri
Manchester, TN The Master Musicians of Jajouka led by Bachir Attar at That Tent with special guests Billy Martin, Marc Ribot, DJ Logic & Shahzad Ismaily
Show: 5:15 – 6:30 pm

06/13/2014, Fri
Manchester, TN A Tribe Called Red at That Tent
Show: 7:00 – 8:15 pm