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gF Hangout #5 | Afrojam Showcase + Independence Day(s) Celebration!
Did you know that four African nations celebrate their independence day this month? We’ve got an exciting gF hangout planned to honor Uganda, Nigeria, Lesotho and Guinea the best way we know how: with...
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gF Hangout #5 Recap: Afrobeats on 116th Street
Eli Fola Last Friday the gF Hangout team headed to MIST Harlem on 116th Street to get a taste of fresh artists in the city’s African music scene at the Afrojam Showcase. Afrojam is a creative platform...
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gF 2016 Artist Highlight | Music Maker Blues Revue
The Music Maker Blues Revue (MMBR) was the last edition to our lineup but the first we want to tell you about! The touring ensemble of the Music Maker Relief Foundation, a non-profit organization...
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gF 2016 Artist Highlight | The Dhol Foundation
Lead by the effervescent Johnny Kalsi , The Dhol Foundation is one of the UK’s premiere North Indian dhol ensembles. Kalsi, the UK’s most celebrated player of the Punjabi dhol drum, is no stranger to...
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globalFEST Social Innovation Week Closing Party!
This past Friday gF had the pleasure of partnering with We The Social to curate the closing party for their first annual Social Innovation Week! Social Innovation Week is a series of exhibitions,...
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Creole Carnival Tour Recap
Creole Carnival, globalFEST’s first national tour, produced by CAMI Music, proved to be a successful venture in our mission to grow audiences for world music in North America. With over 10,000 people...
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Notes from the Field | From Essaouira with Love
Last July, globalFEST (gF) hosted a Hangout at the Newark Museum to explore the electric musician portraits of Moroccan photographer Hassan Hajjaj. The guided tour through the exhibit with its curator...
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5 Global LGBTQI Artists You Should Know About
We’re celebrating Pride month this June by featuring some of our favorite international LGBTQI artists! From Hawaii to Argentina, these artists represent the invaluable creativity the LGBTQI community...
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#gFhangout Recap: Bombino at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival
For our first hangout of the year, globalFEST spent Saturday evening with our friends at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival. Bombino and Femi Kuti were set to hit the stage that night, but before the...
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#gFhangout Recap: Pre-show Panel & Performances at SummerStage
The globalFEST hangout crew gathered at Central Park on one of the hottest days of the year for a pre-show panel lead by New York legend Fab Five Freddy and performances from Young Paris, Batida and...
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