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globalFEST this Sunday, Femi Kuti Cancels
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While globalFEST 2009 will go on as planned, Femi Kuti had to cancel that appearance, and his entire tour due to illness. Get Well Soon Femi! He hopes to go on a Canadian and U.S. tour this summer in support of his new album, Day by Day.
globalFEST is happening this Sunday, January 11 at Webster Hall and will feature 12 artists from around the world:
BROOKLYN QAWWALI PARTY – Thunderous jazz-funk tribute to Nusrat
CALYPSO ROSE – The legendary Queen… More »
Andrew Bird, Devotchka, and More
Andrew Bird @ All Points West Festival
Photo Permission: Devorah Klein
Andrew Bird will be back in town to play Carnegie Hall which is pretty damn awesome. He’ll be there with Dosh on January 28 and tickets are on sale now.
Devotchka will also be in NYC in January, on the 24th to be precise, at Webster Hall. Those tickets are on sale tomorrow (Friday) at noon.
D.C. boys Thievery Corporation will be at Terminal 5 on February 25; those tickets also go on… More »
GlobalFest 2009
The sixth annual GlobalFest will take place on January 11, 2009 at Webster Hall. Tickets are on sale at noon today. Here’s the lineup:
CALYPSO ROSE – The legendary Queen of Calypso
CHICHA LIBRE – Psychedelic surf cumbia from Brooklyn
FEMI KUTI & The Positive Force – Afrobeat rebel torchbearer
HOT 8 BRASS BAND – New Orleans street party
KAILASH KHER’S KAILASA – Bollywood’s Sufi pop idol
LA TROBA KUNG-FÚ – Barcelona’s rumba catalana mestizos
L & O – Swinging French chanson
MARCIO LOCAL… More »