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"Over the last decade Globalfest has presented 21st-century world music as an accelerating fusion, a recombinant free-for-all of local traditions meeting ideas and technologies from afar. It’s a realistic view of how musicians work; very few are purists. And some hybrids have grown durable enough to feel like traditions of their own."

Summer globalfEST 2025


The cultural catalysts of globalFEST return for their 4th annual summer edition at Lincoln Center on August 2nd with a musical takeover of the entire outdoor campus with a female-forward lineup. Experience this unique mix of music from around the planet (and around the corner) with psychedelic Turkish folk superstar Gaye Su Akyol; Soweto, South Africa’s Afropunk, funk, and gospel consciousness raisers BCUC (Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness); the genre-bending Puerto Rican bomba-infused El Laberinto del Coco featuring four female singers and baritone sax; and the flamboyant West African singer and guitarist Natu Camara. globalFEST alum and soul-stirring Afro-Indigenous American roots music singer/songwriter Martha Redbone curates the Hearst Plaza stage this year with a trio of powerful singer/songwriter/bandleaders, featuring sets from Red Roots Americana Aquinnah Wampanoag singer Thea Hopkins, legendary Chilean jazz vocalist Claudia Acuña, and Taina Asili, a singer of rebellious songs for love and liberation.

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globalFEST 2026

The flagship festival at the core of globalFEST gives audiences the opportunity to experience extraordinary artists from all over the world – and around the corner – all in one night.

globalFEST at Lincoln Center returned January 11, 2026. More info soon!

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Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST

Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST

globalFEST has teamed with NPR Music’s Tiny Desk concerts to present exclusive video performances by artists via NPR Music’s digital platforms, in a series entitled NPR Music’s Tiny Desk meets globalFEST.

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Wavelengths

The Wavelengths: Global Music Conference is one of the largest gatherings of global music professionals in North America, highlighting important conversations on urgent issues facing the international music ecosystem.

2025's Wavelengths will take place at on Friday, January 10. More info here:

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On The Road

globalFEST On The Road is a flexible touring and curating concept focusing on the spectacular variety of artists gF works with who represent diverse global styles.

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Hangouts

Hangouts

globalFEST Hangouts are events in NYC that encourage audiences to make new connections to global music and culture.

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