Over the past five years, globalFEST has become the U.S.'s leading showcase event for artists performing a huge range of styles from around the world. Working alongside the annual Association of Performing Arts Presenters, globalFEST has helped to bring dozens of emerging international musicians to North America . The festival has sold out each year, allowing a mix of music industry professionals and global music aficionados to rub shoulders with up-and-coming artists on three separate stages.

At the 2008 globalFEST, twelve artists will perform over the course of the night with a wide variety of nations, ethnicities, styles, and tempos represented. globalFEST is organized by The Public Theater (NYC), World Music Institute (NYC), and World Music/CRASHarts (Boston). For the fifth year in a row, globalFEST is sponsored by The Cultural Services of the French Embassy, with additional support from the French Music Export Office, recognizing France's pre-eminent role as a hotbed for world music activity.

FEATURING:

Chango Spasiuk
Argentina's chamame master accordionist (Argentina)
 
Crooked Still
Newgrass innovators  (USA)

Dulsori 
Spectacular Korean drummers (Korea)
 
Fallou Dieng & DLC 
Senegalese mbalax rising stars (Senegal)

Lo Cor de la Plana
Marseille's hand-clappin', foot-stompin' vocalists   (France)
 
Little Cow 
Budapest's Gypsy-tinged rockers (Hungary)
 
Nation Beat
Northeastern Brazilian carnival meets American roots  (USA/Brazil)
 
Pistolera
NYC-Mexico alt-rock folkloristas (NYC/Mexico)
 
Puerto Plata 
84-year-old Dominican Son maestro (Dominican Republic/USA)

Samarabalouf
French Gypsy jazz guitar virtuosi (France)

Toumast  
Desert blues rockers (Niger/France)
 
Vinicio Capossela  
Theatrical Italian underground visionary vocalist (Italy)