American world music showcase globalFEST has announced the names of seven of the artists scheduled to perform in 2019. The concerts will take place on January 6, 2019 at the famed Copacabana vanue.
The seven artists announced so far include:
Debashish Bhattacharya (India):
Calcutta’s innovative slide guitar master
Cha Wa (New Orleans/USA):
New Orleans brass driving Mardi Gras Indian funk
Amythyst Kiah (Tennessee/USA):
Southern gothic, alt-country blues
Magos Herrera & Brooklyn Rider: “Dreamers” (Mexico/USA):
Innovative string quartet and lush vocals
Jeremy Dutcher (Tobique/Canada):
Reinvented indigenous Wolastoqiyik songs
B.C.U.C. – Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness (South Africa):
Defiant and hypnotic Soweto sounds
Orquesta Akokán (Cuba/USA):
Powerhouse Cuban son supergroup
More at globalfest.org
headline photo: Orquesta Akokán
Author: World Music Central News Room
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