Jan 16, 2013 — Hear some of the amazing bands we discovered at the most recent world-music festival globalFEST. The annual gathering in New York City, held each January, featured a dozen bands, including Zimbabwe legend Oliver Mtukudzi and Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara.
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This year marked the 10th anniversary of globalFEST, which features musicians on three stages in New York City's Webster Hall. The festival has become renowned for featuring a diverse lineup of up and coming musicians, including Malian singer-songwriter Fatoumata Diawara. (Ebru Yildiz for NPR)
Discoveries From globalFEST 2013
Jan 16, 2013 — Hear some of the amazing bands we discovered at the most recent world-music festival globalFEST. The annual gathering in New York City, held each January, featured a dozen bands, including Zimbabwe legend Oliver Mtukudzi and Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara.![GlobalFEST showcases a fusion of international traditions, modern instrumentation and high energy performances. The Canadian, Polaris Prize-nominated electronic trio A Tribe Called Red showcased a mixture of pop music samples and traditional Indian ceremonial songs. Their set came to a close with a "Mother Earth" figure twirling eight hoops harmoniously to the beat.](http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2013/01/14/tribecalledred_npr_ebruyildiz_0761-7bfe444c249dde4e2f8e94f39512a8a8e3e449ac.jpg&s=51 "GlobalFEST showcases a fusion of international traditions, modern instrumentation and high energy performances. The Canadian, Polaris Prize-nominated electronic trio A Tribe Called Red showcased a mixture of pop music samples and traditional Indian ceremonial songs. Their set came to a close with a "Mother Earth" figure twirling eight hoops harmoniously to the beat.")
![The Los Angeles-based trio La Santa Cecilia showed off its soulful mix of Mexican and South American-influenced dance pop to the globalFEST crowds. The band also did its own take of U2's hit song "One."](http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2013/01/14/lasantacecilia_npr_ebruyildiz_0131-3616277bd63f8cf06e0f7cd559773a594e8e09dc.jpg&s=51 "The Los Angeles-based trio La Santa Cecilia showed off its soulful mix of Mexican and South American-influenced dance pop to the globalFEST crowds. The band also did its own take of U2's hit song "One."")
![GlobalFEST not only showcases new international artists, but also brings back to the forefront well known talents. Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi, an icon for nearly 40 years, delivered a beautiful and memorable look into the traditional Zimbabwean sound.](http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2013/01/14/olivermtukudzi_npr_ebruyildiz_1271-41948576c8f65b31cd1ee15a6793bcf17098d16a.jpg&s=51 "GlobalFEST not only showcases new international artists, but also brings back to the forefront well known talents. Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi, an icon for nearly 40 years, delivered a beautiful and memorable look into the traditional Zimbabwean sound.")
![Oliver Mtukudzi's sound of Afro-pop is well known as "Tuku music." He's released more than 60 albums. He was accompanied at his performance this year by his band, The Black Spirits.](http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2013/01/14/olivermtukudzi_npr_ebruyildiz_104-a67efc36afcd43c67e8310208a8d3665f615d3ff.jpg&s=51 "Oliver Mtukudzi's sound of Afro-pop is well known as "Tuku music." He's released more than 60 albums. He was accompanied at his performance this year by his band, The Black Spirits.")
![Acclaimed French-born guitarist and composer Stephane Wrembel has appeared on the soundtracks of Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona and Midnight In Paris. He dazzled the globalFEST crowds with his "Gypsy Jazz" guitar rhythms.](http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2013/01/14/stephanewremble_npr_ebruyildiz_0341-62317a1be76424524fc84bd2845b2b19d5aae6f5.jpg&s=51 "Acclaimed French-born guitarist and composer Stephane Wrembel has appeared on the soundtracks of Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona and Midnight In Paris. He dazzled the globalFEST crowds with his "Gypsy Jazz" guitar rhythms.")
Every January for the past decade a dozen or more bands from around the world have gathered in New York City for globalFEST - one long, frenzied night of live music showcasing the diverse cultures, histories and numerous sonic branches of "World Music." This year's lineup included Zimbabwe legend Oliver Mtukudzi and his band The Black Spirits, Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara, Chicago's wildly exuberant marching band Mucca Pazza, and much, much more.
For this week's edition of All Songs Considered, NPR Music's Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR contributor and Afropop.org senior editor Banning Eyre, and Rob Weisberg of WNYC (who also hosts WFMU'sTranspacific Sound Paradise) join Bob Boilen to revisit some of the highlights and favorite discoveries from this year's globalFEST.
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