New York City GlobalFEST in Times Square is January 12, 2020 at 6pm to 2am with international artists on three stages at Copacabana Times Square, 268 West 47th Street. Tickets are $50
The 2020 globalFEST full artist lineup includes:
– Ak Dan Gwang Chil (South Korea): Korean shamanic funk
– Bohemian Betyars (Hungary): Radical speed-folk punk revelers (NY Debut)
– Cheikh Lô (Senegal): Spiritual musical maverick
– La Chica (Venezuela/France) Introspective electro pop (USA Debut)
– Les Amazones d’Afrique (France): West African feminist supergroup (USA Debut)
– Meklit (Ethiopia/USA): Cutting-edge Ethio-jazz
– Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas (Louisiana/USA): Irresistible accordion-driven Creole dance music
– San Salvador (France): (USA Debut) Fierce French polyphonies and percussion
– Sofiane Saidi & Mazalda (Algeria/France): Psychedelic grooves from the Prince of Raï 2.0 (USA Debut)
– Tufan Derince (Turkey/Netherlands): Wild electric Kurdish wedding songs (USA Debut)
– Xenia França (Brazil): Afrofuturistic Bahian soul
– Yungchen Lhamo (Tibet/USA): Songs, chants and prayers by legendary songstress