globalFEST January 8, 2005

$40
globalFEST brings together a remarkable continuous line-up of artists performing 45-minute sets from 7pm 'til...on 3 stages at The Public Theater, including Joe's Pub. Pay one price for an evening-long festival featuring: NYC's powerhouse Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra; the Afro-Peruvian song of Eva Ayllon; Argentina's folktronica chanteuse Juana Molina; the soaring vocals and sweet guitars of French Congolese Lokua Kanza; the first NY show in 14 years of Guinea's legendary Mory Kante; the award winning flamenco of Spain's Noche Flamenca; Ollabelle's reimagined rural American roots music; French cafe and Gypsy swing from Paris Combo; Mali's newest star Rokia Traore; NYC salsa dura masters Spanish Harlem Orchestra; "hardcore folk" from Poland's Warsaw Village Band, Japanese shamisen sensations Yoshida Brothers, and bhangra Bollywood beats from pioneering DJ Rekha. www.rockpaperscissors.biz/go/globalFEST | www.frenchculture.org | www.french-music.org