{"id":14546,"date":"2018-01-17T17:29:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T17:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/2018\/01\/17\/our-top-discoveries-from-globalfest-2018\/"},"modified":"2018-01-17T17:29:00","modified_gmt":"2018-01-17T17:29:00","slug":"our-top-discoveries-from-globalfest-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/our-top-discoveries-from-globalfest-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Top Discoveries From globalFEST 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Clockwise from upper left: Jupiter & Okwess, Iberi Choir, Mariachi Flor De Toloache, Ava Rocha<\/p>\n

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Not matter how much of a music geek you may be, globalFEST<\/a> is a music festival of discovery for everyone. Now in its 15th year, it’s a celebration of music from around the world.<\/p>\n

This year’s festival featured extraordinary Congolese music from Jupiter & Okwess<\/a>, Brazilian avant-pop from Ava Rocha<\/a>, a twist on traditional Irish music from Jarlath Henderson<\/a>, modern Iranian songs and poetry from Mohsen Namjoo<\/a>, and so much more.<\/p>\n

The gathering happens in just one evening. This year, a dozen bands performed on three stages in midtown Manhattan at B.B. King Blues Club, its smaller sister-venue in the same building called Lucille’s and at the Liberty Theater directly across 42nd Street.<\/p>\n

I was there globalFEST this past Sunday, along with around 1,500 people, including NPR Music’s Anastasia Tsioulcas, Afropop Worldwide<\/em><\/a>‘s Banning Eyre and WFMU’s Rob Weisburg, home of his show “Transpacific Sound Paradise.”<\/a> On this edition of All Songs Considered<\/em>, we share our favorite discoveries from globalFEST 2018.<\/p>\n