globalFEST

Now Accepting Submissions for globalFEST 2021

SUBMIT TO GLOBALFEST 2021

Submissions are now open for globalFEST 2021! The upcoming globalFEST festival will take place in New York City on January 10, 2021, attracting music industry professionals, media, and music fans. Following their participation in gF, artists have gone on to tour North America at venues such as Hollywood Bowl, Lincoln Center, Bonnaroo, Coachella, The Kennedy Center, SXSW, the Apollo Theater and hundreds of other theaters and festivals. Tours and cultural exchanges that result from gF showcases have helped to build an ever-widening audience for global music and by extension, an increase in international cooperation and collaboration.

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PRESS FROM GLOBALFEST 2020

Nina Westervelt for The New York Times

"This year’s Globalfest, the 17th, was the most manic and clamorous of them all, a lineup of musicians demanding attention with speed, rhythm, passion, humor, costumes, dance moves and the determination to hold on to particular cultural heritages in a connected world." - Jon Pareles, NYT

Read the review of globalFEST 2020 by The New York Times HERE

PRESS FROM GLOBALFEST 2020

"Want to shake up your music habits and find something out of your usual box? That's just what globalFEST does for me every year. GlobalFEST brings twelve bands from all over the world to New York City's Copacabana for a single night, and it's a thrill ride." - Bob Boilen, NPR

Read the review of globalFEST 2020 by NPR HERE

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gf 2020 artists

Ak Dan Gwang Chil | South Korea

Bohemian Betyars | Hungary

GF AWARDS

globalFEST will again present a series of awards that celebrate those that excel in the small but crucial global music field in the USA, too often with little recognition.

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