Our Top Discoveries At globalFEST 2016 By Piotr Orlov & Bob Boilen | January 26, 201611:18 AM ET On Sunday, Jan. 17, globalFEST, one of America’s premiere showcases of musical talent from around the world, once again took over the three stages at Manhattan’s Webster Hall. The one-evening festival has few American rivals in the […]

Globalfest Showcases the Sounds and Traditions of World Music by Jon Pareles | JAN. 18, 2016 Roots were tangled, elastic and portable at this year’s Globalfest, the annual showcase for world music that started in 2003. With 12 overlapping sets on Sunday night at Webster Hall, Globalfest included dance music, protest songs, tradition, fusion, electronics, […]

While rehearsing in NYC for globalFEST Robert Lee Coleman showed us what is was like to work for James Brown. Having toured with Brown for many years Coleman has adopted some of the same ideas of perfection that Brown was notorious for. At the start of one tune the band was supposed to come in […]

Lil’ Joe is as cool as they come. Anyone who has seen him perform knows that he is the essence of smooth. “Mr. Magic” exemplifies his versatility and total command of the trombone. Joe’s career is nothing short of astonishing. He played with greats such as Junior Wells, Bobby Womack, Joe Tex, Otis Clay, and […]

  Backstage at the studio in Webster Hall, the oldest nightclub in America, the members of the Music Maker Blues Revue huddled together in anticipation of their GlobalFest 2016 performance. The walls backstage were plastered with band stickers from all over the globe. String lights were draped across the room, lighting the wings in festive […]