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  Albuquerque (New Mexico), USA - Three members of the western U.S. world music community have
joined forces with the National Hispanic Cultural Center and the
City of
Albuquerque to create ¡Globalquerque! – New Mexico’s First World Music and
Culture Celebration. The festival will take over the entire campus of the
National Hispanic Cultural Center on Tuesday, September 6, showcasing 12 bands
from 5 continents on 3 stages over the course of one evening.
The three-stage festival will feature twelve world music artists, including
representative artists from New Mexico’s musical traditions. A staggered
schedule will allow people to sample the broadest range of performances in
environments ranging from a small intimate theater to an outdoor stage on the
plaza.
The first ¡Globalquerque! will be both a public event and an affiliated showcase
for the Western Arts Alliance (WAA) conference being held in Albuquerque
September 7 – 11. WAA attendees consist of performing arts presenters from all
over the region. This will be a great opportunity for visiting presenters to
experience a world-class event in Albuquerque. The broad range of performance
spaces is designed to provide showcase opportunities for bands of all sizes. The
festival will be one of the premier showcase events of the 2005 WAA conference,
as well as a major cultural event for Albuquerque.
In 2006, ¡Globalquerque! will become a standalone weekend event. The programming
will be expanded to include educational workshops, children’s activities and a
foreign film track. The Albuquerque Convention and Visitors Bureau intends to
make the 2006 festival a featured destination event, marketing vacation packages
(with airfare and hotels) around the region. The first and second festivals will
both be part of Albuquerque’s 18 month-long
Tricentennial Celebration.
The ¡Globalquerque! mission is to highlight the cultures of the world alongside
the traditional cultures of New Mexico – expanding the state's residents' view of the world and the
world’s view of the state.
Confirmed performers include:
·
Kiran Ahluwalia (India)
· Rahim AlHaj (Iraq)
· The Bills (Canada)
· Black Eagle (Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico)
· Marta Gómez y Los Changos (Colombia/Argentina)
·
Lura (Cape Verde / Portugal)
· NoJazz (France)
· Los Reyes de Albuquerque (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
· Samarabalouf (France / Gypsy)
 ¡Globalquerque! New Mexico's First Annual Celebration Of World Music and Culture
will take over the entire campus of the National Hispanic Cultural Center.
Concertgoers will be free to move from stage to stage - experiencing the
intimate nightclub/café setting of the Salon Ortega, the formal concert setting
of the 600-seat Journal Theater, and the Plaza Mayor’s outdoor festival stage.
There will be New Mexican food available from
La Fonda del Bosque, the Center's
restaurant (including beer and wine) and the Center's Sculpture Garden and Art
Museum, will be open into the evening. (Festival admission includes entrée into
the museum and garden).
Tickets will be available July 1 at the National Hispanic Cultural Center box
office and all Ticketmaster outlets. Tickets will cost $25 in advance, $30 at
the door. There is a $20 early bird special if you buy your tickets in July.
For further information, visit
http://www.abqmusic.com/globalquerque.html.
[Photos: 1 - Lura, 2 - Kiran Ahluwalia].
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