Globalquerque: NM's Annual World Music & Culture Celebration September 22, 2006

?Globalquerque! is a week-long celebration of international culture with elements spanning the entire state, culminating in the two day festival at the National Hispanic Cultural Center. There will be educational workshops, community outreach events, foreign films, a global village and of course, the best in World Music and Dance on three distinct stages.

?Globalquerque! presents a wide range of artists from around the world including representative artists from New Mexico?s varied musical traditions. A staggered schedule will allow people to sample the broadest range of performances in the cosy Salon Ortega, the state-of-the-art 691-seat Albuquerque Journal Theater and the outdoor Plaza Mayor stage.

The week-long celebration and festival promise to be both a destination event for tourists and a major entertainment and community activity for residents of the city and region.

On Saturday, September 23, see:
Kiran Ahluwalia (India)

Jay Begaye (Diné Nation)
Charanga Cakewalk (Texas/Mexico)
Chirgilchin (Tuva)
Curumin (Brazil)
Aurelio Martinez (Honduras)
Oliver Mtukudzi & Black Spirits (Zimbabwe)
Red Stick Ramblers (Louisiana)
Trio Jalapeño de Antonia Apodaca (Rociada/Espanola, New Mexico)

On Sunday see:

Chirgilchin (Tuva)
Curumin (Brazil)
Gjallarhorn (Finland)
Native Roots (Albuquerque, NM)
Nosotros (Albuquerque/Santa Fe, NM)
Red Stick Ramblers (Louisiana)
Les Yeux Noirs (Gypsy/France)
Prince Diabaté (Guinea, West Africa)
Shooglenifty (Scotland)

Official Website: http://www.globalquerque.com/