GLOBALfest here we come again.
- NATU CAMARA
- Jul 30
- 2 min read
It's been a while since those dark days during COVID when Natu was selected to perform at a special online venture with NPR's Tiny Desk. The resulting video resuted in Natu's performace reaching thousands across the planet and building her name as bona fide shaper and shaker on the global music scene. You can catch Natu and the band at this years summer event of the season. The cultural catalysts of globalFEST return for their 4th annual summer edition at Lincoln Center with a musical takeover of the entire outdoor campus with a female-forward lineup highlighting women artists. The New York Times has called the festival, "a joyful and raucous celebration of diversity and culture." Experience this unique mix of music from around the planet (and around the corner) with psychedelic Turkish folk superstar Gaye Su Akyol; Soweto, South Africa’s Afropunk, funk, and gospel consciousness raisers BCUC (Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness); the genre-bending Puerto Rican bomba-infused El Laberinto del Coco featuring four female singers and baritone sax; and the flamboyant West African singer and guitarist Natu Camara. globalFEST alum and soul-stirring Afro-Indigenous American roots music singer/songwriter Martha Redbone curates the Hearst Plaza stage this year with a trio of powerful singer/songwriter/bandleaders, featuring sets from Red Roots Americana Aquinnah Wampanoag singer Thea Hopkins, legendary Chilean jazz vocalist Claudia Acuña, and Taina Asili, a singer of rebellious songs for love and liberation.
https://www.lincolncenter.org/series/summer-for-the-city/globalfest-852been a while since those dark days of COVID, when Natu was chosen to perform in a special online e


Now, you can catch Natu and her band at the summer event of the season. The cultural catalysts of globalFEST return for their fourth annual summer edition at Lincoln Center, taking over the entire outdoor campus with a vibrant, female-forward lineup celebrating women artists.
The New York Times has praised the festival as “a joyful and raucous celebration of diversity and culture.”
Experience an unforgettable mix of music from around the globe (and just around the corner), featuring:
Psychedelic Turkish folk superstar Gaye Su Akyol
Soweto’s own genre-defying Afropunk/funk/gospel collective BCUC (Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness)
Puerto Rican bomba innovators El Laberinto del Coco, with four powerhouse female vocalists and baritone sax
And the flamboyant, soul-stirring West African singer and guitarist Natu Camara
This year, globalFEST alum and Afro-Indigenous American roots artist Martha Redbone curates the Hearst Plaza stage, showcasing a trio of compelling singer-songwriters and bandleaders:
Thea Hopkins, Red Roots Americana voice of the Aquinnah Wampanoag nation
Legendary Chilean jazz vocalist Claudia Acuña
And activist artist Taina Asili, known for her rebellious songs of love and liberation
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