Globalquerque! New Mexico's Annual Celebration of World Music and Culture

Mark your calendars: ¡Globalquerque! will be back at the National Hispanic Cultural Center to celebrate our 10th Anniversary on September 19-20, 2014!

¡Globalquerque! takes place at the National Hispanic Cultural Center (1701 4th St SW, at Avenida César Chávez). Enjoy musical performances in the intimate courtyard setting of the Fountain Courtyard, the state of the art 692-seat Albuquerque Journal Theatre and dance outside on the Plaza Mayor. Learn more about the Global Fiesta free Saturday daytime programming and the Global Village of Crafts, Culture and Cuisine.

¡Globalquerque! Preview at UNM

We are happy to be working with ASUNM Student Special Events to bring a taste of ¡Globalquerque! to the UNM campus. Our first collaboration will be to present a free lunchtime concert with Diné performers Sihasin outside the Student Union Building on Friday, September 20 at noon. Everyone is welcome, so if you are free at lunchtime, come join the students and kick off your ¡Globalquerque! weekend. Sihasin will perform at ¡Globalquerque! on Saturday night.

Radio Previews

Cristina Baccin has been running down several festival artists for previews on KUNM's Raices show.
Here is her interview with Sofia Rei.
And here is her interview with Poncho Sanchez.

This year's poster artist—Julianna Kirwin—will be on KUNM's Afternoon Freeform with Carol Boss on Wednesday, September 18 sometime after 2 PM. Julianna will talk about the original piece she created for ¡Globalquerque! ("Journey of the Accordion") that captures the history and travels of the accordion from Europe across the globe. She'll play accordion music that is the inspiration for parts of the piece and for accordion stories that she has captured in a series of small, handmade books. You might want to be looking at the poster during the show!

¡Globalquerque! co-founder/co-director Tom Frouge talks with Spencer Beckwith on KUNM's Performance New Mexico, Thurday, September 19 at 9 AM (MDT).

Diné rockers Sihasin will be live in the studeio with Katie Stone and the rest of the crew on KUNM's Children's Hour, Saturday, September 21 at 9 AM. It's always a party on the Children's Hour. Since Sihasin often expands to a multigenerational band, they should fit right in.

¡Globalquerque! Auction

Artists and businesses throughout the community have donated all kinds of great objects that we will be auctioning off at the festival. Check them out on our auction page, where you can even start the bidding process early! Proxy bids will be accepted through Sept. 19; the auction will close on Saturday, Sept. 21 at 10 PM at ¡Globalquerque!

2013 ¡Globalquerque! Poster Art

This year's poster art (shown above right) was created by Julianna Kirwin. You can see the ongoing tale of the evolution of the work on our Facebook page. Visit our merchandise page to enjoy and purchase all the previous festival posters.

¡Globalquerque! on "New Mexico In Focus"

The TV program "New Mexico In Focus" featured ¡Globalquerque! founders Neal Copperman and Tom Frouge. Watch their segment:

Here's a web exclusive from the episode:

Bernalillo County PSA

¡Globalquerque! Wins A Creative Bravos Award

We are thrilled to announce that ¡Globalquerque! has received a Creative Bravos Award! The Bravos are presented each year for outstanding achievements recognizing innovation, entrepreneurship and community impact on the greater Albuquerque area. There were a dozen awards and we are in excellent company. Click here to see the full list. They were awarded at a ceremony and party at the Albuquerque Museum on March 23. We extend our heartfelt thanks to Creative ABQ and those who made this honor possible.