The Global Fiesta takes place on the Saturday of ¡Globalquerque!
Get a sneak preview of this year’s festival with ¡Globalquerquito! – A School Day Celebration on Friday, September 20 at 10 AM, featuring Garifuna Collective and Pamyua. Click here to register.
Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019
10:30 AM – 4 PM
FREE!
A fun-filled day packed with educational workshops, activities and performances created in collaboration with the NHCC’s Education Department and geared towards both children and adults.
All events at the National Hispanic Cultural Center
(1701 4th St SW, at Avenida César Chávez)
Here is the 2018 Global Fiesta schedule so you can see what the day is all about. We’ll update it with current info closer to the fest.
Cottonwood Stage / Plaza Mayor
MC: Ebony Isis Booth
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM: Inside Songwriting – Youssra el Hawary
Visiting Egyptian artist Youssra el Hawary introduces you to her culture through the lens of her songs and creative process.
Moderated by Valerie Martinez, Director of History and Literary Arts at the National Hispanic Cultural Center
What makes us who we are? How do we express identity? What is the relationship of cultural identity to our roots, family, friends, society, food, music and our learned experiences? Martha explores the concept of cultural identity in both a historical and personal context as well as how it is expressed by DNA, laws and choices.
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Afro-Latino Rhythms: Pacifico Sur – Rio Mira
The marimba music of Colombia and Ecuador was declared Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 2015. Rio Mira is a bi-national group bringing together master musicians and singers from Cali (Colombia) and Esmeraldas (Ecuador), known for crafting contemporary music with traditional sounds that date back hundreds of years will host this session. Marimba masters and folk singers will share their cultural identity, rooted in the Pacific Coast of Ecuador and Colombia, a musical habitat of East African diaspora traditions with the marimba playing a unifying role, both in the local culture and the region’s unique sound.
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM: Cultural Identity: Race, Rights, Roots – Martha Redbone
What makes us who we are? How do we express identity? What is the relationship of cultural identity to our roots, family, friends, society, food, music and our learned experiences? Martha explores the concept of cultural identity in both a historical and personal context as well as how it is expressed by DNA, laws and choices.
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM: A Korean Musical Journey – Coreyah
We are happy to welcome our second group from Korea to ¡Globalquerque!. Coreyah will introduce you to the broad range of Korean traditional instruments including winds (daeguem, sogeum, tungso), string (geomungo) and various traditional percussion instruments. You’ll also go home with a Korean folk song or two in your repertoire!
3:45 PM: Exit Parade – Circo Latino and Circo Radical
Dance Workshops – Salón Ortega
Hosted by Sarita Streng
10:45 AM: Irish Ceili dance with the McTeggart Irish dancers of New Mexico
11:45 AM: Raks Sharqui (Ancient Egyptian) Dance with Amaya
12:45 PM: Balkan Dance with Marianne Arkeat, Bill Croft, and Carol Toffaleti
1:45 PM: Son Jarocha with Evelyn Moreland
2:45 PM: Afro-Cuban Orisha Dance with Evelyn Linzy.
Accompanied by live percussionists Tomas White, Nick Baker, and Ricky Carrido.
Wells Fargo Theatre
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: DIY ABCs: Music Biz Survival Tips for The Indie Artist
A broad-based discussion with industry professionals from radio, press, social media, venues, conferences, and distribution on what to do – and not to do – for musicians, managers, agents and others who are a part of or interested in the contemporary music business world. Presented in part with the support of the City of Albuquerque Film and Music Offices and Cultural Services
Panelists:
Felix Contreras (NPR Alt-Latino)
Cristina Cano (Social Media Marketing, CD Baby / Recording Artist)
Déborah Cognet (Mundial Montreal)
Moderator: Catalina Maria Johnson (Beat Latino radio and podcast, Cultural Journalist)
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Meet the (Egyptian) Press
Visiting Egyptian journalists join local reporter Megan Kamerick in an open dialog about international journalism and an outsiders view of the role and nature of journalism in the United States.
Panelists:
Nourhan Magdi – Senior Editor, Youm7/Egypt Today;
Maha ElNabawi – Writer, publisher and co-founder of the Cairo-based independent media company Mada Masr.
Zahra Ramy – Radio Presenter, Nogoum FM
Moderator: Megan Kamerick – Freelance journalist and radio producer and host of KUNM’s Morning Edition.
Bank of America Theatre
We will once again be showing films throughout the day. Check back soon for showtimes.
12:45 PM: “Alma: Arte, Legado y Medio Ambiente” / “Spirit: Art, Legacy and Environment” (Spain, 2017)
US PREMIERE!
Director: Víctor Hugo Espejo
14 minutes
A musical-visual journey to the remote area of La Ribeira Sacra of Galicia, Spain, where four musicians participated in an arts residency that allowed them to tune into the ancient forests and steep river canyons before performing to a live audience in a 12th century Benedictine Monastery.
ALMA is a mobile residency program that facilitates experiences for artists to co-create in direct connection with nature.
1:00 PM: “Hombre de Barro: Wapapura en el Amazonas” / “Man From Clay: Wapapura in the Amazon” (Spain, 2013)
Director: Allen Meyers
23 minutes
Follow the Wapapura crew on a journey into the Colombian Amazon rainforest to record with their mobile solar powered studio, the debut album of the Bogotá based trio, Hombre de Barro. Hombre de Barro is a trio made up of three musicians that are leaders in the movement to investigate, promote and reengage ancient musical styles from the Americas. They have also formed crucial roles in Colombian bands like Sidestepper, Curupira, Romperayo and Carlos Vives.
This recording journey came about by an invitation from the Puerto Nariño non-profit, Raices Vivas, that empowers indigenous youth through artistic expression and training in the use of multi-media technology.
2:00 PM: “Latcho Drom” / “Safe Journey” (France, 1993)
Director: Tony Gatlif
103 minutes
“Latcho Drom” (rom for “safe journey”) describes the travels, singing and dancing of Romany groups from Rajahstan (India), Egypt, Turkey, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, France, and Spain. Some scenes are acted, but there is no dialogue or narration—only partial translation of some songs. The film illustrates the variety of conditions in which the Romany people live—earthbound nomads in the hot deserts of Asia, ironsmiths and abjectly poor tree-dwellers in the frozen plains of Eastern Europe, and craftspeople and traders in the hills and seasides of north Africa and western Europe. It also illustrates the similarities in travel habits, musical tones (spoons, open drums, and string-based rhythms) and song themes (celebration of travel and perceived rejection by sedentary locals).
Fountain Courtyard
Bats Without Borders! – Hands-on bat-related activities with fightwns
Hands-on Crafts by Kerry Bergen, clothespin dolls and Caribbean head wraps
Create your own faceless doll with recycled fabrics and clothespins! Learn about the unique handicrafts and culture of Guadaloupe! Make one and Trade one with your friends to share the diversity of FREE Global Fiesta Day!
Caribbean headwear is a colorful fabric worn as traditional costumes. Tie, wrap and twist recycled fabric to design and wear your own original Head Wrap and celebrate the music and culture of FREE Global Fiesta Day!
Instrument Making with Christopher Gibson (in memory of Arturo Olivas)
Palabras – Interactive bilingual poetry creation
Refugee Well-being Project:
Drinks, Sweets & Crafts from members of Albuquerque’s refugee community.
Drop by to say hi, get decorated with henna, have some tea and learn greetings in foreign languages.
Ongoing:
¡GlobalCookie! Decorating and Competition
Planet Music: Interactive Instruments with Casey Mraz
Rincon de Circo Latino – Try your hand (& feet) at juggling, poi, diablo, hooping & more
Street Performance with Circo Latino and Circo Radical (NHCC-wide)
NHCC Art Museum is FREE all day!
Enjoy 11,000 square feet of Hispanic Art from New Mexico and around the world.
A Quiet Space in the NHCC Library (located just east of the Fountain Courtyard)
Take a break from the crowds in the refuge of the NHCC library.
Kids and adults are welcome to quietly read, write, work on a laptop or listen to music with headphones.
The library has books for children, youth and adults.
Everyone is welcome.
Children and youth under 13 must be accompanied by a parent.
The NHCC library is also quite beautiful. You should stop in and check it out!
The Global Village is OPEN throughout the day!
