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¡Globalquerque!'s Kickstarter Campaign is ON!

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RISE UP! New Mexico Stands With Haiti: a benefit concert event

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¡Globalquerque! 2009 Early Bird Tix NOW ON SALE!
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A Tale of Two Nations featuring Maracatu Nação Estrela Brilhante & Nation Beat

August 14, 2013 from 7pm to 10pm – National Hispanic Cultural Center
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A Tale of Two Nations featuring Maracatu Nação Estrela Brilhante & Nation Beat at National Hispanic Cultural Center

August 14, 2013 from 7pm to 10pm

A Tale of Two Nations / A História de Duas Nações Live in Concert! Maracatu Nação Estrela Brilhante & Nation Beat - TOGETHER LIVE!Master percussionist and Nation Beat music director Scott Kettner first brought together Recife's Estrela Brilhante and NYC-based American-Brazilian collective Nation Beat for a historical collaboration that resulted in Nation Beat debut’s CD, Maracatuniversal - the ﬁrst such collaboration between a traditional maracatu "nation" and a contemporary band. The…See More

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A Tale of Two Nations featuring Maracatu Nação Estrela Brilhante & Nation Beat at National Hispanic Cultural Center

August 14, 2013 from 7pm to 10pm

May 14

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SEEDS: A Collective Voice at Downtown Contemporary Gallery

May 4, 2013 from 3:45pm to 8pm

SEEDS: A Collective Voice, a multi-media arts exhibit to raise awareness about the importance of organic and ancient seed preservation as well as inform and educate people about GMO issues, will open on May 4, 2013 at the Downtown Contemporary Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Show runs through June 8. The opening reception for SEEDS: A Collective Voice will feature 60 local, national and international artists, poets, farmers, dancers, speakers, filmmakers and seed preservationists coming…See More

Apr 29

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Hakim Bellamy at Bookworks

April 24, 2013 from 7pm to 9pm

In his debut collection of hard-hitting poems, Albuquerque Poet Laureate Hakim Bellamy addresses the issues important to our day—politics, work, and art. Bellamy moves from a free-thinking attitude of deliverance to a provocative new space where the reader can reflect on the poet’s inquisition of the 1%, working class life in urban and rural America, and the transcendent value of hip hop as one of our top exports and global contributions.“Swear politicizes the human condition in a manner that…See More

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Where I Live:: In one of my favorite places....

About Me:: Avokado Artists is a 360° non-profit arts organization whose activities include artist management, presenting, educational outreach, consulting, publishing, music licensing and clearance, recording, label and more. Our current management roster includes twice Grammy-nominated Iraqi oud master and composer Rahim AlHaj, the NYC - Brazil collective Nation Beat, Mariachi Mystery Tour, Magical Realism Mexican Painter Jade Leyva, and Maracatu New York. Consultant and marketing & promotion clients have or currently include Juno award-winning Indian Gazal singer Kiran Ahluwalia, Wired Artists, David Jacobs-Strain, Latin indie acts Pistolera and Los Amigos Invisibles, Dualtone Records and Little Dog Records.

Our label, Avokado Artists Recordings include Juno-award winning artist Kiran Ahluwalia, Nation Beat, Uzbek-Appalachia mash-up Cedar Hill Refugees (2013 Release) and Colombian Vallenato master Beto Jamaica (2013 Release)

Avokado Artist also founded, co-produces and co-curates the annual ¡Globalquerque! Festival, a 2013 ABQ Creative Bravos Award Recipient, now in its 9th year.

Outside of Avokado Artists, I program radio streams for Slacker.com including the World Music and New Age channels.

Favorite Thing(s) About Albuquerque:: Too many to list

My Website:: http://www.avokado.net

What I'm Reading:: We read so much, it is hard to keep the list updated!

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¡Globalquerque!'s Kickstarter Campaign is ON!

Posted on August 14, 2012 at 6:14pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

¡Globalquerque!'s Kickstarter Campaign is ON!

Check out the great incentives for your support!

Help the festival keep ticket price moderate and free programming free!

Thanks in advance for checking out and your support!

¡Globalquerque! Kickstarter Campaign

¡Globalquerque! 2009 Early Bird Tix NOW ON SALE!

Posted on April 4, 2009 at 3:00pm 2 Comments 0 Likes

Get your Tickets for ¡Globalquerque! New Mexico's 5th Annual Celebration Of World Music & Culture now through June 27 and SAVE! The festival will take place at The National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque, NM September 25 & 26, 2009

Visit www.Globalquerque.com/tickets.html for info.

COMING SOON! - ¡Globalquerque! Hotel vacation packages! Our TWO adjacent host hotels - Town House Suites and The Fairfield Inn - will be offering packages that will include… Continue

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At 12:42pm on July 24, 2009, Diana Mallea said…: Thanks for the invite. I am really excited about the Ethiopian food at !Globalquerque!. Had it a lot when I lived in DC. The Blue Nile was my favorite place to eat. Finally, after 15 years, I get to enjoy it again!

At 8:04am on March 23, 2009, Erin Gibson said…: Thanks for the notice about ABQSW at Slate St. I hope to be there.

At 9:40pm on September 22, 2008, Tom Frouge said…: He would absolutely ROCK the plaza. His agent knows we want him if he comes in our time frame.

The keen-eared among you may have heard his version of "Rock The Casbah" during Plaza Mayor set changes...

At 8:30pm on September 22, 2008, Duane W Bargar said…: Haha Flo and I were just talking that Rachid would be great too!

Thanks for the weekend - it really was awesome.

At 7:39pm on September 22, 2008, Tom Frouge said…: Thank you Jesan for jumping in. I'm kinda upright.

Been after Rachid for a couple of years. He always seems to tour North America in the summer...

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At 3:32pm on September 22, 2008, The Bindi Queen said…: Hi Tom, are you upright yet? Globalquerque was stellar! Thanks for letting me play in your pool. I'm still tired but happy. When can you bring Rachid Taha?