Monday, January 22
As part of the January Best of 2017 feature, Global Village highlights award winners, honorees and nominees of the past year – from the Grammys, the Latin Grammys, the Grammy Hall of Fame for recordings, France’s Les Victoires de la Musique awards, the NAACP Image Awards, and the fROOTS Magazine Critics Poll (in which Global Village participated). Among the artists featured are Hugh Masekela, Café Tacvba, Lila Downs, Jorge Drexler, Oumou Sangare, Somi, Michel Camilo with Tomatito, Trio da Kali with Kronos Quartet, and the artist who will kick off a new monthly concert series, Global Village at the Savannah Music Festival, next week – Latin Grammy winning and Grammy nominated flamenco guitarist Vicente Amigo.
Tuesday, January 23
Global Village celebrates the birthday of gypsy jazz guitar great Django Reinhardt with music from the master himself and from his Hot Club of France partner – violinist Stephane Grappelli. We’ll also hear from some of the many contemporary artists and groups inspired by his music to offer both traditional and contemporary forms of his trademark ‘gypsy jazz’ sound, including Tchavolo Schmitt, Bireli Lagrene, Pearl Django, the Hot Club of San Francisco, the Hot Club of Detroit, and Hot Club Sandwich.
Wednesday, January 24
Global Village devotes this show to the depth and breadth of music from Haiti - from the nation’s ‘second national anthem,’ “Haiti Cheri,” through pioneers of modern Haitian music, to key international compilations that brought the music to the attention of a wider international audience, the bold “roots” bands, and some current hitmakers. Among the artists featured Nemours Jean-Baptiste, Tabou Combo, Les Vikings, Boukman Eksperyans, and Dat 7.
Thursday, January 25
Global Village marks the birthday of pianist, composer and bossa nova pioneer Antonio Carlos Jobim with performances from the legendary Brazilian artists and covers of some of his many classics from Stan Getz, Charlie Byrd, Sting, Quarteto Jobim Morelenbaum, and from 2017 releases from the Grammy-winning Jobim Orchestra, classical guitarist Berta Rojas, and John Pizzarelli’s celebration of the 50th anniversary of a classic album from Frank Sinatra with Jobim.
Friday, January 26
Global Village celebrates Australia Day with music from a wide array of artists from Down Under, including rock bands Mental as Anything, Midnight Oil, and Coloured Stone; indigenous artists Archie Roach and Gurrumjul; some didgeridoo sounds from Outback and Baraka Moon; and some Melbourne Latin from Quarter Street and San Lazaro.
