MONDAY, sept. 25 | NIGHT 1

ANA EVERLING AND HOUSE OF WATERS

Doors at 7:00 PM, Show at 7:30 PM

Night one of Global Roots Festival kicks off with Ana Everling and House of Waters! Originally from Moldova, but now Chicago-based, Ana Everling will open the festival with her haunting singing, sharing music inspired by Romanian folklore. To close the night, House of Waters takes the stage with a wildly indescribable fusion of genres and musical traditions the world over. With Max ZT revolutionizing the hammer dulcimer and Moto Fukushima constantly innovating on bass, don’t miss night one as they share songs from their new album due out this fall via Snarky Puppy’s GroundUP label.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 26 | NIGHT 2

MADALITSO BAND AND ETHIOCOLOR

Doors at 7:00 PM, Show at 7:30 PM

Night two of Global Roots Festival features Madalitso Band and Ethiocolor! Originally Malawi street buskers, Madalitso Band blends Chichewa and Ngoni ceremonial music into irresistible bliss, getting audiences moving and grooving to the guitar, suitcase bass drum, and babatoni. Hailing from Addis Ababa, Ethiocolor (led by the legendary Melaku Belay) share ground-shaking Ethiopian Azmari culture through song and dance. Though we’ve had Fendika and Melaku before, we’re excited to welcome the full Ethiocolor ensemble for the first time! It’s impossible to tear yourself away once Belay leaps into motion, with Ethiocolor laying down intoxicating funk grooves on traditional instruments; it’s palpable joy in every second, when it’s clear everyone on stage and around it are exactly where they want to be.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 27 | NIGHT 3

LA PERLA AND WAAHLI

Doors at 7:00 PM, Show at 7:30 PM

Night three of Global Roots Festival will close out with La Perla and Waahli! La Perla is a trio of Colombian women creating bombastic, percussive music with tight vocal harmonies by weaving gaitas, hand-drums and folk singing together. To wrap our festival, Montreal-based Waahli will take the stage, mixing Haitian influences from his early years into his tri-lingual hip-hop, rapping in French, English, and Creole. Come dance to their irresistible grooves and celebrate a lovely finale to this year’s festival!

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Ethiocolor is part of Center Stage, a public diplomacy initiative of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs with funding provided by the U.S. Government, administered by the New England Foundation for the Arts in cooperation with the U.S. Regional Arts Organizations. General management is provided by Lisa Booth Management, Inc.