Every January, I attend globalFEST at a New York City nightclub and see some of the most fantastic music I'll experience all year. Now, given the pandemic's challenges and the hardening of international borders, NPR Music and globalFEST moved the 2021 edition from the nightclub to your screen of choice and shared the festival with the world. We called it Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST. We presented 16 artists in intimate settings (often behind desks donning globes), all hosted by African superstar Angélique Kidjo.
There are few performers as "alive" as Vox Sambou, whose energy and soul transcends the virtual space. He starts his performance at Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST with a short moment between himself and his son, overseen by a painting of his mother, highlighting the ways we pass down traditions from generation to generation. Based in Montreal, Quebec, Vox Sambou writes and performs in Hatian-Creole, French, English, Spanish and Portuguese. His music is a joyous fusion of Haitian funk, reggae and hip-hop.
SET LIST
"African Diaspora" "My Rhythm" "Everyone" MUSICIANS Vox Sambou: vocals Malika Tirolien: vocals Rommel Ribeiro: guitar Diegal Leger: bass David Ryshpan: keys Rémi Cormier: trumpet Alexandre Ambroise: saxophone Jean-Daniel Thibault-Desbiens: drums Ronald Nazaire: percussion Elli-Miller Maboungou: percussion Special Guests: Soleyam Paul and dancer Warda Bredy
CREDITS Producer: Juan Souki, Daniela Garcia, Odelia Artists Video: Rémi Hermoso, Victorine York, Sentihles, Jérémie Mazan, Odelia Artists Audio: Rémi Hermoso / Moonstar Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Bob Boilen Video Producer: Morgan Noelle Smith Audio Mastering: Josh Rogosin Associate Producer: Bobby Carter Tiny Production Team: Kara Frame, Maia Stern Executive Producer: Lauren Onkey Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann GLOBALFEST TEAM
Co-Directors: Shanta Thake, Isabel Soffer, and Bill Bragin 2021 Curators: Shanta Thake, Isabel Soffer, Bill Bragin, and Viviana Benitez Event Producer: Ian Thake Host: Angélique Kidjo Social Media Manager: Valerie French Publicity: Brendan Gilmartin, Chart Room Media Legal Services: Tamizdat Legal Services: Duane Morris Producer: THE OFFICE performing arts + film Video Production: MODEMA Studios
