New Mexico's Annual Celebration of World Music & Culture
photo by James Holbrook
¡GLOBALQUERQUE! SOJOURNS: EPISODE ONE
PUULUUP
2025 Nominee
Documentary Only Film Festival
Copenhagen
MAY 8
MAY 30
MAY 31
Meet 2025 ¡Globalquerque! Poster Artist
JADE LEYVA
Award-winning Mexican magical realism painter creates stunning image for ¡Globalquerque!'s 20th Anniversary!
Jade Leyva has made a name as one of the Southwest's most original artists. Her work reflects influences ranging from pre-Colombian to post-modern. Whimsical, celebratory and reflective, yet always thought-provoking and expressive - a visual “magical realism” - her art is a treatise on her central themes of love, unity and our fragile relationship to Mother Earth. Much of her work also centers around the theme of migration.
"My work typically explores themes of culture, identity, and the human experience, merging traditional artistic techniques with contemporary styles and it often reflects the tapestry of my cultural heritage" explains Jade. "I like to use vibrant colors and imaginative imagery to convey complex narratives, this has allowed me to gain recognition for my ability to combine various artistic mediums, creating pieces that resonate emotionally and culturally with viewers."
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She continues: "By engaging deeply with themes related to the Immigrant and Latino experiences in addition to the complexities of contemporary life, my work also speaks to a broader audience."
Jade is active in community engagement through workshops and exhibitions, aiming to foster conversations around art, identity, environment and cultural heritage.
"My highest hope, is that my work can serve as a platform for cultural expression and exploration." she states.
Jade’s paintings have been shown in galleries and installations around the US, Canada & México. She has been commissioned to create artwork for major events, such as Lotus World Music & Arts Festival, Bloomington, IN, two art installations for HarbourFront Centre, Toronto, Contemporary Hispanic Market Santa Fe, - where she was honored as Best In Show (2021) & in the Best Oil/Acrylic Painting Category (2024, 2022, 2019 & 2017) and Dreams & Divinity Conference in San Cristobal de las Casas in Chiapas, México.
Jade's artwork has appeared on the covers of magazines Sustainable Santa Fe and Malpaís Review (2011 & 2014) and on books including the novel Rhythm of My Heart (Frances Fanning 2012); poetry & history books Islands On the Land: Poems From Third World Colonies In A First World Empire (G. L Brower 2017); Becoming Coztótotl (Carolina Hinojosa-Cisneros 2019); A History Of Bilingual Education In The US (Sarah C.K. Moore 2021) & Letras y Limpias (Amanda Ellis 2021).
For more information about Jade, visit her website JadeLeyvaArt.com
Follow Jade on Instagram @jadeleyvart and Facebook: @JadeLeyvaArt
¡GLOBALQUERQUE! NEWS
¡Globalquerque! is honorerd to announce that we have once again been awarded grants for FY 2024-25 from National Endowment for The Arts, New Mexico Arts and WESTAF! Together with the funding from the City of Albuquerque Arts and Culture Departments and indivisual donors, we are able to present the 2024 festival and opening party FREE to all! Funding also allows us to expand our state-wide programming! We thank all our funders for their support of ¡Globalquerque! and the the arts in the Land of Enchantment!
¡Globalquerque! is New Mexico's Annual Celebration of World Music & Culture. It takes place each September in Albuquerque, NM USA!
"New Mexico's ¡Globalquerque! festival offers some of the most adventurous world music programming
set against one of the Southwest's most beautiful cities" — Nat Geo Music
"I have been to many global music events, including a handful of WOMAD festivals, and ¡Globalquerque! ranks among the best. Awesome venue, world-class artists, friendly vibe... outstanding.” — Matthew Moon, KXCI-FM (Tucson, AZ)
"Our experience at ¡Globalquerque! once again has left us joyously jazzed and energized in a way that can't be verbalized....what a gift to have this here in NM!!! Can't thank you enough Tom and everyone else who worked so hard to deliver another fantastic world music festival of world class quality- and of course, thanks to the incredible performers.” - Alan Suits (Santa Fe)
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“Best curated festival I can imagine! Just bring it on!! Our favorite Festival in North America!”
- Rene Engel (Los Angeles, CA)
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“I live in Denver and we came down for ¡Globalquerque! this year. Love it and all of the cultural workshops on Saturday morning.” - Dan Willging (Denver, CO)
“What a wonderful event! All I heard was phenomenal. My 11 year old son kept saying "this is the best event ever!" - he loved all of the music and especially enjoyed the "instrument petting zoo". From this Mama's heart, to see him inspired to practice cello (he just started) and try different instruments with a big smile on his face was a wonderful gift! He moved himself to the front of the stage when DakhaBrakha was on, took many pictures and especially focused on the cello. He is absolutely inspired - for this, I cannot thank you enough.”
- Deneen Gudjonson (Santa Fe)
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“This event is so much fun! That even after moving away, I’ve returned the last two years to ¡Globalquerque! I’ll be there next year too! Thank you for bringing these amazing artists from all over the world!”
- Lupe Mendoza (Phoenix, AZ)
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“¡Globalquerque! is beyond compare and it's no small accomplishment to produce a world class event. To be able to produce ¡Globalquerque! sustainably over decades is an amazing and OUTSTANDING accomplishment. Congratulations to the entire ¡Globalquerque! staff and supporters.” - Mike Dawson (Rio Rancho)
“The music in New Mexico this summer has been so amazing and last night going to ¡Globalquerque!, the International music festival, took it to another level.” - Michele Rozbitsky (Santa Fe)
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“What a beautiful and joyous gathering of dynamite world entertainers and happy audiences!! ​
- Lorraine Cordova (ABQ,NM)
"You just can't go wrong with ¡Globalquerque!" — Michele Whitteker (ABQ, NM)
More of what folks are sayin'...
SOJOURNS EPISODE 2 - Now Available To Stream!
MELAKU BELAY & FENDIKA CULTURAL CENTER (ETHIOPIA)
This documentary film not only explores Fendika Cultural Center and the azmari tradition, but also visits neighborhoods, markets and events in Addis Ababa and, of checks out the course food and culture, including the making of Ethiopia's famous berbere spice mixture and its renowned coffee ceremony. There's music, too!
Special thanks to the City of Albuquerque for their generous support .
¡Globalquerque! Virtual Outreach
Robert Mirabal
The Secret is Sacred;
The Sacred is Secret
2-time Grammy winner, multiple Native American Music Award winner, composer, performer, actor, farmer Robert Mirabal
of Taos Pueblo, whose first language is Tiwa, talks about how language is related to culture, place, and community and how without community, there is a domino effect that can destroy culture, including the all important element of language.
¡Check out this video from ¡Globalquerque! 2022 with 2-time Grammy Winner
Robert Mirabal
and Rare Tribal Mob
"Medicine Man"
live @ ¡Globalquerque! 22
Visit the ¡Globalquerque! YouTube Channel for more videos
¡Globalquerque!
SOJOURNS
A special 4-part documentary series
Featuring:
Ak Dan Gwang Chil (South Korea)
Fendika (Ethiopia) - EPISODE 2 (OUT NOW!)
Enrique Flores / Eloisa Martínez García / Pasatono (México)
Puuluup (Estonia) - EPISODE 1 (Debuted June 2021) Debut Theatre Screening September 24 during ¡Globalquerque!'s Free Global Fiesta!
Sojourns is your passport to a unique journey that takes a glimpse into the lives of some of the most original and compelling musical and visual artists on the planet, exploring their culture through cuisine, architecture, special passions - and, of course, their music and art!
Some comments on Episode 1:
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“It is such a rare pleasure to be surprised, to have the world before you warp into a new direction, Sojourns! Episode 1 did that for me. All the while seemingly so deceptively simple. I guess that, for me, is joy.” - James D.
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"Very entertaining! This needs to be on PBS!" - Jim C.
"Really great! I really got a sense of who the musicians are - so talented in many ways! And their cities and places of living are interesting, too!" - Hui W.
“The documentary really delivers a very, very good insider feel of the group and Estonia.” - Juliana V.
“Well done! Wonderful production. Loved the smoked fish, the market, the rye vodka, the music - all of it!” - Sandra E.
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I wasn't familiar with Puuluup's music so it was an education for me. Excellent musicians and performers. Video was put together very well and thoroughly engaged me. Congratulations on a job well done and I am looking forward to the other videos in this series.” - Phil M.​​​​
¡Globalquerque! Playlists
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Should you be searching for our embedded ¡Globalquerque! Artists music playlist and our seasonal playlists on Spotify, ¡Globalquerque! has decided to leave that streaming service. We believe that the streaming service is allowing mis- and disinformation to spread unchecked on its platform.
But fear not! All our playlists have been transferred to Tidal, including our latest "Get The Chillout: ¡Globalquerque! Winter Playlist 2021-22"! (We even added a Neil Young and a Joni Mitchell track!) And Tidal, like Spotify, has a free tier.
Listen to our playlists on Tidal:
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Temperature Rising@
¡Globalquerque! Summer Playlist 2023
LATEST PLAYLIST
Rebirth!
¡Globalquerque! Spring Playlist 2023
Hot Fun!
¡Globalquerque! Summer Playlist 2022
Spring Forward!
¡Globalquerque! Spring Playlist 2022
Get The Chillout!
¡Globalquerque! Winter Playlist 2021-22
Fall Back!
¡Globalquerque! Fall Playlist 2021
Heat Wave!
¡Globalquerque! Summer Playlist 2021
STATEMENT REGARDING GLOBALQUERQUE 2023
What is up with ¡Globalquerque!?
Some of you may have noticed the lack of public activity coming from Team ¡Globalquerque! over the past months, including not announcing dates for 2023, Early Bird ticket sales, call to vendors, etc. We are now ready to make what has been happening public. The statement is a bit long, but we wanted to let you know as much of the background as we could.
(And you do want to get to the end!)
Read the entire statement here
Keep well and stay tuned.... ¡Globalquerque! returns in 2024!
Peace,
Tom Frouge
Executive Director
¡Globalquerque!
Help Keep ¡Globalquerque! Strong!
Donate !
100% of your generous tax-deductible gift supports ¡Globalquerque! programming.
¡Globalquerque stands in unity with all those that oppose and condemn racism, intolerance, inequity and injustice in all and any forms and the culture of oppression that permeates the United States. Read full statement here.
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Globalquerque! takes place in Albuquerque, NM, on the unceded land of the Tiwa and Keres peoples. As a committed ally, ¡Globalquerque! acknowledges the original peoples of this land and their ongoing connection to and their continued existence and contributions to our society and community. Read full statement here.
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