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Fest: Putumayo Celebrate the World Festival at The Broadside (Jan 25, 2026)
January 25
Putumayo Celebrate the World Festival (Jan 25, 2026)
You guys know we are big fans of Putumayo. The World Music company is kicking off 2026 with Putumayo Celebrate the World Festival, a mini-festival taking place at The Broadside in New Orleans on January 25th from 1 to 6pm. Doors at 1pm. Folk Alliance conference badge holders and kids 12 and under enter for free.
Putumayo Celebrate the World Festival lineup:
- 1:30-2:00 – Quique Escamilla (Mexico)
- 2:15-2:45 – Sabertooth Swing (New Orleans)
- 3:00-3:30 – Ley Line (USA)
- 3:40-4:10 – Niuver (Cuba)
- 4:20-5:05 – Morgan Toney (Cape Breton / Mi’kmaq Nation)
- 5:15-6pm – Cheikh Ibra Fam (Senegal)
If you can’t make it to the show, the latest release Putumayo Discovery’s Caribbean Cruise will come out January 9th. The compilation will feature joyful, tropical, infectious, rhythms and expressive voices of Caribbean island and coastal cultures. Hear everything from Trinidadian calypso and Cuban son to Jamaican roots reggae, smooth French Creole zouk, upbeat Afro-Colombian champeta, and beyond.
If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to vu@weheartmusic.com with a good lead time. Thank you.