SEATTLE EVENTS AUGUST—OCTOBER

Friday, 8/20 - Globalista! South Asian night @ The Mirabeau Room - A night of modern global Bollywood and Bhangra from South Asia. Featuring DJ Darek Mazzone (Kexp, Kuow, Naxos Records) and DJ Nasir. Dance performance early by Troupe Hypnotica. 529 Queen Anne Ave N. 206-217-0654.

Tuesday, 8/24 - Shanti @ The Mirabeau Room - DJ Anshul, DJ Advent and DJ Anup bring the freshest sounds from South Asia including the latest from the world of Bollywood, the pulsating beats of Bhangra along with Asian Dub and Eastern Fusion. With Deepayan Acharjya on tabla.

Thursday 9/2 - Voyage @ COCA - Seattle sparkles the first Thursday of each month with VOYAGE: an exotic, multidimensional delight for the senses at COCA. At VOYAGE you’ll eat, drink, mix and mingle while enjoying international short films, djs, live visual art shows with projections taking flight from all over the globe, and a special guest performer each month. More info @ www.culturetheory.com

Friday 9/3 - Bumbershoot @ Seattle Center - some local traditional and modern global acts on the Bumbrella Stage including Cambalache, Kultur Shock, and Burning Spear. DJ Advent, a regular at our Globalista! nights, closes the evening on the Fountain Lawn. More info @ www.bumbershoot.org

Saturday 9/4 - Bumbershoot @ Seattle Center - Bumbrella Stage - more of a traditional World Beat line up today with Omar Faruk Tekbilek & His Ensemble and Thomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited. Watch for the Vamola Parade that is a mobile version of Carnival. More info @ www.bumbershoot.org

Sunday 9/5 - Bumbershoot @ Seattle Center - Bumbrella Stage - more local modern global with Quasi Nada featuring Globalista! players Tom, Chris and Justin, and Dub Championz. Don't miss Plastilina Mosh from Mexico and DJ Cheb I Sabbah. Our own DJ Darek Mazzone closes the evening at the Fountain Lawn. More info @ www.bumbershoot.org

Monday 9/6 - Bumbershoot @ Seattle Center - Our pick for the best day of the Festival, world class modern global talent from Mexico's Control Machete on the Bumbrella Stage, Jamaica's Toots and the Maytals on the mainstage in Memorial Stadium, and Brazil's Bebel Gilberto in McCaw Hall. Local act Show Brazil also performs on the Bumbrella Stage. More info @ www.bumbershoot.org

Saturday, 9/11 - Hassan Hakmoun @ The Triple Door - Born and raised in Morroco, now residing in New York, Hassan Hakmoun fuses traditional Gnawa music steeped in Islamic mysticism and West African rhythms with modern rock and funk. More info @ www.thetripledoor.net

Tuesday, 9/27 - Dzihan & Kamien @ Chop Suey - Presented by Planet Beat and Fusion Radio. Check your email and listen to our radio shows for a chance to win tickets. From Vienna, this DJ duo combine Eastern sensuality with hard-driving Western percussion. Their shared interest in the music of the Near East, especially the music of Turkey, led to their freeform mix of Arabic strings, elusive sampled vocals, and irresistible trip-hop rhythms.

Friday 10/1 - Federico Aubele @ The Mirabeau Room - Presented by Planet Beat and Fusion Radio. Check your email and listen to our radio shows for a chance to win tickets. Federico Aubele comes to Seattle for the first time with a full 6 piece band in support of his debut record, Gran Hotel Buenos Aires, a sound collage of Latin guitar and dub-influenced tracks with Spanish lyrics. Federico now resides in Spain, and this rare Northwest appearance will be remembered as one of the sexiest downtempo lounge events of the year and is not to be missed.

Friday 10/8 - Antibalas @ Neumos