Global Music Festival
Sergio Mendoza y La Orkesta
MIMFest will feature world-renowned musical acts,
local food trucks & family activities at the
inaugural Global Music Festival on Oct. 18-19.
The Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in Phoenix will host its first outdoor music festival Oct.18-19. MIMFest is a two-day music festival inspired by MIM’s commitment to celebrate musical traditions and cultures from around the world. The festival will bring together various musical acts, energetic dancers, street performers and culinary delights on MIM’s 20-acre grounds.
While MIM hosts nearly 200 concerts per year in the MIM Music Theater, this will mark the first time the museum is bringing multiple exciting global acts together outdoors for a full weekend. From Latin rock and Ethiopian grooves to Celtic melodies and traditional bluegrass, MIMFest artists will offer attendees a one-of-a-kind musical journey around the globe.
“MIMFest offers a fun and festive opportunity for attendees to discover talented musical acts from around the world,” said Lowell Pickett, artistic director for MIMFest. “The diverse lineup allows guests to experience artists of varying genres and levels of success and we hope this inspires them to continue exploring and appreciating global music.”
In between performances on the two main stages, there will be a variety of locally based pop-up performers treating guests to hula lessons, taiko drumming, East Indian dancing and more. A Chinese lion dance team, brass band and moko jumbie (stilt walker popularized by the Brazilian Carnival tradition) will also rove throughout the festival space.
Who will perform at MIMFest?
Davina and The Vagabonds (genre-busting jazz, blues and roots music with fiery vocals)
La Santa Cecilia (modern-day hybrid of Latin culture, rock and world music)
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba (masters of the ngoni, an ancient traditional lute found throughout West Africa)
Socks in the Frying Pan (traditional Celtic melodies blended with innovative rhythms)
Krar Collective (mind-blowing Ethiopian grooves)
Sergio Mendoza y La Orkesta (classic mambo and cumbia sounds)
Heritage Blues Orchestra (a musical mingling that brings together African American music, modern jazz and Western European harmony)
Billy Strings & Don Julin (string band featuring haunting Appalachian songs, righteous gospel standards and blazing bluegrass instrumentals)
Muskellunge (contemporary, original American music that incorporates the traditions of the past with the topics of today)
The Okee Dokee Brothers (American folk music for the whole family)
Davina and The Vagabonds ……………………… La Santa Cecilia
………Heritage Blues Orchestra………………………………………The Okee Dokee Brothers……………………………………. …..Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba……………
MIMFest
