Catch Afrofuturist electro-fusion DJ AfrotroniX and Jordanian-Palestinian shamstep pioneers 47SOUL at night three of The Cedar's 2019 Global Roots Festival! Each night of free concerts illuminates and celebrates traditions from around the globe while boldly exploring the edge of emerging art and culture.

Catch masterful Korean percussion from Kim So Ra and Dublin folk miscreants Lankum at night two of The Cedar's 2019 Global Roots Festival! Each night of free concerts illuminates and celebrates traditions from around the globe while boldly exploring the edge of emerging art and culture.

This free show-and-tell style conversation between Greg Grease and Global Roots Festival artist AfrotroniX at Slam Academy will illuminate AfrotroniX’s production process, digging into his process of creating songs, the themes of his songwriting, and the cultural roots behind his sound.

Catch the hypnotic women-led Tuareg blues of Les Filles De Illighadad and Afro-Argentine reggae icon Fidel Nadal with Mr. Pauer at night one of The Cedar's 2019 Global Roots Festival! Each night of free concerts illuminates and celebrates traditions from around the globe while boldly exploring the edge of emerging art and culture.

The final night of the Global Roots Festival features free performances from Guadeloupean/French/New Orleans blues explorers Delgres and Toronto-based punk Balkan brass band Lemon Bucket Orkestra. Come early for the Wada Jir Riverside Band Album Release on The Cedar’s plaza.

The fourth night of the Global Roots Festival features free performances from East Chinese wind and percussion ensemble Zhou Family Band and marimba-centered Ecuadorian and Colombian supergroup Rio Mira. Come early and take in music from Dua and Tufawon on The Cedar’s plaza.

The third night of the Global Roots Festival features free performances from West African Kora virtuoso Sona Jobarteh and Kurdish vocalist Aynur. Come early and take in music curated by the East African Diasporic Artists Initiative on The Cedar’s plaza.

American Swedish Institute hosts day two of The Cedar’s 2018 Global Roots Festival. Catch a free screening of Martha & Niki, following the story of two Swedish friends who were the first ever female hip hop dance duo to beat all their opponents at international street dance competition Juste Debout in Paris.

American Swedish Institute hosts day two of The Cedar’s 2018 Global Roots Festival. At this free roundtable discussion, Aar Maanta & the Urban Nomads and Hoven Droven – two popular bands that take traditional music, reimagine it and use it to tell the stories of culture – come together with Somali multimedia artist, performer and educator Ifrah Mansour to talk about what their music symbolizes for them.

The first night of the Festival is a ticketed 30th Season Kickoff featuring two artists that speak to the Cedar Riverside neighborhood’s history of immigration: classic Swedish folk-rockers Hoven Droven, and The Cedar’s 2018-19 Artist in Residence, British-Somali musician Aar Maanta. Come early to explore free activities like the West Bank Night Market and music on The Cedar’s plaza.