The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) today announced the full lineup for the 17th Annual World Music Festival Chicago, Sept. 11–22 in various locations throughout the city. The free festival, which has been expanded to 12 days and includes more than 50 artists (the largest of its kind in the U.S.) celebrates diverse music from around the world.
In addition to the music, this year’s festival will also feature an Ethiopian New Year celebration; Ragamala, an all-night celebration of Indian classical music at the Chicago Cultural Center; and a performance by Manitoba artist Tanya Tagaq to complement a screening of the 1922 silent film “Nanook of the North” at the Museum of Contemporary Art.
You can get all the festival information and updates at facebook.com/WorldMusicFestivalChicago
Here’s the lineup:
FRIDAY, SEPT. 11
Planeta Azul + Passistas Samba Dance Group
Chicago SummerDance, Spirit of Music Garden in Grant Park, 601 S. Michigan ]
Dance Lesson: 6–7 p.m., Live Music: 7:30–9:30 p.m. ALL AGES
Hailu Mergia | Cyro Baptista’s Banquet of the Spirits
Martyrs’, 3855 N. Lincoln ].
8 p.m. 21+
Red Baraat + Ester Rada
Lincoln Hall Chicago, 2424 N. Lincoln
Doors: 8 p.m., Show: 9 p.m. 21+
La Santa Cecilia + Dos Santos Anti-Beat Orquesta
Mayne Stage, 1328 W. Morse
Doors: 7:30 p.m., Show: 9 p.m. 18+
SATURDAY SEPT. 12
Red Baraat + La Santa Cecilia
Millennium Park, Jay Pritzker Pavilion, 201 E. Randolph
3 p.m. ALL AGES
Dos Santos Anti-Beat Orquesta
Chicago SummerDance, Spirit of Music Garden in Grant Park, 601 S. Michigan
Dance Lesson: 6 – 7 p.m., Live Music: 7:30-9:30 p.m. ALL AGES
Cyro Baptista’s Banquet of the Spirits
Old Town School of Folk Music, The Gary and Laura Maurer Hall, 4544 North Lincoln
Doors: 7:30 p.m., Show: 8 p.m. ALL AGES
Hailu Mergia + Ester Rada
The Promontory, 5311 S. Lake Park Ave. West
Doors: 7 p.m., Show: 8 p.m. ALL AGES
UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHTS
¡ESSO! Afrojam Funkbeat
Uptown Lounge, 1136 W. Lawrence
Set times: 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. 21+
Ester Rada performs at the Promontory on Sept. 12 | COURTESY OF DCASE
SUNDAY, SEPT. 13
Mahmoud Ahmed + Aziz Sahmaoui & University of Gnawa
Millennium Park, Jay Pritzker Pavilion, 201 E. Randolph
3 p.m. ALL AGES
DJ Sunny Singh + Kalapriya Artist & Dancer, Komal Shah
Chicago SummerDance, Spirit of Music Garden in Grant Park, 601 S. Michigan.
Dance Lesson: 4 – 5 p.m., Live Music: 5 –7 p.m. ALL AGES
Terakaft + Tangleweed
Martyrs’, 3855 N. Lincoln
8 p.m. ALL AGES
MONDAY, SEPT. 14
Simon Shaheen Quartet
Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall, 78 E. Washington
6:30 p.m. ALL AGES
TUESDAY, SEPT. 15
Maarja Nuut
Chicago Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy Theater, 78 E. Washington
6:30 p.m. ALL AGES
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16
We Banjo 3 + Maarja Nuut
Old Town School of Folk Music, Myron R. Szold Music & Dance Hall, 4545 N. Lincoln Ave.
Doors: 6:30 p.m., Show: 7 p.m. ALL AGES
Aziz Sahmaoui & University of Gnawa + Ronnie Malley with Las Guitarras de España
Old Town School of Folk Music, The Gary and Laura Maurer Hall, 4544 N. Lincoln
Doors: 8 p.m., Show: 8:30 p.m. ALL AGES
THURSDAY, SEPT. 17
We Banjo 3
Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall, 78 E. Washington .
6:30 p.m. ALL AGES
FRIDAY, SEPT. 18
Juicebox: Funkadesi
Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall, 78 E. Washington
11 a.m. ALL AGES
Ragamala: A Celebration of Indian Classical Music
Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall, 78 E. Washington
8 p.m.–8 a.m. ALL AGES
8–9:15 p.m.: Lyon Leifer, bansuri with Subhasis Mukherjee, tabla
9:30–10:30 p.m.: Sara Ranganathan, veena and G S Rajan, bansuri with Ganapathi Ranganathan, mridangam
10:45 p.m. –midnight: Kala Ramnath, violin with Abhijit Bannerjee, tabla
12:15–1:30 a.m.: Nayan Ghosh, sitar with Shyam Kane, tabla
1:45–2:45 a.m.: GuruPrasad, Carnatic Flute accompanied with mridangam and violin
2:55–3:55 a.m.: Manjira Vaishampayan, vocal with Subhasis Mukherjee, tabla and harmonium
4:05–5:05 a.m.: Narmatha Jeyasingham, mridangam with Kalapriya Dancers
5:15–6:15 a.m.: Carnatic Vocal, TBD artist
6:25–8 a.m.: Kartik Seshadri, sitar with Shyam Kane, tabla
Orlando Julius (& the AfroSoundz) headline the Pritzker Pavilion on Sept. 19. | COURTESY OF DCASE
Karolina Cicha & Bart Pałyga + KGB Band
Martyrs’, 3855 N. Lincoln
8 p.m. 21+
Orlando Julius & the AfroSoundz + Boogat
Mayne Stage, 1328 W. Morse
Doors: 7:30 p.m., Show: 9 p.m. 18+
SATURDAY, SEPT. 19
Orlando Julius & the AfroSoundz + Tal National
Millennium Park, Jay Pritzker Pavilion, 201 E. Randolph
3 p.m. ALL AGES
Fareed Ayaz, Abu Muhammad Qawwal and Brothers + Aziz Sahmaoui & University of Gnawa
University of Chicago Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60th St.
Doors: 6 p.m., Show: 7 p.m. ALL AGES
Zedashe + Kardemimmit
DePaul University Concert Hall, 800 W. Belden
Doors: 7:30 p.m., Show: 8 p.m. ALL AGES
Tanya Tagaq – Nanook of the North
Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago
7:30 p.m.18+
Amir ElSaffar: Two Rivers
Constellation Chicago, 3111 N. Western
Doors: 8 p.m., Show: 8:30 p.m. 18+
SUNDAY, SEPT. 20
One World Under One Roof
Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington
1-7 p.m. ALL AGES
Preston Bradley Hall
1–2:15 p.m.: Andreas Kapsalis
3:15–4:30 p.m.: Karolina Cicha
5:15–6:30 p.m.: Paolo Angeli
Claudia Cassidy Theater
1:30–2:45 p.m.: Amir ElSaffar
3:45–5:00 p.m.: Kardemimmit
5:45–7:00 p.m.: Zedashe
Inaugural Global Peace Picnic
Commemorating United Nations International Day of Peace,
Featuring: Boogat, DJ Ushka and Future Rootz DJ Collective
Humboldt Park Boathouse, 1301 N. Sacramento Ave.
12-7 p.m. ALL AGES
L. Subramaniam + Fareed Ayaz, Abu Muhammad Qawwal and Brothers
Millennium Park, Jay Pritzker Pavilion, 201 E. Randolph
3 p.m. ALL AGES
Tal National + Chicago Afrobeat Project
Mayne Stage, 1328 W. Morse
Doors: 6:30 p.m., Show: 7 p.m. 18+
MONDAY SEPT. 21
Kassé Mady Diabaté + Seneke West African Percussion Ensemble
Mayne Stage, 1328 W. Morse
Doors: 6:30 p.m., Show: 7 p.m. 18+
Lula Pena + Paolo Angeli
City Winery Chicago, 1200 W. Randolph
Doors: 6 p.m., Show: 8 p.m. ALL AGES
TUESDAY, SEPT. 22
Kassé Mady Diabaté + Lula Pena
Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall, 78 E. Washington t.
6:30 p.m. ALL AGES
The Patricia Ibáñez and Abel Harana Company presents Memoria Antigua
City Winer, 1200 W. Randolph
Doors: 6 p.m., Show: 8 p.m. ALL AGES
For more information, visit worldmusicfestivalchicago.org
Posted July 21, 2015.
