JUAN ¨CHUCHITA¨ FERNÁNDEZ-LEAD VOCAL of Los Gaiteros de Jacinto from Colombia, performing at the 2012 World Music Festival Chicago
World Music Festival Chicago, running Thursday, Sept. 12 through Sunday, Sept. 22, will feature more than 70 performances spread throughout the city, Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events announced Thursday. Included in the lineup are five concerts at Millennium Park and an all-night Indian music celebration at the Chicago Cultural Center. More information about the festival can be found here.
The complete lineup is:
WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL CHICAGO 2013 SCHEDULE
(Subject to Change)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra with Plena Libre and AfriCaribe (PUERTO RICO and USA)
Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park
201 E. Randolph Street
6 p.m.
African Showboyz with Idy Ciss (GHANA)
Spirit of Music Garden in Grant Park (Chicago SummerDance)601 S. Michigan Avenue
6 p.m. Dance Lesson and 7:30 p.m. Live Music
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
African Showboyz (GHANA)
Daley Plaza – Under the Picasso
50 W. Washington Street
Noon
RagaMala: A Celebration of Indian Music
Amjad Ali Khan with Amaan Ali Khan & Ayaan Ali Khan
Debashish Bhattacharya & Family (INDIA)
Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park
201 E. Randolph Street
6 p.m.
RagaMala: A Celebration of Indian Music
Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington Street
Classical Indian Music from 9pm to 8am
9 p.m. University of Chicago South Asian Vocal Ensemble
9:20 p.m. Lyon Leifer w/ Kalapriya Dancers Ensemble
10:15 p.m. Max ZT & Ajit Deshmukh
11:20 p.m. Aditya Prakash Trio
12:30 a.m. Rakesh Chaurasia & Shashank Subramanyam, Sai Giridhar, Subha Jyothi Guha
2:30 a.m. Kunal Gunjal, Shamsher Singh
3:40 a.m. Soumik datta, Salar Nader
4:50 a.m. Aditya Sharma, Nishad Parmar
6 a.m. Shamsher Singh, Ajit Deshmukh, Salar Nader, Nishad Parmer: Tabla Quartet
6:40 a.m. Shyam Kane
7:50 a.m. Vedic Chants
Plena Libre with AfriCaribe (PUERTO RICO and USA)
Spirit of Music Garden in Grant Park (Chicago SummerDance)601 S. Michigan Avenue
6 p.m. Dance Lesson and 7:30 p.m. Live Music
Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole (USA)
Old Town School of Folk Music (The Myron R. Szold Music & Dance Hall)
4545 N. Lincoln Avenue
8:30 p.m.
Festival au Desert – Caravan for Peace Concert
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba with Sidi Touré (MALI)
Mayne Stage
1328 W. Morse Avenue
7:30 p.m. doors, 9 p.m. show
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
Festival au Desert – Caravan for Peace Concert
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba with Chicago Afrobeat Project (MALI and CHICAGO)
Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park
201 E. Randolph Street
3 p.m.
Chéjere with Maya Fernández (MEXICO)
Spirit of Music Garden in Grant Park (Chicago SummerDance)
601 S. Michigan Avenue
6 p.m. Dance Lesson and 7:30 p.m. Live Music
Festival au Desert – Caravan for Peace Concert
Mamadou Kelly (MALI)
Old Town School of Folk Music (The Myron R. Szold Music & Dance Hall)
4545 N. Lincoln Avenue
7 p.m.
Debashish Bhattacharya & Family with Aditya Prakash Trio (INDIA and USA)
DePaul Concert Hall
800 W. Belden Avenue
8 p.m.
Festival au Desert – Caravan for Peace
Sidi Touré with Leila Gobi (MALI)
Old Town School of Folk Music (Gary and Laura Maurer Hall)
4544 N. Lincoln Avenue
8:30 p.m.
Palenke Soultribe with DJ Warp & MC ZULU (COLOMBIA and USA)
Martyr’s
3855 N. Lincoln Avenue
9:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
Krar Collective with Nicolae Feraru and His Gypsy Band (UK, ETHIOPIA, ROMANIA and USA)
Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park201 E. Randolph Street
3 p.m.
Joan Soriano (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
Spirit of Music Garden in Grant Park (Chicago SummerDance)
601 S. Michigan Avenue
4 p.m. Dance Lesson and 5 p.m. Live Music
Chéjere (MEXICO)
National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W. 19th Street
7:30 p.m. (subject to change)
Festival au Desert – Caravan for Peace
Mamadou Kelly, Leila Gobi and International Blues Express: Cedric Watson and Sidi Touré (MALI and USA)
Hideout
1354 W. Wabansia Avenue
Set Times:
IBE – 6-7 p.m.
LEILA GOBI – 7:20-8:45 p.m.
MAMADOU KELLY – 9:05-10:45 p.m.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
We Banjo 3 with Kardemimmit (IRELAND and FINLAND)
Schubas
3159 N. Southport Avenue
7:30 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show
Krar Collective with International Blues Express: Cedric Watson and Sidi Touré (ETHIOPIA, USA and MALI)
Constellation
3111 N. Western Avenue
7:30 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
Kardemimmit with Pacific Curls (FINLAND and NEW ZEALAND)
Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington Street
6:30 p.m.
Arifa with We Banjo 3 (THE NETHERLANDS and REPUBLIC OF IRELAND)
Mayne Stage
1328 W. Morse Avenue
5:30 p.m. doors, 7 p.m. show
Noura Mint Seymali (MAURITANIA)
Reggie’s Rock Club
2105 S. State Street
8:30 p.m. doors, 9 p.m. show
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
Tal National with Leni Stern African Trio (NIGER, GERMANY and MALI)
Mayne Stage
1328 W. Morse Avenue
5:30 p.m. doors, 7 p.m. show
Pacific Curls with Arifa (NEW ZEALAND and THE NETHERLANDS)
Old Town School of Folk Music (Gary and Laura Maurer Hall)4544 N. Lincoln Avenue
8:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
Baladino with Leni Stern African Trio (ISRAEL, GERMANY and MALI)
Constellation
3111 N. Western Avenue
7:30 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show
Mono Blanco (MEXICO)
Old Town School of Folk Music (Gary and Laura Maurer Hall)4544 N. Lincoln Avenue
8 p.m.
Noura Mint Seymali (MAURITANIA)
Mayne Stage
1328 W. Morse Avenue
6:30 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. start
Tal National with Fatbook (NIGER and CHICAGO)
Martyr’s
3855 N. Lincoln Avenue
8 p.m.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
Dr. L. Subramaniam, Qawal Najmuddin Saifuddin & Brothers and Pejman Hadadi & Imamyar Hasanov
(INDIA, PAKISTAN, AZERBAIJAN and IRAN)
Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park
201 E. Randolph Street
6 p.m.
Fareed Haque Trio and Flat Earth Ensemble performs “Hymns of the Ancients” (CHILE, PAKISTAN and USA) – part of Latino Music Festival
Humboldt Park Boathouse
1440 N. Sacramento Avenue
6 p.m.
Brock McGuire Band (IRELAND)
Old Town School of Folk Music (The Myron R. Szold Music & Dance Hall)
4545 N. Lincoln Avenue
8:30 p.m.
The Scientist Meets Ted Sirota’s Heavyweight Dub with special guests Shinehead & General Jah Mikey
(CHICAGO and JAMAICA)
Martyr’s
3855 North Lincoln Avenue
9:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
Brock McGuire Band (workshop) (IRELAND)
Old Town School of Folk Music (The Myron R. Szold Music & Dance Hall)
4545 N. Lincoln Avenue
11 a.m.
Bloco Maximo (BRAZIL AND USA)
Austin Town Hall Park
5610 W. Lake Street
Noon
Magic Carpet (CHICAGO)
Navy Pier Beer Garden
600 E. Grand Avenue
1 p.m.
Baba Ken Okulolo & The Nigerian Brothers (NIGERIA and USA)
Columbia College Conway Center
1104 S. Wabash
3 p.m.
Las BomPleneras (PUERTO RICO AND CHICAGO)
Navy Pier Beer Garden
600 E. Grand Avenue
5 p.m.
Nawal with Slowbots & Kahil El Zabar Ethnic Heritage Ensemble (COMOROS ISLANDS and USA)
IMAN Community Cafe
2744 W. 63rd St
6 p.m. doors, 6:30 p.m. show
Pejman Hadadi & Imamyar Hasanov (IRAN and AZERBAIJAN)
Reva & David Logan Center of the Arts
915 E. 60th Street
7 p.m.
Brock McGuire Band (IRELAND)
Beverly Arts Center
2407 W. 111th Street
8 p.m.
Lulacruza with Dos Santos Anti-Beat Orquesta (ARGENTINA, COLOMBIA, MEXICO AND CHICAGO)
Mayne Stage
1328 W. Morse Avenue
8:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
“One World Under One Roof” – World Music Festival Finale at the Chicago Cultural Center
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington Street
Noon
Qawal Najmuddin Saifuddin & Brothers, Brock McGuire Band, Nicolae Feraru & His Gypsy Band, Baba Ken Okulolo & The Nigerian Brothers (PAKISTAN, IRELAND, ROMANIA and CHICAGO and NIGERIA)
Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington Street, 3rd Floor
TBD
DahkaBrakha, Christine Salem and Lulacruza (UKRAINE, REUNION ISLAND, COLOMBIA and ARGENTINA)
Claudia Cassidy Theater, Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington Street, 2nd Floor
TBD
Janusz Prusinowski Trio, Andreas Kapsalis & Goran Ivanovic and Paulinho Garcia (POLAND, GREECE, SERBIA, BRAZIL AND CHICAGO)
Randolph Square, Chicago Cultural Center
77 E. Randolph Street, 1st Floor
TBD