Chicago World Music Festival 2010
September 21 – 30 Various locations
The 12th Annual Chicago World Music Festival takes place September 24 – 30, 2010. World Music Festival: Chicago is a multi-venue, one-week festival showcasing both traditional and contemporary music from diverse cultures across the world. The festival line-up features over 50 events including live radio broadcasts and a mix of free and ticketed concerts presented in museums, parks, cultural centers, plazas, theaters, music stores, clubs, and other venues throughout Chicago.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
Millennium Park Jay Pritzker Pavilion • 6 PM• FREE • All Ages
Zakir Hussain (India) with special guest Niladri Kumar (India/USA)
Mythili Prakash Dance Ensemble
Chicago Cultural Center Chicago Tourism Center 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM • FREE • All Ages
Art Exhibit
Photography by Steve McCurry (USA)
Paintings by Paresh Maity (India)
Chicago Cultural Center G.A.R. Hall and Rotunda • 7 PM – 10 PM • FREE • All Ages
Rural Artisans Village Marketplace
Chicago Cultural Center Randolph Cafe • 8:30 PM • FREE • All Ages
DJ Tony Talwar & the One Stop Dhol Crew
Chicago Cultural Center Claudia Cassidy Theater • 8:00 PM • FREE • All Ages
DJ DhakFu
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
Chicago Cultural Center Chicago Tourism Center 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM • FREE • All Ages
Art Exhibit
Photography by Steve McCurry (USA)
Paintings by Paresh Maity (India)
Chicago Cultural Center First Floor Garland • FREE • All Ages
Yoga and Meditation Classes Final schedule to be determined
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Kirtan, Mantras, Chants, and Music Healing by Dr. M. Harre Harren
Chicago Cultural Center G.A.R. Hall and Rotunda • 5 PM – 10 PM • FREE • All Ages
Rural Artisans Village Marketplace
Chicago Cultural Center Randolph Cafe • FREE • All Ages
5:30 PM Satya (India/USA)
6:30 PM Jazzmata (India/USA)
7:45 PM Red Baraat (India/USA)
Chicago Cultural Center Claudia Cassidy Theater • FREE • All Ages
11 AM – 5 PM Classic Bollywood film screenings
5:45 PM Shoba Natarajan Dance (Kuchipudi Dance)
6:30 PM Anjal Chande of Soham Dance Space (Contemporary)
7:15 PM Kalipriya Dance Presents “Natya Lila” featuring Kiran Chouhan (Kathak) Sonali Mishra (Odissi) and Pranita Jain<> (Bharata Natyam)
8 PM Mythili Prakash Dance Ensemble (Bharata Natyam Dance)
Chicago Cultural Center Preston Bradley hall • FREE • All Ages 6 PM
Vedic Chants by Priests from Lemont Hindu Temple (India/USA)
6:10 PM Viji Ranganathan (India/USA)
6:35 PM Lyon Leifer (USA) & Subhasis Mukherjee (India/USA)
7:40 PM Saraswathi Ranganathan Ensemble (India/USA)
8:45 PM Ronu Majumdar (India) & Dr. Mysore Manjunath (India) with Ramdas Palsule (India) & Arjun Kumar (India)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
Chicago Cultural Center Chicago Tourism Center 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM • FREE • All Ages
Art Exhibit
Photography by Steve McCurry (USA)
Paintings by Paresh Maity (India)
Chicago Cultural Center First Floor Garland • FREE • All Ages
Yoga and Meditation Classes Final schedule to be determined
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Kirtan, Mantras, Chants, and Music Healing by Dr. M. Harre Harren
Chicago Cultural Center G.A.R. Hall and Rotunda • FREE • All Ages
5 PM – 10 PM Rural Artisans Village Marketplace
Chicago Cultural Center Randolph Cafe • FREE • All Ages
5:30 PM Gaurav Venkateswar
6:15 PM Garba Folk Dancing
7:30 PM Bhangra Lessons by Ajanta Chakraborty
8:00 PM DJ Jimmy Singh
Chicago Cultural Center Claudia Cassidy Theater • FREE • All Ages
11 AM – 5 PM Classic Bollywood film screenings
6:30 PM Natya Dance Theater (Bharata Natyam)
8:00 PM Tapan Bhattacharya
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
Chicago Cultural Center Claudia Cassidy Theater • 12 – 2 PM • FREE • All Ages
WNUR 89.3 FM “Continental Drift” live radio broadcast, www.wnur.org
12:05– 12:35 PM Pansori Brecht (Korea)
12:45– 1:15 PM Aashish Khan, Alam Khan, Swapan Chaudhuri (India/USA)
1:25– 2 PM Chizuru Kineya and Satoyamoyu Kineya (Japan)
Chicago Cultural Center Randolph Cafe • 6 PM • FREE • All Ages
Skaidi (Norway)
Navy Pier 6 PM • FREE • All Ages
Red Baraat (India/USA)
Chicago Cultural Center Preston Bradley hall • 7 PM • $15 • All Ages
Presented with India Classical Music Society Chicago
Aashish Khan & Alam Khan with Swapan Chaudhuri (India/USA)
“Tribute to Ustad Ali Akbar Khan & Baba Allauddin Khan”
Saint Josaphat’s Church 2311 N. Southport Avenue 8 PM • $15 • All Ages
Zedashe Ensemble (Georgia)
Ensemble Alioni (USA)
Old Town School of Folk Music 4544 N. Lincoln
8 PM • $15 public, $13 members, $11 seniors and kids • All Ages
Cimarron (Colombia)
Los Guitarristas (USA)
Martyrs 3855 N. Lincoln 8 PM • $15 • 21+
LIVE on “Radio M” with Tony Sarabia from 9 – 11 PM on WBEZ, 91.5 FM, www.wbez.org
Mahala Rai Banda (Romania)
BalkanBeats DJ Robert Soko (Germany)
Navy Pier 8:30 PM • FREE • All Ages
Los Vicios de Papa (USA)
Darkroom 2210 W. Chicago Ave 9 PM • $15 • 21+
Bhangratheque Presents
Delhi 2 Dublin (Canada/India/Ireland)
Red Baraat (India/USA)
DJ Jimmy Singh (India/USA)
Green Dolphin Street 2200 North Ashland 9 PM • $10 in advance, $12 at the door • 21+
RATIOnation.com and Arteyvidachicago.com Present
La Santa Cecilia (Mexico/USA)
The Luna Blues Machine (Mexico/USA)
Azul de Noche (Mexico/USA)
The Hideout 1354 W. Wabansia 10 PM • $12 • 21+
Nation Beat (Brazil/USA)
The Horse’s Ha and special guests Ronny Malley and Wanees Zarour (USA)
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
Eli’s Cheesecake Festival 6701 W. Forest Preserve Dr. 11 AM •: FREE • All Ages
Kinobe & Soul Beat Africa (Uganda)
Chicago Cultural Center Claudia Cassidy Theater • 12 – 3:30 PM • FREE • All Ages
World Music Festival: Chicago 2010 Artists Documentary Film Screening Marathon
12 PM Nömadak TX about Oreka Tx (Spain)
1:30 PM The Duke of Bachata about Joan Soriano (Dominican Republic)
2:30 PM The Other Side of the Water about DJA-Rara (Haiti/USA)
Chicago Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy Theater, www.chicagoculturalcenter.org
Navy Pier 1 PM • FREE • All Ages
3 Leg Torso (USA)
Edgewater GRalley Festival 1420 West Granville Avenue 1 PM • $10 donation • All Ages
Black Bear Combo (USA)
Navy Pier 3 PM • FREE • All Ages
Rana Santacruz (Mexico/USA)
Humboldt Park Boathouse 1400 N. Sacramento Ave. 3 PM • FREE • All Ages
La Excelencia (USA)
Clarke House Museum 1827 S. Indiana Ave 3 PM • FREE • All Ages
Riad & Takht (Egypt/USA)
Whole Foods Stage 1550 N. Kingsbury Street 4 PM • FREE • All Ages
Meklit Hadero (Ethiopia/USA)
Navy Pier 6 PM • FREE • All Ages
Delhi 2 Dublin (Canada/India/Ireland)
Edgewater GRalley Festival 1420 West Granville Avenue 6:30 PM • $10 donation • All Ages
Africaribe (Puerto Rico/USA)
Martyrs 3855 N. Lincoln 7 PM • $12 • 21+
Liz Knowles (Ireland/USA) Record Release Party
Second Presbyterian Church 1936 S. Michigan Avenue 7 PM • $10 donation • All Ages
Barbara Furtuna (France)
Museum of Contemporary Art 220 East Chicago Avenue
7:30 PM • FREE w/ suggested donation • All Ages
Pansori Brecht (Korea)
Edgewater GRalley Festival 1420 West Granville Avenue 7:30 PM • $10 donation • All Ages
DJA-Rara (Haiti/USA)
Old Town School of Folk Music 4544 N. Lincoln
8 PM • $15 public, $13 members, $11 seniors and kids • All Ages
Kinobe & Soul Beat Africa (Uganda)
Meklit Hadero (Ethiopia/USA)
The Empty Bottle 1035 N. Western 8 PM • $12 • 21+
3 Leg Torso (USA)
Portico Quartet (United Kingdom)
Edgewater GRalley Festival 1420 West Granville Avenue 8:30 PM • $10 donation • All Ages
Kings Go Forth (USA)
Navy Pier 9 PM • FREE • All Ages
Balkan Beats DJ Robert Soko (Germany)
International House at University of Chicago 1414 East 59th Street 9 PM • FREE • All Ages
Hyde Park Jazz Festival Presents
La Excelencia (USA)
Smart Bar Chicago 3730 N. Clark St. 10 PM • $10 • 21+
Presented with Sound Culture
Toy Selectah (Mexico)
ZZK Records showcase featuring Frikstailers (Argentina) and El G (Argentina/USA)
(((SONORAMA))) (USA)
Navy Pier 10 PM • FREE • All Ages
Jessica Fichot (France/USA)
Martyrs 3855 N. Lincoln 10 PM • $15 • 21+
Debo Band (Ethiopia/USA) with special guests Fendika (Ethiopia)
Magic Carpet (USA)
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
Old Town School of Folk Music 4544 N. Lincoln
12 PM • $10 public, seniors and kids $9 members • All Ages
Jessica Fichot (France, USA) Kids Show
Navy Pier 1 PM • FREE • All Ages
Joan Soriano (Dominican Republic)
Chicago Cultural Center Claudia Cassidy Theater • 1 PM • FREE • All Ages
Chizuru Kineya & Satoyamoyu Kineya (Japan)
Martyrs 3855 N. Lincoln 2 PM • $7 • All Ages
Kenge Kenge (Kenya) Kids Show
South Shore Cultural Center 7059 S. South Shore Dr. 2 PM • FREE • All Ages
DJA-Rara (Haiti/USA)
Chicago Cultural Center Preston Bradley hall • 3 PM • FREE • All Ages
Barbara Furtuna (France)
DePaul Concert Hall 800 W. Belden Ave. 3 PM • FREE • All Ages
Rajeev Taranath (India) & Nayan Ghosh (India)
Supported by India Classical Music Society Chicago
Navy Pier 3:30 PM • FREE • All Ages
Debo Band (Ethiopia/USA) with special guests Fendika (Ethiopia)
South Shore Cultural Center 7059 S. South Shore Dr. 7 PM • FREE • All Ages
IMAN Presents
Riad & Takht (Egypt/USA)
Reggie’s Music Joint 2109 South State Street 7 PM • $12 advance, $15 at door
Rock Club: (17+)
The Sway Machinery (USA)
Khaïra Arby & Band (Mali)
Reggie’s Music Room: (21+)
Rana Santacruz (Mexico/USA)
Líber Terán (Mexico)
Logan Square Auditorium 2539 N. Kedzie 7:30 PM • $12 in advance, $15 at door • 21+
Sound Culture Presents
Cimarron (Colombia)
Joan Soriano (Dominican Republic)
Mayne Stage 1328 W. Morse Avenue 8PM • $15 • All Ages
Las Guitarras de España Presents
“Indo-Afro-Flamenco” featuring Satya (India/USA) Morikeba Kouyate (Senegal/USA)
Gypsy Rhythm Project (Roma/USA) with Las Guitarras de España (Spain/USA)
Martyrs 3855 N. Lincoln 9 PM • $15 • All Ages
Emeline Michel (Haiti)
DJA-Rara (Haiti/USA)
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
Chicago Cultural Center G.A.R. Hall and Rotunda • FREE • All Ages
11 AM – 3 PM & 5:30 – 9:30 PM
World of Instruments Exhibit
Chicago Cultural Center Claudia Cassidy Theater • 12 – 2 PM • FREE • All Ages
WNUR 89.3 FM “Continental Drift” live radio broadcast, www.wnur.org
12:05– 12:35 PM Rajeev Taranath (India) & Nayan Ghosh (India)
12:45– 1:15 PM Khaïra Arby (Mali)
1:25– 2 PM Kenge Kenge (Kenya)
Chicago Cultural Center Preston Bradley hall • 7 PM • FREE • All Ages
Presented with India Classical Music Society Chicago
Rajeev Taranath (India), Nayan Ghosh (India) & Subrata Bhattacharya (India)
Logan Square Auditorium 2539 N. Kedzie 7:30 PM • $12 in advance, $15 at door • 21+
Sound Culture Presents
Khaïra Arby (Mali)
Kenge Kenge (Kenya)
DJ Mwelwa Musambacine (Zambia/USA)
Martyrs 3855 N. Lincoln 8 PM • $12 • 21+
Selim Sesler (Turkey) with Lamajamal (USA)
Balkano (USA)
Special guest Jim Stoynoff (Greece/USA)
International Clarinet Fest!
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
Chicago Cultural Center G.A.R. Hall and Rotunda • FREE • All Ages
11 AM – 3 PM & 5:30 – 9:30 PM
World of Instruments Exhibit
Chicago Cultural Center Claudia Cassidy Theater • 12 – 2 PM • FREE • All Ages
WNUR 89.3 FM “Continental Drift” live radio broadcast, www.wnur.org
12:05– 12:35 PM DJ Tudo (Brazil)
12:45 – 1:15 PM Deolinda (Portugal)
1:25– 2 PM Bajah + The Dry Eye Crew (Sierra Leone/USA)
Daley Plaza 50 W. Washington 12 PM • FREE • All Ages
Tambuco (Mexico)
Museum of Contemporary Art 220 East Chicago Avenue
5:30 PM • FREE w/ suggested donation • All Ages
Tambuco (Mexico)
Chicago Cultural Center Claudia Cassidy Theater • 7 PM • FREE • All Ages
Deolinda (Portugal)
Instituto Cervantes Chicago, 31 W. Ohio 7 PM • FREE • All Ages
Nömadak TX Film screeing about Oreka Tx (Spain)
Mayne Stage 1328 W. Morse Avenue 8PM • $12 • All Ages • 21+
Sound Culture Presents
Bajah + The Dry Eye Crew (Sierra Leone/USA)
DJ Tudo (Brazil)
Chopin Theatre 1543 W Division 8 PM • $12 advance, $15 at door • All Ages
Global Groove Chicago & KFAR Presents
Devon’s Diversity on Division (Arabic, Roma, Hindustani & Hebrew)
Ragawave (India/USA)
Tum Balalika (Russia/USA)
Eyes Manouche (USA)
Opposition Party (USA)
Magic Carpet (USA)
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
Chicago Cultural Center G.A.R. Hall and Rotunda • FREE • All Ages
11 AM – 3 PM & 5:30 – 9:30 PM
World of Instruments Exhibit
Chicago Cultural Center Claudia Cassidy Theater • 12 – 2 PM • FREE • All Ages
WNUR 89.3 FM “Continental Drift” live radio broadcast, www.wnur.org
12:05– 12:35 PM Oreka Tx (Spain)
12:45– 1:15 PM Talvin Singh (United Kingdom)
1:25– 2 PM Pedro Moraes (Brazil)
Chicago Cultural Center Claudia Cassidy Theater • 7 PM • FREE • All Ages
Tambuco (Mexico)
Instituto Cervantes Chicago, 31 W. Ohio 7 PM • $15 general / $10 members • All Ages
Oreka Tx (Spain)
Schubas 3159 N. Southport 7:30 PM • $12 • 21+
Pedro Moraes (Brazil)
DJ Tudo (Brazil)
Mayne Stage 1328 W. Morse Avenue 8PM • $15 • 21+
Presented with Sound Culture
Talvin Singh (United Kingdom)
Old Town School of Folk Music 4544 N. Lincoln 8:30 PM • $5 donation • All Ages
Deolinda (Portugal)
Martyrs 3855 N. Lincoln 9 PM • $12 • 21+
Salil Bhatt (India) & Doug Cox’s (Canada)
Slide to Freedom Harper (Australia/USA)
International Blues Night!
The Hideout 1354 W. Wabansia 9:30 PM • $10 • 21+
Immediate Sound Series Presents
Jason Kao Hwang/Burning Bridge (China/USA)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
Chicago Cultural Center G.A.R. Hall and Rotunda • FREE • All Ages
8 AM – 11:30 PM
World of Instruments Exhibit
Chicago Cultural Center Claudia Cassidy Theater • 12 – 2 PM • FREE • All Ages
WNUR 89.3 FM “Continental Drift” live radio broadcast, www.wnur.org
12:05– 12:35 PM Salil Bhatt (India) & Doug Cox’s (Canada) Slide To Freedom
12:45– 1:15 PM Ordo Sakhna (Kyrgyzstan)
1:25– 2 PM Razia Said (Madagascar)
Chicago Cultural Center 6:30 – 11:30 PM • FREE • All Ages
“One World Under One Roof”: World Music Festival: Chicago 2010 Finale
Chicago Cultural Center First Floor Garland • FREE • All Ages 6:30 PM – 11:30 PM
Reel Music Lounge
Chicago Cultural Center Randolph Cafe • FREE • All Ages
6:30 PM Goran Ivanovic & Andreas Kapsalis Guitar Duo (USA)
8:15 PM Pedro Moraes (Brazil)
10 PM Morikeba Kouyate Ensemble (Senegal/USA)
Chicago Cultural Center Claudia Cassidy Theater • FREE • All Ages
7:30 PM Bilja Krstic (Serbia)
9 PM Razia Said (Madagascar)
10:15 PM Oreka Tx (Spain)
Chicago Cultural Center Preston Bradley hall • FREE • All Ages
7 PM Shanbehzadeh (Iran)
8:30 PM Salil Bhatt (India) & Doug Cox’s (Canada) Slide To Freedom
9:45 PM Ordo Sakhna (Kyrgyzstan)
