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)