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World Music Festival 2017 @ Grant Park
https://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/wmf.html
he world will come together from September 8-24 at a variety of venues across the city for the 19th Annual World Music Festival Chicago. Celebrating diverse music from across the globe, this FREE festival is produced by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) and is the largest festival of its kind in the United States.
***NOTE – all bands are listed as follows unless otherwise noted HEADLINER with the OPENER(S) listed underneath – headliners on top. If on the same line, artists have been given equal billing.
Friday, September 8, 2017
Underground System (NYC)
Chicago SummerDance – Spirit of Music Garden in Grant Park
601 South Michigan Ave.
Dance Lesson: 6-7pm
Live Music: 7:30-9:30pm
ALL AGES
Friday, September 8 – Saturday, September 9, 2017
Ragamala: A Celebration of Indian Classical Music + Dance
Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall
78 E. Washington St., 3rd Floor
6:30pm-10am
ALL AGES
Saturday, September 9, 2017
Bharath Symphony – 70th Anniversary of India’s Independence
Millennium Park
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
201 E. Randolph St.
3pm
All Ages
*Premiere + Commissioned for World Music Festival Chicago
Duo Scofano-Minetti (Argentina)
Chicago SummerDance – Spirit of Music Garden in Grant Park
601 South Michigan Ave.
Dance Lesson: 6-7pm
Live Music: 7:30-9:30pm
All Ages
Salif Keita (Mali)
Grand Tapestry (LA, USA)
Concord Music Hall
2047 N. Milwaukee Ave.
7pm doors open, 8pm show
21+
Sunday, September 10, 2017
Feufollet (Lafayette, LA)
Chicago SummerDance – Spirit of Music Garden in Grant Park
601 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60605
Dance Lesson: 4-5pm
Live Music: 5-7pm
All Ages
Saturday, September 16, 2017
Betsayda Machado y La Parranda El Clavo (Venezuela)
Luciano Antonio Quartet (Brazil| Chicago, USA)
Millennium Park
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
201 E. Randolph St.
3pm
All Ages
Mexican Independence Day
Mariachi Flor de Toloache (NYC)
Los Hijos De La Montaña (Tucson, Arizona + Portland, OR)
Thalia Hall
1807 S. Allport
8pm doors open, 9pm show
21+
Sunday, September 17, 2017
The 606 Walk + Global Peace Picnic with Juicebox Concerts
September 17
Humboldt Park Boathouse
1301 N. Sacramento Ave.
2-6pm
All Ages
Schedule of Activities and Performers
- 11-12:30pm – Instrument Making at Milwaukee/Leavitt Park and Ridgeway Trailhead
- 12:30-2pm – Peace Procession to the Humboldt Overlook
- 2-6pm – Global Peace Picnic @ Humboldt Park Boathouse, 1301 N. Sacramento Ave.
Artists Performing
- La Tribu de Abrante (Puerto Rico)
- Mdou Moctar (Niger)
- Betsayda Machado y La Parranda El Clavo (Venezuela)
Saturday, September 23, 2017
Hyde Park Jazz Festival
Nicole Mitchell & Ballake Sissoko: Bamako * Chicago Sound System (USA + Mali)
University of Chicago Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
915 E. 60th St.
3-4pm and 5:45-6:45pm
All Ages
FELABRATION!
Special Guest to be announced at a later date.
Bitori (Cape Verde)
Africa HI-FI (Chicago, USA)
Concord Music Hall
2047 N. Milwaukee Ave.
7pm doors open, 8pm show
21+
