{"id":37022,"date":"2019-07-25T12:51:08","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T17:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=37022"},"modified":"2019-07-25T12:51:08","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T17:51:08","slug":"artists-from-around-the-globe-to-perform-at-the-21st-annual-world-music-festival-chicago-september-13-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=37022","title":{"rendered":"ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE TO PERFORM AT THE 21st ANNUAL WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL CHICAGO SEPTEMBER 13\u201329"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Performances at 17 venues across the city include the all-night Ragamala at the Chicago Cultural Center, <\/em><\/strong>\u00a1S\u00daBELO! \u2013 A Celebration of Pan Latin Music and Culture<\/em><\/strong> in Millennium Park, the Global Peace Picnic in Humboldt Park and World Music Festival meets the World Dumpling Fest at Navy Pier and much more<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The world will come together for the 21ST<\/sup> Annual World Music Festival Chicago<\/strong> at 17 venues across the city from September 13 to 29.<\/strong> 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. The full schedule can be found at worldmusicfestivalchicago.org<\/p>\n

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World Music Festival Chicago opens Friday, September 13<\/strong>, with Ragamala: A Celebration of Indian Classical Music <\/strong>an overnight concert starting at 6 p.m. through 8 a.m. on Saturday. A tradition in India, ragas (traditional scales or modes) are all-night classical concerts seldom held publicly in the United States. This is a rare opportunity for visitors to experience ragas as they are meant to be heard – during early morning and late-night, under the Tiffany stained-glass dome of Preston Bradley Hall at the Chicago Cultural Center (78 E. Washington St.). Presented in collaboration with Indian Classical Music Society of Chicago and People of Rhythm, performances will feature Hindustani and Carnatic music.<\/p>\n

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\u00a1S\u00daBELO! \u2013 A Celebration of Pan Latin Music and Culture<\/em><\/strong> starts at 3 pm on Saturday, September 14<\/strong> in Millennium Park. \u00a1S\u00fabelo! (turn it up) features headliner, Pirulo y La Tribu<\/strong>\u00a0from Puerto Rico, combining Nuyorican salsa, Afro-Cuban son and Puerto Rican bomba for a classic meets modern 21st<\/sup> century salsa and timba; Centavrvs<\/strong>, whose \u201celectronica regional Mexicana\u201d has made them one of\u00a0the most popular indie bands from Mexico City; and Los Wembler\u2019s de Iquitos<\/strong>, cumbia pioneers from Iquitos, Peru, the capital of the Amazon.<\/p>\n

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The Global Peace Picnic on Sunday, September 22,<\/strong> will commemorate International Peace Day at theHumboldt Park Boathouse (1301 N. Sacramento Ave.) from 2 to 6 p.m. This day of family-friendly activities and music will feature The Garifuna Collective<\/strong> from Belize and Central America; KOKOKO! <\/strong>from the Democratic Republic of Congo; and master \u2018sonero\u2019 salsa singer Herm<\/strong>\u00e1<\/strong>n Olivera<\/strong> from Newark, New Jersey, joined by\u00a0an 11-piece band of top Chicago salsa talent convened by Segundo Ruiz Belvis, led by Nathan Rodr\u00edguez on percussion and Edwin S\u00e1nchez on piano.<\/p>\n

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Making their World Music Festival debut from Bali, Indonesia, Gamelan <\/strong>\u00c7<\/strong>udamani <\/strong>takes the stage at 6 pm on Friday, September 27,<\/strong> at the Joan W. and Irving B.<\/strong> Harris Theater for Music and Dance<\/strong> (205 E. Randolph St.). One of Bali\u2019s most active and respected ensembles, Gamelan \u00c7udamani has been based in the village of Pengosekan near Ubud, Bali, for over 20 years. The group performs a diverse repertoire of music and dance with astonishing technical precision, high collective spirit, and artistic nuance, staying true to their name \u00c7udamani \u2013 meaning \u201cfocus with your whole heart.<\/p>\n

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The 2019 Festival ends on Sunday, September 29, with World Music Festival meets World Dumpling Fest at the Polk Brothers Fountain and Performance Lawn at Navy Pier (600 E. Grand Ave). <\/strong>This collaboration among Navy Pier, the Chicago Cultural Alliance and DCASE is from noon to 7 p.m. and includes Fidel Nadal featuring Mr. Pauer <\/strong>from Argentina and Venezuela, Alsarah & The Nubatones <\/strong>from Sudan and New York City and Chicago\u2019s own LowDown Brass Band.<\/strong> Attendees will also be able to purchase dumplings from 20 neighborhood-based ethnic restaurants in the Chicago region including pierogis from Kasia’s Deli, bao and sui mai from Chinese Friendship Restaurant, coxinha de galinha and bolinho de aipim from Sinha Elegant Brazilian Cuisine & Catering and more! This all-ages event is a day of celebration of our region and world culture you won’t want to miss. For complete details, visit chicagoculturalalliance.org\/alliance-programs\/world-dumpling-fest<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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World Music Festival is sponsored by Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago Tribune, and Millennium Garages. Grant support for World Music Festival provided by the Beverly Arts Center, Chicago Park District, Irish American Heritage Center, National Museum of Mexican Art and Southern Exposure: Performing Arts of Latin America, a program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.<\/p>\n

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The full schedule with locations and times of each performance is included below. For more information and festival updates, visit worldmusicfestivalchicago.org<\/strong> and follow the festival on Facebook and Twitter @WMFChicago #WorldMusicFestivalChicago.<\/p>\n

21st<\/sup> Annual World Music Festival Chicago Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n

-Schedule subject to change-<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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***NOTE \u2013 unless otherwise noted, all lineups are listed with the headliner first followed by the opening performers<\/p>\n

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Friday, September 13\u2013Saturday, September 14<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ragamala \u2013 A Celebration of India Classical Music<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Chicago Cultural Center<\/p>\n

Preston Bradley Hall, 3rd<\/sup> Floor South<\/p>\n

78 E. Washington St.<\/p>\n

ALL AGES<\/p>\n

6\u20137:15 p.m.<\/p>\n

Josh Feinberg, Kunal Gunjal and Amit Kavthekar <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

7:45\u20139 p.m.<\/p>\n

Akshara Music Ensemble<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

9:30\u201310:45 p.m.<\/p>\n

Jay Gandhi and Nitin Mitta <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

11:15 p.m.\u201312:30 a.m.<\/p>\n

Prasanna, <\/strong>Patri Satish and Samyuktha Sreeram<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

1\u20132:30 a.m.<\/p>\n

Nandkishor Muley and Ambi Subramaniam with Mahesh Krishnamurthy and <\/strong>Raj Deshmukh<\/strong><\/p>\n

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3\u20134:30 a.m.<\/p>\n

Roopa Mahadevan, Rajna Swaminathan and <\/strong>Arun Ramamurthy <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

4:45\u20136 a.m.<\/p>\n

Samarth Nagarkar with Amit Kavthekar and Vikas Falnikar<\/strong><\/p>\n

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6:15\u20138 a.m.<\/p>\n

Saraswathi Ranganathan with GS Rajan, Patri Satish and Ganapathi Ranganathan <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Saturday, September 14<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a1S\u00daBELO! \u2013 A Celebration of Pan Latin Music and Culture<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pirulo y la Tribu (Puerto Rico)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Los Wembler\u2019s de Iquitos (Peru)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Centavrvs (Mexico)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Millennium Park<\/p>\n

Jay Pritzker Pavilion<\/p>\n

201 E. Randolph Street<\/p>\n

3\u20137 p.m.<\/p>\n

ALL AGES<\/p>\n

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Lucibela (Cape Verde) <\/strong>| Girma B\u00e8y\u00e8n\u00e8 and Akal\u00e9 Wub\u00e9 (Ethiopia| France | USA)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Promontory<\/p>\n

5311 S. Lake Park Ave. W.<\/p>\n

6 p.m. doors open, 7 p.m. show<\/p>\n

21+<\/p>\n

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Sunday, September 15<\/strong><\/p>\n

Girma B\u00e8y\u00e8n\u00e8 and Akal\u00e9 Wub\u00e9 (Ethiopia| France | USA)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Khalil El\u2019Zabar Ethnic Heritage Ensemble (Chicago, USA)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Constellation<\/p>\n

3111 N. Western Ave.<\/p>\n

7 p.m.<\/p>\n

21+<\/p>\n

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Wednesday, September 18<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Englewood\/Soweto Exchange (Chicago | South Africa) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Jeremy Dutcher (First Nation\/Canada)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Old Town School of Folk Music<\/p>\n

The Gary and Laura Maurer Hall<\/p>\n

4544 N. Lincoln Ave.<\/p>\n

7 p.m.<\/p>\n

ALL AGES<\/p>\n

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Thursday, September 19<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jeremy Dutcher (First Nation\/Canada)<\/strong><\/p>\n

American Indian Center<\/p>\n

3401 W. Ainslie St.<\/p>\n

7 p.m.<\/p>\n

ALL AGES<\/p>\n

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Lankum (Ireland)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yandong Grand Singers of China (China)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Beverly Arts Center<\/p>\n

1309, 2407 W. 111th St.<\/p>\n

7 p.m.<\/p>\n

ALL AGES<\/p>\n

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Friday, September 20<\/strong><\/p>\n

MABANG! (China)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yandong Grand Singers of China (China)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ping Tom Memorial Park<\/p>\n

300 W. 19th St.<\/p>\n

5 p.m.<\/p>\n

ALL AGES<\/p>\n

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Lankum (Ireland)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Irish American Heritage Center<\/p>\n

4626 N. Knox Ave.<\/p>\n

7 p.m.<\/p>\n

ALL AGES<\/p>\n

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Saturday, September 21<\/strong><\/p>\n

MABANG! (China)<\/strong><\/p>\n

DePaul University<\/p>\n

Holtschneider Performance Center<\/p>\n

Mary Patricia Gannon Concert Hall<\/p>\n

2330 N. Halsted St.<\/p>\n

7 p.m.<\/p>\n

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Ikebe Shakedown (New York, USA) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Ana Munteanu (Moldova | USA)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Martyrs\u2019<\/p>\n

3855 N. Lincoln Ave.<\/p>\n

8 p.m.<\/p>\n

21+<\/p>\n

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AfrotroniX (Chad | Montreal, Canada)<\/strong><\/p>\n

KOKOKO! (Democratic Republic of Congo)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chop Shop & 1st Ward Events<\/p>\n

2033 W. North Ave.<\/p>\n

9 p.m.<\/p>\n

21+<\/p>\n

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Sunday, September 22<\/strong><\/p>\n

Global Peace Picnic<\/strong><\/p>\n

In commemoration of the International Day of Peace<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Garifuna Collective (Belize | Central America)<\/strong><\/p>\n

KOKOKO! (Democratic Republic of Congo)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Herm\u00e1n Olivera y su Orquesta (New Jersey, USA)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Humboldt Park Boathouse<\/p>\n

1301 N. Sacramento Ave.<\/p>\n

2\u20136 p.m.<\/p>\n

ALL AGES<\/p>\n

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Wednesday, September 25<\/strong><\/p>\n

HaitianDansCo (Haiti)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gurdjieff Ensemble (Armenia)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Old Town School of Folk Music<\/p>\n

The Gary and Laura Maurer Hall<\/p>\n

4544 N. Lincoln Ave.<\/p>\n

7 p.m.<\/p>\n

ALL AGES<\/p>\n

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Thursday, September 26<\/strong><\/p>\n

Les Filles de Illighadad (Niger) | Kim So Ra (South Korea)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sleeping Village<\/p>\n

3734 W. Belmont Ave.<\/p>\n

7 p.m.<\/p>\n

21+<\/p>\n

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Friday, September 27<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gamelan \u00c7udamani (Bali, Indonesia)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Harris Theater for Music and Dance<\/p>\n

205 E. Randolph St.<\/p>\n

6 p.m.<\/p>\n

ALL AGES<\/p>\n

Tickets are required for entry at HarrisTheaterChicago.org<\/strong> and reservations are encouraged. Walk-up will also be available on a first come, first served basis. <\/em><\/p>\n

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Saturday, September 28<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited (Zimbabwe | USA)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alsarah & The Nubatones (Sudan | New York City, USA)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Funkadesi (Chicago, USA)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chief Boima (New York City, USA)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Concord Music Hall<\/p>\n

2047 N. Milwaukee Ave.<\/p>\n

9 p.m.<\/p>\n

21+<\/p>\n

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Sunday, September 29<\/strong><\/p>\n

World Music Festival meets the World Dumpling Fest at Navy Pier <\/strong><\/p>\n

Collaboration among Navy Pier, Chicago Cultural Alliance and DCASE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fidel Nadal featuring Mr. Pauer (Argentina | Venezuela)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alsarah & The Nubatones (Sudan | New York City, USA)<\/strong><\/p>\n

LowDown Brass Band (Chicago, USA)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Navy Pier<\/p>\n

600 E. Grand Ave.<\/p>\n

Noon\u20137 p.m.<\/p>\n

ALL AGES<\/p>\n

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