19th Annual World Music Festival Chicago
World Music Festival Chicago 2017 – Full Schedule
The world will come together from September 8 to 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. Schedule is subject to change.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
Underground System (New York, NY)
Chicago SummerDance
Grant Park, Spirit of Music Garden
601 S. Michigan Ave.
Dance Lesson: 6–7 p.m.
Live Music: 7:30–9:30 p.m.
All Ages
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8–SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
Ragamala: A Celebration of Indian Classical Music + Dance
Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall
78 E. Washington St.
6:30 p.m.–10 a.m.
All Ages
HINDUSTANI (SUNSET @ 7:12 p.m.)
6:30–7:30 p.m.
The 85 Year Evolution of Music in Indian Films
Anjali Ray, (vocals) with Rishi Thakkar (tabla) + TBD (harmonium)
CARNATIC
7:50–8:50 p.m.
Priya Venkatraman & Troupe performing the stories of “Ahimsa: Non-Violence”
Music by Shiv Subramaniam
HINDUSTANI
9:10–10:25 p.m.
Anindo Chatterjee (tabla) with Anubrata Chatterjee (tabla) and Rohan Misra (sarangi)
CARNATIC
10:45–11:45 p.m.
Aditya Prakash (vocals) with Mythili Prakash (bharatanatyam dancer)
JUGALBANDI
12–1:30 a.m.
Alam Khan (sarode) with Ambi Subramaniam (violin), Salar Nader (tabla) and Mahesh Krishnamurthy (mridangam)
HINDUSTANI
1:50–3:05 a.m.
Satish Vyas (santoor) with Anindo Chatterjee (tabla)
CARNATIC
3:25 a.m. –4:40 a.m.
Music from Abhang & Carnatic Traditions
Shiv Subramaniam (vocals), Sruti Sarathy (violin) and Rajna Swaminathan (mridangam)
HINDUSTANI
5–6:10 a.m.
Roopa Panesar (sitar) with Prishanna Thevarajah (mridangam) and Nitin Mitta (tabla)
SUPRABHATAM (SUNRISE @ 6:25 a.m.)
6:15–6:30 a.m.
Awakening the Gods: Chants from Tirumali Hills
YOGA + GONG MEDITATION LAB
Zen Yoga Garage + GongLab
Millennium Park, Great Lawn
201 E. Randolph St.
8–10 a.m.
(2 hours)
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
Bharath Symphony for the 70th Anniversary of India’s Independence
World Premiere Work Commissioned for World Music Festival Chicago
Written and scored by Dr. L. Subramaniam
Millennium Park, Jay Pritzker Pavilion
201 E. Randolph St.
3 p.m.
All Ages
Duo Scofano-Minetti (Argentina)
Chicago SummerDance
Grant Park, Spirit of Music Garden
601 S. Michigan Ave.
Dance Lesson: 6–7 p.m.
Live Music: 7:30–9:30 p.m.
All Ages
Salif Keita (Mali)
Grand Tapestry (Los Angeles, CA)
Concord Music Hall
2047 N. Milwaukee Ave.
8 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.)
21+
Uptown Saturday Nights featuring Ugochi & The Afro Soul Ensemble (Chicago, IL)
with a special performance by God’s Grace, a Congolese refugee family
Wilson Abbey
935 W. Wilson Ave.
8–9:30 p.m.
All Ages
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
Feufollet (Lafayette, LA)
Chicago SummerDance
Grant Park, Spirit of Music Garden
601 S. Michigan Ave.
Dance Lesson: 4–5 p.m.
Live Music: 5–7 p.m.
All Ages
“Women of the World”
Underground System (New York, NY)
Ecos del Pacifico Afrocolombia (Colombia)
lePercolateur (Chicago, IL)
Navy Pier
600 E. Grand Ave
3–6 p.m.
All Ages
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
Alfonso Ponticelli + Swing Gitan (Chicago, IL)
Eva Salina (New York, NY)
Green Mill
4802 N. Broadway St.
7:30 p.m.
21+
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
Tcheka (Cape Verde)
Eva Salina (New York, NY)
The Hideout
1354 W Wabansia Ave
7 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.)
21+
Kalapriya presents Bhangra Blowout with DJ + Live Dhol (Chicago, IL)
Chicago SummerDance in the Parks
Willye B. White Park
1610 W. Howard St.
6–9 p.m.
All Ages
Lúnasa (Ireland)
Irish American Heritage Center
4626 N. Knox Ave.
7 p.m.
All Ages
Vox Sambou (Montreal, Québec | Haiti)
Los Hijos De la Montaña (Tucson, AZ + Portland, OR)
Martyrs’
3855 N. Lincoln Ave.
8 p.m. (doors open at 8 p.m.)
21+
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
Yao Ye (China)
Ping Tom Memorial Park
300 W. 19th St.
6 p.m.
All Ages
Film Screening: Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai
Tamashek with English subtitles, 75 mins
Chicago Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy Theater
78 E Washington St.
6 p.m.
All Ages
Vox Sambou (Montreal, Québec | Haiti)
Tcheka (Cape Verde)
The Promontory
5311 S. Lake Park Ave. West
7 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.)
All Ages
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
La Tribu de Abrante (Puerto Rico)
Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center
4046 W. Armitage Ave.
11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
All Ages
Betsayda Machado y La Parranda El Clavo (Venezuela)
Luciano Antonio Quartet (Brazil | Chicago, IL)
Millennium Park, Jay Pritzker Pavilion
201 E. Randolph St.
3 p.m.
All Ages
MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY
Mariachi Flor de Toloache (New York, NY)
Los Hijos De La Montaña (Tucson, AZ + Portland, OR)
Thalia Hall
1807 S. Allport Ave.
9 p.m. (doors open at 8 p.m.)
21+
Mdou Moctar (Niger)
Ode (Chicago, IL)
Martyrs’
3855 N. Lincoln Ave.
10 p.m. (doors open at 9 p.m.)
21+
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
Yao Ye (China)
Chicago Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy Theater
78 E. Washington St.
2 p.m.
All Ages
The 606 Walk + Global Peace Picnic with Juicebox Concerts
La Tribu de Abrante (Puerto Rico)
Mdou Moctar (Niger)
Betsayda Machado y La Parranda El Clavo (Venezuela)
Humboldt Park Boathouse
1301 N. Sacramento Ave.
2–6 p.m.
All Ages
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
Trio da Kali (Mali)
Hong Sung Hyun’s Chobeolbi (South Korea)
Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall
78 E. Washington St.
6 p.m.
All Ages
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
Hong Sung Hyun’s Chobeolbi (South Korea)
Daley Plaza
50 W. Washington St.
Noon
All Ages
INSTRUMENT WORKSHOP
Hong Sung Hyun’s Chobeolbi (South Korea)
People’s Music School
931 W. Eastwood Ave.
6 p.m.
All Ages
Sahba Motallebi (USA | Iran) with Naghmeh Farahmand (Canada | Iran)
Iberi Choir (Georgia)
Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall
78 E. Washington St.
6 p.m.
All Ages
Trio da Kali (Mali)
Rami Gabriel (Chicago, IL)
The Hideout
1354 W. Wabansia Ave.
7:30 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
21+
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
Bitori (Cape Verde)
Beats y Bateria (Chicago, IL)
The Promontory
5311 S. Lake Park Ave. West
6 p.m. doors, 7 p.m. show
All Ages
Iberi Choir (Georgia)
DePaul University Concert Hall
800 W. Belden Ave.
8 p.m. (doors open at 7:30 p.m.)
All Ages
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
Hyde Park Jazz Festival
Nicole Mitchell & Ballake Sissoko: Bamako * Chicago Sound System (USA + Mali)
University of Chicago’s Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
915 E. 60th St.
3-4 p.m. and 5:45-6:45 p.m.
All Ages
FELABRATION!
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 (Nigeria)
Bitori (Cape Verde)
AFRICA HI-FI: Ron Trent (MUSICANDPOWER / AFRICA HI-FI) and Sonia H. (Chicago, IL)
Concord Music Hall
2047 N. Milwaukee Ave.
8 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.)
21+
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
Chicago Gypsy Jazz Festival & Caravan Art Festival
Sara Labriola Quartet (New York, NY)
The Harmonious Wail (Madison, WI)
Alfonso Ponticelli & Swing Gitan (Chicago, IL)
and more!
Band of Bohemia
4710 N. Ravenswood Ave.
1–6 p.m.
All Ages
