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A love letter to Ravi Shankar

by Kathleen Sachs January 27, 2022February 2, 2022

Just as Shankar provided the music for several films, several films have been made about the music legend.

Posted inMusic

The Reader’s guide to World Music Festival Chicago 2019

by Leslie Allison, Noah Berlatsky, Dave Cantor, Salem Collo-Julin, Justin Curto, Leor Galil, Catalina Maria Johnson, Monica Kendrick, Jamie Ludwig, Bill Meyer and Philip Montoro September 10, 2019August 18, 2021

The World Music Festival’s 18 free concerts, spread out over 17 venues, provide us with dozens of opportunities to get to know
our neighbors better—both across the street and around the globe.

Posted inMusic

What to see at the 2018 World Music Festival

by Leor Galil, Monica Kendrick, Noah Berlatsky, Bill Meyer, Jamie Ludwig, Kevin Warwick, Dave Cantor and Philip Montoro September 4, 2018August 18, 2021

The World Music Festival’s 21 free concerts feature a crowd of international talents—among them hallucinatory Argentine singer-songwriter Juana Molina, generation-spanning Cuban big band Orquesta Akokán, and omnivorous Congolese groove machine Jupiter & Okwess.

Posted inMusic

The brightest lights at the 2017 World Music Festival

by Peter Margasak September 6, 2017August 18, 2021

The World Music Festival is a constellation of international stars—including Afrobeat scion Seun Kuti, rambunctious Cape Verdean accordionist Bitori, and Afro-Venezuelan flame keeper Betsayda Machado.

Posted inMusic

The best of the 2016 World Music Festival

by Peter Margasak September 8, 2016August 18, 2021

Highlights of the 2016 World Music Festival include Ethio-jazz pioneer Mulatu Astatke, electro-rumba innovators Ìfé, and forward-looking Indian classicists Anjna and Rajna Swaminathan.

Ngoni master Bassekou Kouyaté plays the World Music Festival Friday and Saturday.
Posted inMusic

The World Music Festival bounces back

by Peter Margasak and Monica Kendrick September 9, 2013August 19, 2021

The World Music Festival’s free lineup includes Sidi Touré, Bassekou Kouyaté, and lots more.

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