Toronto to Celebrate Global Music at the 13th Annual Small World Music Festival

The 13th Annual Small World Music Festival will take place September 25 – October 5, 2014 in Toronto, Canada. Artists featured include Boban & Marko Markovic Orkestra, Zakir Hussain, Calypso Rose, Kiran Ahluwalia, NY Gypsy All-Stars, Boogat, Pierre Kwenders, and Kobo Town.

The ten-day festival will present the music of Serbia, India, Trinidad, Iran, Germany, Pakistan and other parts of the planet.

Thursday, September25

Festival Launch Party with Os Tropies at Small World Music Centre
(Brazilian fusion: Canada)

Friday, September26

Boban & Marko Markovic Orkestra at Phoenix Concert Theatre
(Balkan brass: Serbia)

Saturday, September27

Calypso Rose + Kobo Town at Revival
(Calypso/reggae: Trinidad & Canada)

Sunday, September28

Fareed Ayaz Qawwal at Aga Khan Museum (Qawwali: Pakistan)

Tuesday, September30

Small World Salon: Zakir Hussain in Conversation at Small World Music Centre

Wednesday, October 1

Zakir Hussain with Jyanthi Kumaresh & Kumaresh Rajagopalan at Markham Theatre
(Tabla/classical: India)

Thursday, October 2

Boogat with Pierre Kwenders & dj medicineman at Drake Underground
(Global/Afro-Latin hiphop: Canada)

Friday, October 3

Kiran Ahluwalia with Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali at Koerner Hall
(Qawwali: Canada/India/Pakistan)

Sunday, October 5

Cover Me Globally at Small World Music Centre
(Cross-cultural songwriting exchange, Canada)

More at www.smallworldmusic.com