Festival events include a mix of free and ticketed concerts as well as live radio broadcasts presented at 22 venues including museums, parks, cultural centers, plazas, theaters, book stores, clubs and other venues throughout Chicago. For more information call the World Music Festival: Chicago 2003 hotline at 312-742-1938 or visit World Music Festival: Chicago 2003Wednesday, Sept. 17
MBC
11 am –12 pm
Luis Jahn (Chicago/Argentina) FREE
Issa Boulos (Chicago/Palestine)
(live broadcast on WLUW 88.7 FM)
MBC
12:30 pm – 2 pm
Dan Boadi (Chicago/Ghana)
FREE
Jim Stoynoff (Chicago/Greece)
(live broadcast
on WNUR 89.3FM)
Borders Books & Music
12:30 pm
Taller de Compas (Spain)
FREE
(Michigan Ave.)
Old Town School 8:30 pm
Taller de Compas (Spain)
$5
suggested donation
Thursday, Sept. 18
MBC
11 am – 12 pm
Jan Yrgagy (Kyrgyzstan)
FREE
Liam Teague & Robert Chappell (Chicago/Trinidad)
(live broadcast
on WLUW 88.7 FM)
MBC
12:30 pm – 2 pm
Guerra Freitas (Chicago/Angola)
FREE
Habibullah Wardak (Chicago/Afghanistan)
(live broadcast on WNUR 89.3FM)
Borders Books & Music
12:30 pm
Ellika & Solo (Sweden/Senegal) FREE
(State St.)
Chicago Cultural Center 6 – 11 pm
World Music Festival Open House
FREE
Preston Bradley Hall
6:30pm
Friends of the Gamelan (Chicago)
7:45pm
Habibullah Wardak (Chicago/Afghanistan)
& Puran Vyas
(Chicago/India)
9:15 pm
Radio Maqam (Chicago)
Randolph Café
7:45pm
Jan Yrgagy (Kyrgyzstan)
9:30pm
Taller de Compas (Spain)
Claudia Cassidy Theater 7 pm
Liam Teague & Panoramic (Chicago/Trinidad)
8:30 pm
Morikeba Kouyate & The Jaliya Ensemble
(Chicago/Senegal)
All Building:
throughout evening
Environmental Encroachment (Chicago)
Friday, Sept. 19
MBC
11 am – 12 pm
Ellika and Solo (Sweden/Senegal) FREE
(live broadcast
on WLUW 88.7 FM)
MBC
12:30pm – 2 pm
Taller de Compas (Spain)
FREE
Super Uba (New York City/Dominican Republic)
(live broadcast
on WNUR 89.3FM)
Daley Center
12 pm
Razbar Ensemble (Iran)
FREE
Borders Books & Music
12:30 pm
Perla Batalla (Los Angeles/Mexico)
FREE
(State St.)
Borders Books & Music
12:30 pm
Cool Crooners of Bulawayo (Zimbabwe) FREE
(Hyde Park)
Humboldt Park Boathouse 7 pm
Super Uba (New York City/Dominican Republic)
FREE
Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum 7 pm
Perla Batalla (Los Angeles/Mexico)
$12
Maria del Mar Bonet (Spain)
Old Town School 7:30 pm
Cool Crooners of Bulawayo (Zimbabwe) $12
Ellika and Solo (Sweden/Senegal)
Museum of Contemporary Art 7:30 pm
Beat the Donkey (New York City/Brazil) $12
Rhythm
8 pm
Drum Drum (Papua New Guinea)
$8
Martyrs
9:30 pm
Zemog (Boston)
$10
Los Hombres Perdidos (Chicago)
Empty Bottle
10 pm
Si*Sé (New York City)
$10
Youngblood Brass Band (Madison)
Sonotheque
11 pm
Grupo Okokan (Chicago)
$8
DJ Híde (Chicago)
Saturday, Sept. 20
Garfield Park Conservatory
12 pm (1pm)
Cool Crooners of Bulawayo (Zimbabwe) FREE
County Fair
(3pm) Super
Uba (New York City/Dominican Republic)
Kids and Kites Festival
12 pm
Drum Drum (Papua New Guinea)
FREE
Rogers Park Festival
12:30 pm Taller de Compas
(Spain)
FREE
Borders Books & Music
1 pm
Maria del Mar Bonet (Spain)
FREE
(Michigan Ave.)
Rhythm
(WORKSHOP)
2 pm
Cyro Baptista/Beat The Donkey
$8
(New York City/Brazil)
Borders
Books & Music
3 pm
Si*Sé (New York City)
FREE
(Clark Street)
Saturday, Sept. 20
(cont.)
Old Town School
7:30 pm
Super Uba Y Su Conjunto
$12
with El
Bachatin (New York City/
Dominican
Republic)
Museum of Contemporary Art
7:30 pm
Razbar Ensemble (Iran)
$12
Jan Yrgagy (Kyrgyzstan)
Polish Highlander Hall
8:30 pm
Duvo (Hungary)
$12
Siumni (Chicago/Poland)
HotHouse
9 pm
Maria del Mar Bonet (Spain)
$12
Nó em Pingo d’Água (Brazil)
Empty Bottle
10 pm
Fiamma Fumana (Italy)
$12
Zemog (Boston)
Martyrs
10 pm
Beat the Donkey (New York City/Brazil) $10
Chicago Afrobeat Project (Chicago)
Park West
10 pm
Spanish Harlem Orchestra (New York City) $15
Issac Delgado (Cuba)
Sonotheque
11 pm
Si*Sé (New York City)
$8
DJ Anthony Nicholson (Chicago)
Rhythm
11 pm
Djelimady Tounkara (Mali)
$10
Sunday, Sept. 21
River East Art Center/Ogden Slip 12 pm
Nó em Pingo d’Água (Brazil)
FREE
Borders Books & Music
1 pm
Nothembi (South Africa)
FREE
(Hyde Park)
Borders Books & Music
2 pm
Fiamma Fumana (Italy)
FREE
(Michigan Ave.)
Chicago Cultural Center
3 pm
Kushal Das and Samar Saha (India) FREE
Old Town School
5 pm
Duvo (Hungary)
$12
Juliano
Milosavljevic Ensemble
(Chicago/Serbia)
Riviera Theater
7:30 pm
Youssou N’Dour (Senegal)
$25
Nothembi (South Africa)
Djelimady Tounkara (Mali)
Sonotheque
11 pm
Dan Boadi & Ghanatta (Chicago/Ghana) $8
DJ RikShaw (Chicago)
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
