The 14th annual Madison World Music Festival lineup was announced this week. The festival takes place September 15 and 16 in Madison, Wisconsin (USA). Venues include the Memorial Union Terrace and Fredric March Play Circle as well as the large stage in the Willy Street Fair.
The concerts are all free and open to the public, sponsored by the Wisconsin Union Theater and UW Credit Union.
Friday, September 15:
Memorial Union:
4:00, Opening: Wisconsin Dells Singers, Ho-Chunk, Terrace
4:45, Bang Data, Latin Alternative, Terrace
6:45, Flor De Toloache, women mariachis, Terrace
7:15, Trio Brasileiro (Brazil), Fredric March Play Circle
8:45, Orkesta Mendoza (Tucson/Latin America), Terrace
(And: Wild Rumpus Stilt Walkers)
Saturday, September 16:
Willy Street Fair:
2:15-3:00 Immigré, Madison, Afro-funk
3:45-5:00 Bideew Bou Bess (Senegal)
5:45-7:00 Ladama (Latin America)
7:45-9:00 Vox Sambou (Haiti)
Memorial Union Terrace:
8:30: The Skatalites (Jamaica)
headline photo: Vox Sambou (Haiti)
for more details go to madison-world-music-festival
Author: World Music Central News Room
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