The 2016 Madison World Music Festival will take place September 13-17 and September 29, 2016 at various stages in Madison, Wisconsin.
The festival, sponsored by the Wisconsin Union Theater, begins on September 13 with a mandala construction by the monks of the Mystical Arts of Tibet, who will also perform on Saturday, September 17 at Shannon Hall; continue with performances at the Memorial Union Terrace and Fredric March Play Circle as well as the large stage in the Willy Street Fair, and a second installment on the Terrace on September 29. The concerts and workshops are all free and open to the public.
Madison World Music Festival Schedule
Tuesday, September 13, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m., Mandala Opening Ceremony
1:30p.m. – 4:30p.m., drawing of the lines
Wednesday – Thursday, September 14 – September 15, 9am – 6:00 p.m., Mandala Construction
Friday, September 16, 9am – 3:00 p.m., Mandala Construction
3:30p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Closing Ceremony and Dispersal of the Sand
Thursday, September 15, Memorial Union:
Fredric March Play Circle:
5:30p.m., Film: Life is Waiting: Referendum and Resistance in Western Sahara, directed by Iara Lee
Terrace:
6:45p.m.: Enyedi-Salamon Ensemble, Hungary, dancing workshop (Rain: Festival Room)
8:15p.m.: Enyedi-Salamon Ensemble, Hungary, performance (Rain: Play Circle)
Friday, September 16, Memorial Union Terrace:
3:30p.m. – 5:00p.m., The Mystical Arts of Tibet – Sand Mandala, Closing Ceremony and Dispersal of the Sand
5:30p.m., Rajab Suleiman & Kithara, Zanzibar (rain: Shannon Hall)
7:30p.m., Alsarah & the Nubatones, Sudan/USA (rain: Shannon Hall)
9:30p.m., The Dhol Foundation, India/England (rain: Shannon Hall)
Saturday, September 17
Willy St. Fair, Large Stage:
2:30p.m., Femina, Argentina
4:45p.m., A-Wa, Israel/Yemen
7:00 p.m., Otimo, Brazil/Madison
7:30p.m., The Villalobos Brothers, Mexico
Shannon Hall:
8:00 p.m.: The Mystical Arts of Tibet
Terrace (Rain: Shannon Hall):
9:30p.m.: A-Wa, Israel
Thursday, September 29, Memorial Union Terrace (rain: Shannon Hall):
7:00 p.m.: Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, Italy
9:00 p.m.: Troker, Mexico
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.
