WNUR broadcasting live from CHICAGO WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL
Chicago showcases the best of international music at the 10th Annual World Music Festival: Chicago 2008, Friday, September 19 through Thursday September 25, 2008. The multi-venue festival showcases both traditional and contemporary music from many of the world's diverse cultures. The festival features more than 60 events at about 20 venues. Many of the events are family friendly and open to the public. Events include a mix of free and ticketed concerts, live radio broadcasts, in-store performances, and educational workshops presented in museums, parks, cultural centers, plazas, theaters, bookstores, clubs and other venues throughout Chicago.
This year WNUR's World Music program Continental Drift has been selected as the ONLY radio show to conduct all of the live interviews with the festival artists at the Chicago Cultural Center during the week of the festival! Come by the cultural center to watch the interviews in front of a live audience, listen online, or tune in to 89.3FM to learn more and hear live performances from artists from all over the globe! For more information check out the festival schedule and MySpace page.
FRIDAY SEPT 19
Live on WNUR 89.3 FM (11:00 AM - 2:00 PM)
Ensemble Al-Kindi
(Syria)
Classical Arab Music
Seckou Keita Quartet
(UK/Senegal/Italy/Egypt/Gambia)
Acoustic African World Jazz
Baye Kouyate et les Tougarakes
(USA/Mali)
West African Fusion
Richard Hagopian
(USA/Armenia)
Traditional Armenian
MONDAY SEPT 22
Live on WNUR 89.3 FM (11:00 AM - 2:00 PM)
Alex Cuba
(Cuba/Canada)
Latin Soul Pop
Ben Herson of Nomadic Wax & guests
(USA/NYC)
Global Underground Hip Hop
La Musgaña
(Spain)
Traditional Spanish Castilian Folk
TUESDAY SEPT 23
Live on WNUR 89.3 FM (11:00 AM - 2:00 PM)
Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko
(Canada/Mali)
African meets Appalachian Folk and Roots
Mohsen Namjoo
(Iran)
Contemporary Persian
Lo Còr de la Plana
(France)
Mediterranean Occitan Vocals and Drums
[dunkelbunt]
(Austria)
Balkan Gypsy Electronica
WEDNESDAY SEPT 24
Live on WNUR 89.3 FM (11:00 AM - 2:00 PM)
Prasanna's Electric Ganesha Land Ensemble
(USA/India)
South Indian Classical Rock
Vasen
(Sweden)
Traditional Acoustic Swedish Rock
Edmar Castaneda Quartet
(USA/Columbia)
Columbian Folkloric Jazz
Etugen
(Mongolia)
Traditional Mongolian Folk
THURSDAY SEPT 25
Live on WNUR 89.3 FM (11:00 AM - 2:00 PM)
Dhafer Youssef
(Tunisia)
Sufi Mystic Fusion
Zazhil
(Mexico)
Mexican Son Fusion
Salvador Duran
(USA/Mexico)
Latin Americana Flamenco
Mor Karbasi
(Israel)
Sephardic Ladino Music
Please direct any questions about the WMF Broadcasts to Continental Drift producer Allie Silver at drift-producer@wnur.org.