WNUR broadcasting live from CHICAGO WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL

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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.