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Colombia’s Cimarrón concert in Chicago

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Chicago's Music Without Borders present Cimmaron Colombia’s Cimarrón makes their Chicago debut, bringing Joropo, their country’s traditional folk music and dance to the stage. Led by harpist and composer Carlos Rojas, they’ll showcase their musical virtuosity using percussive harp techniques, fast-picking bass and guitar, along with maracas. * Date 06.21.2009 * Time 6:30pm - 8:00pm * Admission FREE * Location Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park,... »

Faiz Ali Faiz concert in Chicago

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Faiz Ali Faiz - photo courtesy: Franck Vorgers

Chicago's Music Without Borders 2009 present Faiz Ali Faiz. Discover the sounds of the great Sufi poets, brought to life by Pakistani singer, Faiz Ali Faiz. Dubbed “the great new voice of Qawwali music”, his devotional singing combines heavy percussion sounds with traditional chanting. The ensemble makes their Chicago debut as part of their first US tour. [caption id="attachment_309" align="alignleft"... »

World Music in Chicago: Music without Border

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Every summer the city of Chicago brings world class musicians from around the globe to perform. This year includes artists from Colombia, South Korea, Pakistan, Zimbabwe, Mexico and Morrocco. Here's a list of international musicians performing June 18 - July 23: June 18 - Faiz Ali Faiz (Pakistan) June 21 - Cimarron (Colombia) June 25 - Mariachi Neuvo Tecalitan (Mexico) July 2 - Oumou Sangare... »

One Love - Songs from around the world

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Playing For Change epitomizes the goal of  Unieros - musicians from around the world united through song. From the streets of Santa  Monica California to New Dehli, India, Dublin, Ireland, Kathmandu, Nepal, ... »

World Kitchen: Japanese Cooking Class - June 6

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Explore Chicago's diverse cultural heritage through ethnic cuisines, and focus on culinary skills and techniques in our state-of-the-art World Kitchen facility. World Kitchen offers opportunities to experience the true pleasures of food as nourishment for the body as well as... »

Amadou & Miriam concert in Chicago - June 2

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"Welcome to Mali" is latest album of the great duo Amadou and Miriam. This Chicago world music concert is a must see performance of African music and a great event that showcases the Chicago international world music scene. Also appearing... »