World Music Festival Chicago

The World Music Festival Chicago is an annual musical event held in Chicago, Illinois, since 1999. It is organized by the City of Chicago.^[1][2] The festival takes place in September, usually runs 5–10 days,^[3] and has featured musicians from over 75 countries since its inception.^[4]

World Music Festival Chicago
Genre	World music
Dates	September
Location(s)	Chicago, Illinois, US
Years active	1999–present
Website	City of Chicago

Featured performers

Performers at the festival have included:

• Rahim AlHaj
• Maria de Barros
• Bomba Estereo
• Fatoumata Diawara
• Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto
• Sergent Garcia
• Hanggai
• Slavic Soul Party!
• Staff Benda Bilili
• Sidi Toure

References

1. "Chicago World Music Festival". Explore Chicago. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
2. Margasak, Peter (September 18, 2012). "The World Music Festival: Down but not out". Chicago Reader. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
3. "World Music Festival Chicago 2004". chicagoreader.com. September 16, 2004. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
4. "13th Annual World Music Festival: Chicago 2011 September 15–22". City of Chicago. August 17, 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012.

External links

• World Music Festival Chicago
• World Music Festival Chicago 2024 at AllEvents