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Music, Music Feature Sep 4, 2018
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What to see at the 2018 World Music Festival

It’s enlisted a crowd of international talents for its 21 free concerts—among them hallucinatory Argentine singer-songwriter Juana Molina, generation-spanning Cuban big band Orquesta Akokán, and omnivorous Congolese groove machine Jupiter & Okwess.
- By Leor Galil, Monica Kendrick, Noah Berlatsky, Bill Meyer, Jamie Ludwig, Kevin Warwick, Dave Cantor, and Philip Montoro
- Tags: Music Feature, World Music Festival, world music, international music, Combo Chimbita, Chéjere, Innov Gnawa, Sona Jobarteh, Emilia Amper, Altan, Cheick Hamala Diabaté, Jupiter & Okwess, Debashish Bhattacharya, Orquesta Akokán, Juana Molina, Boban Marković Orkestar, Mahmoud Ahmed, Michael Orlove, Music Without Borders, Millennium Park, Mariachi Herencia de Mexico, Actores Alidos, Zhou Family Band, National Arab Orchestra, Mohamed Bayoumi, Fendika, Ragamala, Jean-Pierre “Jupiter” Bokondji, Jupiter Bokondji, Anandi Bhattacharya, Subhasis Bhattacharya, Swapan Chaudhuri, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Alonso Borja, Carolina Oliveros, José “Pepito” Gómez, Michael Eckroth, Jacob Plasse, Video

Music, Music Feature Sep 9, 2013
The World Music Festival bounces back

Its city-spanning lineup of free concerts expands to 11 days with an all-night Indian classical marathon, Malian stars Sidi Touré and Bassekou Kouyaté, and lots more.
- By Peter Margasak and Monica Kendrick
- Tags: Music Feature, World Music Festival 2013, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Michael Orlove, Carlos Tortolero, Jack McLarnan, RagaMala, Amjad Ali Khan, Debashish Bhattacharya, Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall, Festival au Desert: Caravan for Peace, Bassekou Kouyaté, Sidi Touré, Leila Gobi, Mamadou Kelly, Joan Soriano, Eddie Palmieri, Plena Libre, L. Subramaniam, Qawal Najmuddin Saifuddin & Brothers, Pejman Hadadi, Imamyar Hasanov, One World Under One Roof, Debo Band, Subhasis Bhattacharjee, Ngoni Ba, Zoumana Tereta, Amy Sacko, Cheick Diallo, Baba Salah, Kardemimmit, We Banjo 3, Noura Mint Seymali, Tal National, Brock McGuire Band, Andreas Kapsalis, Goran Ivanovic, Pritzker Pavilion, Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, Martyrs', Hideout, Symphony Center, Mayne Stage, Old Town School of Folk Music, Harris Gallery, Reggie's Rock Club, Schubas

Music, Music Feature Sep 18, 2012
The World Music Festival: Down but not out

Bureaucratic fumbling has diminished its lineup, but some greatness remains—including Fatoumata Diawara, Slavic Soul Party!, and Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music Feature, World Music Festival, world music, Music Without Borders, Michael Orlove, Brian Keigher, Lotus World Music & Arts Festival, David Chavez, Maria de Barros, Slavic Soul Party!, Fatoumata Diawara, Hanggai, Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto, Pedrito Martinez, Janka Nabay, Rahim AlHaj

Blogs, Bleader Jul 25, 2012
Welcome to post-Orlove Chicago

Congolese street band Staff Benda Bilili, who had to cancel a long-in-the-works Pritzker date last year due to visa problems, skip Chicago on their first U.S. tour
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Staff Benda Bilili, world music, Congolese music, Michael Orlove, Department of Cultural Affairs, Chicago World Music Festival

Blogs, Bleader Mar 29, 2012
RIP: Music Without Borders

The great world-music series Music Without Borders is missing from the city's announcement of Millennium Park's summer programming.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Millennium Park, Pritzker Pavilion, Music Without Borders, Michael Orlove, Downtown Sound, Loops and Variations, Made in Chicago: World Class Jazz, summer, free concerts

Blogs, Bleader Mar 26, 2012
You won't believe what happened last week on the Bleader!

A breakdown of all the hijinks and shenanigans on the Bleader last week
- By Tal Rosenberg
- Tags: Shameless SEO, Last week on the Bleader, Wiener's Circle, Hangover Week, elections, House of Consignment, Michael Orlove, Jon Langford, The Onion, shoot me

Blogs, Bleader Mar 21, 2012
Michael Orlove, director of many city music programs, hired away from Chicago by the NEA

Longtime city music programmer Michael Orlove has been hired by the National Endowment for the Arts.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Michael Orlove, National Endowment for the Arts, Department of Cultural Affairs, Chicago music, Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture

Blogs, Bleader Dec 29, 2011
City arts staff gone missing—again

Arts staff cut from Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Lit & Lectures, Music, Visual Art, Clout City, News, Performing Arts, Arts, Books, Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Michael Orlove

Blogs, Bleader Mar 11, 2009
Michael Orlove goes international

Michael Orlove from Cultural Affairs takes his curatorial skills global.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Chicago World Music Festival, World Music, Michael Orlove, World Music Festival: Chicago, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, WOMEX conference, Chicago World Music Fest, Cultural Affairs

Blogs, Bleader Feb 24, 2009
World-music presenters converge on Chicago

World-music presenters from the midwest gather at the Morse Theater on Tuesday night to plot the year's offerings.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, World Music, World Music Festival: Chicago, Occidental Brothers Dance Band International, Morse Theatre, Fandanguero, World Music Consortium Meetings, Michael Orlove, Steve Gibons's Gypsy Rhythm Project featuring Nicolae Feraru, Brian Keigher

Blogs, Bleader May 3, 2007
Michael Orlove, the missing man

The most glaring omission from New City's annual Music 45 issue.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, World Music Festival, Chicago Cultural Center, New City, Michael Orlove, SummerDance

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What to see at the 2018 World Music Festival

It’s enlisted a crowd of international talents for its 21 free concerts—among them hallucinatory Argentine singer-songwriter Juana Molina, generation-spanning Cuban big band Orquesta Akokán, and omnivorous Congolese groove machine Jupiter & Okwess.

The World Music Festival bounces back

Its city-spanning lineup of free concerts expands to 11 days with an all-night Indian classical marathon, Malian stars Sidi Touré and Bassekou Kouyaté, and lots more.

The World Music Festival: Down but not out

Bureaucratic fumbling has diminished its lineup, but some greatness remains—including Fatoumata Diawara, Slavic Soul Party!, and Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto

Welcome to post-Orlove Chicago

Congolese street band Staff Benda Bilili, who had to cancel a long-in-the-works Pritzker date last year due to visa problems, skip Chicago on their first U.S. tour

RIP: Music Without Borders

The great world-music series Music Without Borders is missing from the city's announcement of Millennium Park's summer programming.

You won't believe what happened last week on the Bleader!

A breakdown of all the hijinks and shenanigans on the Bleader last week

Michael Orlove, director of many city music programs, hired away from Chicago by the NEA

Longtime city music programmer Michael Orlove has been hired by the National Endowment for the Arts.

City arts staff gone missing—again

Arts staff cut from Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture

Michael Orlove goes international

Michael Orlove from Cultural Affairs takes his curatorial skills global.

World-music presenters converge on Chicago

World-music presenters from the midwest gather at the Morse Theater on Tuesday night to plot the year's offerings.

Michael Orlove, the missing man

The most glaring omission from New City's annual Music 45 issue.

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It’s enlisted a crowd of international talents for its 21 free concerts—among them hallucinatory Argentine singer-songwriter Juana Molina, generation-spanning Cuban big band Orquesta Akokán, and omnivorous Congolese groove machine Jupiter & Okwess.

Its city-spanning lineup of free concerts expands to 11 days with an all-night Indian classical marathon, Malian stars Sidi Touré and Bassekou Kouyaté, and lots more.

Bureaucratic fumbling has diminished its lineup, but some greatness remains—including Fatoumata Diawara, Slavic Soul Party!, and Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto

Congolese street band Staff Benda Bilili, who had to cancel a long-in-the-works Pritzker date last year due to visa problems, skip Chicago on their first U.S. tour

The great world-music series Music Without Borders is missing from the city's announcement of Millennium Park's summer programming.

A breakdown of all the hijinks and shenanigans on the Bleader last week

Longtime city music programmer Michael Orlove has been hired by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Arts staff cut from Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture

Michael Orlove from Cultural Affairs takes his curatorial skills global.

World-music presenters from the midwest gather at the Morse Theater on Tuesday night to plot the year's offerings.

The most glaring omission from New City's annual Music 45 issue.

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