Upcoming Shows
Sunday, April 11th, 2010
Event: DANCE PARTY!
Venue: Quenchers, Fullerton & Western, Chicago
Show: 10pm
Cost: FREE
Past Shows
Saturday, January 9th, 2010
Event: Martyrs with our friends Balkano & SolAranjaVenue: 3855 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL
Show: 10pm
Cost: $10
More info available here.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Event: Skokie Public Library presents World Arts SeriesVenue: Petty Auditorium, 5215 Oakton St, Skokie, IL 60077
Show: 3pm
Cost: FREE
More info available here.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Event: Hot Summer Nights Music Series with Lamajamal & Erika OchoaVenue: Botanic Gardens, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL
Show: 6-8pm
Cost: FREE *Parking Rates Do Apply
More info available here.
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Event: Art Institute ChicagoVenue: Fullerton Hall, 111 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL
Show: 1pm
Cost: FREE with admission
More info available here.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Event: Lamajamal on WGN News at NoonThursday, July 9, 2009
Event: Hot Summer Nights Music Series with Lamajamal & Erika OchoaVenue: Botanic Gardens 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL
Show: 6-8pm
Cost: FREE *Parking Rates Do Apply
More info available here.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Event: Chicago Turkish FestivalVenue: Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington, Chicago
Show: 1:15pm
Cost: FREE
More info available here.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Event: Chicago Turkish FestivalVenue: Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington, Chicago
Show: 1:15pm
Cost: FREE
More info available here.
Friday, May 8, 2009
Event: Music Without Borders: LamajamalVenue: Chicago Cultural Center, Randolph Cafe, 78 E. Washington, Chicago
Show: 12:15pm
Cost: FREE
More info available here.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Event: Radio M presents Lamajamal & Chicha LibreVenue: Martyrs, 3855 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago
Show: 9pm
Cost: $10
More info available at Martyrs and Chicha Libre.
Friday, April 10, 2009
Event: Lamajamal & Doppler Shift (Good Friday)Venue: Quenchers, 2401 N Western Ave., Chicago, IL 60647
Show: 9pm
Cost: FREE
More info available at Quencher's and Doppler Shift.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Event: Oakton College Cultures WeekVenue: Oakton College Room C140, 7701 N. Lincoln, Skokie, IL
Show: 6:30-7:30pm
Cost: donations accepted
More info available here.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Event: Lamajamal Belly Dance Party With Dance AccompanimentVenue: Uncommon Ground, 1401 W. Devon Ave., Chicago, IL 60660
Show: 10 & 11pm
Cost: $10 donation
More info available here.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Event: Cafe Finjan
"Cafe Finjan is a series of interfaith arts exchanges, begun in 2002 by the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs as a part of its Jewish-Muslim Community-Building Initiative. The series establishes points of contact and nurtures a greater understanding between Jews and Muslims of Chicago while creating spaces for Chicagoland Jews, Muslims, and others of diverse background to come together and give voice to their identity and experience as a part of a larger community. "Finjan", a word of both Arabic and Hebrew, is a metal pot for brewing coffee in the traditional Middle Eastern style, not only in the home, but also on a campfire with comrades gathered around for warmth."
Venue: Corteylou Commons, DePaul University, 2324 N. Fremont, Chicago, IL
Show: 4-8pm
Cost: $5-10 donation
More info available here.
Event: Passport to the World: Greece (Kraft Free Family Nights)
"Chicago Children’s Museum and the Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center invite you to explore Chicago's Greek community through music, dance, art, and the universal language of play!"
Venue: Chicago Children's Museum @ Navy Pier, 700 E Grand Ave., Chicago, IL 60611
Show: 5-8pm
Cost: FREE
More info available here.
Friday, November 21, 2008
IMAN presents Community Cafe: Illuminate at Parkway Ballroom - 4455 S. King Dr., Chicago, IL
The Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) is a community-based nonprofit that works for social justice, delivers a range of direct services, and cultivates the arts in urban communities. More info here.Thursday, November 13, 2008
Darkroom - 2210 W. Chicago, Chicago, IL
Lamajamal with Eastern Blok, Conductive Alliance opens. More info here.Saturday, October 4, 2008
the Hideout - 1354 W. Wabansia, Chicago, IL
Lamajamal followed by a late night DJ set with Josh Abrams. More info here.Saturday, September 20, 2008
Martyrs - 3855 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, IL
The Chicago World Music Festival & Martyrs Present Baba Zula & Lamajamal. 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 diverse cultures. The 2008 festival line-up features more than 60 events at 28 venues. Events include a mix of free and ticketed concerts, live radio broadcasts, in-store performances, and more. More info here and here. Purchase tickets here.Monday, September 15, 2008
Logan Square Auditorium - 2539 N Kedzie
Balkan Beat Box & Lamajamal. Bringing together a diverse group of artists that features members of FIREWATER and GOGOL BORDELLO, BALKAN BEAT BOX honors their Mediterranean roots with a hybrid style of dancehall hip hop and Jewish klezmer music. This exotic fusion of styles has earned them much attention, with the Chicago Sun-Times stating, "instead of gazing into the navels of other cultures, these mélanges pull the whole weight of the world forward, always forward." Local gypsy surf band LAMAJAMAL opens. Purchase tickets here.Saturday, September 13, 2008
Global Union Festival 2008, Humboldt Park - Milwaukee, WI
Saturday, September 13 and Sunday, September 14, 12 noon to 7:00 p.m., Humboldt Park, FREE! Summer's last great party is back! This year, artists from India, Mali, Brazil, Russia, Iran, the Congo, and Cuba turn Humboldt Park into the red hot epicenter of the universe. Read more about this year's line-up in our study guide. More info here.Saturday, September 13, 2008
Chicago Public Radio presents A Preview to Chicago's World Music Festival at Victory Gardens Biograph Theater - 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL
Radio M host Tony Sarabia is joined on-stage by World Music Festival’s Mike Orlove for a taste of this year’s Festival, with Indian Classical music by Habib Wardack & Puran Vyas, and performances by Mar Caribe and Lamajamal, the night will include conversations with the musicians and a special one-night-only collaboration.
The evening will begin with Indian Classical music by Habib Wardack, playing the rubab - a lute-like musical instrument from Afghanistan - and Puran Vyas, playing the tablas - a popular Indian percussion instrument. Then Mar Caribe will take the stage, they combine Spaghetti Western, gypsy jazz, and bluegrass with a mildly tropical twist. Next, Lamajamal will bring an Eastern influenced sound to the stage – incorporating sounds from Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Peru, and Spain, the band says their dedicated to the survival of traditional music and the creation of creative, soulful world music. Between them the diversity of Chicago's World Music Festival will be exemplified! But before it’s all over, get ready for a true world music experience as everyone returns to the stage for a group performance you won’t soon forget.
After the Preview, plan to join Tony Sarabia for a special treat – head across the street to Soirée (2438 N Lincoln Ave) where he’ll be spinning some of his favorite music from around the world, just for you. It’s like listening to Radio M – only live!
Tony Sarabia
As host of Radio M, Tony explores world cultures and people through music and sounds. As the Senior Editor of Arts, Culture and Architecture for Chicago Public Radio, Tony regularly reports for the CityRoom on these issues and more.
Mike Orlove
As the Senior Programs Director at Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Mike is the coordinator of World Music Festival, as well as Chicago’s SummerDance program, and books the year-long array of cutting edge local, national, and international acts that perform at the Cultural Center.
World Music Festival Chicago
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 diverse cultures. The 2008 festival line-up features more than 70 events at over 20 venues, and includes both free and ticketed events.
For more information, please visit www.wbez.org, www.cityofchicago.org/WorldMusic, and www.worldmusicfestivalchicago.org/preview.
