NPR/WBUR World Music Story

Around timestamp 3:45 they talk about Eastern European and Roma music

soundcloud.com - tracks to listen to

In the process of getting the links for the previous post, with WBEZ's Worldview on soundcloud.com, I found other interesting stuff to listen to, for example:
https://soundcloud.com/evergreene/sets/balkan-arts-701-bulgarian-folk

NPR: Markovic Orkestar - Golden Horns

http://www.npr.org/2012/07/03/156201129/serbias-markovic-orkestar-breaks-boundaries-with-brass

PRI The World: Swedish Jam Session: Väsen Plays The World

Heard this on WBEZ yesterday:

http://www.theworld.org/2012/02/swedish-jam-session-vasen-plays-the-world/

NPR: Ethnic 78RPM record mix

There's a story up on NPR, along with an audio player that has a lot of ethnic music, much of it Greek/Turkish/Balkan, from old 78rpm records:

http://www.npr.org/2012/01/23/145361675/78-78s-in-search-of-lost-time

http://www.npr.org/series/129702737/the-mix

Taste of Chicago World Music Day Mon Jun 27

Carlyn brought this to our attention:

Taste of Chicago 2011: Musical Acts | FREE Admission

Monday, June 27: World Music Day

12 – 1 p.m.             Black Bear Combo (Balkan Brass)
1:20 - 2:20 p.m.      Megitza Quartet (Polish Highlander)
2:40 - 3:40 p.m.      Lamajamal (Gypsy Surf)
4 – 5 p.m.               Mar Caribe (Tropical)
5:20 - 6:20 p.m.      Mas Trueno (International) – “Martyr's Pick!”
6:40 – 8 p.m.          Funkadesi (Latin/African/Indian)

Chicago World Music Festival Sept 19-25, 2008

September 19 – 25, 2008
various locations
ticket prices vary

Click here for more info

They also have a Myspace page

Here are a couple of the many event listings:

Live on WNUR, 89.3 FM Special broadcast of "Continental Drift" radio program
Friday, September 19, 11am - 2pm
Claudia Cassidy Theater
Ensemble Al-Kindi / Seckou Keita Quartet / Baye Kouyate et les Tougarakes / Richard Hagopian

Bulgarian Images, Film, Music & Dance!
Saturday, September 20, 1pm - 5pm
Claudia Cassidy Theater
A documentary film screening and lecture by photographer Martin Koenig about the exhibition Voices and Images from Bolgaria, 1966-1979, at the Chicago Cultural Center now through September 28. The screening is followed by a Bulgarian dance party hosted by John Kuo with live music by Bulgarian band Kabile.