WORLD MUSIC CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
WORLD MUSIC CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular World Music Concerts in Manchester
Jah Wobble & The Invaders Of The Heart
Todmorden Unitarian Church
Fri 25 Apr - Sat 17 May 2025
Yeh Dosti - Celebrating 50 Years Of Sholay
The Stoller Hall
Fri 6 - Sun 22 Jun 2025
Tommy Guerrero
The Blues Kitchen, Manchester
Tuesday 8 April 2025
Globally known as an original member of the legendary "Bones Brigade" skate collective, San Francisco-born multi-instrumentalist Tommy Guerrero is a cult figure on the indie circuit thanks to his street-smart beats, soft-touch guitar pickin...Me and My Friends
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Thursday 10 April 2025
Me and My Friends play soulful, poignant folk and jazz music with a beat: a unique blend of Afrobeat grooves with deliciously rich harmonies, languidly graceful cello and playfully funky clarinet, all tied together by the hauntingly elegant...RAMONA LIVE - Salsa De Cuba
Ramona, Manchester
Thursday 10 April 2025
Salsa de Cuba Fronted by two old friends Juan Sanchez and Reinier Bazan, Salsa de Cuba bring high-energy and passion to the dance floor....The Canton Disco
Gorilla, Manchester
Friday 11 April 2025
The most popular trendy music culture from Hong Kong comes to the UK at the Canton Disco. The party will feature pop songs from different eras in Hong Kong, reminiscing about the Canton Pop that accompanied us through our growth. Friend...Bollywood Time Machine
Darwen Library Theatre, Blackburn
Friday 11 April 2025
Embark on a journey through the dynamic decades with Bollywood Time Machine! From the groovy 60s to the contemporary hits of today, immerse yourself in an evening filled with laughter, dance, and timeless melodies from enchanting voices of ...La Fiesta
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Friday 11 April - Friday 6 June 2025
A free-to-dance global music night featuring Afrobeat, Reggae, Latin, and Jazz with live band. Free entry, every Friday! ...The Rude Boyz Ska & 2-Tone Night
The Brickhouse, St Helens
Saturday 12 April 2025
The Rude Boyz make their debut at the Mighty Brickhouse...Blick Bassy
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Monday 14 April 2025
An indie-pop and afro-soul enthusiast deeply rooted in the African continent, the very talented Cameroonian singer-songwriter Blick Bassy is a force of nature, and is known across France for his vibrant live performances. On his album Madi...
Burna Boy
Co-op Live, Manchester
Monday 21 April 2025
One of West Africa's biggest stars, Nigeria's Burna Boy is the stage name of Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu. Heavily inspired by his grandfather - who managed Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti - he started mixing his own beats at a young age. He has c...Heilung
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Monday 21 April 2025
The enigmatic world music collective, made up of members from Denmark, Norway, and Germany, return with their signature amplified folk based on texts and runic inscriptions from Germanic peoples of the Iron Age, and Viking Age. The mysterio...Bollywood Time Machine
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Friday 25 April 2025
Embark on a journey through the dynamic decades with Bollywood Time Machine! From the groovy 60s to the contemporary hits of today, immerse yourself in an evening filled with laughter, dance, and timeless melodies from enchanting voices of ...Jah Wobble & The Invaders Of The Heart
Todmorden Unitarian Church, Oldham
Friday 25 April 2025
Combining global music, reggae, fusion and punk influences, Jah Wobble has entranced the world with his hypnotic bass riffs for over four decades and has become one of Britain's most influential and distinct bass players. Accompanied by h...Valery Meladze
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 26 April 2025
Georgian-born Russian art rock star Valery Meladze, a Meritorious Artist of Russia, and People's Artist of the Chechen Republic, celebrates 30 years in the industry. With his brother Konstantin Meladze, he founded the Russian-Ukrainian...
St Helens Jazz Festival
The Brickhouse, St Helens
Sunday 27 April 2025
The St. Helens Northwest Jazz Latin Swing & Blues Club's Jazz Festival is held every 4th Sunday of the month. A social gathering of local musicians who play Jazz, Blues, Swing and Big Band Numbers. Hosts the JaMb Trio take to the stage befo...Jeffrey Martin
Gullivers, Manchester
Thursday 1 May 2025
As a babe Jeffrey Martin sought out solitude as often as he could find it. He?s always been that way, and he has never understood the whole phenomenon of smiling in pictures, although he is a very happy guy. One night in middle school he st...Wave To Earth
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 2 May 2025
Korean indie rock trio Wave to Earth (웨이브투어스) come to Europe. ...Johnny Drille
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 3 May 2025
Nigerian folk singer and songwriter Johnny Drille first came into the spotlight in 2015 when he released a cover of "Awww" by Di'Ja. He was one of the contestants on the sixth season of Project Fame West Africa in 2013 and his debut single ...Manchester Ska Foundation - Live at The Empire
Empire Rochdale, Rochdale
Saturday 3 May 2025
Get you skank on at the empire and listen to all the best from madness and more...The Bollywood Big One
Co-op Live, Manchester
Sunday 4 May 2025
The biggest Bollywood stage show to take place across the globe, The Bollywood Big One will unite the creme of Bollywood superstardom on one stage. Bollywood royalty and silver screen heavyweight, Salman Khan, will join an ensemble of veter...Aakash Odedra Company - Songs of the Bulbul
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 6 May 2025
Leicester's award-winning international dance company Aakash Odedra unites with musical greats, Abi Sampa, Sarthak Kalyani, Rushil Ranjan and forty of Manchester Camerata's musicians for a unique live orchestral performance of Songs ...Track Dogs
The Met, Bury
Wednesday 7 May 2025
Track Dogs are four international "madrilenos" (Garrett Wall, Dave Mooney, Howard Brown & Robbie K. Jones) 2 Irishmen, an Englishman and an American. Based in Spain, the band name comes from the dark subterranean world of New York's subway ...Say Sue Me
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 7 May 2025
Say Sue Me (세이수미) is an indie rock band from Busan, South Korea, who won Best Modern Rock Album and Best Modern Rock Song at the 2019 Korean Music Awards. ...University of Manchester Gamelan Ensemble - Music from West Java
Martin Harris Centre, Manchester
Friday 9 May 2025
Students on the Gamelan Performance module play a lively selection of music from West Java, Indonesia. ...
Jerron Paxton
The Met, Bury
Sunday 11 May 2025
Growing up in Los Angeles, Jerron Paxton would sit with an ear by the radio, eagerly absorbing the nuances and history of Black American traditional music that connect him to his ancestral roots in the South.A songwriter, inheritor of tradi...Jesús Aguaje Ramos & the Buena Vista Orchestra
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 14 May 2025
The biggest-selling Cuban group in music history, led by the Buena Vista Social Club's founding member Jesus "Aguaje" Ramos, The Buena Vista Orchestra continues the legacy of the renowned Cuban musical ensemble into 2025. Jesus "Aguaje" Ram...
Sublime Flamenco - Festival Cante de las Minas
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Thursday 15 - Saturday 17 May 2025
In this tablao performance, flamenco is presented in its rawest and most essential form: the deep lament of cante jondo, the untamed passion of dance, and the overwhelming energy of rhythm come together in a ritual that stirs the senses. Th...Yazz Ahmed
RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 17 May 2025
Through her music, British-Bahraini trumpet player Yazz Ahmed seeks to blur the lines between jazz and electronic sound design, bringing together the sounds of her mixed heritage in what has been described as 'psychedelic Arabic jazz, intox...Jah Wobble & The Invaders Of The Heart
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 17 May 2025
Combining global music, reggae, fusion and punk influences, Jah Wobble has entranced the world with his hypnotic bass riffs for over four decades and has become one of Britain's most influential and distinct bass players. Accompanied by h...Radhika Das
Albert Hall, Manchester
Sunday 18 May 2025
Globally acclaimed meditation and kirtan maestro Radhika Das promises an enchanting evening of spiritual melodies, uplifting chants, and soul-stirring music. This immersive experience aims to unite audiences from diverse backgrounds, foster...
Lauren Housley & The Northern Cowboys
Gullivers, Manchester
Thursday 22 May 2025
Lauren Housley & The Northern Cowboys are bringing their ?Raisin? The Vibe Tour? to intimate UK venues this April and May. After a transformative trip to Alabama in September 2024 ? where they recorded at the legendary Muscle Shoals Sound S...Toria Wooff
Yes, Manchester
Friday 23 May 2025
Finding splendour in shadows, Toria Wooff sings tales of the beautifully strange. Announcing the release of her beguiling self-titled debut album, her gothic approach to the folk tradition has captured the attention of any who have caught h...La Fiesta x MJF- Afrodesia
The Copper Bar (band On The Wall), Manchester
Friday 23 May 2025
A free to dance global music night featuring Afrobeat, Reggae, Latin and Jazz with live band....Asian Dub Foundation
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Monday 26 May 2025
Asian Dub Foundation are a genre unto themselves. Their unique combination of tough jungle rhythms, dub bass lines and wild guitar overlaid by references to their South Asian roots and militant high-speed rap has established them as one of ...Shotgun Jimmie + Dog Daisies
The Castle Hotel, Manchester
Tuesday 27 May 2025
We?re delighted to welcome Shotgun Jimmie back to Manchester ? with special guests Dog Daisies!Shotgun Jimmie is a singer-songwriter/one-person-band based in Manitoba, Canada. He?s been touring regularly and releasing records on Toronto?s Y...Come Fall in Love
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Thursday 29 May - Saturday 21 June 2025
Change all your plans! Come Fall in Love, the hilarious, heart-winning new musical comedy from the co-writer of Legally Blonde and lyricist of Mean Girls - and based on a record-breaking Bollywood phenomenon - makes its UK premiere at the M...Toot! A Magical Musical Adventure
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 29 May 2025
Perfect for kids ages 4-9, this action-packed concert brings the stage to life with creativity, imagination, and plenty of surprises. In this thrilling 40-minute family concert, originally devised by the 2023 MishMash Ensemble, five playful...
Yeh Dosti - Celebrating 50 Years Of Sholay
Darwen Library Theatre, Blackburn
Friday 6 June 2025
Yeh Dosti: Celebrating 50 Years Of Sholay will feature mesmerising dance performances choreographed to Sholay's legendary soundtrack. Experience the unforgettable dances and songs that have defined Bollywood cinema! A talented cast of dan...Joeboy
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 7 June 2025
Nigerian Afro-pop and R&B star Joeboy topped the charts around the world and reached no.3 in the UK as a featured artist on CKay's Platinum hit "Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)." The multi-award winning avid Manchester United fan is also known a...Red Hot Chilli Pipers
Pyramid and Parr Hall, Warrington
Friday 13 June 2025
There has never been anything quite like The Red Hot Chilli Pipers, who over the past fifteen years have become the most famous bagpipe band on the planet... ever! Bagpipes with attitude, drums with a Scottish accent and a show that carries...The Lost Music of Auschwitz
Lowry, Salford
Sunday 15 June 2025
In the depths of Auschwitz, amid unimaginable cruelty, music echoed through the camp. Orchestras made up of prisoners were forced to entertain Nazi officers and accompany the grim march of captives to and from their labour. Yet, as Leo Gey...Santana
Co-op Live, Manchester
Thursday 19 June 2025
Mexican-born San Francisco guitar legend Carlos Santana returns with his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted American Latin rock band. Over a career spanning 50 years, the group have sold well in excess of 100 million records scoring intern...AVAWAVES
