WORLD MUSIC IN MANCHESTER
WORLD MUSIC IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular World Music in Manchester
Slave: A Question of Freedom
Shakespeare North Playhouse
Tue 22 - Thu 24 Oct 2024
Candlelit Sound Bath and Meditation Experience
The Life Centre
Sat 19 Oct - Sat 23 Nov 2024
Chris Cohen
Yes, Manchester
Monday 18 November 2024
Now Wave presents Chris Cohen at YES Basement on 18th November 2024...The Hardkiss
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Tuesday 19 November 2024
Formed by husband-and-wife duo Julia Sanina and Valeriy Bebko, Ukrainian alt-rock band The Hardkiss participated in the Ukrainian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Helpless", placing second in the final....
Saint Levant
New Century Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 20 November 2024
Marwan Abdelhamid aka Saint Levant, is a multilingual Jerusalem-born Palestinian rapper best known for his song "Very Few Friends". He is also Dior's first fragrance ambassador in the Middle East. Abdelhamid's childhood was spent primarily ...Solstafir
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 21 November 2024
Icelandic post metal legends Solstafir embrace roots in progressive, black, and Viking metal elements, thus laying the blueprint for their definitive atmosphere-driven post-metal style as fans know it today, a sound steeped in the icy depth...MJ Lenderman and the Wind
Yes, Manchester
Thursday 21 November 2024
MJ Lenderman and the Wind at YES Pink Room on 21st November 2024....Homayoun Shajarian & Anoushiravan Rohani
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 23 November 2024
Born on May 21, 1975, in Tehran, Homayoun Shajarian developed his musical prowess under the guidance of his father, Maestro Mohammad Reza Shajarian. With a rich background in international performances and a repertoire of 40 albums, Shajari...
Dj Silk Presents The Throwback Brunch Manchester
Impossible, Manchester
Sunday 24 November 2024
THE UK'S PREMIER OLD SKOOL DAY PARTY RETURNS TO MANCHESTEROUR FINAL EVENT FOR 2024...Kokoroko
New Century Hall, Manchester
Monday 25 November 2024
London has long been a hotbed for experimentation for music from West Africa, and it's into this global-local story that we can situate afrobeat innovators: Kokoroko. Sonically living up to their name, Kokoroko are an all star band featurin...D'Yani UK Tour
The Blues Kitchen, Manchester
Monday 25 November 2024
Jamaican Dancehall sensation D'Yani embarks on his first UK Tour with full live band...The Folk Implosion
Yes, Manchester
Monday 25 November 2024
Now Wave presents The Folk Implosion at YES Pink Room on 25th November 2024...SHABAKA
Albert Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 27 November 2024
Former Sons of Kemet star Shabaka Hutchings is a pioneering voice in the renaissance of British Jazz. Transcending conventional genres and drawing on a vast pallet of cultural influences the Brimingham-raised musician, composer and bandlea...
Orphaned Land
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Sunday 1 December 2024
Often criticised in their own land for being "leftist Arab lovers", Israeli metal band Orphaned Land are one of the most exclusive bands of the whole prog metal scene in the world, combining Mizrahi and Maghrebi Jewish, Arabic, Turkish, an...Svaneborg Kardyb
Hallé at St Michael's, Manchester
Thursday 5 December 2024
Hail from Aalborg, in Jutland, in the north of Denmark, Svaneborg Kardyb are Nikolaj Svaneborg - Wurlitzer, Juno, piano and Jonas Kardyb - drums, percussion a multi-award winning duo from Denmark, where they won two "Grammys" at the Danish ...Asen
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 6 December 2024
Chinese rapper and member of hip hop sensation Digi Ghetto, Asen has been pushing boundaries in the Chinese rap scene with his narrative melody rap and meaningful lyrics. ...Kompnd AfterDark
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 7 December 2024
KOMPND presents AfterDark, a 1,300 capacity immersive musical and culture club night experience showcasing everything from R&B and Afrobeats to HipHop & Dancehall. ...Homegrown- UB40 tribute
Jacob Collier
AO Arena, Manchester
Sunday 8 December 2024
The history-making multi-Grammy winning London singer and multi-instrumentalist Jacob Collier announces his biggest world tour to date, exploring the limitlessness of orchestral and choral music, taking the audience on a journey through ev...Fat Freddy's Drop
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 10 December 2024
Fat Freddy's Drop is a New Zealand seven-piece band from Wellington, whose musical style has been characterised as any combination of dub, reggae, soul, jazz, rhythm and blues, and techno. Originally a jam band formed in the late 1990s by m...Reflection of Silence
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 11 December 2024
Reflection of Silence is a collaboration between musicians from different backgrounds, from rock to Iranian folk music. Tara Jaff, Mehdi Rostami, Faarjam Saidi, Adib Rostami and Burak Ersoz share a passion in the art of creative improvisati...Very Santana - The Ultimate Celebration of Carlos Santana
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Saturday 11 January 2025
Sit back, relax, and enjoy the most beautiful guitar melodies and the amazingly creative, unique, diverse, and very challenging songs of Carlos Santana. All of which are played skilfully by this band of top-quality and musically highly ed...Pagrav Dance Company - ROOH: Within Her
The Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 14 January 2025
Join us for this compelling solo piece from renowned choreographer and performer Urja Desai Thakore. In ROOH: Within Her, Urja Desai Thakore explores narratives in quiet, everyday, heroism across two millennia. She stages the turmoil of a m...Paganfest - Alestorm + Ensiferum + Týr + Heidevolk + Elvenking
O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Saturday 18 January 2025
Paganfest returns after 10 years with the strongest pagan & folk metal line-ups yet: Alestorm, Ensiferum, Tyr, Heidevolk & Elvenking. ...ATEEZ
AO Arena, Manchester
Thursday 30 January 2025
Crowned a "K-Pop Powerhouse" by The Hollywood Reporter, million-selling global pop superstars ATEEZ have scored three UK Top 10 albums. The South Korean group that took the world by storm immediately after their debut in October 2018 are kn...Rahgir
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Sunday 2 February 2025
If you want a music that takes you through the beautiful streets of India, listen to Rahgir. From Sikar, Rajasthan, India, the musician, singer, songwriter, and author is known for his songs and albums like "Aadmi Bhutiya Hai", "Mere Gaon A...Darya Dadvar
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Thursday 6 February 2025
An enchanting evening with the internationally renowned soprano, Darya Dadvar, as she graces the stage. Known for her captivating voice and unique fusion of classical, traditional Persian, and contemporary music, Darya takes her audience on...Karunesh Talwar
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 19 February 2025
In "Karunesh Talwar Live", Indian stand-up comic and musician Karunesh Talwar takes you on a hilarious journey through the everyday quirks and absurdities of life. Show is in 80% Hindi and 20% English. ...Chuck Prophet
Yes, Manchester
Friday 21 February 2025
For twelve long days, Chuck Prophet waited. A stage four lymphoma diagnosis had knocked the wind out of him, dragged him off the road and into surgery, and now here he was, a perpetual motion machine forced to sit still, confronting his mor...Laibach
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Sunday 23 February 2025
Laibach is a music and cross-media group from Slovenia established in 1980 in Trbovlje. The name of the band is the historic German version of the name Slovenia's capital Ljubljana. From the start Laibach has developed a "Gesamtkunstwerk" -...
Daniel Martinez Flamenco Company - Art of Andalucia
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Sunday 2 March 2025
The award-winning Daniel Martinez Flamenco Company presents its long-awaited 2nd production Andalucia, a stunning flamenco production accompanied by a chamber orchestra. This extra special concert is a musical representation of the eight r...
Sean Rowe
Yes, Manchester
Thursday 6 March 2025
Though he grew up in the generally frozen landscape of Troy, New York, Sean Rowe spent many of his formative summers in DeLand, Florida where his father was a residential caretaker at a home for troubled youths. It was there, in a mercifull...Steel Pulse
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 15 March 2025
Bearing witness to the accelerating negativity of global affairs, Birmingham roots reggae legends, Steel Pulse, emerge with musical vengeance to halt the disarray of humanity, armed with compassion, encouraging all people to reject false i...Seven Drunken Nights - The Story of the Dubliners
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Monday 17 March 2025
Direct from the West End, the show brings to life the music of Ireland's favourite sons 'The Dubliners'. Telling the story of a career spanning 50 years and evoking the spirit of Ronnie Drew, Luke Kelly, Barney McKenna, Jim McCann, Ciaran B...Danny & the Champions of the World
Gullivers, Manchester
Wednesday 19 March 2025
You Are Not A Stranger Here, the long-awaited new album by Danny & the Champions of the World, will be released through Loose Music on 18 October. Their seventh studio release and first since 2017?s Brilliant Light, You Are Not A Stranger H...Manchester Folk Festival - Festival Pass
Various Venues, Manchester
Thursday 20 - Saturday 22 March 2025
Manchester Folk Festival is an urban multi-venue festival based in Manchester's Northern Quarter. The festival takes place in March and brings together a diverse range of artists who represent the broad definition of contemporary folk mu...Cara Dillon
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Thursday 20 March 2025
Cara Dillon, the multi-award winning Northern Irish singer, returns to perform some of her favourite and most popular songs. Cara has been celebrated as one of the finest exponents of traditional Irish song anywhere in the world and continu...Esprit D'Air
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Sunday 23 March 2025
The London-based Japanese electronicore, gothic metal, power metal, and industrial metal rock band became a solo project for guitarist Kai in 2016 and have since enjoyed chart success in the UK and scooped the Independent Music Award's 'Be...Bloodywood
Goran Bregovic
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 4 April 2025
The maestro of the Balkans performs his intoxicating blend of ethno-pop-rock, gypsy rhythms, and heart-warming anthems. Celebrated for global hits like Kalashnikov, In the Death Car, and Bella Ciao (feat. The Wedding and Funeral Orchestra),...Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
AO Arena, Manchester
Sunday 6 April 2025
Popular legendary Qawwal & Playback singer, Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan returns to the UK. The Pakistani maestro quotes, "UK is my second home and the love I get from my audiences is very special". This time I have prepared for a unique sho...
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...
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...Hans Zimmer
