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Best World Music in September 2024

in Chicago

October 2024

Esperanza Spalding at North Shore Center

Esperanza Spalding

Esperanza Spalding is in the midst of a huge career evolution. Having emerged in the early 2000s as the anointed savior of modern jazz (who beat out Justin Bieber to a Best New Artists Grammy), she's dispatched with her traditional arrangements as she creates her work. Fans can expect an eclectic mix of music, narrative and performance art, which really delves into healing and giving the audience member or listener and truly tingling sensation.

Carin Leon at United Center

Carin Leon

Mexican singer-songwriter Carin Leon brings the sound of his homeland on his brand-new US tour, the 'Boca Chueca Tour.' Expect a show full of his greatest hits and romantic tunes delivered during a high-energy performance as Leon brings the sounds of ranchera, corrido, banda, and sierren music to a stage near you this year!

Buena Vista Social Orchestra at Vic Theater

Buena Vista Social Orchestra

Jesus "Aguaje" Ramos, original trombonist of the legendary Cuban outfit Buena Vista Social Club, leads an ensemble including three fellow original Club members for a tour of North America this fall! Along with pianist Emilio Senon Morales Ruiz, percussionist "Betun" Luis Mariano Valiente Marin and bassist Fabian Garcia, the famed latin-jazz combination from Havana bring you the music that made the world famous BVSC the biggest selling Cuban band in history.