The City of Chicago celebrates the best of today’s international music at the 12th annual World Music Festival this September 21-30, 2010. The city-wide, multi-venue festival has attracted over a half million concertgoers and has presented more than 500 artists and ensembles from over 75 countries since it began in 1999. This 2010 festival includes nearly twice as many artists as previous editions.

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