WMI 40th Anniversary Celebration

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Thursday,  October 16, 2025 – 6:30 PM

150W17TH – 150 West 17th Street, New York, NY

World Music Institute Turns 40!!

Tickets: $175 – Membership Benefits Apply! Member Price $140

Join us on October 16, 2025, as we celebrate 40 years of world music and dance, honoring those whose artistic vision and long-standing financial and Board service support have most significantly contributed to our success:

Robert & Helene Browning – the Founders of WMI

Tom & Kamala Buckner,  David & Daisy Paradis, and the late Tino Puri & Rajika Puri 

Javier Limon and Farah Siraj – Honorary Board Members

Enjoy food and drinks, along with live music from Yacouba Sissoko and Arun Ramamurthy, Merhnam Rastegari with Roshni Samlal, and Camila Celin, and DJ Nickodemus.

All proceeds to benefit the next 40 years of bringing you the very best in music and dance from around the world.

We look forward to celebrating with you! In case you are not able to join us on October 16, please show your support by making a donation.

EVENT SPONSORS

WORLD STAGE CIRCLE

CITIES FOR CEDAW (the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women) HISTORY AND FUTURES PROJECT – a project to bring women’s human rights to the local level. To date, CEDAW has covered 82 million Americans and more than 62 cities, counties, and states.

CULTURAL RESONANCE SPONSORS

GLOBAL BEAT SPONSORS