2020-2021 Season
05/27/21
Rama Vaidyanathan, Surupa Sen, Jin Won and Sonali Skandan – Dancing the Gods Festival
Featured in Dance Tabs
2019-2020 Season
03/04/20 | New York Flamenco Festival Will Take Over Manhattan with 53 Shows for 20th Anniversary EditionFeatured in Billboard |
02/29/20 | Sahba Motallebi & Rahim AlHaj at Merkin HallFeatured in World Music Central |
02/08/20 | Faraj Abyad and His Orchestra at Symphony SpaceFeatured in Feast of Music |
02/07/20 | Night Life: Sahba Motallebi & Rahim AlHajFeatured in The New Yorker |
02/07/20 | Enta Omri and the Golden Age of Arabic MusicFeatured in World Music Central |
01/29/20 | World Music Institute Reveals January to June 2020 SeasonFeatured in World Music Central |
01/22/20 | It’s in Queens! (Jan. 23 to Jan. 29)Featured in Queens Gazette |
01/22/20 | Flushing Town Hall Celebrates Lunar New YearFeatured in patch.com |
01/16/20 | World Music Institute Will Present Lunar New Year with Zhou Family BandFeatured in Broadway World |
01/16/20 | World Music Institute Has Announced Spring/Summer 2019-2020 SeasonFeatured in Broadway World |
01/16/20 | World Music Institute Will Present Faraj Abyad and His Orchestra – Enta OmriFeatured in Broadway World |
01/16/20 | Happy (Lunar) New Year! Celebrations Are All Over Queens This WeekFeatured in qns.com |
12/04/19 | Best Things to Do For Chinese New YearFeatured in Time Out |
12/04/19 | Goings on About Town: Night Life – Ani CorderoFeatured in The New Yorker |
11/23/19 | World Music Institute: Discover the PipaFeatured in New York Critic |
11/04/19 | WMI Will Present Ani Cordero with Abraham DortaFeatured in Broadway World |
10/23/19 | WMI Presents The Bongo HopFeatured in Broadway World |
10/21/19 | New Sounds Gig Alert: Nella at Le Poisson RougeFeatured in WNYC |
10/17/19 | WMI Presents Nella at (le) poisson rougeFeatured in BROADWAY WORLD |
10/15/19 | Julie Fowlis, the voice of Disney’s BRAVE, brings Gaelic concert to the U.S.Featured in BROADWAY WORLD |
10/07/19 | WMI Presents Flamenco Legends by Javier Limón: The Paco de Lucía ProjectFeatured in BROADWAY WORLD |
09/20/19 | New Sounds Gig Alert: Toko Telo at Chelsea Music Hall featuring D’GaryFeatured in WNYC |
09/18/19 | Cape Verdean Singer Lucibela Charms and Energizes the Crowd in Her New York DebutFeatured in NEW YORK MUSIC DAILY |
09/12/19 | New Sounds Gig Alert: Girma Bèyènè at (le) poisson rougeFeatured in WNYC |
09/05/19 | For Ethiopian New Year, World Music Institute Features Legendary Artist Girma BèyènèFeatured in TADIAS |
08/22/19 | World Music Fans: This is Your City, and the Season Starts NowFeatured in T4 JFK INTERNATIONAL AIR TERMINAL |
08/21/19 | NYC Jewish-y EventsFeatured in THE NEW YORK JEWISH WEEK |
08/11/19 | World Music Institute Unveils Fall/Winter 2019-2020 SeasonFeatured in WORLD MUSIC CENTRAL |
07/16/19 | Highlights From World Music Institute’s Newly Announced SeasonFeatured in AFROPOP WORLDWIDE |
2018-2019 Season
05/16/19 | Haitian Songstress Emeline MichelFeatured in CARIBBEAN LIFE |
05/12/19 | World Music Institute Celebrates Haitian Heritage MonthFeatured in HAITIAN TIMES |
05/09/19 | Barcelona Gipsy Balkan Orchestra Comes to the Cutting RoomFeatured in BROADWAY WORLD |
05/02/19 | Kalanidhi Dance and Sujata Mohapatra – Dancing the GodsFeatured in DANCETABS |
04/25/19 | 10 Dance Performances to See This Weekend (Dancing the Gods)Featured in THE NEW YORK TIMES |
04/25/19 | What to Do in N.Y.C. This Weekend (Dancing the Gods)Featured in THE NEW YORKER |
04/24/19 | New York Times Instagram Story (Dancing the Gods)Featured in THE NEW YORK TIMES |
04/22/19 | The Best Things to Do in NYC This Week (Dancing the Gods)Featured in GOTHAMIST |
04/21/19 | Photo Essay Bombino at (le) Poisson RougeFeatured in AFROPOP WORLDWIDE |
04/09/19 | World Music Institute Presents Anda Union at Merkin Hall (photo essay)Featured in FEAST OF MUSIC |
04/07/19 | 14 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check out in N.Y.C. This WeekendFeatured in THE NEW YORK TIMES |
04/03/19 | Five Questions with Dreamers’ CircusFeatured in DENMARK IN NY |
02/26/19 | Start Planning for March MadnessFeatured in THE IRISH ECHO |
02/14/19 | Intercultural Music: Transparent Water TrioFeatured in CARIBBEAN LIFE |
11/14/18 | INTERVIEW: Bosnian blues to be played in special NYC concertFeatured in HOLLYWOOD SOAPBOX |
09/30/18 | Plaintive Kurdish Sounds From Aynur in Her US DebutFeatured in NEW YORK MUSIC DAILY |
Past Season (17/18)
05/03/18
A Blazing, Psychedelic Night of Heavy Algerian Rock at Lincoln Center
Featured in NEW YORK MUSIC DAILY
04/21/18
04/17/18
04/11/18
04/11/18
04/05/18
03/25/18
03/19/18
03/08/18
03/08/18
02/22/18
1/1/18
Contemporary Jewish Music festival pushes tradition into new territory
Featured in HUFFINGTON POST
12/23/17
12/19/17
12/15/17
Weekend Music Break No.113 — Nigerien band Anewal’s US Debut
Featured in AFRICA IS A COUNTRY
12/08/17
12/02/17
11/29/17
11/17/17
10/20/17
The Paco de Lucía Project Reunites to Celebrate its Namesake
Featured in EXPLOREDANCE.COM
10/16/17
INTERVIEW: World Music Institute prepares year of diverse programming
Featured in HOLLYWOOD SOAPBOX
10/05/17
INTERVIEW: World-renowned sitar player, Nishat Khan, to play NYC
Featured in HOLLYWOOD SOAPBOX
10/02/17
09/27/17
INTERVIEW: Remembering how Group Doueh was first discovered
Featured in HOLLYWOOD SOAPBOX
07/24/17
Past Season (17 Spring/Summer)
07/08/17
06/22/17
06/06/17
Manny Ansar Reflects On The Festival Au Desert In Timbuktu
Featured in AFROPOP WORLDWIDE
06/06/17
06/04/17
Review: Tom Zé Brings Brazilian Songs With Breezy Tunes and Sly Jokes to BAM
Featured in THE NEW YORK TIMES
05/15/17
05/09/17
Endless Love: Omar Souleyman, Wedding Singer to the World
Featured in BROOKLYN MAGAZINE
04/24/17
04/21/17
04/14/17
04/12/17
Glass @ 80: Philip Glass & Foday Musa Suso With Jeffrey Zeigler And Asher Delerme
Featured in ALL ABOUT JAZZ
04/04/17
03/31/17
World Music Institute’s Night of “Baca”nallia with Susana Baca
Featured in MANHATTAN DIGEST
03/29/17
03/24/17
03/24/17
03/22/17
03/21/17
An Evening With Philip Glass and Gambian Kora Master Foday Musa Suso
Featured in OKAYAFRICA
03/14/17
Review: Philip Glass Continues to Celebrate With Collaborating at National Sawdust
Featured in ZEAL NYC
03/14/17
03/07/17
Past Season (16/17)
02/21/17
In Open Letter, 65 Writers and Artists Urge Trump to Reconsider Visa Ban
Featured in THE NEW YORK TIMES
02/13/17
A Rare Chance to See Fearless, Intense African Rock Trailblazer Noura Mint Seymali
Featured in NEW YORK MUSIC DAILY
02/01/17
01/07/17
12/20/16
Boubacar Traoré Creates Community Using The Language Of Blues
Featured in WARSCAPES MAGAZINE
12/16/16
12/02/16
11/18/16
11/16/16
11/14/16
11/13/16
Seu Jorge paid tribute to David Bowie at two ‘Life Aquatic’ shows at Town Hall
Featured in BROOKLYNVEGAN
10/28/16
Laraaji: Ambient Music, Laughter, and the Infinite Present Moment
Featured in THE LOG JOURNAL
10/05/16
Bebel Gilberto began her three-night run at National Sawdust (pics)
Featured in BROOKLYNVEGAN
09/29/16
Laraaji performing his classic ‘Ambient 3: Days of Radiance’ at BAM Cafe (free) ++ other shows
Featured in BROOKLYNVEGAN
09/23/16
09/15/16
Mulatu Astatke played Temple of Dendur, the kickoff to World Music Institute’s 2016/2017 season
Featured in BROOKLYNVEGAN
09/13/16
07/14/16
07/01/16
Six Questions for Nigerian Guitarist King Sunny Adé
Featured in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
06/27/16
Past Season (15/16)
04/25/16
Review: Mythili Prakash Is Fiery at Dancing the Gods Festival
Featured in THE NEW YORK TIMES
03/27/17
Review: Bombino, Mokoomba, Jojo Abot and Others Play Africa Now! at the Apollo
Featured in THE NEW YORK TIMES
03/24/16
03/22/16
African Star Brings His Saharan Blues to the Apollo
Featured in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
03/10/16
02/28/16
02/22/16
02/10/16
Violinist L. Subramaniam Captivates Audience At Manhattan Concert
Featured in NEWS INDIA TIMES
01/29/16
Indian classical violinist Dr. L. Subramaniam to perform at 92Y
Featured in AXS ENTERTAINMENT
01/13/16
11/12/15
Chucho Valdés Irakere 40 ~ A piano in the jungle lights a path through the forest
Featured in NEW YORK LATIN CULTURE
11/01/15
Cuba’s Top Pianist Pays Homage To The Band That Launched His Career
Featured in THE HUFFINGTON POST
11/01/15
Chucho Valdés, the Pianist, Reflects on Irakere and His Career
Featured in THE NEW YORK TIMES
09/29/15
09/14/15
Celebrating One Language That Bridges Many Cultures
Featured in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Past Season (14/15)
07/25/15
06/03/15
04/27/15
Dance Review: Indian Culture in Every Muscle, From Eyelid to Fingertip
Featured in THE NEW YORK TIMES
02/19/15
02/09/15
01/12/15
Stillness and Motion and Voluptuous Curves, in a Temple Setting
Featured in THE NEW YORK TIMES
11/17/14
2019-2020 Season
03/04/20 | New York Flamenco Festival Will Take Over Manhattan with 53 Shows for 20th Anniversary EditionFeatured in Billboard |
02/29/20 | Sahba Motallebi & Rahim AlHaj at Merkin HallFeatured in World Music Central |
02/08/20 | Faraj Abyad and His Orchestra at Symphony SpaceFeatured in Feast of Music |
02/07/20 | Night Life: Sahba Motallebi & Rahim AlHajFeatured in The New Yorker |
02/07/20 | Enta Omri and the Golden Age of Arabic MusicFeatured in World Music Central |
01/29/20 | World Music Institute Reveals January to June 2020 SeasonFeatured in World Music Central |
01/22/20 | It’s in Queens! (Jan. 23 to Jan. 29)Featured in Queens Gazette |
01/22/20 | Flushing Town Hall Celebrates Lunar New YearFeatured in patch.com |
01/16/20 | World Music Institute Will Present Lunar New Year with Zhou Family BandFeatured in Broadway World |
01/16/20 | World Music Institute Has Announced Spring/Summer 2019-2020 SeasonFeatured in Broadway World |
01/16/20 | World Music Institute Will Present Faraj Abyad and His Orchestra – Enta OmriFeatured in Broadway World |
01/16/20 | Happy (Lunar) New Year! Celebrations Are All Over Queens This WeekFeatured in qns.com |
12/04/19 | Best Things to Do For Chinese New YearFeatured in Time Out |
12/04/19 | Goings on About Town: Night Life – Ani CorderoFeatured in The New Yorker |
11/23/19 | World Music Institute: Discover the PipaFeatured in New York Critic |
11/04/19 | WMI Will Present Ani Cordero with Abraham DortaFeatured in Broadway World |
10/23/19 | WMI Presents The Bongo HopFeatured in Broadway World |
10/21/19 | New Sounds Gig Alert: Nella at Le Poisson RougeFeatured in WNYC |
10/17/19 | WMI Presents Nella at (le) poisson rougeFeatured in BROADWAY WORLD |
10/15/19 | Julie Fowlis, the voice of Disney’s BRAVE, brings Gaelic concert to the U.S.Featured in BROADWAY WORLD |
10/07/19 | WMI Presents Flamenco Legends by Javier Limón: The Paco de Lucía ProjectFeatured in BROADWAY WORLD |
09/20/19 | New Sounds Gig Alert: Toko Telo at Chelsea Music Hall featuring D’GaryFeatured in WNYC |
09/18/19 | Cape Verdean Singer Lucibela Charms and Energizes the Crowd in Her New York DebutFeatured in NEW YORK MUSIC DAILY |
09/12/19 | New Sounds Gig Alert: Girma Bèyènè at (le) poisson rougeFeatured in WNYC |
09/05/19 | For Ethiopian New Year, World Music Institute Features Legendary Artist Girma BèyènèFeatured in TADIAS |
08/22/19 | World Music Fans: This is Your City, and the Season Starts NowFeatured in T4 JFK INTERNATIONAL AIR TERMINAL |
08/21/19 | NYC Jewish-y EventsFeatured in THE NEW YORK JEWISH WEEK |
08/11/19 | World Music Institute Unveils Fall/Winter 2019-2020 SeasonFeatured in WORLD MUSIC CENTRAL |
07/16/19 | Highlights From World Music Institute’s Newly Announced SeasonFeatured in AFROPOP WORLDWIDE |
2018-2019 Season
05/16/19 | Haitian Songstress Emeline MichelFeatured in CARIBBEAN LIFE |
05/12/19 | World Music Institute Celebrates Haitian Heritage MonthFeatured in HAITIAN TIMES |
05/09/19 | Barcelona Gipsy Balkan Orchestra Comes to the Cutting RoomFeatured in BROADWAY WORLD |
05/02/19 | Kalanidhi Dance and Sujata Mohapatra – Dancing the GodsFeatured in DANCETABS |
04/25/19 | 10 Dance Performances to See This Weekend (Dancing the Gods)Featured in THE NEW YORK TIMES |
04/25/19 | What to Do in N.Y.C. This Weekend (Dancing the Gods)Featured in THE NEW YORKER |
04/24/19 | New York Times Instagram Story (Dancing the Gods)Featured in THE NEW YORK TIMES |
04/22/19 | The Best Things to Do in NYC This Week (Dancing the Gods)Featured in GOTHAMIST |
04/21/19 | Photo Essay Bombino at (le) Poisson RougeFeatured in AFROPOP WORLDWIDE |
04/09/19 | World Music Institute Presents Anda Union at Merkin Hall (photo essay)Featured in FEAST OF MUSIC |
04/07/19 | 14 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check out in N.Y.C. This WeekendFeatured in THE NEW YORK TIMES |
04/03/19 | Five Questions with Dreamers’ CircusFeatured in DENMARK IN NY |
02/26/19 | Start Planning for March MadnessFeatured in THE IRISH ECHO |
02/14/19 | Intercultural Music: Transparent Water TrioFeatured in CARIBBEAN LIFE |
11/14/18 | INTERVIEW: Bosnian blues to be played in special NYC concertFeatured in HOLLYWOOD SOAPBOX |
09/30/18 | Plaintive Kurdish Sounds From Aynur in Her US DebutFeatured in NEW YORK MUSIC DAILY |
Past Season (17/18)
12/23/17
12/19/17
12/15/17
Weekend Music Break No.113 — Nigerien band Anewal’s US Debut
Featured in AFRICA IS A COUNTRY
12/08/17
12/02/17
11/29/17
11/17/17
10/20/17
The Paco de Lucía Project Reunites to Celebrate its Namesake
Featured in EXPLOREDANCE.COM
10/16/17
INTERVIEW: World Music Institute prepares year of diverse programming
Featured in HOLLYWOOD SOAPBOX
10/05/17
INTERVIEW: World-renowned sitar player, Nishat Khan, to play NYC
Featured in HOLLYWOOD SOAPBOX
10/02/17
09/27/17
INTERVIEW: Remembering how Group Doueh was first discovered
Featured in HOLLYWOOD SOAPBOX
07/24/17
Past Season (17 Spring/Summer)
07/08/17
06/22/17
06/06/17
Manny Ansar Reflects On The Festival Au Desert In Timbuktu
Featured in AFROPOP WORLDWIDE
06/06/17
06/04/17
Review: Tom Zé Brings Brazilian Songs With Breezy Tunes and Sly Jokes to BAM
Featured in THE NEW YORK TIMES
05/15/17
05/09/17
Endless Love: Omar Souleyman, Wedding Singer to the World
Featured in BROOKLYN MAGAZINE
04/24/17
04/21/17
04/14/17
04/12/17
Glass @ 80: Philip Glass & Foday Musa Suso With Jeffrey Zeigler And Asher Delerme
Featured in ALL ABOUT JAZZ
04/04/17
03/31/17
World Music Institute’s Night of “Baca”nallia with Susana Baca
Featured in MANHATTAN DIGEST
03/29/17
03/24/17
03/24/17
03/22/17
03/21/17
An Evening With Philip Glass and Gambian Kora Master Foday Musa Suso
Featured in OKAYAFRICA
03/14/17
Review: Philip Glass Continues to Celebrate With Collaborating at National Sawdust
Featured in ZEAL NYC
03/14/17
03/07/17
Past Season (16/17)
02/21/17
In Open Letter, 65 Writers and Artists Urge Trump to Reconsider Visa Ban
Featured in THE NEW YORK TIMES
02/13/17
A Rare Chance to See Fearless, Intense African Rock Trailblazer Noura Mint Seymali
Featured in NEW YORK MUSIC DAILY
02/01/17
01/07/17
12/20/16
Boubacar Traoré Creates Community Using The Language Of Blues
Featured in WARSCAPES MAGAZINE
12/16/16
12/02/16
11/18/16
11/16/16
11/14/16
11/13/16
Seu Jorge paid tribute to David Bowie at two ‘Life Aquatic’ shows at Town Hall
Featured in BROOKLYNVEGAN
10/28/16
Laraaji: Ambient Music, Laughter, and the Infinite Present Moment
Featured in THE LOG JOURNAL
10/05/16
Bebel Gilberto began her three-night run at National Sawdust (pics)
Featured in BROOKLYNVEGAN
09/29/16
Laraaji performing his classic ‘Ambient 3: Days of Radiance’ at BAM Cafe (free) ++ other shows
Featured in BROOKLYNVEGAN
09/23/16
09/15/16
Mulatu Astatke played Temple of Dendur, the kickoff to World Music Institute’s 2016/2017 season
Featured in BROOKLYNVEGAN
09/13/16
07/14/16
07/01/16
Six Questions for Nigerian Guitarist King Sunny Adé
Featured in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
06/27/16
Past Season (15/16)
04/25/16
Review: Mythili Prakash Is Fiery at Dancing the Gods Festival
Featured in THE NEW YORK TIMES
03/27/17
Review: Bombino, Mokoomba, Jojo Abot and Others Play Africa Now! at the Apollo
Featured in THE NEW YORK TIMES
03/24/16
03/22/16
African Star Brings His Saharan Blues to the Apollo
Featured in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
03/10/16
02/28/16
02/22/16
02/10/16
Violinist L. Subramaniam Captivates Audience At Manhattan Concert
Featured in NEWS INDIA TIMES
01/29/16
Indian classical violinist Dr. L. Subramaniam to perform at 92Y
Featured in AXS ENTERTAINMENT
01/13/16
11/12/15
Chucho Valdés Irakere 40 ~ A piano in the jungle lights a path through the forest
Featured in NEW YORK LATIN CULTURE
11/01/15
Cuba’s Top Pianist Pays Homage To The Band That Launched His Career
Featured in THE HUFFINGTON POST
11/01/15
Chucho Valdés, the Pianist, Reflects on Irakere and His Career
Featured in THE NEW YORK TIMES
09/29/15
09/14/15
Celebrating One Language That Bridges Many Cultures
Featured in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Past Season (14/15)
07/25/15
06/03/15
04/27/15
Dance Review: Indian Culture in Every Muscle, From Eyelid to Fingertip
Featured in THE NEW YORK TIMES
02/19/15
02/09/15
01/12/15
Stillness and Motion and Voluptuous Curves, in a Temple Setting
Featured in THE NEW YORK TIMES
11/17/14