WORLD MUSIC CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
WORLD MUSIC CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular World Music Concerts in Manchester
Sun 22 Jun - Sun 14 Sep 2025
Come Fall in Love
Saturday 14 - Saturday 21 June 2025
Change all your plans! Come Fall in Love, the hilarious, heart-winning new musical comedy from the co-writer of Legally Blonde and lyricist of Mean Girls - and based on a record-breaking Bollywood phenomenon - makes its UK premiere at the M...
Diamond Platnumz
Saturday 14 June 2025
Nasibu Abdul Juma Issaack, aka Diamond Platnumz, is a versatile Tanzanian luminary. Emerging from the humble streets of Tandale, Dar es Salaam, Diamond's journey unfolds as a multifaceted artist, encompassing roles as a Bongo Flava recordin...
The Lost Music of Auschwitz
Sunday 15 June 2025
In the depths of Auschwitz, amid unimaginable cruelty, music echoed through the camp. Orchestras made up of prisoners were forced to entertain Nazi officers and accompany the grim march of captives to and from their labour. Yet, as Leo Gey...
Music Action International - Harmonise
Monday 16 June 2025
Join Music Action International for a special interactive and uplifting Refugee Week performance exploring music from across the globe! Featuring 100 local school children supported by a team of outstanding international and refugee musicia...
Santana
Thursday 19 June 2025
Mexican-born San Francisco guitar legend Carlos Santana returns with his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted American Latin rock band. Over a career spanning 50 years, the group have sold well in excess of 100 million records scoring intern...
WITCH - Manchester
Thursday 19 June 2025
Zambias biggest rock band in the 70s, WITCH bring their unique sound to Manchesters Deaf Institute....
AVAWAVES
Thursday 19 June 2025
A transportive and euphoric meeting of violin, piano, and synth, AVAWAVES embrace a fusion of modern composition, ambient, and electronic styles while incorporating the pair?s acclaimed soundtrack work. The international, contemporary virtu...
Max ZT & Dan Whitehouse
Friday 20 June 2025
New York's Grammy nominated Max ZT (House of Waters), and Tokyo/Black Country's lauded Dan Whitehouse combine their inventive energy for their latest tour. ZT, the hammered dulcimer player compared to Hendrix, and the ever-regenerating W...
Góbéfest
Friday 20 - Sunday 22 June 2025
Gobefest was established in 2017 to celebrate the little-known culture and traditions of the Szekler people - a group of ethnic Hungarians living in Transylvania, which is part of Romania. A Gobe is a friendly word for a 'crafty Szekely'. W...
Anavitória by Candlelight
Saturday 21 June 2025
Performing under the gentle glow of candlelight in this awe-inspiring location, ANAVITORIA is a Brazilian folk-pop duo consisting of singer-songwriter Ana Caetano and singer Vitoria Falcao. One of the most-streamed artists in Brazil, they h...
Kid Creole & The Coconuts
Sunday 22 June 2025
Incorporating a variety of styles and influences, in particular a mix of disco and Latin American, Caribbean, and Cab Calloway styles conceptually inspired by the big band era, Platinum-selling "Tropical Gangsters" Kid Creole and the Coconu...
Yeh Dosti - Celebrating 50 Years Of Sholay
Sunday 22 June 2025
Yeh Dosti: Celebrating 50 Years Of Sholay will feature mesmerising dance performances choreographed to Sholay's legendary soundtrack. Experience the unforgettable dances and songs that have defined Bollywood cinema! A talented cast of dan...
Aziz Ibrahim (Stone Roses / Ian Brown)
Friday 27 June 2025
Aziz Ibrahim is best known as a guitarist with The Stone Roses and Ian Brown, co-writing songs such as "My Star", "Corpses in Their Mouths", "Longsight M13", "One Way Ticket to Paradise" and numerous other tracks from "Unfinished Monkey Bus...
Mini Music Adventures
Saturday 28 June 2025
Come explorers! Get ready to travel across the world discovering tales and tunes exploring who we are, and where we come from. Each fresh adventure takes you to a different country, meeting new characters, hearing new music, and listening t...
YEULE
Tuesday 1 July 2025
yeule (aka Nat Cmiel), the Singaporean cyborg alchemist coalescing the soundscapes of glitch-pop electronica, alt rock, and trip-hop. After their breakthrough sophomore album in 2022, 'Glitch Princess', Nat Cmiel crystallised their place as...
Hallé & Singapore Chinese Orchestra - Sounds of The East
Sunday 6 July 2025
An evening of music woven together by Eastern tradition and inspiration. Conducted by Kahchun Wong, featuring the European premiere of Cambodian-American composer Chinary Ung's Grand Spiral (Desert Flowers Bloom), Debussy's La mer and the U...
BCUC
Sunday 6 July 2025
From Soweto, South Africa, BCUC (Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness) deliver full power indigenous funk, hiphop consciousness and punk rock energy. If you've not had the pleasure of experiencing their unmissable live show, you can expect h...
Gurdas Maan
Wednesday 9 July 2025
One of the world's greatest musical icons, legendary Punjabi artist, Gurdas Maan, returns to the UK. Globally renowned for his inspirational lyrics and enthralling stage presence, the iconic singer-songwriter has been entertaining fans for ...
Nick Shoulders
Thursday 10 July 2025
All Bad, the latest album from Nick Shoulders, released via Gar Hole Records (a label founded and co-owned by Shoulders), ultimately encapsulates everything that makes Shoulders? inimitable form of country music so vital: a heady balance of...
RAMONA LIVE - Salsa De Cuba
Thursday 10 July - Thursday 4 September 2025
Salsa de Cuba Fronted by two old friends Juan Sanchez and Reinier Bazan, Salsa de Cuba bring high-energy and passion to the dance floor....
Hannah Juanita
Saturday 12 July 2025
JOY. presentHannah Juanita+ support?This is an 18+ event....
Rhythm of the Dance
Friday 18 July 2025
Rhythm of the Dance has brought audiences around the world to their feet for over two decades and is returning with a brand new production. Rooted in Ireland's rich culture and heritage, Rhythm of the Dance takes a different perspective on ...
Bien
Sunday 20 July 2025
Bien is a globally recognised Grammy award-winning songwriter, musician and celebrated vocalist from Kenya who has commanded respect across the continent and the world over for his musicianship. He is best known for his raspy vocals, his be...
La Fiesta x E&I Collective
Friday 1 August 2025
La Fiesta, a free-to-dance global music night featuring Afrobeat, Reggae, Latin and Jazz with live band....
Tanya Stephens
Friday 1 August 2025
90s alternative and reggae star...
Candlelight - A Tribute to Arijit Singh
Saturday 9 August 2025
Discover the music of Arijit Singh at Hall performed by a string quartet under the gentle glow of candlelight in this awe-inspiring location. ...
Aziz Ibrahim (Stone Roses / Ian Brown)
Saturday 9 August 2025
Aziz Ibrahim is best known as a guitarist with The Stone Roses and Ian Brown, co-writing songs such as "My Star", "Corpses in Their Mouths", "Longsight M13", "One Way Ticket to Paradise" and numerous other tracks from "Unfinished Monkey Bus...
ENHYPEN
Monday 25 August 2025
Following their historic Coachella debut K-pop powerhouse ENHYPEN come to Europe. The tour follows on from the band's first Korean stadium show at Goyang Stadium, with two consecutive dates, followed by a 3-city 6-show Japanese Dome tour ...
Mohammad Syfkhan
Thursday 28 August 2025
Mohammad Syfkhan is a Kurdish/Syrian Singer and Bouzouki player. He began playing music in 1980 while he was in college studying nursing. When he got his degree in 1983, Mohammad moved to the city of Raqqa, Syria where he began working as a...
Santrofi
Tuesday 2 September 2025
Direct from Ghana, 8-piece Highlife CollectiveSANTROFI...
Samba Tourã©
Wednesday 3 September 2025
hypnotic guitar grooves...
Ian Noe
Sunday 7 September 2025
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Daði Freyr
Monday 8 September 2025
Music and family are the most important things in the world to Daoi Freyr. It's what drives him forward, what inspires him, and it's what keeps him rooted to Iceland, to the close-knit communities he has always adored. An artist who obsesse...
Greg Freeman
Tuesday 9 September 2025
Now Wave presents Greg Freeman at YES Basement on 9th September 2025...
Surprise Chef
Wednesday 10 September 2025
Now Wave presents Surprise Chef at YES Pink Room on 10th September 2025...
AURI
Friday 12 September 2025
In the fleeting moments between the state of being awake and reaching the doors of dreamworld lies a borderland whence comes the mood music of ancient stories told - the celestial unison of three creative souls known as AURI. Originally bor...
Yeh Dosti - Celebrating 50 Years Of Sholay
Sunday 14 September 2025
Yeh Dosti: Celebrating 50 Years Of Sholay will feature mesmerising dance performances choreographed to Sholay's legendary soundtrack. Experience the unforgettable dances and songs that have defined Bollywood cinema! A talented cast of dan...
Daddy Long Legs
Tuesday 16 September 2025
New York City?s most beloved blues bashers Daddy Long Legs have been huffing and puffing and blowing houses down on a nightly basis on their infinite world tour and always bring an elevated level of rough and ready intensity to contemporary...
So Many Beauties Collective
Friday 19 September 2025
A spectacular world premiere performance of the So Many Beauties Collective celebrating the power of creativity. With new music co-created by a culturally diverse groups of people living with dementia and performed by some of the North Wes...
Art For Rainy Days - How A Spiral Works
Sunday 21 September 2025
Renowned British circus director Jason Dupree, acclaimed Latvian choreographer Alise Bokaldere and the phenomenal Lithuanian aerialist Izabele Kuzelyte join forces to create a unique, hypnotic, and powerful contemporary circus performance, ...
Eivør
Sunday 21 September 2025
Faroese electro folk pop artist Eivor Palsdottir has appeared on Later.... With Jools Holland and soundtracked the current series of Netflix/BBC flagship The Last Kingdom (co-written with Ivor Novello/BAFTA-nominated John Lunn), with her mu...
FAUN
Wednesday 24 September 2025
With influences of Celtic folk and medieval music fusing with driving beats, Platinum-selling Munich ensemble FAUN combines medieval & ancient instruments with modern influences to create an enchanting and powerful atmosphere, taking the au...
Rowena Wise
Wednesday 24 September 2025
Described by Clash as ?carefully etched indie folk?, Rowena Wise delivers songs that have a newfound sense of honesty, holding space for all of life?s beauty and mess. Her storytelling islike a close friend, offering heady ruminations on lo...
