WORLD MUSIC CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
WORLD MUSIC CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular World Music Concerts in Manchester
Thu 29 May - Sat 21 Jun 2025
La Fiesta
Friday 9 May - Friday 6 June 2025
A free-to-dance global music night featuring Afrobeat, Reggae, Latin, and Jazz with live band. Free entry, every Friday! ...
Rogér Fakhr & Charif Megarbane
Sunday 11 May 2025
Both hailing from Beirut, Charif Megarbane and Roger Fakhr represent two generations of artists pushing Lebanese music culture forwards, with Roger starting his career in the late 70's, and Charif taking the helm in more recent years. Roger...
Jesús Aguaje Ramos & the Buena Vista Orchestra
Wednesday 14 May 2025
The biggest-selling Cuban group in music history, led by the Buena Vista Social Club's founding member Jesus "Aguaje" Ramos, The Buena Vista Orchestra continues the legacy of the renowned Cuban musical ensemble into 2025. Jesus "Aguaje" Ram...
Sublime Flamenco - Festival Cante de las Minas
Thursday 15 - Saturday 17 May 2025
In this tablao performance, flamenco is presented in its rawest and most essential form: the deep lament of cante jondo, the untamed passion of dance, and the overwhelming energy of rhythm come together in a ritual that stirs the senses. Th...
Yazz Ahmed
Saturday 17 May 2025
Through her music, British-Bahraini trumpet player Yazz Ahmed seeks to blur the lines between jazz and electronic sound design, bringing together the sounds of her mixed heritage in what has been described as 'psychedelic Arabic jazz, intox...
Jah Wobble & The Invaders Of The Heart
Saturday 17 May 2025
Combining global music, reggae, fusion and punk influences, Jah Wobble has entranced the world with his hypnotic bass riffs for over four decades and has become one of Britain's most influential and distinct bass players. Accompanied by h...
Radhika Das
Sunday 18 May 2025
Globally acclaimed meditation and kirtan maestro Radhika Das promises an enchanting evening of spiritual melodies, uplifting chants, and soul-stirring music. This immersive experience aims to unite audiences from diverse backgrounds, foster...
Lauren Housley & The Northern Cowboys
Thursday 22 May 2025
Lauren Housley & The Northern Cowboys are bringing their ?Raisin? The Vibe Tour? to intimate UK venues this April and May. After a transformative trip to Alabama in September 2024 ? where they recorded at the legendary Muscle Shoals Sound S...
La Fiesta x MJF- Afrodesia
Friday 23 May 2025
A free to dance global music night featuring Afrobeat, Reggae, Latin and Jazz with live band....
Toria Wooff
Friday 23 May 2025
Finding splendour in shadows, Toria Wooff sings tales of the beautifully strange. Announcing the release of her beguiling self-titled debut album, her gothic approach to the folk tradition has captured the attention of any who have caught h...
St Helens Jazz Festival
Sunday 25 May 2025
The St. Helens Northwest Jazz Latin Swing & Blues Club's Jazz Festival is held every 4th Sunday of the month. A social gathering of local musicians who play Jazz, Blues, Swing and Big Band Numbers. Hosts the JaMb Trio take to the stage befo...
Asian Dub Foundation
Monday 26 May 2025
Asian Dub Foundation are a genre unto themselves. Their unique combination of tough jungle rhythms, dub bass lines and wild guitar overlaid by references to their South Asian roots and militant high-speed rap has established them as one of ...
Shotgun Jimmie + Dog Daisies
Tuesday 27 May 2025
We?re delighted to welcome Shotgun Jimmie back to Manchester ? with special guests Dog Daisies!Shotgun Jimmie is a singer-songwriter/one-person-band based in Manitoba, Canada. He?s been touring regularly and releasing records on Toronto?s Y...
Come Fall in Love
Thursday 29 May - 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...
Toot! A Magical Musical Adventure
Thursday 29 May 2025
Perfect for kids ages 4-9, this action-packed concert brings the stage to life with creativity, imagination, and plenty of surprises. In this thrilling 40-minute family concert, originally devised by the 2023 MishMash Ensemble, five playful...
Cocoa Blush
Saturday 31 May 2025
COCOA BLUSH PRESENTS HOUSE ELEGANCE & BASHMENT SEXYNESS HEARTLESS CREW (BUSHKIN & FONTI ) BBC 1XTRA SPECIAL GUEST live pa (SO SOLID CREW )...
Yeh Dosti - Celebrating 50 Years Of Sholay
Friday 6 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...
Joeboy
Saturday 7 June 2025
Nigerian Afro-pop and R&B star Joeboy topped the charts around the world and reached no.3 in the UK as a featured artist on CKay's Platinum hit "Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)." The multi-award winning avid Manchester United fan is also known a...
RAMONA LIVE - Salsa De Cuba
Thursday 12 June 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....
Red Hot Chilli Pipers
Friday 13 June 2025
There has never been anything quite like The Red Hot Chilli Pipers, who over the past fifteen years have become the most famous bagpipe band on the planet... ever! Bagpipes with attitude, drums with a Scottish accent and a show that carries...
Kanda Bongo Man
Friday 13 June 2025
Wrapping up the View from the Moon Weekender in style, Kanda Bongo Man returns to Band on the Wall. Entrance to this show is included with all full weekend and Sunday day tickets, or you can buy tickets for just this show. Kanda Bongo Man ...
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...
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...
Hannah Juanita
Saturday 12 July 2025
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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...
