SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

Main Stages

Abdou Mboup & Waasaw
Senegalese percussion
11 am – 12 pm on Sycamore Stage
1 – 2 pm in Laxson Auditorium
Senegalese percussionist extraordinaire has collaborated with Hugh Masekela, Harry Belafonte, and the Tom Tom Club while exploring Mbalax (Senegalese dance music) fused with jazz.
Contact: Lisa Walters |415 945 0515 | waltersmusicagency@gmail.com

Los Cenzontles
Contemporary style Mexican rural roots
11:30 am – 12:30 pm in Laxson Auditorium
2 – 3 pm on Sycamore Stage
Los Cenzontles is a Mexican-American roots band heavily influenced by Tejano, mariachi, son Jarocho, boleros, rock 'n' roll and country music. While steeped in the history of Mexican culture, their modern approach is bringing Latin rhythms to vast new audiences.
Contact: Marge Betley | 510 233 8015 | marge@loscenzontles.com

Philip Hamilton Duo
Jazz / Pop vocalist
Noon – 1 pm in Taylor Hall
2:30 – 3:30 pm in Laxson Auditorium
Philip Hamilton is one of the most exciting jazz vocalists performing internationally. His music defies boundaries and is a layered blend of jazz, rock and blues with global grooves and sensibilities. The New York Times called him "contemporary and cutting-edge."
Contact: Christopher Prevost | 401 316 6900 | mrgazoo72@gmail.com

Melody of China
Classical Chinese
12:30 – 1:30 pm on Sycamore Stage
3 – 4 pm in Taylor Hall
Phenomenal musicianship promotes the synergy of ancient Chinese traditions with youthful, diverse American culture. Emphasizing classical and modern Chinese music, they explore contemporary connections between folk, classical, opera and popular music from various ethnic groups in China.
Contact: Yangqin Zhao | 415 215 7581 | yangqinzhao2002@yahoo.com

Christine LaPado Trio
Hot Jazz
1:30 – 3:30 pm in Taylor Hall
Get ready for a straight ahead jazz collaboration from three of Chico's finest musicians. From bop to cool, pianist Shegemi Minetaka, tenor sax man Chris Wenger, and bassist Christine LaPado explore the ins and outs of tasty jazz standards.
Contact: Christine LaPado |530 513 9311 | Christine.lapado@gmail.com


Thomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited
Revolutionary Zimbabwe music & dance
3:30 – 5 pm on Sycamore Stage
Revered in his homeland as the Lion of Zimbabwe, Thomas Mapfumo is renowned for fiery political messages calling for human rights, couched in the dance-inducing blend of traditional mbira (thumb piano) music and western rock. His upbeat and uplifting tunes celebrate the human spirit and speak to the universal need for freedom.
Contact: Lisa Walters | 415 945 0515 | waltersmusicagency@gmail.com

KIDS STAGE

Mi Escuelita Maya: The Soup Opera
10:30 – 11 am on Kids Stage
The orchestra tunes, the audience is filled with anticipation, the conductor brings the musicians to attention and the opera begins! Mi Escuelita Maya preschoolers will perform the story about a man, a bowl of soup and the man's operatic and comically frustrating quest to eat it his soup! This is a charming, funny, and operatic play done by little actors.
Contact: Maria Trenda | 530 864 8860 | mariat@launchnet.com

Chapman Elementary School: Los Tambores de Chapman
Noon – 12:30 pm on Kids Stage
We are Los Tambores de Chapman, a musical learning collaborative dedicated to World rhythms and culture. Our drum leaders include Zach Cowan, and founding teacher and arts educator, Kathy Naas of Chapman School. This newly-formed group of talented young people explores world rhythms ensemble style, mixed with their own ideas creating delightful improvisation.
Contact: Kathy Naas | 530 518 6506 | kcnaas@gmail.com

Playhouse Youth Theatre: Broadway Musical Revue
1:30 – 2 pm on Kids Stage
Playhouse Youth Theatre presents a Musical Review and Preview! The students from Playhouse will be performing songs that you might have seen or will see on CSU's Laxson Stage. From the imagination of Willy Wonka to the education of School House Rock these kids will take you on a rollicking musical revue!
Contact: Lisa Schmidt | 530 774 4451 | playhousechico@gmail.com

Blue Room Junior: Into the Woods — Selected Scenes & Songs
3 – 3:30 pm on Kids Stage
Take a sneak peek at the songs and scenes from the upcoming performance of Into the Woods, performed by the talented youth of Blue Room Junior. On October 5, Into the Woods will be performed twice as a Field Trip show for local students and once in a finale performance at 7:30 p.m. at Laxson Auditorium. This musical, for kids, by kids, is performed by a cast of about 45 actors from Blue Room Theatre's Junior program.
Contact: Loki Miller | 530 826 4312 | lokimiller@gmail.com |



SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

Main Stages

The Railflowers
Folk Americana harmonies
11 am – 12 pm on Sycamore Stage
1:30 – 2:30 pm in Taylor Hall
Sweet, soothing sister harmonies explore personal memories and folky Americana backed by guitar, banjo, mandolin and bass.
Contact: Beth | 530 680 3657 | therailflowers@gmail.com

Carmen Souza Quartet
Cape Verde meets world jazz
11:30 am – 12:30 pm in Laxson Auditorium
2 – 3 pm on Sycamore Stage
Born in Lisbon, of Cape Verdean descent, Carmen sings in a colorful, eclectic Portuguese-based Creole, stretching and snapping the elastic connections between Latin, African and Arabic music, American jazz and the music of Cape Verde.
Contact: Mel Puljic | 909 522 9494 | mel@mondomundo.com

Tâlavya
Modern twist on classical tabla rhythms
Noon – 1 pm in Taylor Hall
2:30 – 3:30 pm in Laxson Auditorium
Globe-trotting percussion ensemble Talavya (formerly Tabla Ecstasy) brings the Indian hand-drums tabla to the center stage, distilling its age-old spirit and practice into a high-energy, highly accessible celebration of rhythm. Playing complex rhythmic structures with split-second perfection, they glide between meditative trance and rousing rock drum power.
Contact: Heena Patel | 201 467 4431 | manager@rrmproductions.com

Nigerian Brothers
West African Highlife
12:30 – 1 pm on Sycamore Stage
3 – 4 pm in Taylor Hall
Lead by the incomparable bassist Baba Ken Okulolo, this trio version of the Brothers explores the best in West African village sounds and Afro-pop.
Contact: Baba Ken Okulolo | 510 778 1885| babakenokulolo@gmail.com

Tom Rigney & Flambeau
American roots / electric violin
1 – 2 pm in Laxson Auditorium
3:30 – 5 pm on Sycamore Stage
The fiery, electrifying violinist (think Queen Ida and Sundogs) joins forces with the finest San Francisco roots musicians to explore Cajun, Zydeco, low-down blues and funky New Orleans grooves guaranteed to make your dancing mojo kick in.
Contact: Tom Rigney | 510 526 1048 | rigo@rigomania.com

KIDS STAGE

Chico School of Rock
10:30 – 11 am on Kids Stage
THEM — A rock quartet with Phoenix Balinas (vocals) Abe DelReal (drums), Jenna Ploog (base), and Brandon Faris (guitar) all ages 10–13 playing classic rock.
Contact: Sid Lewis | 530-566-2142

Hap Hathaway and the Chico School of Rock DJ's — Top DJ students, Brandon Ploog and Antonio Guiterrez play the latest in hip-hop and DJ hits.
Contact: Hap Hathaway | 530 518 4531

Playhouse Youth Theatre Comedy Improv Team: Fill In The Blank
12 – 12:30 pm on Kids Stage
Spontaneous acting brought to you by Chico's only youth improv team, Fill in the Blank.
Contact: Lisa Schmidt | 530 774 4451| playhousechico@gmail.com

Blue Room Junior: Into the Woods — Selected Scenes & Songs
1:30 – 2 pm on Kids Stage
Take a sneak peek at the songs and scenes from the upcoming performance of Into the Woods, performed by the talented youth of Blue Room Junior. On October 5, Into the Woods will be performed twice as a Field Trip show for local students and once in a finale performance at 7:30 p.m. at Laxson Auditorium. This musical, for kids, by kids, is performed by a cast of about 45 actors from Blue Room Theatre's Junior program.
Contact: Loki Miller | 530 826 4312 | lokimiller@gmail.com

Chico School of Rock
3 – 3:30 pm on Kids Stage
Aiden and Alexi Maximoff — This rock power duo from Chico School of Rock, plays drums and electric guitar.
Contact: Brett Johnson | 530 321 1420

Rancid Saturday's Revenge — One of Chico School of Rock's longest playing rock bands with Jacob Berman (drums), Julian Salberg (guitar / vocals), Gavin Wilson (bass), ages 10–15, play classic and original rock.
Contact: David Silva |530 321 8094

For photos and audio of ANY performer at Chico World Music Festival or for photos from 2010, contact Shannon Nadine at 530-898-6785 / CPmarketing@csuchico.edu