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Ankurs Picks 09202024

Ankur’s picks are not influenced by any outside entities. Ankur consults with an advisory board of 1. The cost of admission to any recommended show is of no concern to Ankur, nor the price of beer, nor the cleanliness of the venue restrooms. Ankur has one goal and one goal only in the delivery of Ankur’s picks: For you to have a kickass musical experience. Ankur’s Picks is a trademark of the multinational corporation DJ Spin Cycle. Chicago Immigrant Orchestra with Fareed Haque and Wanees Zarour - Septeber 20th. The Bur Oak Willy Street Fair - September 21st-22nd. 800-1000 block of Williamson St. Willy Street Beats After Dark with Livwutang, Shaun Wright, Mike Servito and more - September 21st. High Noon Saloon Frander - September 24. North Street Cabaret

Broadcast on:: 20 Sep 2024
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Onker's picks are not influenced by any outside entities. Onker consults with an advisory board of one, Onker Mahultra. The cost of admission to any recommended show is of no concern to Onker, nor the price of beer, nor the cleanliness of the venue restrooms. Onker has one goal and one goal only in the delivery of Onker's picks, for you to have a kick-ass musical experience. Onker's picks is a trademark of the multinational corporation DJ SpinCycle. All copy and trade therein is solely possessed. Here's Onker Mahultra! Welcome back, Onker. It's so great to see you before we get, if you don't mind, before we get into the picks for the week and for the week to come, you've been doing some fascinating work in classrooms and schools these past weeks. Tell us just quickly a little bit about what was that all about? Good morning, Andy. Good morning, Madison. And yeah, you just got back 23 school concerts all over Denmark, and I've been doing this for many, many years now with different bands. This one, the last one with the Arab Blues, who incidentally will be in town October 17, so that's up for folks. But yeah, it's just kind of engaging with the kids and they have these wonderful programs out there, and which expose young children to cultures from around the world through music. And it's not just music, so it's kind of weaving, stony-telling into the song, into the instruments, into the lives, the people. So how did they receive it, the students? You know, it's amazing to have these kids come by in the most recent case, you know, the kids from just the Arabic diaspora, just coming there and talking and kind of greeting in their language, which often gets marginalized, cultures get marginalized or homogenized, and so kind of also kind of showing the diversity that exists amongst us all. And sharing that, sharing the joy is because it's not just bloodshed. It's just not anger, and there's culture, there's food, there's humanity. So that's what we can express, and share. Wonderful work, Ankur, and we're glad you're back safe. And now, how about the how about some pics for music pics for the weekend? All right, I'm speaking about culture and just the diversity. We're going to have a Chicago immigrant orchestra in town tonight at the Baroque, with good led by Farid Haq, and Juanis Ruir on the Oud, and a whole host of fabulous artists, and they rarely get out of Chicago, so this is the one chance to catch them here in town. And of course, this weekend is Willy Street Fair, and tomorrow, specifically, Willy Street beats Saturday, 12th year of doing this, and it's, we've got All-Star crew, Mike Cervito, Sean Wright, Li Wutang, many, many more DJs, and of course, there's the after party at the high noon saloon, so you'll get your dancing shoes on and out, and then, of course, we're going to have Gary later on, tell us more about the party continues through Sunday, and then Monday, Monday night, North Street Cabaret, that's Frander, Swedish, Estonian, traditional folk, and whom I've actually got at Nordic Folklore as a conference last year, and maybe the year before on tour, but yeah, go check these guys out Monday, North Street Cabaret, so. Fantastic. That's it for me. All right, thank you again, Encore. We'll see you this weekend at the fifth.