Featuring Gnarls Barkley, Feist, Devendra Banhart, Gilberto Gil,
Thievery Corporation
SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 9 -- KCRW's World Festival
returns to the Hollywood Bowl this June, celebrating a decade-long
partnership with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association that features
fresh talent alongside the hottest and most recognized names at the
legendary venue. The 2008 season offers one of the strongest line ups yet,
with appearances by Gnarls Barkley, Feist, Devendra Banhart, Thievery
Corporation, UB40, Ozomatli and more. (see below for full schedule)
Over the last ten years, KCRW (89.9 FM and KCRW.com) built the World
Festival from a small series to a blockbuster hit at the Bowl, and one of
the few series to ever sell out all season performances.
"KCRW and the L.A. Philharmonic have enjoyed an enduring and successful
partnership. Since 2000, the KCRW World Festival has enjoyed sold-out shows
repeatedly, and is considered the hottest - and coolest - ticket of the
summer," said KCRW DJ Tom Schnabel, who is also the Program Advisor of
World Music at the Hollywood Bowl and Walt Disney Concert Hall.
KCRW's eclectic approach to radio programming can also be seen in the
line-ups for the six-show series, which showcase sounds from around the
globe and pair the best of the best from a variety of genres and formats.
KCRW's World Festival kicks off on June 22 with a full band performance
by Thievery Corporation featuring special guest Seu Jorge, and Bebel
Gilberto, Los Amigos Invisibles, and Argentine singer-songwriter Federico
Abuele.
Influential Brazilian artist Gilberto Gil and Venezuela-raised
world-folk savant Devendra Banhart share the stage on June 29, along with
The Album Leaf, featuring Mike Heron from The Incredible String Band.
Three KCRW favorites make their Hollywood Bowl debut on the same night.
Canadian songstress Feist joins the soulful Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings,
with the eclectic global pop of Pacifika starting off the show on July 20.
Grammy winners Gnarls Barkley also make their debut Hollywood Bowl,
sharing the bill with Senegalese superstar Youssou N'Dour, who was selected
as one of the world's 100 most influential people by Time magazine in 2007.
Purveyors of experimental noise-pop, Deerhoof, will open the show on July
27.
The seventh annual Reggae Night features the Bowl debut appearance of
the U.K.'s pioneering pop reggae band UB40 with legendary singer/ producer
Beres Hammond and renowned dancehall singer Barrington Levy on August 3.
Ozomatli return to the Hollywood Bowl for the final night of the series
on September 11, with its socially-conscious mash-ups of hip-hop, salsa,
cumbia, dub, and Middle Eastern funk. Michael Franti & Spearhead, Mexican
singer Lila Downs and Tijuana's electronica leaders Nortec Collective,
performing with a mariachi band, round out the bill.
Tickets ($10 - 96) are on sale now at the Hollywood Bowl Box Office,
via Ticketmaster, or online at HollywoodBowl.com. For more info, call
323.850.2000.
KCRW's WORLD FESTIVAL AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL
SUNDAYS, 7 PM
JUNE 22
Thievery Corporation (full live show featuring special guest Seu
Jorge), Bebel Gilberto, Los Amigos Invisibles, Federico Abuele. Hosted by
Jason Bentley
JUNE 29
Gilberto Gil, Devendra Banhart, The Album Leaf (featuring Mike Heron
from The Incredible String Band). Hosted by Anne Litt
JULY 20
Feist, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Pacifika. Hosted by Nic Harcourt
JULY 27
Gnarls Barkley, Youssou N'Dour, Deerhoof. Hosted by Garth Trinidad
AUGUST 3
Reggae Night: UB40, Beres Hammond, Barrington Levy. Hosted by Tom
Schnabel
SEPTEMBER 21
Ozomatli, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Lila Downs, Nortec Collective.
Hosted by Raul Campos
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