Date
 
  Oct. 1 – Nov. 7, 2004
    Ramatou Diakite: US Tour
      Diakite grew up in one of Africa's richest musical environments, the Wassoulou region of southern Mali. She was influenced by singer Oumou Sangare, edging towards hip-hop on her first international album, and going on to create music unlike anything heard before in Mali or elsewhere. PA, NY, CA.
  Oct. 1-24, 2004
    Rokia Traoré US Tour
      Malian chanteuse Rokia Traoré tours the USA in support of her new album Bowmboï (Nonesuch), which has sold more than 100,000 copies in France. RI, CT, IL, MN, MA, NY, VA, WA, CA.
  Oct. 7–9, 2004
    Nadia Boulanger and American Music: A Memorial
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO
      Over 30 presenters, panelists, and performers from five countries will participate in this event commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the death of French composer and pedagogue Nadia Boulanger.
  Nov. 4–18, 2004
    Jane Birkin Tour
      In a tribute to Gainsbourg, Birkin and the Group Djam & Fam of Algeria reinvent his songs in the dazzling context of North African folk music, mixing Moroccan rhythms, soulful Middle Eastern harmonies, shades of Andalusia, and breathy vocals oozing with elegant sensuality. New York, NY. Washington, DC, Cleveland, OH, Boston, MA, San Francisco, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Philadelphia, PA.
  Nov. 4-9, 2004
    Hervé Niquet & Le Concert Spirituel
      One of the leading French baroque music groups, LeMµ Concert Spirituel has recorded extensively for Naxos and Glossa, and is associated with the Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles. It brings a program of Charpentier's Te Deum et Messe de Monsieur Mauroy, to Ann Arbor, MI; Chicago, IL; and Washington, DC.