Wednesday, April 13, 2016

DC/Baltimore Global Music and More April 2016 Concert Gig List

DC/Baltimore Global Music and More- April 2016  
Compiled by Steve Kiviat 
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International, roots, rap, soul and more at top and
***indie-rock and non-music stuff is at the bottom. Most sold-out shows omitted.
Look for additional shows & more info to be added through the month at my blog: stevekiviat.blogspot.com 
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Online you should also check out the I Love Music forum/chatboard at ilxor.com and look for the  Rolling Outernational World Music 2016, Rolling Afrobeats Afropop2016,  the Rolling Afro-Latin & the Capital Swamp & Chitlin Circuit  threads _____________________________________________________________________________    
Sorry this is late again.  Busy writing City Paper articles and with dayjob and more.
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 Highlights: 
Hopefully you saw great Zimbabwe band Mokoomba at Hill Center
More highlights—
Thurs.   4-14- Acoustic Africa with singers, Habib Koite (Mali) and Vusi Mahlasela (South Africa) at GW Lisner
Fri. 4-15- Grupo Niche at the Palace in Woodbridge (salsa from Colombia)
Sat.  4-16-
Emancipation Day on Freedom Plaza with Sweet Honey in the Rock, Raheem Devaughn, Rare Essence, Black Alley, Trouble Funk, Be’la Dona, April Sampe and more from 2:45 to 9pm
El Gran Combo at the Howard Theatre (great Puerto Rican salsa vets)
Sat. 4-23-Lakou Mizik at Dance Place (Haiti)
Thurs.  4-28- Bunny Wailer (reggae) at the Howard Theatre

*Fatoumata Diawara at Clarice Smith Center (Mali)
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.  4-1
Anoushka Shankar at GW Lisner
Southern Troubadours in the Round featuring Ruthie Foster, Paul Thorn, and Joe Ely - the Hamilton
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. 4-2
Tego Calderon at Echostage (reggaeton)
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Movie “The Midnight Orchestra” (the son of a Jewish Moroccan musician who had to leave Morocco, returns to try to find musicians his Dad played with) at 7:30 at the DC JCC
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 4-6
Robyn Hitchcock at the Barns of Wolf Trap
Mokoomba from Zimbabwe at Hill Center DC
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. 4-7
Aoife O’Donovan (Americana bluegrass singer) at the Barns of Wolf Trap
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4-9
Afro Blue From 4 To 6 With People’s Congregational Church,4704 13th Street, Nw Washington, Dc 20011
Back Down Memory Lane Lane with Chuck Brown Band , Sugar Bear & E.U.,  Trouble Funk,  Ayre Rayde,  Dj Kool , Hosted By Dj Flexx Wpgc 95.5 & Dc Scorpio at the Howard Theatre starting at 10:30 pm

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. 4-10
Holi (South Asian) DC Day fest at Iskcon, 10310 Oaklyn Dr, Potomac, Maryland 11am to 5 pm
Fransesca Blanchard (French) at Bossa
Ahmet Özhan Concert and the Mevlevi Sema Ceremony with Whirling Dervishes at 7:30 at GW Lisner Presented by: The Turkish Embassy
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.  4-11
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Tues. 4-12
Fanfare Ciocarlia (gypsy brassband funk) & Orchester Praževica  at Tropicalia
Earth, Wind & Fire & Chicago at Baltimore Royal Farms Arena
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Wed.  4-13
Buddy Guy at the State Theatre (blues)
“Boogie till You Puke: the Forgotten Legacy of Root Boy Slim”—movie doc excerpts and talk from 7 to 8:50pm at the Watha T. Daniel/Shaw neighborhood Library for free
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Thurs.   4-14
Acoustic Africa with singers, Habib Koite (Mali) and Vusi Mahlasela (South Africa) at GW Lisner
Waco Brothers at Iota
Blind Boys of Alabama at the Barns of Wolf Trap
Janel & Anthony, Kokayi, Louis Weeks, DJ Ayes Cold, and Capitol Movement Dance Co. at Songbyrd
Tech N9NE, Krizz Kaliko, Rittz, Mayday!, Stevie Stone, Ces Cru at the Fillmore (rap)
Marc Bamuthi Joseph's Word Becomes Flesh, directed by Psalmayene 24, (hiphop theatre) free at 6pm at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
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Fri. 4-15
Grupo Niche at the Palace in Woodbridge (salsa from Colombia)
James Armstrong at Madams Organ (blues)
Thao & the Get Down Stay Down @ 930 Club
Tamagawa University Dance and Taiko Group(Japanese drum group) for free from 6 to 7 at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Ozuna at the Diamond Lounge
Sosimo Sacramento Y Los Diamantes De Cochamarca at Niralla Sweets in Springfield, VA


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Sat.  4-16
Emancipation Day on Freedom Plaza with Sweet Honey in the Rock, Image Band, Raheem Devaughn, Rare Essence, Black Alley, Trouble Funk, Be’la Dona, April Sampe and more from 2:45 to 9pm  (go-go from 5 to 7:45; Sweet Honey at 3;35)

*Record Store Day around town
El Gran Combo at the Howard Theatre (great Puerto Rican salsa vets)
Yoskar Sarante at Club One in Alexandria
Omar Sosa at Amp (Latin jazz)
Shemekia Copeland at the Hamilton (blues)
*Rae Sremmurd at Bliss DC (rap)
Jim Bennett cd release party with Jesi Terrell opening at Lamont's (southern soul)
Gotan Tango at GW Lisner
Robbie Fulks at Jammin Java
Filmfest DC movie: Argentina at 7:00 PM at AMC Mazza Gallerie
Filmfest DC movie: Roaring Abyss (Ethiopian music doc) at 9 at E St Cinema
Marquee Ball (7:30 and 9:30) at the Creative Alliance in Baltimore (21st anniversary)
Boleros night at Rosslyn Spectrum in Arlington
Crooked Stylo at Leyla’s lounge in Hyattsville
Soca Overload with Teddyson John at Eden Lounge
DJ Rekha at Tropicalia (bhangra)
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Sun.  4-17
Zakir Hussain & Masters of Percussion - Kennedy Center (Concert Hall - 1 PM
Steel Pulse (UK reggae) and Jah Works at the Howard Theatre
Hardway Connection at Lamont's
Filmfest DC movie: Argentina at 5:30 PM at AMC Mazza Gallerie
Filmfest DC movie :“Our Last Tango”  (w/ Rego & Copes) at 7:30 at AMC Mazza Gallerie
Beats, the Bauhaus, and the Birth of Abstract Film for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
El Dasa at the Palace
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Mon. 4-18
Filmfest DC movie :“Our Last Tango”  (w/ Rego & Copes) at 6:30 at AMC Mazza Gallerie
Filmfest DC movie: Roaring Abyss (Ethiopian music doc) at 8:45pm at E St Cinema
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Filmfest Dc Movie: “Rain the Color of Blue with a Little Red in It” (A Tuareg in the desert Purple Rain adaption) at E. St. Cinema at 6:30
Waka Flocka Flame at the Fillmore
Esperanza Spalding presents: Emily's D+Evolution at the 930 Club
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Karla Bonoff and Jimmy Webb @ Birchmere
DJ SLiink + Bremar, B2B at U Street Music Hall
Filmfest DC: “Presenting Princess Shaw (New Orleans confessional Youtube vocalist) at 8:30 at E St. Cinema
Filmfest DC: The Violin Teacher (Brazil)  at 6:30 pm at AMC Mazza Gallerie
, Esma Redzepova ( Romani singer from Skopje, Republic of Macedonia) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Edwin Luna Y La Trakalosa De Monterrey at 90 Grados (Degrees) in Manassas
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Friday . 4-22
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble at the Barns of Wolf Trap
Demo with Memphis juke dancer Lil Buck and Damian Woetzel at Kennedy Center
Filmfest DC: The Violin Teacher (Brazil)  at 8:30 pm at AMC Mazza Gallerie
Fonseca at the Fillmore
Darkiel at Galaxy Nightclub in Hyattsville
Alexis y Fido (reggaeton) at Rio Cantina in Sterling, VA
Snoop Dogg at Echostage 

* Join The Dc Legendary Musicians, Inc. & The Funk Parade For A Panel Discussion,  at 6:30 pm at The Thurgood Marshall Center 1816 12th St NW, on The History Of Dc's Musicians And Their Music With Moderator, Ida M. Campbell, Wpfw. Panel Members, Rusty Hassan, Jimi Smooth, Ladymary , Leron Young, & DC soul music  dj/writer Kevin Coombe Plus A Concert and Book Signing With Guitarist, Leron Young.
1st night of Passover
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 Saturday 4-23
Lakou Mizik at Dance Place
Demo with Memphis juke dancer Lil Buck and Damian Woetzel at Kennedy Center

*Cannabis Festival at RFK with De La Soul and Back Yard Band and others noon to 8 pm
Filmfest Dc Movie: “Rain the Color of Blue with a Little Red in It” (A Tuareg in the desert Purple Rain adaption) at E. St. Cinema at 9:15pm
Filmfest DC: “Presenting Princess Shaw (New Orleans confessional Youtube vocalist) at 7:15 at E St. Cinema
Innuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq at the Clarice smith Center
Baltimore Irish Music Masters at Creative Alliance
Tribute to Manu Chao at Tropicalia

*Young Dolph at Bliss DC
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Sunday 4-24
Buika at GW Lisner
Karla Bonoff and Jimmy Webb @ Rams Head Tavern Annapolis
Memphis Juke Dancer Lil Buck  at Hirshhorn
Funk Parade Preview for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Vilma Palma e Vampiros at the State Theatre
Los Temerarios at the Cococabana
La Bandononona Clave Nueva & La Grandeza Norteña at the Palace
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Elizabeth Cook at Rams Head Tavern Annapolis
John Hiatt (acoustic) and Rick Brantley at Birchmere
 Jon Dee Graham at  Hill Country Live [410 7th St NW (Americana indie)
Gepe at Tropicalia
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Wed.  4-27
Floetry at the Howard Theatre
John Hiatt (acoustic) and Rick Brantley at Birchmere
Azul (Berber North African roots meets Mediterranean repertoire) at Bossa
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Thurs.  4-28
Bunny Wailer (reggae) at the Howard Theatre

*Fatoumata Diawara at Clarice Smith Center (Mali)
Floetry at Rams Head Live in Baltimore
Cissa Paz (old –school Brazilian music) at Bossa

*Ana Maura at Strathmore (Portuguese fado)
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 4-29
Quebe Sisters at Barns of Wolf Trap
South African band The Muffinz (retro guitar led band) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Plan B at Echostage
Zacarias Ferreira at Rio Cantina in Sterling, VA

Natalie Hopkinson, author and Michael L. Chambers II will give a brief interactive talk about go-go, D.C.’s own brand of funk, as well as Marvin Gaye’s footprint in D.C. from 6 to 8 pm at the  Thurgood Marshall Center
1816 12th St NW 

Maracuyeah 5 year Anniversary at Judy’s at 9 with Los Rakas, DJ Bembona, MPeach, DJ K la rat, Carmencha

* Mark Meadows (DC jazz pianist, singer who gets soulful) cd release party at Songbyrd at 8
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. 4-30
Fantasia and Anthony Hamilton at Pier 6 (r’n’b)(sold out)
Kingman Island Bluegrass and Folk Fest
Broccoli Fest with Future; Jhene Aiko, The Internet, Anderson .Paak, BJ the Chicago Kid, Sango (sold out except for “earned power of one tickets via volunteering at environmental events )  from 12:00pm-10:00pm at Gateway DC (1100 Alabama Avenue SE).  sold out
Metro Mambo: Chocolate in Chocolate City from 2 to 4 At Anacostia  Arts Center (with DJ Nancy Alonso celebrating  late Cuban trumpeter Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros
* Wale at Bliss DC
Offlines Project feat. Yinon Muallem & Guy Mintus ( duet that marries influences from Turkish makam to Indian rhythms, Jewish melodies, and  jazz improvisation) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

*Dallas Black Dance Theatre at PG Publick Playhouse

* Lokal and T. Vice (Haiti) at Copocabana in MD
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5-1-

Fundraiser for D.C.Legendary Musicians with Little Royal & the Swingmasters, Jimi Smooth & HitTime, Royal Heights, Lady Mary, Ida Campbell, Timeless Band and more. 4pm-8pm $20 @ Seafarers Yacht Club 1950 M. St. S.E. Washington,D.C. 
Little Royal who asked for an early start will go on second at 4:45pm. Jimi Smooth & HitTime another outstanding 7pc classic R&B band with horns will headline. All bands doing 30 minute sets
Tarana—featuring Rick Parker (trombone/synth) and Ravish Momin (drums/electronics0 (electronics, jazz, Bollywood) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
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Other cool stuff (mostly indie-rock): 4-7 to 4-10-Damaged City Fest in DC; 4-11-Foul Swoops & Des Demonas @ Dew Drop Inn; 4-12-Napalm Death, Melvins, & Melt Banana @ 930 Club; “Burn to Shine Atlanta” doc w/ Algiers & Sunwolf; 4-14-The Church @ Birchmere; Eleanor Friedberger @ U Hall; 4-15-Chairlift @ Black Cat;Eric Bachmann @ Iota; 4-16- Feelies @ 930; 4-17-Dandy Warhols @ 930; 4-20-Bruce Springsteen @ Baltimore Arena; 4-21-DagNasty @ Black Cat; 4-22-Comedian Eugene Mirman & Robyn Hitchcock @ Black Cat; Negative Approach @ Ottobar; 4-23-Lloyd Cole @ Birchmere; Puff Pieces @ La Casa; 4-24-Two Inch Astronaut @ Comet Ping Pong; 4-27-Bob Mould & Ted Leo;  Suuns @ DC9; 4-28-Hemlines @ Bl. Cat backstage; 4-29-Jamie Kilstein @ Tropicalia ; 4-30-Thermals @ Bl. Cat;
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