DC/Baltimore
Global Music and More- April 2016
Compiled
by Steve Kiviat
To submit
events (for posting) or comments (that are not posted) e-mail: ritmika (at)
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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
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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)
*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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. 4-3
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. 4-4
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. 4-5
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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. 4-8
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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
*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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. 4-19
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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. 4-20
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. 4-21
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.
* 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
*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
*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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4-25
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. 4-26
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)
*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)
*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
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
* 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
*Dallas Black Dance Theatre at PG Publick Playhouse
* Lokal and T. Vice (Haiti) at Copocabana in MD
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5-1-
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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