DC/Baltimore
Global Music and More- May 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 once again. Busy writing
City Paper articles and with dayjob and more.
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Highlights:
Hopefully
you saw fun stuff at the beginning of the month.
More
highlights—
Sun.
5-8-Sister Nancy at Fire Station 1 in Silver Spring, MD (reggae)
Tribute
to John Stabb Schroeder (RIP) at Black Cat w/ Thurston Moore, J. Robbins &
Give
Sat.
5-14-4Ever Chuck feat. Chuck Brown Band with Sugar Bear & EU and
Junk Yard Band at Howard Theatre
They Will
Have to Kill Us First (well done Malian music documentary) at 5:30 p.m. at AFI (also on Mon. 5-16)
Sun.
5-15- Eddie Holman & the Doo Wop Cops at the Bethesda Blues &
Jazz Club
Fri. May
20-Debo Band (Boston-based Ethiopian) at Tropicalia with Time Is Fire, Underdog
the DJ with special guest Dawit Eklund
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. 5-1
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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. 5-2
Charlie
Sayles blues Harmonica at Westminster Church from 6 to 9pm
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. 5-3
Young
Thug at the 930 Club (rap) (Sold out)
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. 5-4
NRBQ and
Los Straitjackets at Bethesda Blues and jazz
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. 5-5
Afro-Cuban
Allstars at the Howard Theatre
Estelle
and Team Familiar at Bethesda Blues and Jazz (r’n’b)
Team
Familiar late show at Fast Eddies
Cinco de
Mayo
Feedel
Band at Bossa
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5-6
Big G and
Backyard Band Birthday bash at 11pm at the Howard Theatre
Anthony
Hamilton and Fantasia at DAR (r’n’b)
Santigold
at the Fillmore
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. 5-7
Funk
Parade from 4 to 5 , with music beforehand from 12 to 4 and after from 7 to 10,
on U street and nearby(Reesa Renee at 1, Rare Essence at 6 and many more
including brass bands and others
Congress
Heights Day
Anthony
Hamilton and Fantasia at DAR
Soul
Generation featuring Cliff Perkins at 8 at Harmony Hall (Soul music covers)\
RnB Super
Jam at Verizon Center with ’90s faves Jodeci, El Debarge, Faith Evans,
Backstreet
Cate Le
Bon at Rock and Roll Hotel (Rocker from Wales)
Embassy
tour at 40 embassies
Brazilian
music at Umbertos in Silver Spring
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. 5-8
Jesse
Lege and Bayou Brew at 3 pm at Glen Echo (Cajun)
Sister
Nancy at Fire Station One (great reggae)
A
Mother's Day Celebration Featuring Marvin Sapp* Stephanie Mills* Tasha Cobbs*
Jonathan Mcreynolds * Erica Campbell * Travis Greene At Royal Farms Arena
(Gospel)
Mothers
Finest at the Birchmere
*Arturo Sandoval at Blues Alley (8pm sold out; also 10 pm show)
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5-9
Chris
Isaak: First Comes the Night Tour at the Birchmere
Old 97s
at the 930 Club
Memphis
Gold (blues) at Westminster Church SW
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. 5-10
Chris
Isaak: First Comes the Night Tour at the Birchmere
Be’ladona
at Rams head Stage at MD Live
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. 5-11
Forward
Fest
Iris
Dement and Loudon Wainwright at the Birchmere
John
Hiatt at Rams head Annapolis
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Thurs. 5-12
Dc's
Finest Aka The Doo Wop Cops at 12 noon at Montpelier Arts Center, 9652 Muirkirk
Rd., Laurel, MD
Lauryn
Hill At Rams Head Live
Big Lazy
with El Reys ( surf music with Janel Leppin and Anthony Pirog!) at Bossa
SOS Band
at Bethesda Blues and Jazz
Rhodes
Tavern Troubadours at JVs
Kid Congo
& Pink Monkeybirds at Comet Ping Pong
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Fri .
5-13
Amy Domingues
& Dennis Kane ,MLK Library, 901 G St NW, WDC (12 PM Show) (cello and
electronics)
Mya at
the Howard Theatre at 8pm (r’n’b from DC)
J.
Alvarez at the Palace
The 2016
Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival
Robert
Glasper Trio at the Arc
Billy
Price (blue-eyed soul) at JVs
* TOB at Safari Lounge, GA Ave
* TOB at Safari Lounge, GA Ave
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Sat. 5-14
4Ever
Chuck feat. Chuck Brown Band with Sugar Bear & EU and Junk Yard Band at Howard
Theatre
D.
Floyd’s Birthday Party at Fast Eddies;
1st
annual Westminster Church in SW DC Blues
Festival from 12 noon to 7 pm
They Will
Have to Kill Us First (well done Malian music documentary) at 5:30 p.m. at AFI
De La
Ghetto and Messiah at Cococabana
Argentine
Festival at the Thomas Jefferson Theatre in Arlington
Jane
Bunnett and Maqueque, featuring Canadian saxophonist/flutist Jane Bunnett and
five Cuban women musicians at Kennedy
Center
The
Gospel Superfest will feature Pastor Shirley Caesar, Deitrick Haddon, Dorinda
Clar-Cole, Karen Clark-Sheard, Jonathan McReynolds, Alexis Speights, James
Hall, Lonnie Hunter, Casey J, J.J. Hairston, Todd Dulaney and Tim Bowman Jr.
Hosted by Vivica A. Fox. At Coppin State U in Baltimore
“I Love
the 90s Fest with Salt N Pepa with Spinderella, Coolio, Color Me Badd, Tone
Loc, Rob Base, All 4 One, and Young MC at Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore
Chopteeth
at Amp
Sweetlife Festival: the 1975, Halsey, Flume,
Grimes, PartyNextDoor, Blondie, Eagles of Death Metal, Mac DeMarco, Thundercat,
Vince Staples, Shamir, Wolf Alice, DIIV, Prinze George at Merriweather Post
Pavilion (Doors @ noon)
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Sun. 5-15
Sweet
Honey in the Rock at the Birchmere
Eddie
Holman & the Doo Wop Cops at the Bethesda Blues & Jazz Club
*Wayne Wonder and Barrington Levy at the Stonefish Lounge in DC (reggae)
*Wayne Wonder and Barrington Levy at the Stonefish Lounge in DC (reggae)
Currency
at the Howard Theatre
Graham
Parker at Jammin Java
Ozomatli
and Big Tony & Trouble Funk at the Lincoln Theatre (JusticeAid Concert
Benefit for the CFSY (Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth) and NJDC
(National Juvenile Defender Center))
Langley
Park Day
Tierra
Cali and Alerta Zero at the Palace
(banda)
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. 5-16
They Will
Have to Kill Us First (well done Malian music documentary) 7:15 p.m.
at AFI
Poet
Nikki Giovanni, Joe Keyes and the Late
Bloomer Band and Dj Lance Reynolds WPFW benefit at Mulebone in DC
Shirletta
Settles at Westminster Church (r’n’b/soul)
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. 5-17
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. 5-18
Brandy
Clark at Birchmere (country)
Zombies
at Rams Head Annapolis (Brit 60s rock)
JLin (footwork electronic dance) at U St. Music Hall
JLin (footwork electronic dance) at U St. Music Hall
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. 5-19
The
Foreign Exchange at the Howard Theatre
A$AP Ferg
and Tory Lanez at the Fillmore
Kenny
Chesney and Old Dominion - Merriweather Post Pavilion
Joe Lally
and DCIC at Third Floor Loft in DC
Ottmar
Liebert at the Birchmere
Kino
Musica at Bossa
Rufus
Wainwright at Rams Head Annapolis
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Fri. 5-20
La
Energia Norteña & El Güero Y Su Banda Sinaloense at 90 Degrees in Manassas
Orquesta
San Vicente & Los Hermanos Flores (Salvadorian cumbia) at the Palace
Beauty
Pill at 6 at Smithsonian American Art Luce show
Debo Band
(Boston-based Ethiopian) at Tropicalia with Time Is Fire, Underdog the DJ with
special guest Dawit Eklund
Hayes
Carll at the Hamilton
Southern
Culture on the Skids at Jammin Java
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Sat. 5-21
The
Ebonys at Harmony Hall
La Gran
Banda at Club One in Alexandria
El Super
Nuevo & Chimbala at Bravo Bravo!
Asian Heritage Festival on PA Ave NW
Asian Heritage Festival on PA Ave NW
Chesapeake
Blues Fest with Performance by: Robert Cray, John Mayall, The Mavericks, Sonny
Landreth, Mud Morganfield, Nanielle Nicole, Chesapeake Bay Dixie Band
* Los Amigos Invisibles at 3:40pm at Yards Park in DC as part of the Tour De Fat Festival
* Los Amigos Invisibles at 3:40pm at Yards Park in DC as part of the Tour De Fat Festival
Delbert MCclinton
at the Birchmere
Miranda
Lambert, Kip Moore, Brothers Osborne, Brett Young, Runaway June, Chris Lane,
Lanco, and Lauren Alaina at Jiffy Lube Live (country)
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. 5-22
*Malpaso Dance Co. from Cuba at Dance Place
Corinne
Bailey Rae at U st Musical Hall
Chesapeake
Blues Fest Sun: Joe Bonamassa, Canned Heat, Tab Benoit, Heritage Blues
Orchestra, Dana Fuchs, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Micahael McHenry Tribe
Peter
Case acoustic at 4 at Jammin Java
Curren$y
at Rams Head Live! (Baltimore)
Danny Burns Band - IRELAND 100: Celebrating a
Century of Irish Arts & Culture - Kennedy Center (Millennium Stage)
DJ ?uestlove - Howard Theatre
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5-23
Denny
Laine of Paul McCartney & Wings: The Complete Band On the Run album - Rams
Head Tavern (Annapolis)
the Gothard Sisters - IRELAND 100: Celebrating
a Century of Irish Arts & Culture for free from 6 to 7 at Kennedy Center Millennium
Stage
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Tues 5-24
Bersuit
Vergarabat y Caramelos de Cianuro at the Howard Theatre
*Mini Metro Mambo with chat with Cubano Groove and then music from them for dancing, at the Anacostia Arts center 7 to 9 pm
*Mini Metro Mambo with chat with Cubano Groove and then music from them for dancing, at the Anacostia Arts center 7 to 9 pm
Junior
Brown at Rams Head Annapolis
the
Tossers - IRELAND 100: Celebrating a Century of Irish Arts & Culture for
free from 6 to 7 at Kennedy Center Millennium
Stage
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5-25
Arturo
O'Farrill "Boss Level" Septet at Blues Alley
Saul
Hernandez at the Howard
*Kamel Zennia at Bossa (US based Algerian)
*Kamel Zennia at Bossa (US based Algerian)
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. 5-26
Del Fest
in Cumberland, MD through May 29th
Cissa Paz at Bossa (DC based Brazilian music singer)
Cissa Paz at Bossa (DC based Brazilian music singer)
Daryl
Hall & John Oates, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, and Sharon Jones
& the Dap-Kings –at Jiffy Lube Live
the
Screaming Orphans - IRELAND 100: Celebrating a Century of Irish Arts &
Culture for free from 6 to 7 at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
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. 5-27
Jeff
Krulik Heavy metal Parking Lot and more-- at U of MD
Criollo
Salsa Festival with Pepe Chira and Erika Reikendorf and Willy Garcia at the
Palace
Gran
Carnival de Ceiba with 4 bands at Rio Cantina in Sterling
*Franko at the Copacabana (Cameroon rap-dance afrobeats)
*Leyla McCalla at Smithsonian Portrait Gallery (former Carolina Chocolate Drop cellist and more)
*Glen David Andrews (New Orleans horn player and vocalist) at the Hamilton
*Sahel "Dance for a Cause" benefit at Atlas, H St NE
*Franko at the Copacabana (Cameroon rap-dance afrobeats)
*Leyla McCalla at Smithsonian Portrait Gallery (former Carolina Chocolate Drop cellist and more)
*Glen David Andrews (New Orleans horn player and vocalist) at the Hamilton
*Sahel "Dance for a Cause" benefit at Atlas, H St NE
Four Tet
at U St Music Hall
Alejandro
Escovedo at the Birchmere
Joe at
the Howard Theatre at 8
Rare
Essence feat. Jas Funk & What Band 2.0 Feat. Rapper Dude, Michelle
Blackwell, & Killa Cal at Howard Theatre 11 PM
*Freaknik DC at 1600 NY Ave (DJ event )
*Freaknik DC at 1600 NY Ave (DJ event )
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. 5-28
*Buggfest 39 with Harold Melvin's Bluenotes and more 11:30 am to 7:30 pm at 400 PeterBugg Matthews Way SE
*Buggfest 39 with Harold Melvin's Bluenotes and more 11:30 am to 7:30 pm at 400 PeterBugg Matthews Way SE
Freddie
Jackson at the Birchmere
*Tweet at the Howard Theatre
*Tweet at the Howard Theatre
Moor
Mother Goddess (experimental punk rap) at Georgetown Library at 2
*Basque Journeys movie doc at 2pm at Smithsonian American History (the Basque region will be featured at the upcoming Smithsonian Folklife Festival)
*Basque Journeys movie doc at 2pm at Smithsonian American History (the Basque region will be featured at the upcoming Smithsonian Folklife Festival)
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5-29
Farhan
Akhtar at Patriot Center/Eaglebank Arena
Bronco Y
Hershey y su Norteño Banda at the Palace
Foxtrappe
reunion at Bethesda Blues and Jazz
Akua
Allrich at Blue Alley
Taste of
Peru at U DC in DC
* Glen David Andrews at Rams Head Tavern (Annapolis)
* Saturators at Bossa
* Beach Boys, country singer Trace Adkins, pop singer and actress Katharine McPhee and soprano Renee Fleming & The National Symphony Orchestra on the US Capitol lawn
* Glen David Andrews at Rams Head Tavern (Annapolis)
* Saturators at Bossa
* Beach Boys, country singer Trace Adkins, pop singer and actress Katharine McPhee and soprano Renee Fleming & The National Symphony Orchestra on the US Capitol lawn
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. 5-30
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5-31
Dance
Afrika DC at Dance Place
Trouble
Funk at Rams Head Arundel Mills Live
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Other
cool stuff (mostly indie-rock): 5-6-Grin tribute @ Bethesda Blues and Jazz;5-7-
LVL Up, Big Hush, Paperhaus and Furnsss.@ Above the Bayou; Mellow Diamond, Super! Silver! Haze!, Hothead @
Comet Ping Pong; 5-8- John Stabb benefit @ Black Cat w/
Thurston Moore, J. Robbins & Give; 5-10-Ought, Priests, Sneaks @ bl. Cat;
5-12-Parquet Courts @ 930 early show; Titus Andronicus @ 930 late show; Kid
Congo at Comet Ping Pong; Hop Along, Speedy Ortiz, 2 Inch Astronaut at Black
Cat; Screamin Females @ RnR Hotel; 5-13-Dope Body @ Metro Gallery; 5-19-Bloc
Party @ Echostage; *5-22Bill Beverly, author of book "Dodgers" w/ Soccer Team part of the Story/Stereo at Busboys Takoma Park 6:30 to 8:30;- 5-23-CarSeat Headrest @ Bl. Cat; 5-24- Foul Swoops, Eureka
California, Witching Waves, and Governess - Third Floor Loft, 9th
Street DC; 5-25- Courtney Barnett @ Rams Head Live! Baltimore; 5-26- Escape-ism
and Fred Thomas @ Capital Fringe; 5-27-Boat Burning at Bossa; *5-28-T.S.O.L. @ Rn R Hotel;
5-29-Benjy Feree @ Bl. Cat;
5-29-Benjy Feree @ Bl. Cat;
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