DC/Baltimore
Global Music and More- June 2017
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 2017, Rolling Afrobeats
Afropop 2017, the Rolling Afro-Latin & the Capital Swamp &
Chitlin Circuit threads
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Lots
happening and more to be announced…
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Remaining
Highlights:
Sun. 6-4-
Verano El Zol 107.9 Fest with Farruko, Millie Quezada, Luis Vargas, Karol G.,
Grupo Melao, Mr. Pelon 503, Don Pedro
Rivera, Bachata Plus at Fed-Ex Stadium parking lot
Fri.
6-9- Ethiopian Singer Wayna
tribute to Ethiopian soul star,
Bezunesh Bekele, known as “the Aretha Franklin of Ethiopia” at Bethesda Blues and Jazz
“Fania
All-Stars: Live in Africa” (New York City’s legendary salsa group performs at
special 1973 concert before the Muhammad Ali/George Foreman fight) movie at 7:30– 9:00 p.m. at the Smithsonian
Museum of American Art
DC
Caribbean FilmFest movie Machel Montano:
Journey of a Soca King at AFI Silver
Sat.
6-10- Sam Fan Thomas at Cococabana (great veteran Cameroon musician) in
Hyattsville
Sun. 6-18 - Jamaican Jerk Festival with Tarrus
Riley, Romain Virgo, Queen Ifrica, Fay-Ann Lyon & Bunji Garlin plus Jamaican
food including jerk chicken, at RFK Stadium Festival Lawn
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. 6-1
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6-2
Chubby
Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band and the Get Right Band at the Hamilton
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. 6-3
Geno
Delafose at Cheverly American Legion (zydeco)
Smile
Project Carnival at RFK with Goldlink; April + Vista; Lenny Kurlou & the
Reggae All Stars & More TBD
Washington
Folk Festival at glen Echo
What Band
(go-go) at 3 at District Heights Day (at Rec Center ,2000 Marbury Drive)
Zacarias
Ferreira at Club One in Alexandria
Caribbean
heritage Festival at Bladensburg Waterfront Park
Jermaine
DuPri, The Rap Game, and Miss Mulatto at Pier Six
Hyattsville
International fest 5 to 9pm
Live
performance by dance music diva CeCe Peniston at Marriott BWI Airport Hotel,
1743 West Nursery Road, Linthicum, MD The Official After-Party for the Capital
Jazz Fest
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. 6-4
Go-go
brunch with Be’la Dona at the Howard Theatre
Verano El
Zol 107.9 Fest with Farruko, Millie Quezada, Luis Vargas, Karol G., Grupo
Melao, Mr. Pelon 503, Don Pedro Rivera,
Bachata Plus at Fed-Ex Stadium parking lot
Talib
Kweli with Pete Rock at 5 at the Howard Theatre
Chance
the Rapper at Jiffy Lube (rap)
Smile
Project Carnival at RFK with Smile Project Carnival at RFK with Thievery
Corporation's Rob Garza; Manila Killa; White Ford Bronco; Black Alley &
More TBD
Capital
Jazz Fest at Merriweather Post with Anthony Hamilton, Sheila E, Loose Ends and
more
Michael
Kiwanuka at 930 Club
John
Moreland at Rock n Roll Hotel
Federal
Hill Jazz & Blues Fest at 11 am in Baltimore
Taste of
Wheaton
Dalek at
DC9 (sold out)
Tab
Benoit at Birchmere
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Mon. 6-5
Skepta at
the Fillmore
Rebirth
Brass Band at Rams Head in Annapolis
The
Avalanches at the 930 Club
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6-6
Air at
Strathmore
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. 6-7
"Cultural
Integrity and Local Music: Cape Breton Fiddle, New Orleans Funk" a talk by
Burt Feintuch, Director, Center for the Humanities and Professor Folklore and
English, University of New Hampshire at the Library of Congress at Noon-1:00 pm
Whittall Pavilion, Ground floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
WPGC
Birthday bash w/ Wale, Kyle, Luke Nasty, Khalid, Nick Grant, Bibi Bourelly
& Surprise Guests! At the Howard Theatre
Robert
Cray Band at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Annapolis
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6-8
Los
Nocheros at the Howard Theatre
Festival
Afro Bahia at Fundação Internacional Capoeira Angola, 733 Euclid St NW
Feist at
Lincoln Theatre
Freddie
Gibbs at 930 Club
Gaiteros
de Sanguashington at Bossa
!!! at U
St Music Hall
Tom Heyman
and Dan Stuart at Hill Country
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6-9
Singer Wayna tribute
to Ethiopian soul superstar, Bezunesh Bekele, known as “the Aretha
Franklin of Ethiopia” at Bethesda Blues and Jazz
“Fania
All-Stars: Live in Africa” (New York City’s legendary salsa group performs at
special 1973 concert before the Muhammad Ali/George Foreman fight) at 7:30–
9:00 p.m. at the Smithsonian Museum of American Art
Werrason
at Lee’s Lounge in Hyattsville
Marc
Bamuthi Joseph explores soccer by layering poetry, movement, visuals, and music
into a fresh theatrical form based on Hip Hop aesthetics with Hip Hop Culture:
/peh-LO-tah/ - a futbol framed freedom suite at Kennedy Center (through the 11th)
Grupo
Exterminador, Alerta Zero y Caedetes de Linares at 90 degrees in Manassas
Angela
Leiva at the Palace
Grupo
Niche at Rio Cantina in Sterling, VA (Colombia salsa)
DC
Caribbean FilmFest - Machel Montano: Journey of a Soca King at AFI Silver
Original
Senators Reloaded at Ivy City Smokehouse
DJ Rekha
(bhangra) at Tropicalia
Tinner
Hill Blues fest (through the 11th)
Strange
Adventures III takes place June 9th (starting at 7pm) and 10th (starting at
12pm) at St. Stephen & The Incarnation Episcopal Church (1525 Newton St
NW). A benefit rock and rap fest with lots of acts
DC Jazz
Festival at many locations through the 17th
Lalah
Hathaway at the Howard Theatre
Dierks
Bentley, Cole Swindell, & Jon Pardi (country) at Jiffy Lube Live
Paul
Simon, Sarah Mclachlan at Merriweather Post
Kash Doll
at Bliss DC
Woody
Pines at Hill Country
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. 6-10
Sam Fan
Thomas at Cococabana (great veteran Cameroon musician) in Hyattsville
WPFW
Spring Fling Dj benefit event at Prince Hall on U Street
movie doc
"Style Wars" at 2–3:10 p.m. at Smithsonian Museum of American Art--Documents
the hip-hop dancers and graffiti artists of New York’s 1980s street culture
El Alpha
at the Wheaton Lounge
Los
Cafres at the Fillmore
Jane
Bunnett and Maqueque with Fabrizio Bosso at 6th & I (Canadian Latin Jazz
leader with Cubans)
Strange
Adventures III takes place June 9th (starting at 7pm) and 10th (starting at
12pm) at St. Stephen & The Incarnation Episcopal Church (1525 Newton St
NW). A benefit rock and rap fest with lots of acts
Chopteeth
at Gypsy Sally’s
Joe
Jackson and Mavis Staples at Wolf Trap (Mavis is a great r’n’b singer)
Taste of
Jamaica at Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring
Jazz Fest
event at Tropicalia with Brian Settles (8:30 p.m.); Mary Halvorson Octet (9:45
p.m.)
Beltway
Barbeque Showdown at Showplace Arena (music tba)
Maryland
Traditions Folklife Festival noon to 7 at Creative Alliance in Baltimore
the Mike
Seeger Commemorative Old Time Banjo Festival featuring Tony Trischka, Kaia
Kater, Michael Miles, Cathy Fink, and Marcy Marxer at Birchmere
Daniel
Bachman at Rhizome
Cardi B
at Bliss DC
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. 6-11
Taste of
Africa in downtown Silver Spring
Etana at
the Hamilton
Leonard,
Coleman & Blunt soul tribute at Betheda Blues and Jazz
Silver
Spring Blues Festival Kick-Off Party featuring Warner Williams & Jay
Summerour at El Golfo Restaurant, 8739 Flower Avenue, Silver Spring, MD
Rosana at
the Howard Theatre
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. 6-12
Rodrigo
& Gabriela at 930 Club
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. 6-13
Film
Screening and Discussion: Shake 'Em On Down, a documentary on the legendary
bluesman Mississippi Fred McDowell with director Scott Baretta, University of
Mississippi , 4:00 pm-5:30 pm, Pickford Theater, 3rd Floor, James Madison
Building , Library of Congress
Sun Ra
Arkestra directed by Marshall Allen at 8 & 10 at Capital Fringe.
Guitarist
John Lee at Sotto (jazz & international)
Ryan
Culwell at Hill Country
*Shannen Moser at Rock n Roll Hotel
*Shannen Moser at Rock n Roll Hotel
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. 6-14
Ha Ha
Tonka at DC 9
Banda Magda
at Bossa
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. 6-15
Old 97s
at the Birchmere
Joan Shelley
and Jake Xerxes Fussell at Jammin' Java
Dance
Afrique at Museum of African Art
Sahel at
Bossa
*Ray Blk at Songbyrd (neo-soul singer/ rapper)
* Movie "Step" (film about female Baltimore step dance team) at 1 p at Landmark
* Movie "Resurrecting Hassan" (move about a family of blind street musicians coping with loss of youngest member) at 4 pm at AFI Silver
*Ray Blk at Songbyrd (neo-soul singer/ rapper)
* Movie "Step" (film about female Baltimore step dance team) at 1 p at Landmark
* Movie "Resurrecting Hassan" (move about a family of blind street musicians coping with loss of youngest member) at 4 pm at AFI Silver
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6-16
Big Daddy
Kane (old school rapper) at Howard Theatre
CeCe
Winans at the Warner Theatre
Kindred
the Family Soul at the Birchmere
St. Paul
& the Broken Bones, Shovels & Rope at Wolf Trap
Marshall
Crenshaw & Los Straitjackets at the Hamilton
Jarabe de
Palo at the State Theatre
Slavic
Soul Party celebrates Duke Ellington’s “Far East Suite” at Atlas Theatre
*Movie-"Chavela" (about Mexican ranchera singer Chavela Vargas) at AFI Silver at 11am
*Movie -"Rumble-The Indians who Rocked the World" (Link Wray and other Native American rockers) at 6:30 at Landmark
*Coup Savage & the Snips farewell gig at the Black Cat
*Ronnie Baker Brooks at Ramshead Annapolis
*Movie-"Chavela" (about Mexican ranchera singer Chavela Vargas) at AFI Silver at 11am
*Movie -"Rumble-The Indians who Rocked the World" (Link Wray and other Native American rockers) at 6:30 at Landmark
*Coup Savage & the Snips farewell gig at the Black Cat
*Ronnie Baker Brooks at Ramshead Annapolis
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6-17
Delfonics
featuring William Hart at the Howard Theatre
Billy
Hancock (rockabilly singer) medical issues benefit gig at Glen Echo
Bettye
Lavette (good soul singer) and others at
Columbia Pike Blues Fest (1 to 8:30pm)
JC
Brooks, Hal Monitors, Caz Gardiner at Black Cat
Around
the World Cultural Food Festival near the Washington Monument (and on the 18th)
Columbia
Heights Day
Elikeh at
4pm at Columbia Fest of the Arts
Juneteenth
celebration at Walker Mill Regional Park in MD
World
Refugee Day at Creative Alliance from 2 to 5pm
* the Legendary Ils Sont Partis Band (the late Buckwheat Zydeco's Band) at Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis) (All-Ages Matinee)
* the Legendary Ils Sont Partis Band (the late Buckwheat Zydeco's Band) at Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis) (All-Ages Matinee)
Wolf Trap
Opera & Halcyon Stage present Philip Glass’s The Fall of the House of Usher
at Dock 5 at Union Market
Women in
Blues at Amp
Rene
Ibanez and Cubanao Groove at Lubber Run
*Movie-"Whitney- Can I be Me" (doc about the late Whitney Houston) at 9pm at the Newseum
*Movie-"Chavela" (about Mexican ranchera singer Chavela Vargas) at Landmark at 9pm
*Movie-"Whitney- Can I be Me" (doc about the late Whitney Houston) at 9pm at the Newseum
*Movie-"Chavela" (about Mexican ranchera singer Chavela Vargas) at Landmark at 9pm
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Sun. 6-18
Jamaican
Jerk Festival with Tarrus Riley, Romain Virgo, Queen Ifrica, Fay-Ann Lyon &
Bunji Garlin plus Jamaican food including jerk chicken, at RFK Stadium Festival
Lawn
Ani
Cordero (Puerto Rican singer/activist) for free from 6 to 7 at Kennedy Center
Millennium Stage
Aaron
Neville at Columbia Festival of the Arts
Ronnie
Baker Brooks at the Hamilton
Around
the World Cultural Food Festival near the Washington Monument
Gregory
Porter at 2 pm at Yards Park as part of DC Jazz Fest
Robert
Glasper Experiment at Yards Park as part of DC Jazz Fest
* Movie "Step" (film about female Baltimore step dance team) at 2:30pm at AFI Silver
*Ronnie Baker Brooks at he Hamilton
* Movie "Step" (film about female Baltimore step dance team) at 2:30pm at AFI Silver
*Ronnie Baker Brooks at he Hamilton
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6-19
Buddy
Miller, Jim Lauderdale, Patty Griffin at the Hamilton
Robert
Glasper Experiment at Rams Head Annapolis
Bubba Sparxxx
and Struggle Jennings at Baltimore SoundStage
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. 6-20
John
Legend, Gallant at Merriweather Post
Meklit
(album release party) at Tropicalia (Ethiopian folk)
Thao
& the Get Down Stay Down for free from 6 to 7 at Kennedy Center Millennium
Stage
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. 6-21
New Breed
Brass Band at Gypsy Sally’s (New Orleans)
Peter
Asher & Albert Lee at Jammin' Java
*Fete de la Musique at the French Embassy
*Aimee Mann at Rams Head Annapolis
*Fete de la Musique at the French Embassy
*Aimee Mann at Rams Head Annapolis
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. 6-22
Arcangel
at 90 degrees in Manassas
Raul
Midon at Bethesda Blues and Jazz
The
Specials at Baltimore Soundstage
*Proteje at the Howard Theatre
*Proteje at the Howard Theatre
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. 6-23
Soul
Rebels at Baltimore Soundstage
Will
Eastman (DJ electro dj) for free from 6 to 7 at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
ArcAngel
at the VIP Room in Baltimore
Margaret
Glaspy at RnR Hotel
*Aimee Mann at the Birchmere
*Aimee Mann at the Birchmere
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. 6-24
Teenarama
Dance Party with djs at VFW Hall 9619
in Morningside, MD
Backyard
Band, UCB, & Black Alley at the Howard Theatre at 11 pm
Alejandro
Escovedo at Birchmere
Lady
Antebellum, Kasea Ballerini, Brett Young at Jiffy Lube (country)
Giant
Food National Capital Barbeque Fest with EU with Sugar Bear, Be’la Dona, We Are
One Tribute X-Perience, Reesa Renee, i&I Riddim Reggae Band, The Pocket
Band, (Sunday too)
*Baltimore Latino Fest at Patterson Park 12 noon to 10pm
*Baltimore Latino Fest at Patterson Park 12 noon to 10pm
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. 6-25
Giant
Food National Capital Barbeque Fest with Chuck Brown Band, Marcus Johnson,
Trouble Funk, Marcus Mitchell.
Luke
Bryan, Brett Eldredge, Lauren Alaina at Merriweather Post
New Kids
on the Block, Paula Abdul, Boyz II Men at Verizon Center
Young
Senators Reloaded at Allen Pond Park at 7 pm
*Baltimore Latino Fest at Patterson Park 12 noon to 9pm
*Baltimore Latino Fest at Patterson Park 12 noon to 9pm
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. 6-26
Hall
& Oates at Verizon Center
Lindsey
Buckingham, Christine McVie (from Fleetwood Mac) with the Wallflowers at Wolf
Trap
Rosanne
Cash & band at Birchmere
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. 6-27
Beausoleil for free from 6 to 7 at Kennedy Center Millennium
Stage
NSO Pops with Gregory Porter at Kennedy Center
Flat Duo Jets and Daddy Long legs (rockabilly) at Hill
Country
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. 6-28
* Beausoleil from noon to 1 at Library of Congress
* Beausoleil from noon to 1 at Library of Congress
Al B.
Sure at the Howard Theatre (r’n’b)
Gandharva
Choir from India (premiering a commissioned work), The Richard Wallace High
School choir from Ireland, and Coro Polifónico de Panamá perform as part of Serenade!
Choral Festival: A JFK 100 Celebration. Part of JFKC: A Centennial Celebration
of John F. Kennedy for free from 6 to 7 at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Orkesta
Mendoza at the Amp (indie cumbia)
XXXTentacion
at the Fillmore
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6-29
Sizzla at
Howard Theatre (dancehall reggae)
Sjaella
from Germany (premiering a commissioned work), Insingizi from Zimbabwe
(premiere of new song), and Le Cantati di Chicago perform as part of Serenade!
Choral Festival: A JFK 100 Celebration. Part of JFKC: A Centennial Celebration
of John F. Kennedy for free from 6 to 7 at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Smithsonian
Folklife Festival starts (and runs through July 4th and then from
July 6 to 9th)—themes this year are Circuses plus 50 Years of
Folklife Festival musicians and performers and Immigration .... Beausoleil Quartet Avec Michael Doucet At 2pm on the national mall as part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival's first day -- "Accordions on the Move" at the Story Circle stage
* Beausoleil and Los Texmaniacs performance at 5:30pm on the Ripley Stage
* Beausoleil and Los Texmaniacs performance at 5:30pm on the Ripley Stage
Cissa Paz
at Bossa
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6-30
Leo Dan
at the Howard Theatre
Madras
Youth Choir from India, Balkanes from Bulgaria (premiering a commissioned
work), and Siraj Band from Morocco (premiering a commissioned work) perform as
part of Serenade! Choral Festival: A JFK 100 Celebration. Part of JFKC: A
Centennial Celebration of John F. Kennedy
for free from 6 to 7 at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Charlie
Zaa at the Palace
DJ
Mustard, Matoma at Echostage
Jason
Isbell and the 400 Unit, Mountain Goats at Merriweather Post
Vivian
Green at Birchmere
*Chuck Brown Band at 5:30 at Smithsonian Folklife Festival
*Chuck Brown Band at 5:30 at Smithsonian Folklife Festival
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7-1-
* Los Treinta: 30 Years of Salvadorans in D.C. through Music & Poetry at 1:15 p.m. at Smithsonian Folklife Fest
* Juan Gutiérrez and Los Pleneros de la 21 (Puerto rican bomba and plena music) at 5:30pm at Smithsonian Folklife Fest
* Los Treinta: 30 Years of Salvadorans in D.C. through Music & Poetry at 1:15 p.m. at Smithsonian Folklife Fest
* Juan Gutiérrez and Los Pleneros de la 21 (Puerto rican bomba and plena music) at 5:30pm at Smithsonian Folklife Fest
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Other
cool stuff (mostly indie-rock)- 6-1-Richard Lloyd Band @ Black Cat; 6-3 -Rock
fest @ Dew Drop Inn w// 2pm, with performances by The Caribbean, Boat
Burning, Greenland, Time Is Fire, Insect Factory, Nice Breeze, Sansyou, Aaron
Leitko, Big Fresh, Attempt, More Humans, Mike Shiflet and Slip Disco. ; 6-4-Ween @ Pier 6; 6-5-Richard Lloyd Band @
Metro Gallery; 6-6-Mary Timony plays Helium @ RnR Hotel; fest at st stephens;6-8
Bent Knee @ Black Cat; 6-9-Wilco @ Wolf Trap; 6-11-B-52s & the Romantics @
Wolf Trap; Girlpool, Vagabon, and Lexie @ Rock & Roll Hotel; 6-13- Cracker
(unplugged) -@Jammin' Java; Dawes @ Baltimore SoundStage; 6-16- Super Silver Haze @ Vis Arts; *New Madrid w/ David Barbe @ Songbyrd; *6-18-Two Inch Astronaut, Bad Moves @ Black Cat; 6-20-U2 at
Fed Ex F.; 6-22- Elvis Costello (Imperial Bedroom tour) @ Wolf Trap; * Flasher @ Luce/American Art Museum; 6-23-Aimee
Mann @ Birchmore; 6-25-Songs Molina: A Memorial at Rock n Roll Hotel; * Bat Fang (Betsy from Ex-Hex) @ Black Cat; 6-30-Des
Demonas & Mr Airplane Man @ Comet Ping Pong
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