DC/Baltimore Global Music and More August 2017 Concert Calendar Gig List

DC/Baltimore Global Music and More- August 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 _____________________________________________________________________________   

Will add more August events on blog shortly .

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Remaining Highlights (plus hope you knew about early August 1-Mokoomba from Zimbabwe show)

Fri. 8-4-Yemi Alade at 11 at the Howard Theatre (Nigerian afropop/afro-r’n’b)

Sonu Nigam (Bollywood singer known as Lord of the Chords & the Elvis of India) & Atif Aslam (Pakistani movie singer) at Eaglebank Arena in Fairfax

Daymé Arocena at AMP (Cuban vocalist)

Sat. 8-5- Many soul oldies acts from 1 pm till 5:30pm  at Lamont's Entertainment Complex in Pomonkey/Indian Head, MD including Peaches & Herb; Sonny Til’s Orioles; The Drifters; and more 

“Qban Fest” with Cuban band Pupy y los Que Son Son with Special Guests Mayito Rivera, Tania Pantoja, Pedrito Calvo and Pepito Gomez with a special performance by DC Casineros at Bethesda Blues and Jazz

Fri. 8-11-Youssou N'dour at Lisner

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.  8-1

Mokoomba at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage for free from 6 to 7 pm (also video streamed and archived)

La Belle Epoche: Classic Afropop sounds dj’d at Marx Cafe

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. 8-3

Feedel Band at Bossa (ethio-jazz)

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Fri.  8-4

“Legend of Cool Disco Dan” movie from 2 to 4 at Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum (RIP Dan)

Dupont Brass from 8 to 10 at Lubber Run

Sonu Nigam (Bollywood singer known as Lord of the Chords & the Elvis of India) & Atif Aslam (Pakistani movie singer) at Eaglebank Arena in Fairfax

Yemi Alade (one of Nigeria/Africa’s top pop/R&B acts) at the Howard Theatre at 11

Daymé Arocena at AMP (Cuban vocalist)

James Funk go-go birthday event with Proper Utensils; plus Sugar Bear and Mike Muse at Fire Station 1 in Silver Spring at 10 pm

Khalid at the Fillmore

Afropolitan DC Industry night mixer 6 to 12 mdt. at Saint Yves, 1220 Connecticut Avenue

Dupont Brass at Lubber Run Amphitheater 8 to 10 pm

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Sat. 8-5

17 soul oldies acts from 1 pm on at Lamont's Entertainment Complex in Indian Head, MD including Peaches & Herb; Sonny Til’s Orioles; The Drifters; and more  

“Qban Fest” with Cuban band Pupy y los Que Son Son with Special Guests Mayito Rivera, Tania Pantoja, Pedrito Calvo and Pepito Gomez with a special performance by DC Casineros at Bethesda Blues and Jazz

Summer Spirit Fest at Merriweather Post Pavilion (Day 1 of 2) w/ Kenny 'Babyface' Edmonds, Fantasia, De La Soul, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Common, Ro James, Experience Unlimited featuring Sugarbear, Moonchild, Wisdom Speeks

Gospel at Colonus at Lubber Run Amphitheater in Arlington

Bad Bunny at El Ranchon in Woodbridge (Latin trap rap)

Khalid at the Fillmore

Florida Georgia Line with Nelly and Chris Lane at Jiffy Lube

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Sun.  8-6

Summer Spirit Fest Day 2 with  Bel Biv Devoe,  SWV, The Internet, Jazmine Sullivan,  En Vogue, DJ Kool, Trouble Funk, Tish Hyman  at Merriweather Post Pavilion

Hardway Connection at Lamont’s

Reggae Jamfest at Seafarers Yacht Club 3 to 9pm

Bad Bunny at Galaxy at 9pm (Latin trap rap)

Farruko at Echostage

Laetitia Sadier Source Ensemble at DC9 (singer formerly in Stereolab)

J. Cole at Royal Farms Arena

Lady Moon and the Eclipse at Bossa

Ivory Coast (Coite D'Ivoire ) Independence Day Party at Lee's Lounge in Hyattsville

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. 8-7

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8-8

August Alsina at the Fillmore

J. Cole at Verizon Center

Rhiannon Gidden at Rams Head Annapolis

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   8-9

Maxi Priest at Howard Theatre

Natalia Lafourcade at 6th & I (impressive Mexican alt-rock/pop & more singer)

Nathan Angelo and Matt Simmons at Jammin' Java

 Playboi Carti at Fillmore Silver Spring (rap)

 Tajmo: the Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo' Band with Jontavious Willis  at Lincoln Theatre

“Washington in the 70s” movie doc at Anacostia Community Museum at 11:30am

Corina Bartra Sextet (Afro-Peruvian jazz) at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage for free from 6 to 7 pm (also video streamed and archived)

Earth, Wind and Fire w/ Chic (featuring Nile Rodgers) at Verizon Center

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.  8-10

Lincka (Mexican-American from Oklahoma) at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage for free from 6 to 7 pm (also video streamed and archived)

Los Gaiteros de SanGuashington at Bossa

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Fri. 8-11

Youssou N'dour at Lisner

Cesar Vega at El Boqueron II in Rockville (Peruvian salsa)

Duke Ellington Orchestra at Bethesda Blues and Jazz

Jowell y Randy at the Rio Cantina in Sterling, VA

“No Side; A History of Japanese Punk and Hardcore (Otakon)” at 11:30 am at the DC Convention Center

Jeezy at Pier 6

*Bae Bae K-pop dance party at U St Music Hall

*final Guestlist global club music dj party at 11 at 9:30 Club backbar

*Cuban Dance Party at 11 at Songbyrd

*Lyle Lovett at Wolf Trap

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Sat.  8-12

Fort Dupont Park in SE DC free concert at 7 paying tribute to the late Gil Scott-Heron w/his longtime bassist Robbie Gordon and others including percussionist Larry Mcdonald  and rappers

Juan de Marcos and the Afro-Cuban Allstars with the local Highlife Allstars opening at the Hamilton

*Fest Africa in downtown Silver Spring (on Sunday too)  at 1 pm at Veterans Plaza in Silver Spring with 2pm 
Arswess (Togo);  Idkay (Nigeria); BlaqueStone Band (African American); G Suave (Nigeria); 3pm--Kino Musica (Ethiopia),
X-ONE ;  5pm--DJ Claude di Martian ; Bizzi B and Wenny Kange (Ghana); Didjak Munya (Congo); BM (Cameroun); 6pm The Karolines (Uganda); Afrochique Dance;
7pm; Ismael Kouyate and The Radiant Select Band (Guinea)

*Viet Fest 2017 at the Plaza at Tyson's Corner

WPFW Blues Fest at 2 at Lamont’s with Jim Bennett, BT Richardson’s Black Coffee Experience, Memphis Gold and more

*Akua Allrich (jazz and more vocalist) at Mr. Henry's

SSingSSing (Korean glam-rock folk) at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage for free from 6 to 7 pm (also video streamed and archived)

Big  Daddy Kane and Ginuwine at Martin’s West in Baltimore

* D.C. music collective OTHERFEELS presents at Uptown Art House  "splatter-pop" band Dawkins, D.C. R&B  Dreamcast, Brooklyn pop Leach, and D.C.'s Crue.

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 .  8-13

Lady Antebellum, Kelsea Ballerini and Brett Young at Merriweather Post (country)

The Roots with Michael Che and Rare Essence at National harbor

*Fest Africa in downtown Silver Spring starts at 1 with later day highlights including 5pm-DJ Chick; TolumiDE; Mr Tz, Jay Cube; 6pm 5 Star Talent Bata Group (Nigeria); 7pm-Lorraine Klaasen (South Africa)

Mary J. Blige and Lalah Hathaway at Pier 6

* Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble at American Legion Post 217, Routh 1 (Balt. Ave.), College Park, MD 4 to 7pm

*Viet Fest 2017 at the Plaza at Tyson's Corner

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8-15

Go-go as DC History panel 6:30 to 8pm  at Woodridge Neighborhood Library, 1801 Hamlin Street Northeast Downstairs Media Room with Marcus Dowling as moderator and Panelists including: Geronimo Collins; Briana Younger; Jamal Gray; Dior Ashley Brown; .... and others to be announced

Alejandro Escovedo and Joe Ely at Creative Alliance in Baltimore (sold out)

Mary J. Blige at MGM National Harbor

* Angelo Moore (Fishbone) w/Joe Keyes & Dingleberry Dynasty at The Windup Space in Baltimore

* A.J. Croce and Robby Fulks at the Hamilton

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  8-16

Zeshan B. (Indo-Pakistani desi soul) at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage for free from 6 to 7 pm (also video streamed and archived)

*Elvis Lives Tribute gig at Jammin Java

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Thurs. 8-17

Residente at the Howard Theatre (reggaeton and more rapper from Calle 13)

SZA (sold out) at the Fillmore

DC Music Download presents: Race and Music in DC panel from 6 to 8:30 at Ten Tigers Parlour, 3813 Georgia Ave. with Camille Kashaka--Director, Anacostia Arts Center;  Jamal Gray--Artist and Curator, Uptown Art House/ Nag Champa DC/ WPFW; Jim Thomson--Founder, Electric Cowbell Records and Multiflora Productions; Joe Lapan--Owner, Songbyrd Music House & Record Cafe; Marcus Dowling--Creative Entrepreneur and Journalist, Decades/ Pitchfork / Bandcamp;

Moderated by Maryann Lombardi (Free but sold out; Waiting list for possible additional tickets)

Bomba Estereo at the 930 Club

* Sahbabii (Atlanta-based rapper) at U St. Music Hall

Iron Rydem Soundz at Bossa (Reggae , soca, r’n’b)

Max Hatt and Edda Glass (Santa Fe, New Mexico) and JBird Shogren (Americana, jazz, blues soundscapes) ) at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage for free from 6 to 7 pm (also video streamed and archived)

Ray Wylie Hubbard at Hill Country Live

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Fri.  8-18

African Diaspora International Film Fest at George Wash. U Marvin Center

Dru Hill at the Howard Theatre

Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly with  The O'Jays at Wolf Trap--  classic r'n'b with harmony veteran groups

* Jellybean Benitez and Sam the Man Burns dj'ing at U St Music Hall (classic NY and elsewhere house music)

Nina Diaz (San Antonio singer from Girl in a Coma) at DC 9

a screening of filmmaker Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi short film, "Dance With Your Heart", which profiles Jennyselt Galata from the group Osain del Monte and her work to preserve Afro-Cuban culture, dance and religion sometime between 1 and 5 pm at the Miracle theatre (with other short films)

Lee Fields at the RnR Hotel

Ray Wylie Hubbard at Hill Country Live

"5TO Festival  Chimpum Callao De Virginia Con Cesar Vega at the Palace (Peru salsa)

* Key Glock at XS (rap)

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Sat. 8-19

* Cool Disco Dan memorial 11am to 2 with special guests at the 930 Club (free)

Stokely of Mint Condition at Bethesda Blues and Jazz

3^rd annual Chuck Brown Day from 3 to 7 at Chuck Brown Park  with Chuck Brown Band, EU, & We Are One Tribute Band at 3pm

Tighten Up-Soul Reggae party at Slash Run

Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience at the Reston Town Center

Philip Glass & Robert Moran: The Juniper Tree & John Musto Bastianello - Wolf Trap (the Barns)

Love Jones the musical at Pier 6

Afro-Soca Love event at the Howard Theatre

*Southern Soul 2nd Anniversary Show & Dance. Big G, Joe Tex Jr., T.J. Hooker Taylor.Clarion Hotel, 3032 Richmond Road, Williamsburg, Virginia Doors open 8 pm. 757-603-0650. 

*Jadakiss at Bliss DC

* Juan Mclain dj set at U St Music Hall

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Sun. 8-20

Hardway Connection at Lamont’s

YFN Lucci and Q Da Fool at the Fillmore

Banda El Recodo (Mexican banda music) , Banda Los Recoditos & Alfredito Oliva at the Great Frederick Fair in MD

Psychedelics & art at Uptown Art House at 6pm

Alif Laila's sitar recital, accompanied on tabla by Nitin Mitta, at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage for free from 6 to 7 pm (also video streamed and archived)

Beach Boys at Wolf Trap

*YFN Lucci at Bliss Dc

*DC Legendary Musicians summer soul jam at Bethesda Blues and Jazz

* Tribute to MPB with Cissa Paz at Villains & Saints 

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. 8-21

Kabaka Pyramid at Baltimore Soundstage (reggae)

Waxahatchee at 930 Club

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. 8-22

Lil Yachty at Rams head Live in Baltimore

*Anthony Hamilton at the Birchmere (r'n'b)

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.  8-23

War and Lonely Boys at Wolf Trap

*Lil Yachty at Echostage

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. 8-24

* King at the Birchmere (r'n'b)

Shanice at Bethesda Blues and Jazz

Sahel at Bossa

Rachael Kilgour and Wilder Atkins (folk) at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage for free from 6 to 7 pm (also video streamed and archived)

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Fri. 8-25

Jeffrey Broussard and the Zydeco Cowboys at Creative Alliance

Bulla en Barrio at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage for free from 6 to 7 pm (also video streamed and archived)  and at 8:30 at Tropicalia (Afro-Colombian bullerengue music)

*Lightshow at Bliss DC

Mixmaster Mike at Songbyrd

Dick Dale at Rams head Annapolis     

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Sat. 8-26

Tamar Braxton at the Howard Theatre

Nicky Jam and Plan B at Eaglebank Arena, Fairfax (reggaeton)

Anthony Hamilton and Raheem Devaughan at Pier 6

Ritmos Raros: Afro Latin Tropical records dance party at Songbyrd

The International Music & Jerk Festival at Howard County Fairgrounds

Jason Aldean, Chris Young, Kane Brown, and Dee Jay Silver at Jiffy Lube

Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer at  Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis) (All-Ages Matinee

* Southern soul with Omar Cunningham, T.J. Hooker Taylor, Big G, Jesi Terrell, Southern Bluez. Gates open 1 pm. 804-389-3558. show at 3 p.m.  7243 Gatewood Rd. Woodford, Virginia 

* Moombahton massive reunion at U St Music Hall

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Sun.  8-27

I Love Bachata Fest at the Silver Spring Civic Center with Joe Veras and Bachata Heightz


*Shelby Lynne and Alison Moorer with Rick Brantley at the Birchmere (alt-country)

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.  8-28 

*Anthony Hamilton at the Birchmere (r'n'b) (sold out)

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8-29

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Wed. 8-30

Gladys Knight with Chante Moore at Pier 6

Marcia Ball at the Birchmere

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Thurs. 8-31-

Beausoleil avec Michael Doucet at the Hamilton (Cajun)

Cissa Paz at Bossa (DC-based Brazilian music)

Washed Out at the 930 Club

Crossrhodes at Hopkins Plaza in Baltimore

*Amanda Shires at the Birchmere

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Other cool stuff (mostly indie-rock) –8-3- Aaron Leitko & Weird Babies & Herschel Hoover at Fort Reno; Blondie & Garbage @ Wolf Trap;  8-6-Slaughter Beach, Dog & Shannen Moser @ Songbyrd; 8-8-DCPL “Rock the Stacks” album party @ Songbyrd; *8-11-Baus, Bottled Up, Dot Dash at Dew Drop Inn; * No Dead Monsters @ Epicure in Fairfax; 8-12 Run for Cover (benefit cover bands gig)  @ Black Cat (Backstage); 8-13-Social Distortion @ the Fillmore; 8-18-Bachae (tape release gig) @ Black Cat; 8-19-Boat Burning, Jau Ocean @ Bossa;  8-23-Sheer Mag @ Black Cat; 8-25-Rixe, Digital Octopus (France), Sem hastro, Guilt Parade @ Slash Run; *Oneida & Heavy Breathing @ Comet; 8-26-Flamin Groovies @ Hill Country; Puff Pieces / Governess / TK Echo at Comet Ping Pong

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