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

DC/Baltimore Global Music and More- September 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 _____________________________________________________________________________   

This is late as we were away seeing Nashville, Muscle Shoals, Clarksdale, Senatobia and Memphis. Plus in Michigan for a wedding.

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September 2017 Highlights

Fri. 9-1-El Gran Combo at the Palace (55^th anniversary tour for these salsa legends…hope you saw them)

Mon. 9-11- Bideew Bou Bess (young Senegalese trio of brothers who mix traditional mbalax with Afro-r’n’b) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Tues.  9-12- Salif Keita and band  at Creative Alliance in Baltimore (Malian singing great)

The Cambodian Space Project ( 1960s Cambodian Rock ‘n’ Roll and trippy psychedelic Khmer sounds) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Thurs.  9-14- J. Balvin at Eaglebank Arena (Colombia reggaeton star)

Tues. 9-19- Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 and Sahel at the Hamilton

Wed.  9-27 -The Fairfield Four (longtime gospel quartet)  for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Thurs. 9-28 - Songhoy Blues at U St. Music Hall

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9-2

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. 9-3

Dr Dubenstein at Tropicalia

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Fri.  9-4

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. 9-5

Jesse Lége and Joel Savoy w/ Jo Vidri at Hamlin St. Diner

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Wed.  9-6

Los Texmaniacs at Bossa

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. 9-7

Andre Thiery & Zydeco Magic at the College Park American Legion

Morgan Heritage at the Howard Theatre

Erin McKeown and the Cabin Project at 6th & I

Lee Roy Parnell (album release) and Caleb Stine  at Gypsy Sally's

Rhett Miller at the Hamilton

Feedel Band at Bossa

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Fri. 9-8

Gente de Zona at Echostage (Cuban reggaeton)

Marc Antonio Solis at Eaglebank Arena

Frank Reyes at the Palace

Charlie Worsham at Gypsy Sally’s (country)

the Manhattans featuring Gerald Alston at the Birchmere

Shabazz Palaces, Porter Ray, and DJ Ayescold at Black Cat (Mainstage)

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   9-9

CD Cellar 25^th Anniversary Party in Falls Church 3 to 8 pm (with live bands and more)

Rosslyn Jazz Fest from 1 to 7 pm with Joe Keyes & The Late Bloomer Band; Xenia Rubinos; Lee Fields & The Expressions; and The Soul Rebels (New Orleans brass band)

*202 Arts and Music Fest  from 11 am to 10pm  at 4th & M Sts SW with Batala drummmers, Jogo Project, hand dancing, samba dancing, Panamanian dancing , Sahel, Tolumede,  Black Alley, Rare Essence, Chop Teeth, Arrested Development and more

Michel Martelly aka Sweet Micky (Haitian performer and former President of Haiti) at 11 pm at the Howard Theatre

Chante Moore at 8 at the Howard Theatre

Team Familiar (go-go) live at Strathmores lawn for free from 7 to 9pm

2 Chainz at Fillmore (sold out) and after-party at Bliss DC

Ritmos Raros BRAZILeiros Vol. 5 at Songbyrd (DJs)

Ethiopian New Year W/ Yehunie Belay at the Bethesda Blues and Jazz

Brad Paisley, Dustin Lynch, Chase Bryant, and Lindsay Ell at Jiffy Lube Live

Shabazz Palaces, Porter Ray, Bobbi Rush, JPEGMafia, and Station North Sadboi at Ottobar

Rafael Ponde (Brazilian music) at Bossa

* Honey Groove fest with Big Freedia, Carolyn Malachi  at Union Market Dock 5

* Waterfront Arts Fest in Bladensburg, MD

*Juke Fest at Clinton, MD Sportsplex


* Les Blank movies at National Gallery of Art at 2 pm -- Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut Off (1960); The Sun’s Gonna Shine (1969); Chicken Real (1970, made for Holly Farms); and Spend It All (1971). 

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.  9-10

Takoma Park Folk Fest

Adams Morgan Day

Festival Brasileiro 12noon to 6pm at Igreja Adventista do 7o Dia de Washington, 8108 54th Ave, College Park, Maryland

Salvadorian Fest at Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Gaithersburg with Tito El Bambino, Zacarias Ferreira and many more

Rachel Baiman (folk/bluegrass/old timey) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Tom Jones at Pier Six Pavilion  

Tom Russell Duo (album release show) at Jammin' Java

* Musical--"Devil's Music: the Life and Blues of Bessie Smith" through September 24th at Atlas

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Mon. 9-11

Bideew Bou Bess (young Senegalese trio of brothers who mix traditional mbalax with Afro-r’n’b) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Big Boi at the Fillmore (rapper from Outkast)

Alison Moyet at 6^th & I

Hurray for the Riff Raff, Xenia Rubinos, and Joy Postell at Rams Head Live! Baltimore

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Tues.  9-12

Salif Keita and band  at Creative Alliance in Baltimore (Malian singing great)

We are UB40 featuring Ali Campbell, Astro and Mickey Virtue, 3 founding members of the original UB40, at Howard Theatre

The Cambodian Space Project ( 1960s Cambodian Rock ‘n’ Roll and trippy psychedelic Khmer sounds) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Steve Earle at Baltimore Soundstage

Tom Jones at MGM National Harbor

*Nicole Atkins at the Hamilton

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Eva Ybarra y Su Conjunto from 12 noon to 1pm at the Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium

Josecito Alvarenga (Paraguay guitarist)

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at Birchmere

 Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears and Lightnin Malcolm (Mississippi blues) at  Ottobar

 Del the Funky Homosapien and Richie Cunning with DJ Bad DJ at Rock & Roll Hotel

 Don Q, Loso Loaded, S.U. the Clique, and Drewskii Doe at Baltimore SoundStage

St. Paul & the Broken Bones and Banditos at Rams Head Live! (Baltimore)

 Veronneau (CD release party) at Blues Alley (Two shows)

*  Movie doc--"Zuzana: Music is Life at 8:30 pm at Edlavitch DCJCC, 1529 16th Street NW.(90 yr old harpsichordist who survived a concentration camp in the holocaust)

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.   9-14

J. Balvin at Eaglebank Arena (Colombia reggaeton star)

Sizzla at the Howard Theatre (dancehall reggae )

D.C. Mayor’s Arts Awards at the Lincoln Theatre

Vanessa da Mata at Montgomery Community College, MD

Combo Chimbita ( Afro-Latin grooves inspired by cumbia, porros, champeta, funk, and psych rock) with  Dark Water Rising  (including members of the Lumbee Tribe) performs “rocky soul” from southeastern North Carolina for free from 6 to 7 at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Funky meters at the Hamilton

Sunny Sweeney at Hill Country Live

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9-15

50^th Anniversary Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum celebration 11 am to 4pm

Sun Ra Arkestra at Ottobar

Sonic Circuits Fest at Rhyzome (through Sunday) (experimental music)

Underground System (afrobeat) and Dr. Badlove  at Tropicalia

Agua Cuban dance party at 11 at Songbyrd

Andres Cepeda at the Howard Theatre

Sound Underground (cool jazz and Americana to Bulgarian folklore and the avant-garde)

Next Now Fest at Clarice Smith Center

Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys at  IOTA Club & Café

Hayes Carll and Curtis McMurtry at Hill Country Live

Ms Lauryn Hill & Nas with Hannibal Buress and Chronixx at Jiffy Lube Live

Sturgill Simpson and Fantastic Negrito at Merriweather Post Pavilion

 the Weeknd, Gucci Mane, and Nav at Capital One Arena

National heritage Fellowship Awards at Lisner

* Shreya Goshal at MGM Grand National Harbor (Bollywood)

* Alash (throat singers ) at Creative Alliance

*Foot x Coles; Dawkins, Saba Abraha, Dreamcast at the 930 Club (local acts)

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  9-16

Our Lady of Lebanon Annual Lebanese Festival 12 PM at 7164 Alaska Ave NW, Washington, DC

H St NE Fest 12 noon to 7 pm

Fiesta DC Parade on Constitution Avenue from 1 to 5pm

Istanbul Calling:  An evening celebrating Turkish music and dance, Istanbul Style. Dress Chic.Live performances and DJ and more… 10pm - 1:30am at Meze Restaurant and Lounge, Second Floor, 2437 18th St. NW,

Brazilian Party at 8 at Tropicalia

40^th annual Korean Fest at Centennial Park, MD

Chicago’s Mariachi Herencia de México for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Fetty Wap at Bliss DC

Sam Hunt, Maren Morris, Chris Janson, and Ryan Follese at Jiffy Lube Live

Stephen Wade at Amp

Next Now Fest at Clarice Smith Center (including Samba for All Party with local band)

Sheila E at Cramton Aud. At Howard Univ.

* Russell Thompkins Jr and the new Stylistics at Harmony Hall (sold out)

* Suda at 11 at the Drum House party at the 930 Club Back Bar (electronic club music from from London)

* Art, Beats, Lyrics at Echostage from 7 to 12 mdt.

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. 9-17

Daddy Yankee at Wolf Trap (Puerto Rican reggaeton star )

Fiesta DC Festival 11 am to 7 pm on Penn. Ave between 3^rd & 7^th NW

Concert for Yoko Ono, Washington and the World: Kim Gordon, Lizzi Bougatsos, and Moor Mother at Hirshhorn Museum

Insane Clown Posse on the mall

*Hispanic fest in Adelphi

*BadBadNotGood at the 930 Club (jazzy folks who've played with Kendrick Lamar ,Kaytranada)

*Sitcom, Nappynappa, Jennifer Vanilla at Comet Ping Pong

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  9-18

Patti Smith: a reading from her new book Devotion  at 6th & I

Randy Newman at Birchmere

*The Baggios at Black Cat backroom

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. 9-19

Randy Newman at Birchmere

 Rodney Crowell at Rams Head On Stage Annapolis

 Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 and Sahel at the Hamilton

*"The Sounds of Memphis " with bluesy-soul Bobby Rush, soulman William Bell, rapper Al Kapone plus a panel discussion with Stax label folks and more at the Smithsonian American History Museum from 6:30 to 9:30 pm

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. 9-20

Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Dom Flemons, Seth Kibel, Cissa Paz, and Phil Wiggins perform songs from the American Folklife Center Archives from 12 noon to 1pm at the Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium

Alejandro Lerner at the State Theatre

Lizz Wright (jazzy vocalist) with Leeda Lyric Jones at the Howard Theatre

Chris Urquiaga (singer-songwriter and pianist --pop, R&B, and more in Spanish & Portuguese)  for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Asian-American singer/songwriter night at Bossa

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. 9-21

Rosh Hashanah (first day)

Valerie June at the Birchmere

Digable Planets at the Howard Theatre

Gaby Moreno at Black Cat

Blasters and Flat Duo Jets at Hill Country Live

*Randy Newman at the Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Annapolis

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. 9-22

Soca Inferno at 11 pm at the Howard Theatre

Selma: A Film and Live Music Event with the NSO and jazz musician Jason Moran at the Kennedy Center

Hoodrich Pablo-Juan at Bliss DC

Arcangel at Galaxy Nightclub

Homemade Sin (w/ Dan Baird) at Hill Country Live

* Kool A.D., Weekend Money, Sugg Savage, Cult Days, Mike of Doom, Sharkmuffin, Sir EU at Uptown Arthouse, Conn. Ave. NW

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.  9-23

Metro Mambo with WPFW’s Jim Byers and special guests for a panel discussion followed by a dance party with Sin Miedo all from 2:30 to 5pm at Dance Place…Jim will play live and unreleased recordings from the golden age of Latin dance music from the collection of Tito Puente's archivist and biographer, JOE CONZO, Sr., with first-hand insights by the co-leaders of the Grammy-nominated Mambo Legends Orchestra, Jose Madera and Johnny “Dandy” Rodriguez  - both 30+ year veterans of the Puente band! After the panel during the first hour, the legendary percussionists will sit-in with DC's own Sin Miedo band for a dance party!

DC Jollof Fest at Gateway Pavilion at St. Elizabeth’s in SE

Smithsonian African-American History Museum 1 year anniversary event w/* Ballou High Marching Band at 10 am and EU (go-go) at 4 pm

Art all Night at various locations from 7 pm to 3 am

Mr. Mambo’s salsa birthday bash at the Hollywood Ballroom in Silver Spring

Bela’dona at Bethesda Blues and Jazz (This go-go band’s keyboardist Sweet Cherie’s birthday )

Wale at Bliss DC

Pan-African fest at  One Veterans Place, Silver Spring,

*Alison Krauss with David Gray at Marriweather Post Pavilion

* Prio Banga Multicultural Street Festival 1 to 7 pm at 880 S. Walter Reed Drive, Arlington

* Alley-oop Music and Murals Fest in Blagden Alley--(rock and jazz) 7:00 PM Matt Cohen/MT Rainier (solo guitar); 8:00 PM Danger Painters (rock quartet); 8:00 PM - 1:00 AM Light & video Projection by Robin Bell;
9:00 PM Boat Burning (guitar orchestra); 10:00 PM - 1:00 AM Luke Stewart (electric Jazz)

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. 9-24

Baltimore record bazaar at the Windup Space

Rare Essence and Jahsonic at U St Music Hall (go-go)

Swedish acoustic trio Väsen for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

A Boogie wit Da Hoodie at Echostage

Deqn Sue with Echelon the Seeker and Sir E.U., at Black Cat

Eric Brace, Peter Cooper, & Thomm Jutz Trio at Jammin' Java

*Latino Fest at Harris Pavilion in Manassas

* Alley-oop Music and Murals Fest in Blagden Alley-- 1:30 PM Film Screening: “Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC," A documentary film by Scott Crawford; 2:15 PM Ancestral Duo - AEC Dedication 
2:30 PM Ribbon Cutting/Dedication of New Murals; 2:50 PM Janel Leppin Volcanic Ash (New Music sextet); 3:00 PM Film Screening: “The Legend of Cool “Disco” Dan,” A documentary film by Joseph Pattisall, narrated by Henry Rollins (2.13.61) 
4:00 PM Cristina Rios/Forces (Rock quartet); 5:00 PM Nag Champa DC Art Ensemble (electronic Jazz-Rock) 

*Black Voices in Music Criticism Are Essential panel from 4:45 to 5:45 pm  at
Baltimore Book Festival 2017 at Radical Bookfair Pavilion Stage at the Inner Harbor

Authors Greg Tate (great writer-Village Voice & author/musician w/ Burnt Sugar), Laina Dawes and Rashida K Braggs will speak on a panel moderated by Jordannah Elizabeth

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 9-26

Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen with Jon Jorgenson with Jonathan Mudd  at Birchmere

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.  9-27

The Fairfield Four for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

ASAP Mob at Echostage

Saint Etienne - U St Music Hall (Early show - 7 PM)

*Open Mike Eagle at Black Cat 

Wynonna & the Big Noise at Rams Head On Stage Annapolis

*Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy, Music, the Wall and the Birth of a New Berlin (book talk) at the Goethe-Institute of Washington , 1990 K St NW (suite 03 , 20th st. NW entrance)

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.  9-28 

The Fairfield Four (veteran African-American gospel quartet) from 12 noon to 1pm at the Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium

Songhoy Blues at U St. Music Hall

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Guy Grams, Eva Rhymes, MC Bravado, and Donnie Breeze at Baltimore SoundStage

Wynonna & the Big Noise at Rams Head On Stage Annapolis

*DC African Fest at UDC

* Last Train Home at Iota (farewell shows for this club which is closing down)

*Cissa Paz at Bossa

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9-29

8pm to 9pm – Cuban dance Performance By DC Casineros, All Stars and Fuzion de Ritmos, then 9:15pm to 1am- Cuban Dance Social  at Dance Place

*A Night in Lagos at the St. Yves nightclub (Nigeria Independence Day Party)

Dexter Wansel presents Sounds of Philadelphia at the Bethesda Blues & Jazz Club

NSO Pops: Seu Jorge presents The Life Aquatic: A Tribute to David Bowie at the Kennedy Center

*Mirimar: the Golden Age of Boleros at Atlas Theatre


* Last Train Home at Iota (farewell shows for this club which is closing down)

Kol Nidre 

*Kerri Chandler (House music) at Flash

*CrushnPain, Dreamcast, St.ClairCastro, Soraya at Upptown Art House

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. 9-30

“Residente” at 9pm at the AFI--self-titled documentary, by Puerto Rican rapper René Pérez Joglar, a.k.a. Residente, who embarks on a global voyage of musical and cultural discovery. After taking a DNA test to unearth his roots, Residente decides to trace his ancestry across the globe

House of Angklung (Sumatran//Indonesian) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Yom Kippur (till sundown)

*Layaali Arabic Music Ensemble 25th anniversary show at All Souls Church Unitarian,  1500 Harvard St NW

* Nigerian Independence Dance Party at Stonefish Lounge Grill on L St NW (afrobeats, dancehall, pop)

Late guitarist Roy Buchanan tribute with Tom Principato, Anthony Pirog and many more at  Bethesda Blues and Jazz  

*Festival of South African Dance
Featuring the Gumboots and Pantsula Dance Companies at George Mason U. Center for the Arts

* Pacific Coast Highway: Restored 1960s California Psychedelia experimental films
 at 4:00 pm at National Gallery of Art East Building Auditorium

*Kodie Shane (rap) at Songbyrd

* Zola Jesus (electropop) at U St. Music Hall 

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10-1 –Mdou Moctar (Tuareg guitarist who was in the Tuareg Purple Rain movie) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Solange with the Sun Ra Arkestra at the Kennedy Center at 8 (sold out)

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Other cool stuff (mostly indie-rock) –9-7- Matthew Sweet and Tommy Keene @ Birchmere; Protomartyr @ Metro Gallery; 9-8-Mt. Eerie w/ Cigarette @ St. Stephens (sold out);  Brian Jonestown Massacre @ 930 Club; Bottled Up @ RnR Hotel;  Matthew Sweet @ Rams Head Annapolis;  Paperhaus @ DC9; 9-9- Big Thief, Lucy Dacus, and Molly Sarlé @ Black Cat ( sold out); * Afghan Whigs @ 930 Club;  9-11- Black Cat 24th Anniversary Show: Fuzzqueen, Foster Carrots, , Bust Down, comedy by Noel Manzullo, & vinyl spun by Dante & Friends @ Black Cat (Backstage); 9-12- Best Coast, Snail Mail, and Vayda @Ottobar (Baltimore) - sold out; Frankie Rose, Splashh, and Suburban Living @ DC9; Swerveriver @ Black Cat;  9-13-Don Zientara, Menage a Garage, Lisa Said @ Bossa;  Paramore & *Best Coast  @ MGM Grand; *9-14-Varsity & Mystery Friends @ Comet ;
 9-15-Ted Leo & TK Echo @ Black Cat; 9-16-Ted Leo w/ Soccer Team @ Black Cat; 9-19-L7-Pretend We’re Dead movie @ Black Cat; 9-19-Adam Ant @ Baltimore Soundstage;  9-22-Frankie Cosmos @ Black Cat; 9-23- Escape-ism & Light Beams (split 7" release show) @ Comet Ping Pong ; X @ the State Theatre;  Jay Som, Stef Chura, and Soccer Mommy @ Rock & Roll Hotel ; * Pg. 99 (Sterling, VA hardcore band reunited), Majority Rule, Wild Honey, Post Pink at Ottobar; * Fuzz Queen @ Slash Run;   9-25-Wire @ Black Cat; 9-26-Stiff Little Fingers @ Black Cat; 9-27- the Trashcan Sinatras (acoustic) - Jammin' Java; *9-28-No Dead Monsters @ Wonderland Ballroom; *Rainer Maria @ RnR Hotel;

10-1-Mock Identity, TK Echo, Faunas @ Black Cat

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