DC Baltimore Global Music and More February 2019 Concert Calendar Gig List

DC/Baltimore Global Music and More- February 2019

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. Don’t have time or space to add most jazz, classical, or other genres.

Look for additional shows & more info to be added through the month at my blog: stevekiviat.blogspot.com 

***I have been too busy in late January and will be busy in early February, which may prevent me from making this more thorough until around February 12.

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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 2019, Rolling Afrobeats Afropop 2019,  the Rolling Afro-Latin & the Capital Swamp & Chitlin Circuit  threads

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February 2019 Highlights –

Sat.   2-9- Havana Cuba Allstars at George Mason Center for the Arts

Thurs.   2-14  - Valentine's Soul Jam with The Stylistics, Delfonics, Harold Melvin's Blue Notes, Bloodstone, Heatwave at DAR Constitution Hall

Wed. 2-20 - Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 at the Howard Theatre

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Fri.  2-1

Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-chas for free at 6 pm at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Afropolitan DC  - The Black Heritage Experience at St. Yves

Toni Braxton & SWV at MGM 

Will Downing at Birchmere

Brasstracks at Union Stage (classical/funk/big band/electro)

Greensky Bluegrass at Anthem

Bobbi Humphrey at Bethesda Blues

Fleshtones with Hall Monitors at City Winery (garage rock)

* Carr's Beach Dance Party at Cape St. Claire Community Club House

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Sat.  2-2

Three panelists discuss the impact music had on African Americans during the Harlem Renaissance, from 1 to 3 at Montpelier Arts Center, Laurel, MD

Gospel celebration 1 to 3 at Hillcrest Heights Community Center

Buddy Holly Tribute at Knight of Columbus, Cedar lane, Bethesda

BYB and TCB at Fire Station One, Silver Spring

Team Familiar and EU at Fast Eddies

Folklore Society of Greater Washington mid-winter Fest in Takoma Park, MD

Trippie Redd at the Fillmore (rap)(sold out)

Inter Arma at Atlas Brew Works (metal)

Faramarz Aslani and Babak Amini at the Warner theatre (Irainian /Persian)

Elvis Martinez at Cococabana

Bob Marley Dance party at Creative Alliance

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Sun. 2-3

Nag Champa Art Ensemble, and members of the Uptown Renaissance, Yaya Bey, Meche Korrect and Nate Greski present Home: A Suite for Gil-Scott Heron for free from 6 to 7 pm at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage.

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Mon.  2-4

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Tues. 2-5

Author Preston Lauterbach at 12 noon at the National Archives talking about his new book: Bluff City: the Secret life of Photographer Ernest Withers (civil rights and Memphis music scene photographer who became an FBI informant)

Washington Post writer Geoff Edgers discusses his new book “Walk This Way: Run-DMC, Aerosmith and the Song that Changed America Forever” with Washington Post editor David Malitz at 7 pm at Politics & Prose on the Wharf

Lesole’s Dance Project (do South African gumboot dancing and Botswana dancing) for free from 6 to 7 pm at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Nao with Xavier Omar at the Fillmore

Tet holiday

Kacey Chambers at Birchmere

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Wed.  2-6

Author Preston Lauterbach at 7pm at Politics & Prose with Washington Post writer Dave Weigel talking about his new book: Bluff City: the Secret life of Photographer Ernest Withers (civil rights and Memphis music scene photographer who became an FBI informant)

Sharon Van Etten at 930

Greg Brown at the Hamilton

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Thurs. 2-7

Lunar New Year:  Guangdong National Orchestra Ensemble presents Chinese folk music for free from 6 to 7 pm at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Joni 75 movie doc honoring Joni Mitchell at 7 and 9:30 at E St Cinema; also showing at Old Greenbelt Theatre

Mandolin Orange at 930 (bluegrass/folk/country) (sold out)

Feedel Band at Bossa (Ethiopia jazz)

Colin Blunstone of the Zombies solo at City Winery

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Fri.  2-8

Lunar New Year: Guangdong Arts Troupe presents a magical program of dance, acrobatics, and puppetry for free from 6 to 7 pm at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Nellie McKay at Kennedy Center

Drive-by Truckers, Lucinda Williams, and Erika Wennerstrom at Anthem (alt-country roots)

Selam Woldemariam at Eritrea in Crystal City (Ethiopian guitarist and band)

Frank Sirius & Ms Kim and Band at Takoma Station (go-go)

Slick Rick at the Howard Theatre

Bob Marley Birthday Celebration at Bethesda Blues

* Zenen Zeferino at Bossa

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Sat.   2-9

Havana Cuba Allstars at George Mason Center for the Arts

Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre teach a special dance class for free from 6 to 7 pm at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Conjunto Bomba at Bossa

Xtreme and Ex-DNA at Cococabana

Montgomery Gentry at the Fillmore

*Eric Brace at Jammin Java

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Sun.  2-10

Nikara Warren (vibe player) and band  program re the Black Wall Street massacre of 1921, for free from 6 to 7 pm at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Gbemiga at Bossa

Anthony Brown and Group Therapy at Bethesda Blues and Jazz

Estelle at Birchmere

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Mon  2-11

Tomas Kaco (Czech pianist/singer) for free from 6 to 7 pm at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

*David Cole & Main Street Blues Band 6 to 9pm at Westminster Church SW

* Kromanauts, Dior Ashley Brown, Cruddy Crunkerz at DC 9

*Mark G. Meadows at Blues Alley (jazz piano)

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Tues.  2-12

Hackensaw Boys for free from 6 to 7 pm at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Steve Earle with Shanon Mcnally at City Winery

*YNW Melly at Union Stage 

* Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky, discusses racial imagery, social circuitry, and cultural (mis)representation using examples from his film “Rebirth of a Nation,” a remix of D.W. Griffith's 1915 epic film “The Birth of a Nation. at 3:30 to 5 pm at Georgetown U Mcneir Hall

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Wed.  2-13

KiDe' - Kia Bennett & Desiree Jordan at Blues Alley (Vocals/keys duo)

*Sarah Shook & the Disarmers at Pearl Street Warehouse

*Danube Sessions featuring Orchester Prazevica at Bossa (locally-based Slovak, Balkan, Gypsy, & Mediterranean folk dance music) for free 

*Backyard Band at Lucky Strike, 701 7th St. NW (doors open 7 to 12 mdt) (DC go-go)

*David Bisbal at the Fillmore 

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Thurs.   2-14 

Valentine's Soul Jam with The Stylistics, Delfonics, Harold Melvin's Blue Notes, Bloodstone, Heatwave at DAR Constitution Hall

Love Songs from the Mashriq Maghrib music jam session with Huda Asfour (DC-based Palestinina oudist ) and Thalib Razi at Bossa

*Victor Manuelle at MGM Grand (salsa romantica)

Deacon Izzy and the Congregation for free from 6 to 7 pm at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Johnny Gill  at Bethesda Blues and Jazz

Softones at PG Publick Playhouse

Frank Reyes and Tono Rosario at rio Cantina

Tony Sands at the Hamilton

Horace Trahan & the Ossun Express at Glen echo Bumper Car pavilion (Louisiana zydeco band)

Bartender Chad America's 20th and final Valentine's Day rock n roll dance party with Baby Alcatraz, Mad Squirrel, Soul Call Paul, Smile Now Cry Later, DJ Glenn for free at Black Cat

*Beirut & Helado Negro at Anthem

*PJ Morton at Kennedy Center (R'n'b singer and instrumentalist who has played with Solange )

*Sierra Hull at Creative Alliance (bluegrass)

*Edwin Ortiz and La Mafia Guaguanco at the Palladium 

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Fri. 2-15

* Valentine's Soul Jam with The Stylistics, Delfonics, Harold Melvin's Blue Notes, Bloodstone, Heatwave at Lyric Opera House in Baltimore

Tcheka (Cape Verdean Creole singer/guitarist)  for free from 6 to 7 pm at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Johnny Gill  at Bethesda Blues and Jazz

Lalo Rodriguez, Spanish Harlem Orchestra, David Pavon at Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert St. NW (salsa)

Metric and Zoe (Mexican psych) at the Fillmore

*Erykah Badu at Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore

* Maimouna Youssef aka Mumu Fresh w/ Joy Postell at Creative Alliance

*Sierra Hull at the Hamilton (bluegrass)

* Boogaloo Basura! with DJ Soul Called Paul at Showtime

*Quatro na Bossa at Bossa

* Johnny Molina & Los Sabaneros de Aniceto Molina vs. Fulanito" at El Boqueron II in rockville

*Tono Rosario at VIP in Baltimore

*BYB and TOB and XIB at Aqua

*Rare Essence and Suttle at Fast Eddies 

*Cheap Trick at MGM

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Sat. 2-16

Cotton Field to Concert Hall, an original narrated musical journey highlighting the life of a slave woman and her travails on a cotton plantation. for free from 6 to 7 pm at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

*Afro-Soca Love at Karma 

Tyrese, Ginuwine, Avant, and more at Eaglebank Arena (90s r’n’b)

Masters of Hawaiian music at the barns of Wolf Trap

* DC Highlife Stars at PAP restaurant in Silver Spring

*Daryl Davis (DC pianist) and other local musicians "Thanks for the Memories" tribute show to deceased musicians at the Birchmere

*Music town hall meeting 3 to 5 at Capitol fringe

*Blackadelic Bashment (WPFW fundraiser) at Eaton Workshop

*Rockasonics at Glen Echo

*Rhodes Tavern Troubadours at Old Bowie Grill

*What Band and TCB at Fast Eddies

*Lary Over at Club One

* Pedrito Martinez and Alfredo Rodríguez at Kennedy Center Jazz Club (Latin jazz and Cuban sounds)

*Led Zeppelin Played Here movie doc screening at 4 pm at the Parkway Theatre in Baltimore

* Urban Bush Women dance co. at Dance Place

* Wifisfuneral at Milkboy Arthouse (rap)

*Rahsaan Patterson at City Winery  (Neo-soul)

*Rare Essence and Da One Band  at Aqua 

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Sun. 2-17

* “Hip-Hop’s Great Day: Gordon Parks and a Legacy of Photographic Inspiration.” at 2 pm at the National Gallery of Art Est Bldg in DC.   They'll explore the visual influences of Gordon Parks’s legacy in photography and film at 2 pm with part of Nelson George's Hip-hop's Great Day film with guests 
 critic and filmmaker nelson george  with Harry Allen, Vikki Tobak, Miles Marshall Lewis, & Adrian Loving

*Davido at Kaldis in Silver Spring (afrobeats club music)

Marsha Ambrosius at the Howard Theatre

Rare Essence, Troublefunk, EU at the Fillmore (DC go-go)

Masters of Hawaiian music at the barns of Wolf Trap

*Sister Nancy at Baltimore Soundstage

*Boyz II Men at MGM

* Los Acosta, Los Askis y  La Luz de San Marcos at the Palace 

* Urban Bush Women dance co. at Dance Place at 4pm

*Cubano Groove at Alice's Jazz and Cultural Society from 6 to 9 pm

*Junkyard, Vybe, Suttle, Faycez You Know, Mature Clientele at Diamond Lounge in Annandale (dc go-go)

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Mon .  2-18



*Funky Miracle at Marvin

*MadeinTYO and Key! at U St. Music Hall (rappers)

*Empress Of at RnR Hotel (electro-pop)

*Robert Delong at Union Stage

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Tues. 2-19

Julia Holter at 930

*Adia Victoria at DC 9

*Cuban music and dance at Union Stage (free)

*Marian Mclaughlin at Creative Alliance

*Jacob Banks at 930 (UK soul singer)

*Cherish the Ladies at Barns of Wolf Trap (Irish-American)

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Wed. 2-20

Anderson .Paak at MGM National Harbor

Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 at the Howard Theatre

*Mnek and Raja Kumari at Union Stage 

* Beyond the Lyrics with Cecily at Songbyrd

* Roxanne Shante, Chubb Rock, and Hot Boy Turk at Baltimore Soundstage 

*BYB at Lucky Strike

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Thurs. 2-21

El Nino y la Verdad (Cuba dance band) for free from 6 to 7 pm at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

De Tierra Caliente duo & Ryan Tennis at Bossa

Farruquito at Strathmore (flamenco dance)

Kinky Friedman & Dale Watson at Creative Alliance

* James Mcmurtry at the Birchmere

*Pinegrove at Black Cat (sold out)

*Jonathan Richman at Ottobar

* Marsha Ambrosius at Baltimore Soundstage

*James Blake at Anthem

*Robert Lighthouse at Glen Echo (blues)

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Fri. 2-22

Tolumide: Suya Soul Music at Atlas (Nigerian vocalist)

*Lee Scratch Perry at Ottobar

Adina Howard and big Daddy Kane   at Bethesda Blues and Jazz

Vince Staples w/ Buddy at 930 (sold out)

D-Nice hiphop dance party at Kennedy Center

Calabash Fridays at Calabash

* Banda Los Recoditos & Banda Los Sebastianes at Rio Cantina 

*Rhett Miller acoustic at City Winery

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Sat.  2-23

Bacchanal Road!! The Trinidad Carnival Send-Off! at L8 Lounge, 727 15th St NW DC w/ Eruption Hi Power (NYC) | Dj FYAH OATS Global | DJ Bimshire(Team Soca)

Brothers Osbourne with Ruston Kelly at Anthem (country)

Jay Electronica at the Howard Theatre

Vince Staples  & Buddy at 930

The Suffers at U St Music Hall

*BYB and USB at Fire Station One in Silver Spring

*Meg Mac with Sydney Franklin at Union Stage

* Holes in the Sky: Lara Downes with Rhiannon Giddens at 6th & I

*The return of Shout Bamalama DJ night at Haydees

* Zouk, Kizomba, Kompa dj night at PaP Haitian In Silver spring

*Ritmos Raros BRAZILeiros Vol.7 Carnival Edition at Songbyrd

*Biff, Bang, Pow Dj night at Slash Run

*Shemekia Copeland at Baltimore Soundstage (blues)

*Kalanidhi Dance (classical India dance) at Dance Place

*Soul in Motion Players: "Drum Call" at Joe's Movement Emporium (West African dance)

*'October 71 at Rn R Hotel (DC experimental jazzy blues & rap w/ Rob Stokes, Sir EU & more)

*Techyes dj night at Sandovan Restaurant with Sir EU & Jamel Zuniga (FKA LeDetroit)

*What Band, New Impressionz, CCB at Fast Eddies

* Lily & Madeleine at Songbyrd (folk-rock)

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Sun. 2-24

Semilla Cultural presents Bomba Pathways (Puerto Rican dance music) at  5 pm at Atlas Performing Arts Center, H St NE

Feelin the Funk Band with special guests  Ray, Goodman, and Brown at Bethesda Blues and Jazz

Shahrokh Moshkin-Ghalam and Pezhvak Trio at NOVA comm College in Annandale (Persian Iranian music and dance)

*Jeffrey Osbourne at the Birchmere

*Adeline and the Mixxtress at Union Stage

*Baltimore record Bazaar at the Windup space at 11 am
                                 
*Kalanidhi Dance (classical India dance) at Dance Place

*Soul in Motion Players: "Drum Call" at Joe's Movement Emporium (West African dance)

*Game of Thrones rap competition at Velvet Lounge

*Robert Lighthouse at 1 pm at JVs (blues)

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Mon. 2-25

Serbian pianist Jasna Popovic for free from 6 to 7 pm at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

The Dream at U St Music Hall

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Tues. 2-26

pianist Utsav Lal (Indian ragas) for free from 6 to 7 pm at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

*The Blue Dahlia at Bossa at 7 pm (reggae, French chanson, folk, Latino, klezmer, swing) at Bossa

Cheick Hamala’s Griot Street at 9:30 pm at  Bossa  (DC-based Malian and band )

*William Basinski , Luke Stewart , Britton Powell at U St Music Hall (experimental)

*Son Little at City Winery 

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Wed.  2-27

War at the Birchmere

*Aaron Watson at 930 (Texas country)

*Gordon Parks' film "Shaft" at 12:30 at the National Gallery of Art East Bldg.

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Thurs. 2-28

* Andrea Salcedo (Mexican flamenco guitarist) with Francisco Yiyi Orozco (flamenco singer & percussionist) at 6:45 pm at the Mexican Cultural Institute

Champion Sound Band for free from 6 to 7 pm at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

CJ Chenier and the red Hot Louisiana Band at City Winery

Cissa Paz and friends at Bossa (Brazilian samba and forro)

William Tyler at Songbyrd (eclectic Nashville guitarist)

*Wiz Khalifa and Currensy at the Fillmore (rap) (sold out)

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Fri. 3-1

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Sat. 3-2- Kronos Quartet with Mahsa Vahdat at 6^th & I

Leo Dan at Howard Theatre

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Other cool stuff (mostly indie-rock & punk) –2-2-Lotion Princess, Slow Love, Abby Huston @ Pie Shop;  2-3-Sneaks at Songbyrd; * 2-4-Cramps tribute @ Slash Run; * Gauche @ Comet;  2-11-Panda Bear @ 930; * Eyelids & Brnda @ Comet;  *2-13-Cherry Glazerr @ U. St. Music Hall; *Current Joys, Gap Girls, Cigarette @ Black Cat;  2-14-Bob Mould @ 930;  *2-15- Thursday @ Union Stage; *Bottled Up, Dove Lady, Clear Channel @ Delicious Pies; *2-16- Thursday @ Union Stage;  The OSYX, Sheila, Teen Mortgage @ Delicious Pies;*2-17- Deerhoof, Speedy Ortiz, Pygmy Lunch @ Union Stage;  *Daughters  & Wolf Eyes @ Black Cat; *2-18-Corrosion of Conformity @ Ottobar; *2-19 -Empress Of @ Ottobar;  2-21-Gang of 4 @ U St. Music Hall;  2-23-Rojava Benefit w/ Anti-Flag , Homosuperior, No Man, Trophy @ St. Stephens ; *Park Snakes @ Dew Drop;  2-24-Chills at Black Cat (New Zealand pop); *2-25-Ty Segall & White Fence @ Ottobar; *2-27-Deerhoof, Speedy Ortiz & Soul Cannon at Ottobar; *2-28-Des Demonas 7" release party @ Comet w/ Cowboys, Pink Film; *Mundy @ D. Delicious Pies

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