DC/Baltimore
"World" Music and More- June
2014
Compiled by Steve Kiviat
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June is full of music—Smithsonian Folklife
Fest, Caribbean Carnival sounds in clubs (but no parade); blues fests, music
movies, and so much more inside &
outside
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Highlights:
6-7-Jazz Samba Symposium
at the Strathmore (with music all month)
6-11-Seun Kuti at the
Howard (Nigerian afrobeat)
6-11- Romeo Santos
(bachata) at George Mason U. Patriot Center
6-13- Zvuloon Dub System at
Tropicalia (Israeli Ethiopian reggae)
6-19- Alidu (Ghana via
Los Angeles) at 9PM at Bossa
6-20- Yandel at the
Fillmore, Silver Spring (reggaeton star)
6-25- Smithsonian
Folklife festival through the 29th (and in July from the 2nd
to the 6th) with music & crafts from Kenya and China
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Sun. 6-1
DC Record Fair at
Artisphere w/ film showing of "Led Zeppelin Played Here" followed by
talk about the movie with Ian Mackaye & Director Jeff Krulik
Washington Folk Festival
T-Pain at the Howard Theatre (rap and r’n’b)
-Intruders & Skip Mahoney at Panorama Room
Washington Jewish Music Festival opens w/ a
10:30 am klezmer brunch at the DC JCC & an acoustic evening at 7 at Lisner
with Matisyahu (Fest continues to June 14 w/ various events)
Tonho Materia (Brazilian
samba reggae) w/ Batala drummers at Heaven & Hell , 2327 18th
St. NW
Los Invasores de Nuevo
Leon (norteno) at 9:00pm at The Palace
13989 Jefferson Davis
Hwy, Woodbridge, VA
Richard Pinhas (French
experimental guitarist) at 7 :30 at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center
8230 Georgia Avenue,
Silver Spring, Maryland
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Mon.. 6-2
Film Screening: Birth of
Bossa two screening: 5 pm & 7 pm.
at Strathmore Mansion,
North Bethesda, MD
Tickets $12
www.strathmore.org
This world premiere
screening of the new documentary by Bret Primack and Ken Avis explores the
roots of bossa nova and the critical role of Washington, D.C.’s musicians in
popularizing the Brazilian bossa rhythm in the United States. The 60-minute
film features exclusive performance, recording and interview footage with
musicians from the original Jazz Samba recording, plus rare archival footage of
the era.
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Tues.. 6-3
balloons!
music! cupcakes!” National Museum
of African Art day-long celebration planned for its birthday with the Farafina
Kan drummers and dancers (at 11:30; 2; & 3:45)
Poor Rich Boy (Pakistan
art rock) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Jeff Ballard Trio (Jeff
on jazz Drums) w/ Miguel Zenon (Puerto Rico) and Lionel Loueke(Benin jazz
guitarist)at Blues Alley
Aca Seca Trio (Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina) at
Chesapeake Arts Center near Baltimore
Patti Griffin at Lincoln
Theatre
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Wed. 6-4
Brazilian jazz guitarist
Romero Lubambo and drummer Duduka da Fonseca
with Chuck Redd, a member of the Charlie Byrd Trio at Strathmore Mansion
Sergio Mendes &
Brazil 2014 at Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis
Meshell Ndegeocello
(r’n’b) at Baltimore Soundstage
Amadou Kouyate at
Strathmore Mansion
Ludacris (rap) at WPGC
Birthday bash at the Howard Theatre
Smokey Robinson at
Strathmore
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Thurs. 6-5
Folklife Lecture on
Mississippi Folk Culture at noon at Library
of Congress, in the West Dining Room, Sixth Floor, James Madison Building ---During the early 1970s, filmmaker Michael
Ford documented traditional music and folklife in rural Mississippi. Portions
of his material were published in his documentary film Homeplace (1975).
Recently, Ford's collection of films and photographs was acquired by the
American Folklife Center archive. To celebrate, this program highlights his
work. Footage includes gospel and hill country bluesmen
Feedel Band with Ben
Hall on trombone at Bossa (Ethiopian)
Orchester Praževica at
Bistro Bohem, 600 Florida Ave, DC (gypsy slovak jazz)
Meshell Ndegeocello
(r’n’b) at the Birchmere
Los Lonely Boys, Spanish
Gold, and LP - Canton Waterfront Park,3001 Boston St, Baltimore, Md
Bolivian Festival
through Sunday at Museum of the American Indian
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Fri. 6-6
Janka Nabay & the
Bubu Gang at Tropicalia
Sergio Mendes, veteran bossa
nova pianist performs with jazz & bossa nova pianist, arranger, vocalist
and songwriter Eliane Elias, whose critically-acclaimed 2008 record Bossa Nova
Stories celebrated the 50th anniversary of the genre; at Strathmore
Anthony Santos at
Cococabana (bachata)
Soul Rebels (New Orleans
brass) at the Hamilton
Ivy Queen y Fuego
(reggaeton) at 9:00pm at The Palace, 13989
Jefferson Davis Hwy
Woodbridge, VA
Elvis Martinez (bachata)
at Bravo Bravo, Conn. Ave. NW
Capitol “Jazz” Festival
with Erykah Badu, John Legend, Chaka Khan & more at Merriweather Post
(through the 8th)
Mahalia: The Gospel
Songstress (play) at , 8 – 10pm at Arena
Players, 801 McCulloh Street, Baltimore, MD (through the 8th)
Steady Rollin Bob
Margolin (Chicago Blues) at 7:30 at Grist Mill Park, 4710 Mount Vernon Memorial
Hwy., Alexandria, VA
Bruce Robison &
Kelly Willis with Dale Watson & th eLonestars at Birchmere
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Sat. 6-7
Jazz Samba
Symposium at the Strathmore --.The Jazz Samba
Recording
10–11AM-- Ken Avis will detail the importance of
the Jazz Samba record as he understands it, while Leonardo Lucini and WPFW DJ
Tom Cole explore how bossa nova took America by storm.
From Bossa Nova to Pop- 11:15AM–12:15PM
Led by Tom
Cole, learn how bossa nova joyfully infiltrated the American pop lexicon.
The Politics of Cross-Cultural Diplomacy in Brazil
and Abroad
12:30–1:30PM
Members of the U.S. State department will talk about
cultural diplomacy work and how influential cultural exchanges were and
continue to be in spreading American music around the world and bringing
foreign music back home to the United States.
A Taste of the Caribbean
at the Bladensburg Waterfront Park 12
noon to 8 pm
“Poetry in Motion: 100
Years of Zanzibar’s Nadi Ikhwan Safaa”
at 2 p.m. at Smithsonian Museum of African Art Lecture Hall, sublevel 2. This movie documents the
East African orchestra Nadi Ikhwan Safaa (The True Brotherhood Club) of Zanzibar,
Tanzania who do taaraab music. One of the oldest orchestras in the world, Nadi
Ikhwan Safaa celebrated its 100th anniversary in July 2005.
DC Brazilian Zouk fest
at Washington Ct. Hotel on Capitol Hill, 525 New Jersey Ave. (dancing in 3
ballrooms to zouk, salsa, bachata, & kizomba)
Asia after dark:
Bollywood and beyond (Bollywood movies, food, drinks, art & DJ Rekha) at the Freer Gallery
Brazilian show w/
Wilentz at 49 West Coffehouse in Annapolis
Cantigas (Hispanic DC
Chorus): An Ode To Poetry: A Tribute To Pablo Neruda And The World That
Inspired Him at 7:00 pm at the Church of
the Epiphany (1317 G Street, NW). Cantigas
will be presenting a D.C. premier of Oceana by Chilean composer Javier Farias
based on a poem by Neruda.
Art Hill CD release at
Baltimore’s Creative Alliance (honky-tonk)
Capitol “Jazz” Festival
with Erykah Badu, John Legend, Chaka Khan & more at Merriweather Post
(through the 8th)
Dan Saks (from Jewish
Ladino rock band DeLeon) transforms ancient Sephardic folk songs on 6th
& I Synagogue Downstairs stage (Part of DC Jewish music Fest)
April Verch (Bluegrass) at
7 at Workhouse Arts Center at Lorton
Chinese Cultural Night
at 7:30 at Ossian Hall Park, 7900 Heritage Drive, Annandale, VA
Just Dance: Bollywood dance party at 10 at Tattoo Bar at 1413 K St NW,
Ottmar Liebert &
Luna Negra at Birchmere
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Sun. 6-8
The Taste of Africa
(Africa/Saveurs D’Afrique) at the
Downtown Silver Spring Veterans Plaza, One Veterans Place, Silver
Spring, MD
Sounds of Brazil (mostly
DC based) for free at Strathmore at 12 noon : Batala Washington;
Alma Tropicalia; DC
Choro; Nation Beat; Dende and His Band; Emy Tseng and Quarteto Sonho
My Soul Longs for You: Melodies
of the Russian Jews
Join the Kolot HaLev
Choir as we present music from the rich Russian Jewish tradition.
Guest artist is Cantor
Natasha Jitomirskaia Hirschhorn, NY Congregation Ansche Chesed. Joining Kolot
HaLev and Cantor Hirschhorn are an array of virtuoso instrumentalists. at 4 pm at Ohr Kodesh Congregation, 8300 Meadowbrook Ln,
Chevy Chase MD
Future at the Fillmore
(Atlanta rapper)
Taste of Peru at 10 am
at UDC
“20 Feet from Stardom”
(movie doc about great backup singers) for free at 2 pm at the Anacostia Community
Museum
August Alsina at the
howard Theatre
Lucinda Williams at Rams
Head Live in Baltimore
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Mon. 6-9
Desorden Publico (Venezuelan
ska) at 8:00pm at Tropicalia, 2001 14th
St. NW
Future at Baltimore
Soundstage
Voices of Our Nation:
Celebrating the Choral Tradition
Performances begin at 5
p.m.
To kick off its Voices
of Our Nation festival, the Kennedy Center presents a citywide opening event
featuring 50 choruses from the D.C. region that will sing at sites all across
the city, from memorials to Metro
stations. At the same time, dozens of choruses perform throughout the Kennedy
Center, including outside on the plaza, on the Metro shuttles, and at other
locations throughout the facility.
Supermensch: The Legend
of Shep Gordon movie doc sneak preview! (Shep managed Alice Cooper &
Blondie and became a chef among other things)
at 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM at
Washington DCJCC, 1529 16th Street NW
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Tues. 6-10
Buddy Guy (blues) at the
State Thratre
Rattlesnake Hill at New
Deal Cafe, Greenbelt (bluegrass)
Israeli jazz guitarist Yotam
Silberstein and Friends at Kreeger Auditorium, JCC of Greater Washington
at 7:30 PM at 6125 Montrose
Road, Rockville, MD
People Under the Stairs
at U St. Music Hall (rap)
Tevin Campbell at Howard
Theatre (r’n’b)
*Ratking (NY rap) at DC9
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Wed. 6-11
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
(Nigerian afrobeat) at the Howard Theatre
Sacred music songwriter
Rev. Nolan Williams Jr. leads his Voices of Inspiration choir and a special
assembly of singers from across the nation’s capital in singing signature
arrangements of hymns, spirituals, and gospel songs that honor the choral
tradition within the gospel community.
for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Kinky Friedman 7:30 PM -
9:00 PM at DC JCC, 1529 16th Street NW Washington, DC
Romeo Santos (bachata)
at George Mason U. Patriot Center
John Waters talk at 6th
& I
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Thurs. 6-12
Maracuyeah 3 year
anniversary party with guest djs Nenas Rudas - djs Precolumbian(Philly) &
I$LA (Brooklyn) at Judy’s , 2212 14th st NW
Curtis Harding (young
Atlanta guitar-playing soul singer on Burger records) at DC9
“Yemen Blues” mixes West
African and Yemenite influences with contemporary grooves, from funk to mambo
to the deep soul of old chants. Created by Yemenite Israeli vocalist Ravid
Kahalani (of The Idan Raichel Project) at DC JCC, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM at 1529
16th Street NW
Brad Paisley, Randy
Houser, Leah Turner, Charlie Worsham at Merriweather Post
Elephant Wrecking Ball
and Backbeat Underground (funky and
soulful jazzy sounds) at 8PM
at Bossa Bistro, 2463
18th St, NW Washington, DC
EU at Rams Head Tavern
in Annapolis
Leon Russell at the
State Theatre
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Fri. 6-13
Ismael Rivera Jr. and
Ommy Cardona (Puerto Rican salsa vets ) at the Palace, Woodbridge, VA
Tributo a Dos Gigantes
Irene Diaz at Artisphere (r'n'b/jazzy vocals)
Zvuloon
Dub System at Tropicalia (Israeli Ethiopian reggae)
Nicholas
Payton and XX (New Orleans funky jazz)
at Blues Alley
Monty
Alexander and the Harlem-Kingston Express (Jamaican pianist with special guests
including Tony Rebel and Bob Andy )(jazz and reggae) at 8 at the Howard Theatre
Peewee
Longway (Atlanta rapper) w/ D-Mack at 12
mdt. at the Howard
Jah 9 at
the Crystal Restaurant, 1401 University , Hyattsville, md (female reggae
singer) with Meagan Simone (New Orleans
reggae singer)
Shemekia
Copeland (blues) at the State Theatre
John
Prine at Strathmore
Mariachi
Los Amigos at 7:30 at Mason District Park, 6621 Columbia Pike, Arlington
The Game
(rap) at Echostage
* Black Stalin movie doc at 9:30 at AFI (soca/calypso)
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Sat. 6-14
Nicholas
Payton (New Orleans jazz) at Blues Alley
Louisiana Swamp romp at
Wolf Trap with Big Sam, Beausoleil, Stooges Brass
Tinner Hill Blues Fest
in Falls Church, VA Cherry Hill Park with Teeny Tucker, Mississippi Heat, Baatin
Muhammad,and more
Silver Spring Blues Fest
with local acts including Stacy Brooks
Southern Soul Tribute at
the Hamilton with Julia Nixon, Lil' Margie, Hardway Connection, Eddie Jones , Patti Hatchett, King Soul, Bob Berberich,
Eddie Jones, Eric Scott, and more
Willie Nelson, Alison
Krause & Union Station, Kacy Musgraves at Merriweather Post Pavilion
Maryland Traditions
Folklife Festival at Baltimore’s Creative Alliance with Samba Mapangala and
Orchestra Virunga (Congolose rumba), Colombia Tropical (cumbia), Arty Hill
(honky-tonk), and Billy McComiskey (Irish), and much more
Deer Creek Fiddlers'
Convention at Common Ground on the Hill, Westminster, MD
Caribbean Heritage and
Wave Your Flag Celebration Day Party
Reginald F Lewis Museum
of Maryland African History & Culture, Baltimore
Grupo Vena at Club One, 8786 Richmond Hwy (Route 1
South) Alexandria, VA (bachata)
Nicky Jam (Puerto Rico)
at 9:00pm at Cococabana, 2031A
university blvd.
Hyattsville, MD
Tim McGraw at Jiffy Lube
(Country)
70's Soul Spectacular
Featuring Russell Thompkin's New Stylistics * The Chi-Lites * Harold Melvin's
Blue Notes * Cuba Gooding Sr at the Lyric In Baltimore (recommended)
Alt Washingtonia (Bavarian)
at Workhouse arts Center at Lorton
West African Cultural
Heritage Night at 7:30 at Ossian Hall Park, 7900 Heritage Drive, Annandale, VA
Funk Brothers &
friends Marvin Gaye Tribute at Lincoln Theatre
Jamie XX, Kaytranada,
Viceroy, Moombahton Massive at Union Market
*Columbia Pike Blues fest
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Sun. 6-15
Kelis (r’n’b singer) at
the 930 Club
Archie's Barbershop -
Blues Brunch @ Mad Fox Brewing Co., Falls Church, VA (Part of Tinner Hill)
Festival Latino,
sponsored by Univision, features music alll day long. at 6 Flags America, Upper
Marlboro, MD
Peruvian Father’s Day
event con Fresialinda at 12:00pm, 38158
Nixon Rd., 38158 Nixon Rd., Purcellville, VA
Cody Chestnutt at Howard
Theatre
English Beat & Nappy
Riddem at State Theatre (ska)
People Under the Stairs
(rap) at Metro Gallery in Baltimore
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Mon. 6-16
Jason Hamacher
(drummer/photographer/producer) will
host a release party for the next installment of Sacred Voices of Syria at
Busboys and Poets’ 14th Street NW location
*Asgeir (Icelandic folk singer) at Black Cat
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Tues. 6-17
Joe Ely (Texas
Honky-Tonk rocker) at the Birchmere
Jarekus Singleton (Mississippi blues) at Gypsy Sally’s
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Wed. 6-18
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Thurs. 6-19
movie doc called
"The Possibilities are Endless"at the AFI at 9:15pm ("In
2005, Scottish musician, Edwyn Collins
(who was in the alt-indie-pop group Orange Juice), suffered two devastating
cerebral hemorrhages that left him with large gaps in his memory and trouble
with the most basic language. This
film puts the viewer inside
Collins' experience as he fights back from the brink of death.
Also at AFI Silver on Friday,
June 20, 2:15 p.m.
Alidu (Ghana via Los Angeles)
at 9PM
at Bossa, 2463 18th Street, NW
the Sons of Bluegrass
outside the National Building Museum [401 F Street NW, WDC] (West Lawn -
Backyard Barbecue presented by Hill Country - 4 PM)
*Robert Ellis (country/folk-pop/Americana) at Rock n Roll Hotel
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Fri.6-20
Mo Mojo (Cajun and more)
at Glen Echo
movie doc called
"The Possibilities are Endless"at the AFI at 9:15pm ("In
2005, Scottish musician, Edwyn Collins
(who was in the alt-indie-pop group Orange Juice), suffered two devastating
cerebral hemorrhages t
Yandel at the Fillmore,
Silver Spring (reggaeton star)
Nene Malo at the Diamond Lounge, 7203 Little River Tpke
Annandale, VA
De La Ghetto at the
Palace, Woodbridge, VA
Kizomba party at
Princess
Julia Nixon with Jr.
Cline at Bethesda Blues & Jazz Club
Miss Tess and the
Talkbacks, The Linemen Feat. Kevin Johnson and Jonathan Gregg (americana) at
Gypsy Sally’s in Georgetown
Summer ska fest at the
Pinch, NW DC
UNHCR World Refugee Day:
The Pihcintu Multicultural Chorus for
free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage--
This unique chorus
created by producer, musician, and songwriter Con Fullam features young women
from Cambodia, China, Congo, El Salvador, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lebanon,
Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, Vietnam, British West Indies, and Zambia,
along with children whose families have been here for generations
Korea National
University of Arts presents: K-Arts Dance Company (Korean Dance) at Kennedy
Center Terrace Theatre
Trina & Backyard
Band at the Howard at 11:30 pm
Movie DOC at AFI DOCS
Fest “Glen Campbell...I'll Be Me” ( The
performer of such hits as "Rhinestone Cowboy" and
"Wichita Lineman" was
diagnosed with Alzheimer's
disease) at 7:30 p.m. (104 min.) – at Nat. Portrait Gallery
*Elikeh and Janka Nabay at Tropicalia DC
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Sat. 6-21
Tasha T. (Toronto reggae
) at Club 347, 347 N. Calvert St.,
Baltimore
Ruthie and the Wranglers 25th Anniversary show with the Bumper
Jacksons at Gypsy Sally’s
Fete de la Musique noon 12
pm - 3 am at Sofitel // 806 15th St NW (Music all day and night)
World Refugee Day at
Walters Art Museum (co-hosted by Creative Alliance), free 12-2:30pm. Movie,
music, dance, refugee artwork, etc.
The Revelers
(Louisiana Cajun/ & Swamp pop) at Baltimore’s Creative Alliance (recommended)
Safeway Capital Barbeque
Battle at Pennsylvania Avenue Between 9th & 14th Streets, NW Washington, DC
with EU, Familiar Faces, and Elikeh and others
Praise in the Park with
gospel singer Marvin Sapp at Six Flags America, 13710 Central Avenue,
Largo, MD
Taiwanese Cultural Heritage Night at 7:30 at Ossian
Hall Park, 7900 Heritage Drive, Annandale, VA
* Baltimore Latino Fest at Patterson Park
* Alice Smith at the Howard Theatre (Bluesy soul) at 8
* Young Thug (rap) at 10 at Howard Theatre
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Sun. 6-22
Ramon Ayala (norteno
accordionist and band) at 9:00pm at The
Palace, 13989 Jefferson Davis
Hwy, Woodbridge, VA
Chubby Carrier & the
Bayou Swamp Band (zydeco) and Honey Island Swamp Band at the Hamilton
Flower Hill String Band
at New Deal Cafe, Greenbelt (bluegrass/Celtic)
Special Consensus
(bluegrass) at Gypsy Sally’s in Georgetown
Safeway Capital Barbeque
Battle at Pennsylvania Avenue Between 9th & 14th Streets, NW Washington, DC
with Rare Essence, TroubleFunk, & Bela Dona and others
Taj Mahal (Blues) at the
Howard Theatre
Jolie Holland
(Americana) at the Rock n Roll Hotel
* Baltimore Latino Fest at Patterson Park
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Mon. 6-23
Lira (South African
singer/model) w/ Wayna (Ethiopian US r’n’b) at the Howard
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at
Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis
Dr. John at the Hamilton
*Blue Note Jazz Label photo exhibit at Goethe Inst. through July 3 (Mon. to Thurs. 9 to 5; Fri. 9 to 3)
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Tues 6-24
The Manly Deeds (old
timey) - Friends of Patterson Park outdoor concert series in Baltimore
Ultrafaux at New Deal
Cafe, Greenbelt (gypsy jazz, manouche)
Dustbowl Revival
(bluegrass/gospel/jugband etc) at Gypsy Sally’s in Georgetown
Cheikh Ndoye (The
bassist, composer, and arranger celebrates his West African roots and American
influences with a concert of jazz and world music. Part of D.C. Jazz Festival.) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center
Millennium Stage—
Katy Perry at Verizon
Center (and the 25th)
DC Jazz Festival:
Brass-A-Holics at the Hamilton
Dr. John - Rams Head Tavern (Annapolis)
Joe Henry and Sarah Lee
Guthrie & Johnny Irion at Birchmere
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Wed.6-25
Luciano at the Howard
Theatre (reggae)
Smithsonian Folklife festival
through the 29th (and in July from the 2nd to the 6th)
with music & crafts from Kenya and China 11 am to 5:30 pm
June 25, 26 and July 2 Swahili
Traditions: Connecting the Gems at 2:00 pm at Nat. Museum African Art Pavilion
with Anna Mwalagho and her band Afro Floetry will perform Taarab Music. Taarab is a music genre popular in Tanzania
and Kenya.
John Doe Band and Jesse
Dayton at Gypsy Sally's, 3401 K St NW,(americana)
* Black Noize: A Marc Cary SE Dance Jam featuring: Marc Cary, Rashaan Carter, Sameer Gupta, Russell Carter, Jr., Sweet Cherie and Craig Alston at the Anacostia Playhouse (jazz rooted in go-go)
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Thu 6-26
* Smithsonian Folklife fest all day 11 am to 5:30 pm plus special 6 to 8 evening shows: Moonrise Pavilion, 6 to 8 p.m.
Sounds of the Southwestern Mountains: Dong and Miao Music; and a Kenyan women divas show w/ Afro-fusion artists Iddi Achieng’ and Suzanna Owiyo, Gargar trio from northeastern Kenya, Doris Chepchumba from the Kalenjin community in the Rift Valley, and taarab-pop artist Nyota Ndogo
Lazy Lester (Louisiana
blues great) at Gypsy Sally’s
Bio Ritmo (salsa) record
release show at Iota
Natalis MacMaster and
Donnell Leahy (fiddle masters), Columbia Festival of the Arts
Drive by Truckers at
Rams Head Live
Latryx (rap) at Howard
Theatre
*Blue Note Jazz Label photo exhibit at Goethe Inst. through July 3 (Mon. to Thurs. 9 to 5; Fri. 9 to 3)
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Fri. 6-27
Kenyan artists from the
Smithsonian Folklife Festival perform for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy
Center Millennium Stage--Gargar is 3 Muslim women vocalists backed by a funky band
** Smithsonian Folklife fest (with Kenya and China artists and crafts) all day 11 am to 5:30 pm
*Tribute to Pete Seeger from 6:30 to 8 at Smithsonian Folklife fest (after Kenyan and Chinese music during the day)
Debo Band, , Feedel
Band, and DJ Underdog at Artisphere (Ethiopian)
* Flags til Morning Soca & more show at Hampton Conf. Ctr., Capitol Hts, MD w/ Lyrikal, Tallpree & Ki
Raffy Santana &
Orquesta Tributo a Hector Lavoe (salsa ) at 9:00pm at Diamond Lounge
7203 Little River Tpke.,
Annandale, VA
Jorge Gonzalez de Los
Prisioneros at 7:00pm at the The State Theatre
220 North Washington St.,
Falls Church, VA *CANCELLED
Luisito Carrion at The
Palace, 13989 Jefferson Davis Hwy
Woodbridge
Grupo Vena (bachata) at Cococabana,
2031A University blvd.
Hyattsville, MD
Nashville country songstress
Nikki Lane at Gypsy Sally's
Chuck Brown All Star
Tribute Band - Blues Alley (Two shows)
DC Jazz Festival:
Paquito D'Rivera (Latin jazz) at the
Hamilton (Two shows - 7:30 PM & 10:30 PM)
Dipset, Cam'ron, Jim Jones, and Juelz
Santana at Echo Stage [2135 Queens
Chapel Road NE, WDC]
Dom Turner & Phil
Wiggins - Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation / Archie's Blues Barbershop[4701
Queensbury Road, Riverdale Park, MD
Ginger Baker featuring
Pee Wee Ellis, Alec Dankworth, and Abass Dodoo - Howard Theatre (Early show - 8
PM)
Dmitri from Paris
(techno) at at 10:00pm at Malmaison// 3401 K Street, NW
Northeast Groovers at
11:45 pm at Howard Theatre (go-go)
Peaches & Herb at
the Birchmere
Go-go symphony at Altas,
H St. NE (8 & 10)
DC Caribbean Fete at 10
pm with djs at The Ranch, 17711 Queens Anne Rd., Upper Marlboro, MD
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Sat. 6-28
Kenyan artists from the
Smithsonian Folklife Festival perform for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy
Center Millennium Stage-- tonight -Kenyan old-school guitarists and songwriters John Nzenze and Peter Akwabi
*Folklife Fest all day 11 am to 5:30 pm with Kenyan and Chinese artists and then from 6 to 8 on Moonrise stage the Flower Drum Lantern performance group, Quanzhou Puppet Troupe, Zhejiang Wu Opera Troupe, singers of hua’er folksongs, Inner Mongolian band Ih Tsetsn, the Miao Music and Dance Group, and the Bimen Brothers and Family, Qiang polyphonic singers.
Plus 6 to 8 on Ngoma Stage: Kenyan coastal sounds including the taarab-pop blend of Nyota Ndogo and Lelele Afrika, the coastal grooves and Afro-fusion sound of Kombo and Idd Aziz, and the mwanzele-chakacha mix of Bado.
Fantasia (r’n’b) at 8 at
the Howard Theatre
Xen & Farmer Nappy
at the Howard Theatre (Caribbean Carnival DC event) at 11:30
*Baby J, afro-jam band Jabali Afrika, dance troupes and more at Smithsonian Museum of African Art from 7 to 11 pm
Newmyer Flyer Tribute to
the Everly Brothers at Gypsy Sallys
The
Seldom Scene, cd release show with special guests John Starling, Tom Gray,
Rickie Simpkins at Birchmere
Irish Cultural Heritage Night with Irish Breakfast Band at 7:30 at
Ossian Hall Park, 7900 Heritage Drive, Annandale, VA
Lazy Lester (blues) at Rosedale
Amer. Legion in Baltimore
Diana Ross at the Lyric
in Baltimore
*Toby Keith and Colt Fort at Jiffy Lube Live (country)
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Sun. 6-29
*Folklife Fest all day 11 am to 5:30 pm with Kenyan and Chinese artists and then from 6 to 8 on Moonrise stage: Abigail Washburn, who studied East Asian culture in college and has lived in and traveled frequently to China, mixes elements of Western bluegrass and Chinese folk music. The Shanghai Restoration Project, headed by Chinese American producer Dave Liang, combines Chinese traditional instruments with hip-hop beats, R&B vocals, and electronica arrangements
Plus 6 to 8 on Ngoma Stage: Samba Mapangala, an internationally acclaimed artist who pioneered Kenyan styles of rumba and soukous music. Mapangala spent years shaping the music scene in Kenya before moving their bases to the United States,
Carnival in de Park at
the Bladensburg Waterfront Park 11 am to dusk
Band Courtbuillon
(featuring Steve Riley, Wilson Savoy &
Wayne Toups) (Louisiana Cajun) at
Glen Echo
Ih Tsetsn (The Inner Mongolian
ensemble offers a selection of traditional music showcasing the morin khuur
(horse-head fiddle), topshuur (two-stringed plucked instrument), and khoomei
throat-singing and long song. These artists from the Smithsonian Folklife
Festival perform for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Jamestown Revival
(americana) at Gypsy Sally’s in Georgetown
Irma Thomas and Rebirth
Jazz Band (from new Orleans ) at DC Jazz fest show at Yards Park
Diana Ross at Wolf Trap
Solas (Irish) at 7:30 at Mason District Park, 6621 Columbia Pike, Arlington
*Hardway Connection at Lamonts (dress in all white party)
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Mon. 6-30
Naughty Professor (New
Orleans funk band) perform for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center
Millennium Stage
*Blue Note Jazz Label photo exhibit at Goethe Inst. through July 3 (Mon. to Thurs. 9 to 5; Fri. 9 to 3)
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Tues. 7-1
*Benga and Traditional Music from Kenya with Singer and songwriter Winyo at the Library of Congress from noon to 1 pm
Neko Case at Rams Head
Live
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Wed. 7-2
*Folklife Fest all day 11 am to 5:30 pm with Kenyan and Chinese artists and then from 6 to 8 on Moonrise stage:
The Qiang Polyphonic Singers, consisting of two brothers and their wives, learned the ancient songs from their parents, documenting their community’s history through lyrics. Ih Tsetsn from Inner Mongolia, now living in Beijing, combines contemporary musical training with the classic forms of khoomei throat-singing and Mongolian long song.
Plus 6 to 8 on Ngoma Stage: . Listen and dance to Kenyan oldies music from 6 to 8 featuring the omutibo beats of Peter Akwabi, the upbeat dance music of John Nzenze, Afro-fusion style of Kombo and Idd Aziz, and contemporary benga sound of Winyo
* Quanzhou Puppet Troupe for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
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Thurs. 7-3
*Folklife Fest all day 11 am to 5:30 pm with Kenyan and Chinese artists and then from 6 to 8 on Moonrise stage:
the Quanzhou Puppet Troupe and the Zhejiang Wu Opera Troupe,
Plus 6 to 8 on Ngoma Stage: Kadir Kotola blends Moyale lyrics from the Ethiopia-Kenya border with modern Nairobi styling, and Eric Wainaina merges bouncy benga rhythms with modern harmonies.
Charles Odero Ademson (Makadem) plays Kenyan benga & Ohangla music for free from 6 to 7 at Kennedy Center Milennium Stage
*Latin rock Invasion 2014 at the Fillmore
* Feedel Band (old-school ethiopian) at Bossa
*Black Masala (gypsy) , Cody Brooks (bluesy Americana), DJ Vic at Tropicalia DC
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Friday 7-4
*Folklife Fest all day 11 am to 5:30 pm with Kenyan and Chinese artists and then see fireworks
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Sat. 7-5
*Folklife Fest all day 11 am to 5:30 pm with Kenyan and Chinese artists and then from 6 to 8 on Moonrise stage: Wu Man has been a leading ambassador for Chinese music, blending traditional and contemporary elements through the pipa, a four-stringed plucked lute. Born in Zhejiang Province and now living in New York City,
Plus 6 to 8 on Ngoma Stage:Kenyan Benga night featuring artists Bosco Mulwa, Winyo, and Kenge Kenge,
* Biman Brothers and Family present the musical traditions of Xiaoxing Village, Aba Qiang, and Tibetan Autonomous Region, Sichuan Province, China. The group performs traditional Qiang polyphonic singing as well as guozhuang group dancing for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
* Hardway Connection & Stone Pleasure Band at Lamont's in Pomonkey (southern soul)
* Reggae Day with Frankie Paul, Tony Roy, Anthony Malvo, Monsoon, Intellect, Johnny P, Tiger, Da Real Storm, Storm Reggae Band at Anne Arundel County Faiground, 1450 Generals Highway, Crowns Village, Md
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Sun. 7-6
*Folklife Fest all day 11 am to 5:30 pm with Kenyan and Chinese artists
* Polycarp Awino Onyango (Winyo ) plays Kenyan benga and Luo music at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage fro free from 6 to 7
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Other cool stuff (mostly indie-rock): 6-4-King
Khan & the Shrines @ Ottobar ; 6-5-Washed Out @ 930; 6-6- thru 6-8 Ladyfest
Baltimore @ various locations;*6-6-Gold-Bears @ the Communiverse, 1406 Webster St NW ; 6-7-Typefighter @ K. Ctr. Mill. St.; The Men
& Heavy Breathing @ RnR Hotel; 6-9-Jeff Tweedy @ Meyerhoff; 6-10-“Punk the Capital” sneak preview @Black
Cat; Deafheaven @ RnR Hotel; Damon
Albarn @ Rams Head Live; 6-11-“Salad Days” preview at DC Salon @ Shaw Library;6-12-James
Blake @ Lincoln Theatre; Ringo Starr @ Wolf Trap; 6-13-Chuck Prophet @ Iota;
6-14-Crystal Stilts @ RnR Hotel; 6-15-Crystal Stilts @ Ottobar; *6-17-Sharon Von Eaton @ 930; 6-18-Devo at
Rams Head Live; Ghost Beach @ UHall;
6-20- @ 9 pm –LCD Soundsystem movie doc “Shut Up & Play the Hits” @ Ellsworth
Plaza Silver Spring; 6-20 @ 9:30 p.m
“Heaven Adores You(Elliot Smith movie doc) – AFI Silver and on 6-21 @ 6:15 @
Goethe Institut; 6-23-Wreckless Eric @
Bl. Cat; 6-25-Say Anything @ Rams Head Live;6-26-Dope Body @ Metro Gallery;
6-27-Throwing Muses w/T. Donelly @ 930; *6-28-Dope Body @ the Pinch 5 pm & 11 pm; * "Led Zeppelin Played Here" @ AFI Silver 6-27 to 7-3 one show nightly
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