June 2013 Concert Calendar

June's Global A Go-Go picks:

1. A stellar African double bill: Mali's Amadou & Mariam (pictured above) and Niger's Bombino at the 9:30 Club in Washington DC on Tuesday June 18
2. The Anderson Gallery's summer Wednesday Happy Hour series welcomes Richmond's one-and-only Balinese gamelan ensemble, Gamelan Raga Kusuma, on Wednesday June 19
3. Bio Ritmo has a Wednesday night residency at Emilio's, in preparation for their forthcoming European tour -- residency dates are June 19 & 26 and July 3 & 10

Have an event you'd like me to include, or a suggestion for the concert calendar?  Just drop me a line at globalagogoradio [at] gmail [dot] com, or leave me a message right here.

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Saturday Jun 1
Rattlemouth at Crossroads Coffee & Ice Cream, Forest Hill (Richmond)
http://www.crossroadsrva.com/calendar.html

Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars at Artisphere (Arlington)
http://www.artisphere.com/calendar/music.aspx

Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra at the Birchmere (Alexandria)
http://birchmere.com/calendar

Thursday Jun 6
Hotel X at Goree African Restaurant (Richmond)
https://www.facebook.com/GoreeAfricanRestaurant

Friday Jun 7
Latin Rock Invasion 2013 at the Howard Theatre (DC)
http://thehowardtheatre.com/calendar

Saturday Jun 8
Richmanian Ramblers at Crossroads Coffee & Ice Cream, Forest Hill (Richmond)
http://www.crossroadsrva.com/calendar.html

Sin Miedo at Millennium Stage (DC)
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/schedule.html

Sunday Jun 9
King Django at the Camel (Richmond)
http://www.thecamel.org/calendar

Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble with Steven Bernstein & Anat Cohen at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue (DC)
http://sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evcatID=1&evSubCatID=66

Tuesday Jun 11
Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band at the Hamilton (DC)
http://www.thehamiltondc.com/live/calendar

Wednesday Jun 12
Buika at the Howard Theatre (DC)
http://thehowardtheatre.com/calendar

Thursday Jun 13
Susana Baca at the Howard Theatre (DC)
http://thehowardtheatre.com/calendar

David Schulman & Quiet Life Motel at Twins Jazz (DC)
http://www.twinsjazz.com/index.php?option=com_eventlist&view=details&id=412&Itemid=18

Friday Jun 14
Rattlemouth at 2113 Bistro (Richmond)
http://rattlemouth.com/#acf/custom_plain

Saturday Jun 15
Antero at the Camel (Richmond)
http://www.thecamel.org/calendar

Sunday June 16
Jontre at Tropicalia (DC)
http://tropicaliadc.com

Tuesday Jun 18
Amadou & Mariam and Bombino at the 9:30 Club (DC)
http://www.930.com/concerts

Wednesday Jun 19
Gamelan Raga Kusuma at Anderson Gallery (Richmond)
http://arts.vcu.edu/andersongallery/events

Bio Ritmo at Emilio's (Richmond)
http://www.bioritmo.com/shows.html

Thursday Jun 20
Cheick Hamala Diabate at Millennium Stage (DC)
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/schedule.html

The Resignators at IOTA (Arlington)
http://iotaclubandcafe.com

Friday Jun 21
Karl Denson's Tiny Universe at Brown's Island (Richmond)
http://www.venturerichmond.com/events/venture/cheers.html

My Son The Doctor at Crossroads Coffee & Ice Cream, Forest Hill (Richmond)
http://www.crossroadsrva.com/calendar.html

Akua Allrich at Millennium Stage (DC)
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/schedule.html

Saturday Jun 22
Spanglish Fly at Tropicalia (DC)
http://tropicaliadc.com/#

Emmanuel Jal at Millennium Stage (DC)
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/schedule.html

Sunday Jun 23
Rattlemouth at the Camel (Richmond)
http://www.thecamel.org/calendar

Monday Jun 24
Diego Garcia at Millennium Stage (DC)
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/schedule.html

Tuesday Jun 25
Michael Alpert at Millennium Stage (DC)
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/schedule.html

Wednesday Jun 26
Bio Ritmo at Emilio's (Richmond)
http://www.bioritmo.com/shows.html

Caravan Palace at the 9:30 Club (DC)
http://www.930.com/concerts

Eszter Biro at Millennium Stage (DC)
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/schedule.html

Szalonna with Andrea Navratil and Roma Fiddlers, Heveder & Tukros at Smithsonian Folklife Festival (DC)
http://www.festival.si.edu/2013/schedule/june-26

Thursday Jun 27
Eszter Biro & Eletfa at Smithsonian Folklife Festival (DC)
http://www.festival.si.edu/2013/schedule/june-27

Los Masis at Millennium Stage (DC)
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/schedule.html

Friday Jun 28
Happy Lucky Combo at Crossroads Coffee & Ice Cream, Forest Hill (Richmond)
http://www.crossroadsrva.com/calendar.html

Tukros, Eletfa & Heveder at Smithsonian Folklife Festival (DC)
http://www.festival.si.edu/2013/schedule/june-28

Janka Nabay & The Bubu Gang at Tropicalia (DC)
http://tropicaliadc.com

Saturday Jun 29
Heveder, Juhasz Family, Szalonna & An-sky Yiddish Heritage Ensemble at Smithsonian Folklife Festival (DC)
http://www.festival.si.edu/2013/schedule/june-29

Dimen Dong Folk Chorus at Millennium Stage (DC)
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/schedule.html

Sunday Jun 30
Heveder & Szalonna at Smithsonian Folklife Festival (DC)
http://www.festival.si.edu/2013/schedule/june-30

Heveder, Gasza, & Juhasz Family at Millennium Stage (DC)
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/schedule.html