- Like many Richmonders, I block out the entire weekend of the Richmond Folk Festival each October (this year, it's the 11th through the 13th) knowing there will be many, many artists I want to see at this fabulous free festival. This fall's lineup is one of the best ever, featuring Honduran Garifuna superstar (and congressman!) Aurelio Martinez, extraordinary Malian singer Abdoulaye "Djoss" Diabate, Christine Salem from tiny La Reunion in the Indian Ocean, and salsa giants the Spanish Harlem Orchestra (pictured above).
- Antibalas, America's finest Afrobeat orchestra, make a stop in DC at the Black Cat on Thursday October 3
- Yeni Turku, the popular and successful Turkish folk-rock band, come to Tropicalia in Washington on Thursday October 10
- Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Toure (son of Ali), who wowed Richmond audiences at the Folk Festival a few years ago, plays at DC's Atlas Performing Arts Center on Friday October 11
Click "Read more" to see the entire October calendar.
Richmond Folk Festival, on Richmond's Downtown Riverfront
Friday Oct 11, Saturday Oct 12 and Sunday Oct 13
Aurelio Martinez (Garifuna music from Honduras)
Fri 7:45, Sat 8:00, Sun 2:30
Spanish Harlem Orchestra (salsa dura from New York City)
Sat 4:00 & 7:00
Abdoulaye "Djoss" Diabate & Super Mande (Malian traditional and contemporary music)
Sat 1:00 & 6:00, Sun 5:00
Christine Salem (maloya music from La Reunion)
Fri 7:15, Sat 12:00 & 5:00, Sun 4:00
Don Carlos (reggae from Jamaica)
Fri 7:45, Sat 5:30 & 8:45
Cheick Hamala Diabate (Malian traditional and contemporary music)
Sat 5:00
Alash (Tuvan throat singing)
Sat 12:45 & 7:15, Sun 3:30
Prusinowski Trio (Polish folk music)
Sat 5:00, Sun 12:00 & 4:00
Yves Lambert Trio (Quebecois folk music)
Fri 8:15, Sat 4:00, Sun 12:00 & 3:00
Rhythm Of Rajasthan Ensemble (Rajasthani music and dance)
Fri 9:15, Sat 3:00, Sun 2:15
Khac Chi Ensemble (Vietnamese traditional, classical and contemporary music)
Sat 1:00 & 3:15, Sun 3:00 & 4:30
Alex Meixner Band (polka from the USA)
Sat 12:45 & 4:00, Sun 1:15
The Chankas (Andean dance troupe from Peru)
Sat 12:00 & 3:15, Sun 12:00 & 4:15
The Dardanelles (traditional music of Newfoundland)
Sat 12:00 & 6:00, Sun 2:00
Nathalie Pires (Portuguese fado)
Sat 2:00 & 6:15, Sun 2:30
More information here: http://richmondfolkfestival.org
Tuesday Oct 1
Michael Rose with Sly & Robbie at the Howard Theatre (DC)
http://thehowardtheatre.com/calendar
Thursday Oct 3
Antibalas and The Funk Ark at the Black Cat (DC)
http://www.blackcatdc.com/schedule.html
Christine Salem at the Atlas Performing Arts Center (DC)
http://atlasarts.org/events/2011/07/atlas-13-14-season-world-music
Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog at Tropicalia (DC)
http://tropicaliadc.com/index.php/calendar
Friday Oct 4
The Texican Gringo Band at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (Richmond)
http://www.vmfa.state.va.us/2012/FirstFridays.aspx
Non-Stop K-Pop at Balliceaux (Richmond)
http://www.balliceauxrva.com/events.html
Internationally Known (Global Hip Hop Series) with Amkoullel, Chosan, Dumi Right & Waterflow at Tropicalia (DC)
http://tropicaliadc.com/index.php/calendar
Roberto Fonseca at Artisphere (Arlington)
http://www.artisphere.com/calendar/music.aspx
Saturday Oct 5
Rattlemouth at Crossroads Coffee & Ice Cream, Forest Hill (Richmond)
http://www.crossroadsrva.com/calendar.html
Corey Harris & The Rasta Blues Experience at Atlas Performing Arts Center (DC)
http://atlasarts.org/events/2011/07/atlas-13-14-season-world-music
William & Mary Middle Eastern Ensemble at City Stage (Williamsburg)
https://events.wm.edu/calendar/upcoming/arts
Tuesday Oct 8
Robert Jospe & Inner Rhythm with John D'earth at Capital Ale House (Richmond)
http://capitalalehouse.com/capaleevents
Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club at Lisner Auditorium (DC)
http://lisner.gwu.edu/events
Yves Lambert Trio at Millennium Stage (DC)
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/schedule.html
Wednesday Oct 9
Vanessa Vo at Millennium Stage (DC)
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/schedule.html
Thursday Oct 10
Mighty Joshua at Balliceaux (Richmond)
http://www.balliceauxrva.com/events.html
Mike Davison & The Latin Jazz Messengers at VMFA Best Cafe (Richmond)
http://www.vmfa.state.va.us/JazzCafe
Yeni Turku at Tropicalia (DC)
http://tropicaliadc.com/index.php/calendar
Julieta Venegas at the Fillmore (Silver Spring)
http://fillmoresilverspring.com/event-calendar
Friday Oct 11
Bio Ritmo at the Camel (Richmond)
http://www.thecamel.org/calendar
Happy Lucky Combo at Crossroads Coffee & Ice Cream, Forest Hill (Richmond)
http://www.crossroadsrva.com/calendar.html
DJ Graybeard's Folk Festival Afro-Pop After-Party at Balliceaux (Richmond)
http://www.balliceauxrva.com/events.html
Vieux Farka Toure at the Atlas Performing Arts Center (DC)
http://atlasarts.org/events/2011/07/atlas-13-14-season-world-music
Orquesta Salsa con Conciencia at Millennium Stage (DC)
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/schedule.html
Saturday Oct 12
Alex Cuba at IOTA (Arlington)
http://iotaclubandcafe.com
Sunday Oct 13
Rebeca Vallejo at Millennium Stage (DC)
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/schedule.html
Tuesday Oct 15
Iron Lion at Tropicalia (DC)
http://tropicaliadc.com/index.php/calendar
No Te Va Gustar at Look Lounge (DC)
https://www.facebook.com/Looklounge
Wednesday Oct 16
Iron Lion at the Canal Club (Richmond)
http://www.thecanalclub.com
Prusinowski Trio at Millennium Stage (DC)
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/schedule.html
Thursday Oct 17
Sousou & Maher Sissoko at Millennium Stage (DC)
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/schedule.html
Diego Garcia at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue (DC)
http://sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evcatID=1&evSubCatID=66
Friday Oct 18
Richmanian Ramblers live on WRIR's "Global A Go-Go," 5-7 PM
http://www.globalagogo.com
Hotel X at Crossroads Coffee & Ice Cream, Forest Hill (Richmond)
http://www.crossroadsrva.com/calendar.html
Hungarian State Folk Ensemble at Jepson Theatre (Richmond)
http://modlin.richmond.edu/events/index.html
Quatro Na Bossa at Ashland Coffee & Tea (Ashland)
http://ashlandcoffeeandtea.com/events
Saturday Oct 19
Tal National and Janka Nabay & The Bubu Gang at Artisphere (Arlington)
http://www.artisphere.com/calendar/music.aspx
Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon at the Freer Gallery of Art's Meyer Auditorium (DC)
http://www.asia.si.edu/events/performances.asp
Tuesday Oct 22
Idan Raichel Project at Lisner Auditorium (DC)
http://lisner.org
The Waterboys at the 930 Club (DC)
http://www.930.com/concerts
Wednesday Oct 23
Stephen Marley at the Lincoln Theatre (DC)
http://www.930.com/concerts/lincoln-theatre
Thursday Oct 24
No BS! Brass Band at Balliceaux (Richmond)
http://www.balliceauxrva.com/events.html
UVa Klezmer Ensemble at Old Cabell Hall (Charlottesville)
http://music.virginia.edu/events
Friday Oct 25
Rattlemouth live on WRIR's "Global A Go-Go," 5-7 PM
http://www.globalagogo.com
Roots Rockin' Reggae at Balliceaux (Richmond)
http://www.balliceauxrva.com/events.html
Saturday Oct 26
Antero at Sine Irish Pub (Richmond)
http://www.reverbnation.com/artist/artist_shows/765693
My Son The Doctor at C'ville Coffee (Charlottesville)
https://www.facebook.com/events/1443659479193272
Indian Classical Music and the Yoga of Sound at the Freer Gallery of Art's Meyer Auditorium (DC)
http://www.asia.si.edu/events/performances.asp
Monday Oct 28
Eva Ayllon at the Howard Theatre (DC)
http://thehowardtheatre.com/calendar
Tuesday Oct 29
Tarrus Riley at the Howard Theatre (DC)
http://thehowardtheatre.com/calendar
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