- Kokanko Sata (pictured above) is a musician from the Wassoulou region of Mali who may be the only woman in the world who plays the kamele ngoni (youth harp, something like a small kora); see her at The Haven in Charlottesville on Thursday May 1 and at Sub Rosa Bakery in Richmond (with Hotel X) on Friday May 2
- Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars set up camp at Artisphere in Arlington on Friday May 2
- Israeli-American hipsters Balkan Beat Box visit DC's Howard Theatre on Saturday May 10
- Northern Mali guitar hero Oumar Konate performs at Tropicalia in Washington on Friday May 23 and at Balliceaux in Richmond on Saturday May 24
Click "Read more" to see the entire May calendar.
Thursday May 1
Fuat Guner Project at Tropicalia (DC)
http://tropicaliadc.com/index.php/calendar
Feedel Band with Teshome Mitiku at Bossa Bistro (DC)
http://bossadc.com/events
Kokanko Sata at The Haven (Charlottesville)
http://cradleofjazz.org/events
Friday May 2
Kokanko Sata & Hotel X at Sub Rosa Bakery (Richmond)
http://cradleofjazz.org/events
Non-Stop K-Pop at Balliceaux (Richmond)
http://www.balliceauxrva.com/sample-page
Bio Ritmo and Congo Y Castro at Tropicalia (DC)
http://bioritmo.com/shows.html
Alfredo Mojica Group at Bossa Bistro (DC)
http://bossadc.com/events
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars at Artisphere (Arlington)
http://www.artisphere.com/calendar/music.aspx
Saturday May 3
Rattlemouth at Crossroads Coffee & Ice Cream (Richmond)
http://www.crossroadsrva.com/calendar.html
Bio Ritmo at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery (Richmond)
http://www.hardywood.com/content/hardywoodxbluejacket-beaux-arts-release-bio-ritmo
Happy Lucky Combo at Rare Olde Times (Richmond)
http://www.rareoldetimes.com/performances
Easy Star All-Stars at the Jefferson Theater (Charlottesville)
http://www.jeffersontheater.com/events
Funk Parade Showcase with Cheick Hamala Diabate, Backbeat Underground and Joe Keyes & The Late Bloomer Band at Tropicalia (DC)
http://tropicaliadc.com/index.php/calendar
I Draw Slow at Atlas Performing Arts Center (DC)
http://atlasarts.org/event-types/music
Dodo Orchestra at Millennium Stage (DC)
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/schedule.html
Raul Morel Y Tumbao at Bossa Bistro (DC)
http://bossadc.com/events
Sunday May 4
Miramar at Ipanema (Richmond)
https://www.facebook.com/events/702582896467012
Dodo Orchestra at Bossa Bistro (DC)
http://bossadc.com/events
Tuesday May 6
Agarrate Catalina at Tropicalia (DC)
http://tropicaliadc.com/index.php/calendar
Cheick Hamala's Griot Street at Bossa Bistro (DC)
http://bossadc.com/events
Wednesday May 7
Achinoam Nini at the Howard Theatre (DC)
http://thehowardtheatre.com/calendar
Thursday May 8
Lionel Loueke at Millennium Stage (DC)
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/schedule.html
Kamel Zennia & Band at Bossa Bistro (DC)
http://bossadc.com/events
Johnny Hallyday at the Lincoln Theatre (DC)
http://www.thelincolndc.com
Friday May 9
No BS! Brass at Balliceaux (Richmond)
http://www.balliceauxrva.com/sample-page
Baltimare at Tropicalia (DC)
http://tropicaliadc.com/index.php/calendar
Alfredo Mojica Group at Bossa Bistro (DC)
http://bossadc.com/events
Saturday May 10
Happy Lucky Combo at Crossroads Coffee & Ice Cream (Richmond)
http://www.crossroadsrva.com/calendar.html
Balkan Beat Box & Thomas Blondet at the Howard Theatre (DC)
http://thehowardtheatre.com/calendar
Raul Morel Y Tumbao at Bossa Bistro (DC)
http://bossadc.com/events
Tuesday May 13
Cheick Hamala's Griot Street at Bossa Bistro (DC)
http://bossadc.com/events
Friday May 16
Unheard-Of Practices 4 featuring Rattlemouth and Ruckus Watusi at Dogtown Dance Theatre (Richmond)
https://www.facebook.com/events/1401753343432149
Hotel X at Crossroads Coffee & Ice Cream (Richmond)
http://www.crossroadsrva.com/calendar.html
Los Masters Plus, G-Flux & The Empresarios at Artisphere (Arlington)
http://www.artisphere.com/calendar/music.aspx
Alfredo Mojica Group at Bossa Bistro (DC)
http://bossadc.com/events
Saturday May 17
Unheard-Of Practices 4 featuring Rattlemouth and Ruckus Watusi at Dogtown Dance Theatre (Richmond)
https://www.facebook.com/events/1401753343432149
Los Masters Plus at Balliceaux (Richmond)
http://www.balliceauxrva.com/sample-page
Raul Morel Y Tumbao at Bossa Bistro (DC)
http://bossadc.com/events
Tuesday May 20
Cheick Hamala's Griot Street at Bossa Bistro (DC)
http://bossadc.com/events
Thursday May 22
Black Masala at IOTA (Arlington)
http://iotaclubandcafe.com
Friday May 23
No BS! Brass at the Camel (Richmond)
http://www.thecamel.org/calendar
Oumar Konate at Tropicalia (DC)
http://tropicaliadc.com/index.php/calendar
Alfredo Mojica Group at Bossa Bistro (DC)
http://bossadc.com/events
Saturday May 24
Oumar Konate at Balliceaux (Richmond)
http://www.balliceauxrva.com/sample-page
Raul Morel Y Tumbao at Bossa Bistro (DC)
http://bossadc.com/events
Wednesday May 28
Frank London's Glass House Project at Millennium Stage (DC)
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/schedule.html
Thursday May 29
Mighty Joshua & The Zion #5 at Balliceaux (Richmond)
http://www.balliceauxrva.com/sample-page
Capleton at the Howard Theatre (DC)
http://thehowardtheatre.com/calendar
Rusted Root and The Wailers at the 9:30 Club (DC)
http://www.930.com/concerts
Friday May 30
Bio Ritmo at the Camel (Richmond)
http://www.thecamel.org/calendar
My Son The Doctor at Stir Crazy Cafe (Richmond)
https://www.facebook.com/events/619762081447554
Saturday May 31
Tarrus Riley at the Howard Theatre (DC)
http://thehowardtheatre.com/calendar
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