- Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 (pictured above), Fela's old band and still the baddest Afrobeat ensemble on the planet, stop in at the Howard Theatre in DC on Wednesday June 11
- Black Masala, a gypsy brass band from DC, performs live on Global A Go-Go on Friday June 20, then plays later that night at Balliceaux
- The Ethiopian music event of the year: Debo Band and DC's own Feedel Band at Artisphere in Arlington on Friday June 27; then Debo Band comes to Richmond's Broadberry on the following night, Saturday June 28
- The record release party for Bio Ritmo's brand-new album Puerta Del Sur happens Sunday June 29 at the Broadberry
Click "Read more" to see the entire June calendar.
Monday Jun 2
Miramar, Richmanian Ramblers and Yeni Nostalji at the Camel (Richmond)
http://www.thecamel.org/calendar
Tuesday Jun 3
Cheick Hamala's Griot Street at Bossa Bistro (DC)
http://bossadc.com/events
Wednesday Jun 4
Amadou Kouyate at Strathmore (Bethesda)
http://www.strathmore.org/eventstickets/calendar.asp
Thursday Jun 5
Janka Nabay & The Bubu Gang at Balliceaux (Richmond)
http://www.balliceauxrva.com/sample-page
Feedel Band at Bossa Bistro (DC)
http://bossadc.com/events
Romero Lubambo, Duduka Da Fonseca & Friends at Strathmore (Bethesda)
http://www.strathmore.org/eventstickets/calendar.asp
Friday Jun 6
Janka Nabay & The Bubu Gang at Tropicalia (DC)
http://tropicaliadc.com/index.php/calendar
Alfredo Mojica Group at Bossa Bistro (DC)
http://bossadc.com/events
Sergio Mendes & Eliane Elias at Music Center at Strathmore (Bethesda)
http://www.strathmore.org/eventstickets/calendar.asp
Saturday Jun 7
Rattlemouth at Crossroads Coffee & Ice Cream (Richmond)
http://www.crossroadsrva.com/calendar.html
Happy Lucky Combo at Rare Olde Times (Richmond)
http://www.rareoldetimes.com/performances
Non-Stop K-Pop at Balliceaux (Richmond)
http://www.balliceauxrva.com/sample-page
Dan Saks at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue (DC)
http://www.sixthandi.org/events/category/arts-entertainment/music
Asia After Dark: Bollywood and Beyond featuring DJ Rekha at Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (DC)
http://www.asia.si.edu/events/performances.asp
Tumbao y Raul Morel at Bossa Bistro (DC)
http://bossadc.com/events
Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra at the Birchmere (Alexandria)
http://www.birchmere.com/calendar
Sunday Jun 8
Sounds of Brazil, featuring Nation Beat, Dende & His Band and Alma Tropicalia at Strathmore (Bethesda)
http://www.strathmore.org/eventstickets/calendar.asp
Tuesday Jun 10
Cheick Hamala's Griot Street at Bossa Bistro (DC)
http://bossadc.com/events
Wednesday Jun 11
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 at the Howard Theatre (DC)
http://thehowardtheatre.com/calendar
Friday Jun 13
Richmanian Ramblers at Crossroads Coffee & Ice Cream (Richmond)
http://www.crossroadsrva.com/calendar.html
Alma Tropicalia at Balliceaux (Richmond)
http://www.balliceauxrva.com/sample-page
Happy Lucky Combo at Rare Olde Times (Richmond)
http://www.rareoldetimes.com/performances
Corey Harris & Rasta Blues Experience at nTelos Wireless Pavillion (Charlottesville)
http://www.corey-harris.com/dates
Zvuloon Dub System at Tropicalia (DC)
http://tropicaliadc.com/index.php/calendar
Monty Alexander at the Howard Theatre (DC)
http://thehowardtheatre.com/calendar
tUnE-yArDs at the 9:30 Club (DC)
http://www.930.com/concerts
Alfredo Mojica Group at Bossa Bistro (DC)
http://bossadc.com/events
Saturday Jun 14
tUnE-yArDs at the 9:30 Club (DC)
http://www.930.com/concerts
Tumbao y Raul Morel at Bossa Bistro (DC)
http://bossadc.com/events
Tuesday Jun 17
Playing For Change at the Hamilton (DC)
http://live.thehamiltondc.com/listing
Cheick Hamala's Griot Street at Bossa Bistro (DC)
http://bossadc.com/events
Wednesday Jun 18
Gamelan Raga Kusuma at the Anderson Gallery (Richmond)
http://arts.vcu.edu/andersongallery/events
Amadou Kouyate at Strathmore (Bethesda)
http://www.strathmore.org/eventstickets/calendar.asp
Thursday Jun 19
Alidu at Bossa Bistro (DC)
http://bossadc.com/events
Friday Jun 20
Black Masala at Balliceaux (Richmond)
http://www.balliceauxrva.com/sample-page
Hotel X at Crossroads Coffee & Ice Cream (Richmond)
http://www.crossroadsrva.com/calendar.html
Quatro Na Bossa at Ashland Coffee & Tea (Ashland)
http://ashlandcoffeeandtea.com/events
Elikeh Afropop Band with Janka Nabay at Tropicalia (DC)
http://tropicaliadc.com/index.php/calendar
Alfredo Mojica Group at Bossa Bistro (DC)
http://bossadc.com/events
Pihcintu Multicultural Chorus at Millennium Stage (DC)
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/schedule.html
Saturday Jun 21
Tumbao y Raul Morel at Bossa Bistro (DC)
http://bossadc.com/events
Sunday Jun 22
Richmanian Ramblers at Commercial Taphouse (Richmond)
https://www.facebook.com/events/333191730163320
Tuesday Jun 24
Cheick Hamala's Griot Street at Bossa Bistro (DC)
http://bossadc.com/events
Cheikh Ndoye at Millennium Stage (DC)
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/schedule.html
Wednesday Jun 25
Luciano at the Howard Theatre (DC)
http://thehowardtheatre.com/calendar
Thursday Jun 26
See-I at the Canal Club (Richmond)
http://www.thecanalclub.com
Bio Ritmo at IOTA (Arlington)
http://iotaclubandcafe.com
Divas Night: Homage to Kenyan Women in Music at Smithsonian Folklife Festival (DC)
http://www.festival.si.edu/visitor/evening.aspx
Sounds of the Southwestern Mountains: Dong and Miao Music at Smithsonian Folklife Festival (DC)
http://www.festival.si.edu/visitor/evening.aspx
Friday Jun 27
Debo Band & Feedel Band at Artisphere (Arlington)
http://www.artisphere.com/calendar/music.aspx
Paquito D'Rivera at the Hamilton (DC)
http://live.thehamiltondc.com/listing
Alfredo Mojica Group at Bossa Bistro (DC)
http://bossadc.com/events
Kenya: Mambo Poa at Millennium Stage (DC)
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/schedule.html
Saturday Jun 28
Debo Band at the Broadberry (Richmond)
http://www.thebroadberry.com/calendar
Taarab Classics and Pwani Grooves from the Coast at Smithsonian Folklife Festival (DC)
http://www.festival.si.edu/visitor/evening.aspx
Expressions of China: A Musical Revue at Smithsonian Folklife Festival (DC)
http://www.festival.si.edu/visitor/evening.aspx
Kenya: Mambo Poa at Millennium Stage (DC)
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/schedule.html
The Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Cuban Experience at the Hamilton (DC)
http://live.thehamiltondc.com/listing
Rodrigo Amarante at 6th & I Historic Synagogue (DC)
http://www.sixthandi.org/events/category/arts-entertainment/music
Tumbao y Raul Morel at Bossa Bistro (DC)
http://bossadc.com/events
Sunday Jun 29
Bio Ritmo at the Broadberry (Richmond)
http://www.thebroadberry.com/calendar
Samba Mapangala at Smithsonian Folklife Festival (DC)
http://www.festival.si.edu/visitor/evening.aspx
Abigail Washburn & the Shanghai Restoration Project at Smithsonian Folklife Festival (DC)
http://www.festival.si.edu/visitor/evening.aspx
Ih Tsetsn at Millennium Stage (DC)
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/schedule.html
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