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| Photo by Ricardo Trabulsi |
- The one-of-a-kind singer Lila Downs (pictured above), who makes indigenous Mexican music and culture larger than life, appears at George Washington University's Lisner Auditorium on Friday May 1
- New York's Easy Star All Stars and London's The Skints, two of my current favorite reggae bands, share the bill at the Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville on Wednesday May 6 and at Gypsy Sally's in DC on Saturday May 9
- Bio Ritmo appropriately headlines Friday Cheers' RVA Music Night, Friday May 22 on Brown's Island
- An unlikely double bill at an unlikely venue: DC Balkan brass powerhouse Black Masala and Richmond Ethio-jazz combo Afro-Zen Allstars at the Cary Street Cafe on Saturday May 23
Click "Read more" to see the entire May calendar.
Friday May 1
Lila Downs at Lisner Auditorium (DC)
http://lisner.gwu.edu/events
Alfredo Mojica Group at Bossa Bistro (DC) [also May 8, 15, 22 and 29]
http://bossadc.com/events
Saturday May 2
Rattlemouth at Crossroads Coffee & Ice Cream (Richmond)
http://www.crossroadsrva.com/calendar.html
Tumbao Y Raul Morel at Bossa Bistro (DC) [also May 9, 16, 23 and 30]
http://bossadc.com/events
Tuesday May 5
Cheick Hamala's Griot Street at Bossa Bistro (DC) [also May 12, 19 and 26]
http://bossadc.com/events
Wednesday May 6
Easy Star All Stars, The Skints and Dub Architect at the Jefferson Theater (Charlottesville)
http://www.jeffersontheater.com/events
Corey Harris Rasta Blues Experience at the Mayflower Renaissance Hotel (DC)
http://www.corey-harris.com/dates
Friday May 8
Xavier Rudd & The United Nations and Daniel Bambaata Marley at the National (Richmond)
http://www.thenationalva.com/events
Los Master Plus at Tropicalia (DC)
http://tropicaliadc.com/index.php/calendar
Saturday May 9
DJ Greybeard's Afro Pop Dance Thang at Balliceaux (Richmond)
http://www.balliceauxrva.com/sample-page
Easy Star All Stars and The Skints at Gypsy Sally's (DC)
http://www.gypsysallys.com/listing
Sunday May 10
Feedel Band at Hill Center (DC)
http://hillcenterdc.org/home/programs/2269
Monday May 11
Laibach at the Black Cat (DC)
http://www.blackcatdc.com/schedule.html
Wednesday May 13
Treehouse, Wanyama and Lost Dreads at the Camel (Richmond)
http://www.thecamel.org/calendar
Los Lobos at the Jefferson Theater (Charlottesville)
http://www.jeffersontheater.com/events/all
Thursday May 14
Afro-Zen Allstars at Balliceaux (Richmond)
http://www.balliceauxrva.com/sample-page
Rattlemouth at Stir Crazy Cafe (Richmond)
http://rattlemouth.com/#shows
Tierra Santa at the Howard Theatre (DC)
http://thehowardtheatre.com/calendar
Friday May 15
Hotel X at Crossroads Coffee & Ice Cream (Richmond)
http://www.crossroadsrva.com/calendar.html
Miramar at the Savory Grain (Richmond)
https://www.facebook.com/events/478031165677995
Saturday May 16
Happy Lucky Combo at Rare Olde Times (Richmond)
http://www.rareoldetimes.com/performances
Sunday May 17
Mariachi El Bronx at the Broadberry (Richmond)
http://www.thebroadberry.com/calendar
Happy Lucky Combo at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery (Richmond)
http://www.hardywood.com/events
Lagbaja at the Howard Theatre (DC)
http://thehowardtheatre.com/calendar
Wednesday May 20
Banda Magda at Bossa Bistro (DC)
http://bossadc.com/events
Thursday May 21
My Son The Doctor at Stir Crazy Cafe (Richmond)
https://www.facebook.com/events/347458878787133
Black Masala, Tipsy Oxcart and Ottomania at Tropicalia (DC)
http://tropicaliadc.com/index.php/calendar
Bluebeat DC: Dot Dash, The Captivators and Party Like It's at Bossa Bistro (DC)
http://bossadc.com/events
Friday May 22
Bio Ritmo at Friday Cheers (Richmond)
http://www.venturerichmond.com/events/venture/cheers.html
DJ Carlito's Non Stop K Pop at Balliceaux (Richmond)
http://www.balliceauxrva.com/sample-page
Gypsy Star at the Tin Pan (Richmond)
http://www.tinpanrva.com/calendar
David Lindley at Jammin Java (Vienna)
https://jamminjava.com/calendar
Saturday May 23
Black Masala and Afro-Zen Allstars at Cary Street Cafe (Richmond)
https://www.facebook.com/events/1407439586231509
Kinky at the Howard Theatre (DC)
http://thehowardtheatre.com/calendar
Tipsy Oxcart and Elby Brass at Colonial Tavern (Fredericksburg)
http://www.songkick.com/concerts/23214468-tipsy-oxcart-at-colonial-tavern
Marko Hatlak at Millennium Stage (DC)
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/schedule.html
Sunday May 24
The Scotch Bonnets at Bossa Bistro (DC)
http://bossadc.com/events
Tuesday May 26
Raya Brass Band and Sandaraa at Tropicalia (DC)
http://tropicaliadc.com/index.php/calendar
Wednesday May 27
Ensemble Harmonia at Millennium Stage (DC)
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/schedule.html
Thursday May 28
Cissa Paz & Friends at Bossa Bistro (DC)
http://bossadc.com/events
Zulal and Ara Dinkjian at Millennium Stage (DC)
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/schedule.html
Pierre Bensusan at the Southern (Charlottesville)
http://www.thesoutherncville.com
Friday May 29
Antero at the Broadberry (Richmond)
http://www.thebroadberry.com/calendar
People's Champs at Tropicalia (DC)
http://tropicaliadc.com/index.php/calendar
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