August 2015 Concert Calendar

August's Global A Go-Go picks:

1. The legendary Los Van Van of Cuba (pictured above) celebrate their 45th anniversary and a new era of USA-Cuban relations with an American tour that stops at DC's Howard Theatre on Friday August 7
2. Fado Nosso, Richmond's only Portuguese fado combo, continues their summer residency at Crossroads Coffee & Ice Cream on Thursday August 20

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

Tumbao Y Raul Morel at Bossa Bistro (DC) [also Aug 8, 15, 22 and 29]
http://bossadc.com/events

Sunday Aug 2
Yeni Nostalji Lite at Sub Rosa Bakery (Richmond)
https://www.facebook.com/events/696588130486257

Monday Aug 3
Jorge Drexler at the Birchmere (Alexandria)
http://www.birchmere.com/calendar

Tuesday Aug 4
Cheick Hamala's Griot Street at Bossa Bistro (DC) [also Aug 11, 18 and 25]
http://bossadc.com/events

Wednesday Aug 5
Cheick Hamala Diabate at Strathmore (Bethesda)
https://www.strathmore.org/events-and-tickets/upcoming-events

Thursday Aug 6
Lobo Marino at Crossroads Coffee & Ice Cream (Richmond)
http://www.crossroadsrva.com/calendar.html

Feedel Band at Bossa Bistro (DC)
http://bossadc.com/events

Friday Aug 7
Mighty Joshua at VMFA Pauley Center Terrace (Richmond)
http://vmfa.museum/calendar/events/first-fridays-performing-arts

Los Van Van at the Howard Theatre (DC)
http://thehowardtheatre.com/calendar

Alfredo Mojica Group at Bossa Bistro (DC) [also Aug 14, 21 and 28]
http://bossadc.com/events

Saturday Aug 8
Junior Marvin and Nappy Riddem at the Hamilton (DC)
http://live.thehamiltondc.com/listing

Sunday Aug 9
Collie Buddz and Buddha Council at the Broadberry (Richmond)
http://www.thebroadberry.com/calendar

Gypsy Roots at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery (Richmond)
http://www.hardywood.com/events

Wednesday Aug 12
Orchester Prazevica at Bossa Bistro (DC)
http://bossadc.com/events

Thursday Aug 13
Afro-Zen Allstars at Crossroads Coffee & Ice Cream (Richmond)
http://www.crossroadsrva.com/calendar.html

Eastern Standard Time and Murphy's Kids at the Camel (Richmond)
http://www.thecamel.org/calendar

Rattlemouth at Stir Crazy Cafe (Richmond)
http://rattlemouth.com/#shows

Friday Aug 14
Eastern Standard Time, Murphy's Kids and the Snails at Tropicalia (DC)
http://tropicaliadc.com/index.php/calendar

Sunday Aug 16
Atemi Oyungu at Bossa Bistro (DC)
http://bossadc.com/events

Thursday Aug 20
Fado Nosso at Crossroads Coffee & Ice Cream (Richmond)
http://www.crossroadsrva.com/calendar.html

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

Friday Aug 21
Hotel X at Crossroads Coffee & Ice Cream (Richmond)
http://www.crossroadsrva.com/calendar.html

Empresarios and Black Masala at the Hamilton (DC)
http://live.thehamiltondc.com/listing

Luciano at the Howard Theatre (DC)
http://thehowardtheatre.com/calendar

Saturday Aug 22
My Son The Doctor at Taza (Richmond)
https://www.facebook.com/events/735652909891553

KK Fosu, Nana Quame and Cheick Hamala Diabate at Panafest RVA at Innsbrook Pavillion (Richmond)
http://www.panafestrva.org/events.html

Wednesday Aug 26
Rafiya at Millennium Stage (DC)
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/schedule.html

Thursday Aug 27
Cissa Paz & Friends at Bossa Bistro (DC)
http://bossadc.com/events

Ustad Shafaat Khan at Millennium Stage (DC)
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/schedule.html

Friday Aug 28
Happy Lucky Combo at Rare Olde Times (Richmond)
http://www.rareoldetimes.com/performances

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

Saturday Aug 29
Yellow Dubmarine and the Harry Bells at the Hamilton (DC)
http://live.thehamiltondc.com/listing