West African – Past Concerts near Ashburn, VA

West African Cultural Heritage Night: Soul In Motion

Soul in Motion and Fairfax County Summer Entertainment Series
Saturday, July 20, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
Ossian Hall Park, Annandale, VA, United States

Learn about African history while dancing and moving to the drum battery from the Soul in Motion African Dancers and Drummers. They have pe…

Free

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National Symphony Orchestra: Angélique Kidjo

National Symphony Orchestra
Wednesday, June 12, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Concert Hall at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States

Five-time Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo entrances audiences with her striking voice, stage presence, and visionary fusion of West Afr…

$33-$126

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Live! at the Library: PUBLIQuartet with Vijay Iyer, piano

PUBLIQuartet and Concerts From the Library of Congress
Thursday, May 9, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, DC, United States
Program includes works by Vijay Iyer, Fodé Lassana Diabaté, Henry Threadgill, Roscoe Mitchell, Hamilton Berry, Jannina Norpoth, Nick Revel, and Curtis Stewart.

Free (RSVP required)

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Peabody West African Drumming

Peabody West African Drumming and Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University
Friday, May 3, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Joe Byrd Hall at the Peabody Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA
Online and in-person

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Smithsonian Music: Kofi's African Village

Smithsonian Music
Friday, February 23, 2024 @ 11:30am – 12:15pm (EST)
S. Dillon Ripley Center Discovery Theater – Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, United States

Drummer Kofi Dennis brings the vibrant life of a West African village to the stage though music, storytelling, and dance.

$8 ($7 child, $6 member, $3 child under 2)

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Smithsonian Music: Kofi's African Village

Smithsonian Music
Friday, February 23, 2024 @ 10:15am – 11:00am (EST)
S. Dillon Ripley Center Discovery Theater – Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, United States

Drummer Kofi Dennis brings the vibrant life of a West African village to the stage though music, storytelling, and dance.

$8 ($7 child, $6 member, $3 child under 2)

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Smithsonian Music: Kofi's African Village

Smithsonian Music
Thursday, February 22, 2024 @ 11:30am – 12:15pm (EST)
S. Dillon Ripley Center Discovery Theater – Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, United States

Drummer Kofi Dennis brings the vibrant life of a West African village to the stage though music, storytelling, and dance.

$8 ($7 child, $6 member, $3 child under 2)

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Smithsonian Music: Kofi's African Village

Smithsonian Music
Thursday, February 22, 2024 @ 10:15am – 11:00am (EST)
S. Dillon Ripley Center Discovery Theater – Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, United States

Drummer Kofi Dennis brings the vibrant life of a West African village to the stage though music, storytelling, and dance.

$8 ($7 child, $6 member, $3 child under 2)

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Smithsonian Music: Kofi's African Village

Smithsonian Music
Wednesday, February 21, 2024 @ 11:30am – 12:15pm (EST)
S. Dillon Ripley Center Discovery Theater – Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, United States

Drummer Kofi Dennis brings the vibrant life of a West African village to the stage though music, storytelling, and dance.

$8 ($7 child, $6 member, $3 child under 2)

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Smithsonian Music: Kofi's African Village

Smithsonian Music
Wednesday, February 21, 2024 @ 10:15am – 11:00am (EST)
S. Dillon Ripley Center Discovery Theater – Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, United States

Drummer Kofi Dennis brings the vibrant life of a West African village to the stage though music, storytelling, and dance.

$8 ($7 child, $6 member, $3 child under 2)

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African Drumming & Storytelling with Baba Ras D

Smithsonian Music
Saturday, December 30, 2023 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm (EST)
Anacostia Community Museum, Washington, DC, United States

Join us for African drumming and storytelling with Baba Ras D as we learn about the 5th principle of Kwanzaa, Nia.

Free (RSVP required; currently sold out)

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Phillips Collection: Rebeca Omordia – African Pianism

Phillips Music at the Phillips Collection
Sunday, November 26, 2023 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (EST)
The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, United States
Online and in-person
Program includes works by Ayo Bankole, Joseph Hanson Kwabena Nketia, Christian Onyeji, Nabil Benabdeljalil, David Earl, Fred Onovwerosuoke, and Akin Euba.

In person: $45 ($25 member)
Stream: $15 ($10 member)

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Smithsonian: Juneteenth Community Day

Smithsonian Music
Saturday, June 17, 2023 @ 11:00am – 3:00pm (EDT)
National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, DC, United States

In celebration of Juneteenth 2023 the National Museum of African American History and Culture returns to its perennial theme, Senses of Fre…

Free (RSVP required)

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Smithsonian Music: Kofi's African Village

Smithsonian Music
Thursday, March 2, 2023 @ 11:30am – 12:30pm (EST)
S. Dillon Ripley Center Discovery Theater – Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, United States

Drummer Kofi Dennis brings the vibrant life of a West African village to the stage though music, storytelling, and dance.

SOLD OUT

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Smithsonian Music: Kofi's African Village

Smithsonian Music
Thursday, March 2, 2023 @ 10:00am – 11:00am (EST)
S. Dillon Ripley Center Discovery Theater – Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, United States

Drummer Kofi Dennis brings the vibrant life of a West African village to the stage though music, storytelling, and dance.

SOLD OUT

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Smithsonian Music: Kofi's African Village

Smithsonian Music
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 @ 11:30am – 12:30pm (EST)
S. Dillon Ripley Center Discovery Theater – Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, United States

Drummer Kofi Dennis brings the vibrant life of a West African village to the stage though music, storytelling, and dance.

$6-$8 ($3-$6 child)

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Smithsonian Music: Kofi's African Village

Smithsonian Music
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 @ 10:00am – 11:00am (EST)
S. Dillon Ripley Center Discovery Theater – Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, United States

Drummer Kofi Dennis brings the vibrant life of a West African village to the stage though music, storytelling, and dance.

$6-$8 ($3-$6 child)

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Baltimore Symphony: Holiday Spectacular

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Baltimore Choral Arts Society
Sunday, December 18, 2022 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (EST)
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, United States
Program includes works by Traditional, Edward Pola, George Wyle, Jerry Herman, Victor Herbert, Robert Wendel, Leroy Anderson, Randol Bass, John Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Lucas Richman, Michael Babatunde Olatunji, Bruce Broughton, Jonathan Jensen, and James M. "Jim" Stephenson.

$17.50-$85

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Baltimore Symphony: Holiday Spectacular

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Baltimore Choral Arts Society
Saturday, December 17, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EST)
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, United States
Program includes works by Traditional, Edward Pola, George Wyle, Jerry Herman, Victor Herbert, Robert Wendel, Leroy Anderson, Randol Bass, John Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Lucas Richman, Michael Babatunde Olatunji, Bruce Broughton, Jonathan Jensen, and James M. "Jim" Stephenson.

$17.50-$85

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Eli Winter / Amadou Kouyate

Rhizome DC
Wednesday, November 9, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)
Rhizome DC – Art Learning DIY Culture, Washington, DC, United States

Chicago-based guitarist/composer Eli Winter's new self-titled album (Three Lobed Recordings) finds him building on the promise of his recen…

$10-$15 sliding scale

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