West African | Past Concerts | Live Music Project

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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Soul In Motion: Drum Call

Wolf Trap and Soul in Motion

Wednesday, July 20, 2022 @ 10:30am – 12:30pm (EDT)

Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods, Vienna, VA, United States

Get ready to experience the sounds of djembes, shekeres, panderos, cowbells, and more while enjoying the energetic choreography inspired by…

$12 (ages 2 & under free)

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West African – Past Concerts near Ashburn, VA