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Celebrate freedom of Black expression with a live performance by Akua Allrich and her band, whose effortless weaving of blues, soul, and jazz roots is bound to move both body and mind. This family-friendly live performance is FREE and will include a specially commissioned piece by Akua Allrich and her band that celebrates the fearless expression of Black freedom. Come, bask in your freedom!
The Uncle Devin Show is an interactive musical experience for children that uses percussion instruments to cultivate their minds--a dynamic cross between DC's Trouble Funk and Schoolhouse Rock. The entire family will experience the rhythm of Uncle Devin's infectious blend of jazz, funk, and DC's official music, Go Go!
Experience Tchaikovsky's Christmas classic like never before! Hear 17 movements performed bar-for-bar by an 8-piece bluegrass band while a snarky narrator retells the Nutcracker story with his own colorful commentary.
A powerfully gifted musician and a scholar of Black American music, Jake Blount speaks ardently about the African roots of the banjo and the subtle, yet profound ways African Americans have shaped and defined the amorphous categories of roots music and Americana
Watch the world’s greatest stories unroll before your eyes! Baltimore's beloved festival of scrolled panoramas, known as "crankies," returns for its 9th year of fireside wonder!
Watch the world’s greatest stories unroll before your eyes! Baltimore's beloved festival of scrolled panoramas, known as "crankies," returns for its 9th year of fireside wonder!
Watch the world’s greatest stories unroll before your eyes! Baltimore's beloved festival of scrolled panoramas, known as "crankies," returns for its 9th year of fireside wonder!
Watch the world’s greatest stories unroll before your eyes! Baltimore's beloved festival of scrolled panoramas, known as "crankies," returns for its 9th year of fireside wonder!
A duo destined to make music together--Larry & Joe are Joe Troop, founder and bandleader of former Grammy-nominated Latingrass ensemble Che Apalache, and Larry Bellorín, a powerhouse of Llanera music who's also an asylum-seeking migrant.
Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Kaki King's 2003 debut album, Everybody Loves You! Hear never-before-told stories about the making Everybody Loves You, reflect on the impact of the record, and mull over the meaning of 20 years as a particular milestone.
The sparkle of a rhinestone in the spotlight. The hypnotic shimmy of fringe across the hips. The caress of a silk stocking along the leg. This year’s Tassels & Champagne is a celebration of returns: the return of live burlesque, the return of glitz and glamour, and the return of Gilded Lily to the Creative Alliance.
The sparkle of a rhinestone in the spotlight. The hypnotic shimmy of fringe across the hips. The caress of a silk stocking along the leg. This year’s Tassels & Champagne is a celebration of returns: the return of live burlesque, the return of glitz and glamour, and the return of Gilded Lily to the Creative Alliance.
Alash are masters of Tuvan throat singing, a remarkable technique for singing multiple pitches at the same time. Masters of traditional Tuvan instruments as well as the art of throat singing, Alash are deeply committed to traditional Tuvan music and culture. At the same time, they are fans of western music. Believing that traditional music must constantly evolve, the musicians subtly infuse their songs with western elements, creating their own unique style that is fresh and new, yet true to their Tuvan musical heritage.
Every generation or so, a young bluesman bursts onto the scene and sends a jolt through the blues community. Jontavious Willis may just have that effect on people. Many fans of Willis regard him as an old soul. His style of playing the instruments and his voice touches the very roots of country blues. He brings back the true soul of the music. A newspaper headline once called him a “70-year-old bluesman in a 20-year-old body.”
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