- Legendary South African trumpeter Hugh Masakela (pictured above), still going strong at age 74, performs at the Birchmere in Alexandria on Wednesday April 2
- Speaking of legends, El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, la universidad de la salsa, visits DC's Howard Theatre on Friday April 4
Click "Read more" to see the entire April calendar.
Tuesday Apr 1
Cultura Profetica at the Howard Theatre (DC)
http://thehowardtheatre.com/calendar
Wednesday Apr 2
Fado Nosso at Ashland Coffee & Tea (Ashland)
http://ashlandcoffeeandtea.com/events
Hugh Masakela at the Birchmere (Alexandria)
http://www.birchmere.com/calendar
Friday Apr 4
El Gran Combo at the Howard Theatre (DC)
http://thehowardtheatre.com/calendar
Tiempo Libre at Artisphere (Arlington)
http://www.artisphere.com/calendar/music.aspx
Saturday Apr 5
Rattlemouth at Crossroads Coffee & Ice Cream (Richmond)
http://www.crossroadsrva.com/calendar.html
Sunday Apr 6
Buika at The Music Center at Strathmore (Bethesda)
http://www.strathmore.org/eventstickets/seasonb.asp
Wednesday Apr 9
Pierre Bensusan at the Southern (Charlottesville)
http://www.thesoutherncville.com
Thursday Apr 10
Gato Barbieri at the Howard Theatre (DC)
http://thehowardtheatre.com/calendar
Pierre Bensusan at Jammin' Java (Vienna)
https://jamminjava.com/calendar
Friday Apr 11
Belo at Artisphere (Arlington)
http://www.artisphere.com/calendar/music.aspx
Friday Apr 18
Hotel X at Crossroads Coffee & Ice Cream (Richmond)
http://www.crossroadsrva.com/calendar.html
African music and dance at Old Cabell Hall (Charlottesville)
http://music.virginia.edu/events
Saturday Apr 19
Los Amigos Invisibles at the Howard Theatre (DC)
http://thehowardtheatre.com/calendar
Saturday Apr 26
Richmond Symphony with Anoushka Shankar at the Carpenter Theatre (Richmond)
http://www.richmondcenterstage.com/events
Tuesday Apr 29
Zucchero at Fillmore (Silver Spring)
http://fillmoresilverspring.com/event-calendar