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  • Bearfoot Bluegrass on October 26, 2007Bearfoot Bluegrass October 26, 2007

    Based out of Anchorage, Alaska, Bearfoot Bluegrass, has an up-and-coming acoustic band feel with fully fledged music chops.

  • March Fourth on October 11, 2007 March Fourth October 11, 2007

    March Fourth characterizes itself as little bit Duke Ellington meets Sgt. Pepper in a big-top tent pastiche.

  • Chango Spasiuk on October 3, 2007 Chango Spasiuk October 3, 2007

    Accordion player Chango Spasiuk performs chamamé, a unique Argentine folk music. AMERICARTES.

  • 17 Hippies on September 23, 2007 17 Hippies September 23, 2007

    Berlin-based ensemble 17 Hippies mixes traditional music from Eastern Europe, France, and America.

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Free Performances Every Day, No Tickets Required

Performance Time: 6 p.m. Eastern, unless otherwise noted

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Thursday, September 2, 2010

Rogério Souza Silva [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
The Brazilian guitarist, composer, and arranger plays choro and samba with accordion player Jose Mauricio Barretto Parreiras Horta and percussionist João Souza Hermeto. Presented in cooperation with the Embassy of Brazil in celebration of choro, popularly called chorinho.
Come back at 6:00 PM Eastern time to view today's live broadcast.

Friday, September 3, 2010

Ronaldo Souza Silva [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Considered one of the greatest bandolin players of Brazil, Ronaldo performs with guitarist Rogério Souza Silva, accordion player Jose Mauricio Barretto Parreiras Horta, and percussionist João Souza Hermeto. Presented in cooperation with the Embassy of Brazil in celebration of choro, popularly called chorinho.

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Faction of Fools Theatre Company, Inc. [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
DC’s Commedia dell' Arte theater company presents a new creation. Part of the 9th Annual Page-to-Stage.

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Howard University Theatre Department [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
U.G.L.Y., a new musical by Darius Smith, redefines what it means to come of age. It explores the lives of young people in Beulah, Alabama, as they journey from middle school to high school with a score of neo-soul meets R&B meets jazz and traditional musical comedy for further texture and depth. Part of the 9th Annual Page-to-Stage.

Monday, September 6, 2010

Signature Theatre [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Works by composers in Signature’s American Musical Voices Project: Matt Conner, Adam Gwon, Marisa Michelson, Chris Miller, and Scott Davenport Richards. Part of the 9th Annual Page-to-Stage.

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Gianluca Pellerito Quartet [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
The 16-year-old Italian jazz drummer leads his ensemble in original tunes and swinging standards. Presented in cooperation with the Embassy of Italy.

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Orquesta de Camara de Universidad de Panama [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Created in 1992, the orchestra has represented the University of Panama at prominent events in venues around the world. Presented in cooperation with the Permanent Mission of Panama to the Organization of  American States.

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Luis Barcelos [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Acclaimed Brazilian bandolin player Luis Barcelos joins forces with guitarist Caio Marcio dos Santos, who mixes choro music with jazz, flamenco, and funk, and drummer and percussionist Carlos Cesar Motta. Presented in cooperation with the Embassy of Brazil in celebration of choro, popularly called chorinho.

Friday, September 10, 2010

Choro Livre [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
The group, comprised of Henrique Lima Santos Filho, aka Reco do Bandolin, Henrique Neto, Rafael dos Anjos, Marcio Marinho, and Valério Xavier, plays contemporary versions of choro classics as well as original compositions. Presented in cooperation with the Embassy of Brazil in celebration of choro, popularly called chorinho.

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Eugenia León [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
One of Mexico's most famous "divas," Eugenia León's recording career is prolific, including 24 solo records spanning three decades. With a repertoire that pairs contemporary composers with traditional music of Latin America and Mexico, she regularly packs top venues in Mexico, fulfilling her fans' expectations of quality songs, passionately delivered. Part of Celebrate Mexico 2010 and the 26th Annual Open House Arts Festival.

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Ballet Folklórico de la Universidad Veracruzana [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Under the direction of Miguel Vélez, Ballet Folklórico de la Universidad Veracruzana vividly expresses the traditions and folklore of its people through music, songs, and dances. Part of Celebrate Mexico 2010.

Monday, September 13, 2010

Tlen Huicani [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
The versatile musicians of Tlen Huicani, one of the most faithful interpreters of the traditional folk music of Veracruz and much of Latin America, play pre-Hispanic dances to son jarocho to mariachi music and more. Part of Celebrate Mexico 2010.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Roots Music Ambassadors [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
The DeVos Institute of Arts Management at the Kennedy Center and the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs present an ensemble of Department of State visiting roots musicians in an evening of jazz, folk, and world music.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Fiesta Mexicana featuring Ozomatli
Ozomatli [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
ON THE SOUTH PLAZA
Celebrate the Bicentennial of Mexico’s Independence with a Fiesta Mexicana featuring the civic ceremony of El Grito (8-8:15) and performances by culture mashers Ozomatli (8:40-10), Tlen Huicani and Trio Tlayoltiyane (6-7), Ballet Folklórico de la Universidad Veracruzana (7-8), and Mariachi Los Amigos with José Ortega and Jesus Hernandez (8:15-8:30). Part of Celebrate Mexico 2010.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Rana Santacruz [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Accordionist and singer/songwriter Rana Santacruz, whose music has been called "Mexican Bluegrass" or "Irish Mariachi," mixes the sounds of Ireland, Appalachia, New Orleans, and Mexico. Part of Celebrate Mexico 2010.

Friday, September 17, 2010

Nortec Panoptica Orchestra [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
The ensemble was created in 2008 by Mexican producer Roberto A. Mendoza (a.k.a. Panoptica), former front man for electro-industrial band Artefakto and the electronica-fusion project Nortec Collective. Part of Celebrate Mexico 2010.

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Paté de Fuá [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Paté de Fuá fuses jazz, tango, and classical music with their eclectic instrumentation of accordion, bandoneon, banjo, trumpet, cabrófono, guitar, dobro, bass, drums, and vocals. Part of Celebrate Mexico 2010.

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Brandon Camphor & OneWay [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Singer, songwriter, and producer Brandon Camphor leads the DC area Christian band OneWay—singers Angela Jones, Jayna Cullens, and Fred Cleveland and musicians Joshua Davies (keys), Jerome Baylor (drums), Myron Mollon (guitar), and Larry Mack (bass).

Monday, September 20, 2010

Jim “Texas Shorty” Chancellor [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
A 2010 NEA Heritage Award winner and five-time Texas State Champion fiddler continues to teach a new generation of Texas fiddlers through classes and workshops.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Nayas [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Nominated “Best Latin Duo/Group 2009” by the Washington Area Music Association, the band mixes rhythms of cumbia, reggae, rock, and ska with songs in English, Spanish, and Spanglish. Part of Celebrate Mexico 2010.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Sonic Circuits: Andrea Centazzo
Andrea Centazzo [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
A pioneer of contemporary percussion, he plays on a set of more than 200 instruments, with electronics, computer sequencing, and digital sampling, bringing listeners on a new sonic adventure in jazz, world, and avant-garde music.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Sonic Circuits: STYLUS
STYLUS [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
The DC ensemble, which performs exclusively with turntables as their instruments, premieres a new work for 20 turntables playing locked groove vinyl records, creating a sound that is both minimal, pulse-like, and hypnotic.

Friday, September 24, 2010

Papago Warrior [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Papago Warrior (aka P-Dub) plays their brand of waila music—the traditional social dance music of the Tohono O'dham Native Americans of southern Arizona that is a hybrid of popular European polka and waltzes with a variety of Mexican influences. Part of Celebrate Mexico 2010.

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Troker [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Blending rhythms of jazz, hip hop, break beats, and cumbia, Troker breaks the mold of Mexican pop culture with their eclectic genre mix. Part of Celebrate Mexico 2010.

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Locos Por Juana [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Locos Por Juana (aka Latin Urban Orchestra), coined Miami's Best Latin Alternative band, plays a combination of cumbia, reggae, rock and myriad other worldly influences. Part of Celebrate Mexico 2010.

Monday, September 27, 2010

Nima Sarkechik [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
The award-winning 26-year-old French-Iranian pianist has performed at venues and festivals throughout Europe and North America. Presented in cooperation with the Embassy of France.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Breathe Owl Breathe [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
The Michigan trio—Micah Middaugh, Andréa Moreno-Beals, and Trevor Hobbs—floats between pop, folk, and country, combining whimsy and melancholy in the same breath.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Vibra Perú [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Created and produced by Jean Paul Straus and Veronica Görbitz, the group is a fusion of traditional Peruvian music with bossa nova, Cuban son, flamenco, jazz, and rumba.

Thursday, September 30, 2010

The Suzanne Farrell Ballet [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
Members of The Suzanne Farrell Ballet perform Pas d ‘Action from Divertimento No. 15, Meditation, pas de deux from Agon, and Tzigane.

Friday, October 1, 2010

Tambuco [Add this event to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.]
IN THE TERRACE THEATER
Among the finest percussion quartets today, the musicians of the three-time Grammy-nominated ensemble refuse to be tied down to one style, with a repertoire ranging from structuralist percussion music to a wide range of ethnic drum music and avante garde sound interpretation. Part of Celebrate Mexico 2010.
More performances to be announced soon.