10PM Featuring: Nemesis - Spyda the dj - Majestic Thanksgving Thursday Nov. 27th Tropicalia 2001 14th St. NW Washington DC 20009 Doors open 10PM // Complimentary Admission before 11PM // Spydathedj.com

Doors 8PM $10 Black Masala, is part of the new generation of go-anywhere brass bands. You can hear this sound all over the world now – from New Orleans (Hot 8) to Belgrade (Boban & Marko Markovic), Paris (Fanfarai) to Cotonou (Gangbe Brass Band), and right here on the east coast area as well (Red Baraat & No BS! Brass). A major party alert for this band – Black Masala puts on an amazing, high-energy live show that features brass,…

Doors 8PM Showtime 9:30PM $10 Live reggae showcase featuring current and former members of Steel Pulse, Culture, The Original Wailers, Moja NYA, Midnite and Bambu Station.

Doors 9PM $5 First Thursday of every month in Adams Morgan, Bossa Bistro hosts a night of EthioJazz with DC’s own Feedel Band. You never know what legend might show up to play so don’t miss any of these! Feedel Band are taking Ethiopian music and Jazz, and blending it into a simmering stew of musical genre’s, textures and feeling. They are creating, and in some cases re-creating, the musical language of what has been called EthioJazz. The members of…

Doors 8PM $10 Christos DC: The Long Road Excursion w/ special guest Mateo Monk & live dub mixing set by Dub Architect The artist Christos DC aka Christopher Vrenios, was born and raised in Washington, D.C. by parents who sang opera and taught voice professionally. He takes his name from his Greek heritage using a nickname given to him by his grandmother & also to represent his birthplace that set the tone of his musical journey. His sound is best…

Doors 9PM $5 Bossa Bistro + Lounge presents a new monthly dance party-Sonafrique-featuring live music and DJ’s with an African twist. Join us for the launch party featuring the exciting and heavy sounds of Sierra Leone native Janka Nabay and his Bubu Gang. Plus DJ Dutty Bookman! Ahmed Janka Nabay is a Sierra Leonean musician who has been a major figure in Bubu Music, a traditionally Muslim music which is played by up to 20 musicians blowing into bamboo pipes…

Doors 8PM $10 Based in Washington, DC, La Unica (in Spanish, “the one and only”) is paving the way for eccentricity the world over with the 2013 release of their debut, self-titled album. The band’s performed over 125 shows from New York City to Virginia and credits a diverse fanbase extending from Europe to South America. With celebratory and energetic shows, La Unica blends a unique brand of soulful roots music influenced by Irish folk, Latin rhythms, and contemporary American…

The Stirring of a Thousand Bells (Sublime Frequencies 2014, 51 min), by Matt Dunning - introduces us to Gamelan, one of the ancient and most enchanting musical traditions of the world, from Java, Indonesia. (http://tinyurl.com/thousand-bells-trailer) Gamelan is one of the ancient music traditions of the world. In Solo, it’s still a part of everyday life, and an important cultural custom. A complex wonder of human invention, it comes from a timeless world of aural tradition, contemplation, and relaxed living. These…