World Music in the Capital Region

An evening of Indian classical music by sitarist Veena Chandra and tabla player Devesh Chandra, a mother-and-son duo known for improvisation-based melody and rhythm.

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco performs her show The Spirit of Love, with special guest Sweet Petunia.

Concert by Jordanian singer-songwriter Farah Siraj and her trio, blending Arabic music and flamenco. Part of the Nordlys Global Voices Series.

A concert by Heard, a world music and jazz band blending West African, Brazilian and Caribbean rhythms, as part of the Momentum Series at Caffè Lena.

Alash, a trio of masters of Tuvan throat singing, performs Tuvan music that blends traditional styles with modern influences.

Concert by the Ukrainian band DakhaBrakha at Bearsville Theater. Their music combines polyphonic singing, percussion and strings with influences from Africa, the Balkans and the Middle East.

A performance by Gili Yalo, an Israeli musician whose music combines Ethiopian roots with soul, funk, psychedelic and jazz.

A concert by La Banda Morisca, a six-piece band from Cadiz, Spain, blending traditional Mediterranean music with flamenco and Andalusian rock.

Kora player Yacouba Sissoko performs traditional West African songs and stories as a soloist and with his band SIYA, which combines solo kora with fuller instrumentation.

Trio Mandili, a Georgian vocal trio, performs live on its first US tour, presenting Georgian polyphonic singing. The group began as three friends singing together in the Georgian countryside.

A performance by singer Kiran Ahluwalia, who draws on Indian and Pakistani vocal traditions in songs that mix in blues, rock, R&B and jazz, with a six-piece band.