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  • Two musicians perform on stage; one plays a guitar and the other an accordion. They're seated against a brick wall background, dressed in formal attire.

    Fingersnaps Media Arts: The No-Mads – Guilty Pleasures and Hip Hits Music of 20th-Century American and European Pop Culture

    Fingersnaps Media Arts 3527 20th St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Guilty Pleasures and Hip Hits - Music of 20th-Century American and European Pop Culture The No-Mads celebrate music’s reign as the defining art form in 20th-century popular culture of Europe and the Americas. The No-Mads’ instrumental program is an international tapestry woven from swing, TV and film themes, novelty songs, bebop, rock, crooner hits, bal-musette, […]

    $20 – $28
  • Three women sitting on steps with musical instruments, including a cello, smiling and interacting with each other.
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    Community Music Center: Ensemble for These Times – Mujeres ahora

    Community Music Center 544 Capp St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Mujeres ahora Award-winning contemporary chamber music group Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) celebrates contemporary Latina composers to close its 17th season. A preview for E4TT’s next recording, the program features compositions by Gabriela Lena Frank, Tania León, Carla Lucero, Claudia Montero, Angélica Negrón, and Gabriela Ortiz. A pre-concert talk with Bay Area composer Carla Lucero […]

    $20 – $28
  • Three musicians: Left is a man with a beard holding a percussion instrument, center is a man in an orange shirt playing a saxophone, right is a man in a green shirt playing a double bass.

    Monkey Brains: Prasant Radhakrishnan Trio – shared program with Siddique Ahmed

    Monkey Brains 933 Treat Ave., San Francisco, CA, United States

    Prasant Radhakrishnan Trio Prasant Radhakrishnan Trio features artists exploring authentic expression in multiple genres. After being steeped in established musical traditions, including South Indian Classical, and the ensembles VidyA and The Alaya Project among others. This new trio will present original work drawing on Indian classical and jazz music. While each artist is highly sought […]

    $20 – $28
  • A man plays a bandoneon while seated next to a woman playing a piano. Music sheets are visible in front of them.
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    Community Music Center: Sumi Lee and Ramiro Boero Duo – El Gaucho Perdido (2025)

    Community Music Center 544 Capp St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    El Gaucho Perdido (Lost Horseman) The Lee Boero Tango Duo takes to the stage to premiere their new EP, a daring collection of contemporary tango compositions that fuse tradition with fresh ideas. The album’s title track, El Gaucho Perdido, mesmerizes with its haunting slow milonga rhythm and the uncommon pulse of 5/4 meter. Adding to […]

    $20 – $28
  • Colorful painting of faceless women in traditional dress holding objects, set against a vibrant, stylized backdrop of buildings, trees, and a kite in the sky.
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    Bissap Baobab: The Shadow Band with Others – Fundraiser for AROC Action & MECA USA – SUMUD: Celebrating Resistance in Arab Arts and Culture

    Bissap Baobab 2243 Mission St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    SUMUD: Celebrating Resistance in Arab Arts and Culture In one of the world’s oldest cultures, Arab arts have flourished throughout the ages, embodied in rich language, elegant arabesques, and unique rhythms. Unfortunately, various powers seek to control the region, leaving much of the population hungry and cold, without shelter or medical care. You can help. […]

    Free – $20
  • Two people in vibrant carnival costumes, one with leopard print and another with peacock-inspired feathers and sequins, smile and pose outdoors.

    Cultura y Arte Nativa de las Americas: Loco Bloco (USA) Otro Mundo del Azul Profundo (2025, World Premiere)

    Cultura y Arte Nativa de las Americas 1333 Florida St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Otro Mundo del Azul Profundo Otro Mundo del Azul Profundo celebrates Loco Bloco's Carnaval 2025 theme in true Afro-Latin tradition - a high energy concert performance featuring live music, percussion and dance, followed by a DJ dance party. Come ready to move! Loco Bloco Loco Bloco promotes the health and wellness of Bay Area BIPOC […]

    $20 – $28
  • A group of people on a beach play drums and a wooden xylophone under a cloudy sky with the sun behind them.
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    Community Music Center: Eryen Korath y Neblinas del Pacífico – Mangroves and Marimba (2025, World Premiere)

    Community Music Center 544 Capp St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Eryen Korath Ortiz Garcés (Buenaventura, Colombia) and Neblinas del Pacífico (La Mission, San Francisco) present a sound fabric of marimba de chonta music from the Afro-Colombian Pacific: music of rivers and mangroves, of polyrhythms and harmonies, of spirituality and everyday life, of ancestors and tradition, of celebration and resistance. Mangroves and Marimba An evening of […]

    $20 – $28
  • A group of musicians pose on a stage with various Indian classical instruments, including sitars and tablas, wearing a mix of traditional and modern clothing, smiling for the camera.
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    Community Music Center: Melody of China with Ali Akbar College of Music Ensemble – Mystic Harmonies (2025, World Premiere)

    Community Music Center 544 Capp St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Mystic Harmonies Melody of China performs in collaboration with Indian tabla virtuoso Swapan Chaudhuri and his Ali Akbar College of Music Ensemble. The concert program will include repertoire from minority ethnic groups in China as well as the world premiere of a new work for mixed ensemble featuring Chinese and Indian instruments. 漢聲樂團與印度塔布拉鼓演奏家斯瓦潘·喬杜里及其阿里·阿克巴音樂學院樂團合作演出。音樂家包括：漢聲樂團揚琴演奏家趙揚琴（兼藝術總監）、古箏演奏家趙鋼琴，二胡演奏家张晓凤，琵琶演奏家張申申，笙演奏家郭萬鹏，笛子演奏家卢憲。 客座藝術家包括 斯瓦潘·喬杜里 […]

    $20 – $28
  • Man sitting on a concrete bench next to a drum, wearing a red vest and white shirt, with a neutral expression against a grey wall background.

    Monkey Brains: Sameer Gupta – Jupiter (2024)

    Monkey Brains 933 Treat Ave., San Francisco, CA, United States

    Jupiter The Jupiter Project was composed by Sameer Gupta in 2024. The suite is for a quintet and features Henry Hung, Prasant Radhakrishnan, Marcus Stephens, and Kai Eckhardt. Jupiter takes listeners on a journey of loss, peace, discovery, and healing—encouraging the pursuit of self-discovery through a meditative blend of dark and light. Artist Biographies Sameer […]

    $20 – $28
  • Three individuals pose against a dark background. One holds a bandoneon, another has a violin. They each wear casual, colorful attire.
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    Red Poppy Art House: Teresa Tam, Obadiah Díaz Wrynla, Basma Edrees – Bach, Tango & Beyond

    Red Poppy Art House 2698 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Bach, Tango & Beyond Teresa and Obadiah began their first project together in 2024, brought together by their shared love of tango music. Joining them is Basma, an accomplished violinist with an extensive and diverse background in Western and Arabic music. The three musicians, with vastly different histories, come together to showcase a wide array […]

    $20 – $28
  • A group of musicians in traditional attire playing gamelan instruments on a stage.

    Community Music Center: Gamelan Sari Raras – Hanoman in Action

    Community Music Center 544 Capp St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Wayang Kulit (Javanese Shadow Puppet Play) Step into the enchanting world of Javanese culture with Gamelan Sari Raras, presenting Hanoman in Action, a mesmerizing wayang kulit (traditional Javanese shadow puppet performance). Under the expert direction of Midiyanto, featuring master puppeteer and Indonesian Institute of the Arts graduate Ki Hanggoro Murti, and vocalist Heni Savitri, this […]

    $20 – $28
  • Two people in leather jackets. The person on the left has short hair and is smiling at the camera. The person on the right has curly hair and is smiling, looking slightly away from the camera.

    Chan National Queer Arts Center: Brock & Spencer – Celebrating Mother’s Day with A Queer American Songbook

    Chan National Queer Arts Center 170 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    To conclude this year's Festival -- on what is Mother’s Day, come laugh, sway and sip with two of the nation’s greatest authorities on the extraordinarily diverse American Songbook - Jason Brock & Dee Spencer. The special cabaret has been curated with favorites from songwriters such as George Gershwin, Cole Porter, and Rogers & Hart, […]

    $35 – $50

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