Former artists-in-residence at the University of Maryland, the eclectic classical contemporary group the Kronos Quartet join in concert the famed Malian vocalist Hawa Kasse Mady Diabate and instrumentalists Fode Lassana Diabete and Mamadou Kouyate in their first visit to the U.S. as Trio Da Kali. Saturday, Feb. 22, at 8 p.m. Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center’s Dekelboum Concert Hall, University of Maryland, University Boulevard and Stadium Drive, College Park. Tickets are $35. Call 301-405-ARTS or visit claricesmithcenter.umd.edu.
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