Julia Holter’s songs are somewhere between pop and art music. Her latest album considers the waterlike flow of the body's internal sound world. She plays on May 17 at Webster Hall.

Singer, songwriter, and composer Gabriel Kahane is the special guest of the New York chamber orchestra The Knights, who play at Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall on May 16.

Brazilian singer/songwriter Céu weds her airy, slightly smoky voice with post-tropicalia samba, choro, soul, reggae, hip-hop, and jazz. She plays at Le Poisson Rouge on May 15. 

Meridian Brothers, founded by Eblis Álvarez, fuses a love of classic salsa with cumbia, vallenato, psychedelia, and now, soukous. Their new song is part of the Weekly Music Roundup.

Drummer and bandleader Chris Dave has played with everyone from Adele to Dolly Parton. He plays at the Blue Note with many musical guests from May 14-19. 

The Zlatne Uste Golden Festival features dozens of bands on multiple stages over two nights at its new location at Astoria World Manor on May 10-11. 

Melbourne-based singer/songwriter Grace Cummings channels grief, self-destruction, and emotional violence into powerful tunes with lavish arrangements. She plays Public Records on May 9.

Punjabi-American trumpet player and singer Sonny Singh's marries Sikh devotional songs to funk, reggae, mariachi, and Punjabi wedding music. He plays at C'mon Everybody on May 8.

The London band Nubiyan Twist has its roots in Afro-Caribbean jazz, and their signature sound is a mix of soulful horns with a swinging rhythm section. Their latest is 'Find Your Flame'.