The contemporary folk music and theater group from Ukraine, Yagody, is performing on Friday, April 17, at the Local in Saugerties in Upstate New York, and on Saturday, April 18, at DROM.

Chinese pipa virtuoso Min Xiao-Fen and Ukrainian bandura master Julian Kytasty perform at Lincoln Center's Rubinstein Atrium on April 17 to celebrate their new album, Boundless.

Since 2008, Buke & Gase have been making experimental, pop-adjacent music. But now, the duo has announced their farewell shows. See them live one last time on April 15 at Public Records.

MacArthur Fellow, member of the string quartet Brooklyn Rider, and violinist Johnny Gandelsman has a collaborative dance/music show opening on Tuesday, April 14, at Joyce Theater. 

Berlin-based Yemeni trio El Khat has music rooted in traditional rhythms and scales from Yemen, played on instruments made out of unconventional materials. They play at Drom on April 11.

See the Qawwali music ensemble from Pakistan, Hamza Akram Qawwal and Brothers, perform live at Roulette on Friday, April 10.

Brooklyn-based composer Mari Maurice Rubio records as more eaze and her music embraces electro-acoustic textures, folk traditions, and pop forms. She plays at Public Records on April 8.

The eccentric London-based indie rock band Art Brut is back on tour and ready to take the stage on April 7, April 8, and April 9 at the Mercury Lounge.

Listen to the latest edition of our Soundcheck podcast, featuring the American folk singer and songwriter, Annahstasia, who has intimate and vulnerable songs to share.