New York-based Indian-Canadian artist Kiran Ahluwalia makes music with nods to traditional South Asian forms, West African Blues, Rock, and Jazz. She plays at Joe's Pub on May 5.

The Bang On A Can All-Stars play chamber rock versions of music by Ryuichi Sakamoto on May 3 at Roulette, as part of the Bang on a Can Long Play Festival which runs May 3-5 in Brooklyn.

John Adams' El Niño began as a multimedia retelling of the Nativity story. The Met Opera production runs until May 17 with Julia Bullock, Davóne Tines, J’Nai Bridges and Daniela Mack.

Husband-and-wife team Amadou & Mariam, blind singers from Mali, have been bestselling global music artists for almost fifty years. Their dance-oriented global pop tune "Mogulu" is new.

Guitarist, composer, and improviser Bill Orcutt uses only four strings in his lyrical, pattern-leaning compositions. He plays with the Bill Orcutt Quartet at Le Poisson Rouge on Apr. 30.

Scottish rock band Teenage Fanclub released their latest album Nothing Lasts Forever last fall. They play Apr. 27 at White Eagle Hall, and at Music Hall of Williamsburg on Apr. 28. 

The Latin Grammy-winning singer Mireya Ramos, also the founder of the group Flor De Toloache, plays on April. 25 at the Greenwich House Music School with special guests. 

José James, billed as “the jazz singer for the hip hop generation,” plays at the Blue Note, April 23-25 with Pedrito Martinez, and solo shows from Apr. 26-28, in support of his '1978'.

Grammy-winning Pakistani-American singer Arooj Aftab released the first single from her next record, called Night Reign. "Raat Ki Rani" by Arooj Aftab is part our Weekly Music Roundup.