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'.

Percussion and vocal trio La Perla, from Bogota, incite a dance party influenced by and based in Colombian Caribbean culture and tradition at Joe's Pub on May 7.

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.