The 3rd annual Down in the Reeds Music Festival returns to The Parks at Walter Reed on Saturday, October 8th from 11AM to 7PM.

This daylong free fall music festival celebrates the power of music to heal across culture and community, featuring two stages of live music performances, workshops, and panels, along with

interactive musical activations, family art, games, curated art vendors and makers, delicious

local food trucks and local breweries and beverage companies.

Headliners are Red Baraat, The Medicine Singers with Yonatan Gat.

WOWD’S Jon Fiah Ali (The Night Out) emcees the Arts Plaza Stage.

The festival is free - please RSVP here.

AND…

Get excited about the festival with WOWD this week:

TUESDAY MORNING MIX Steve interviews artists Mary-El and Alison Crockett - Tuesday, October 4 (8-10AM)

DITR POP UP SPECIAL An hour dedicated to music from the artists you’ll see live at the festival - Friday, October 7th (Noon-1)

The annual TKPK Street Fest has been cancelled for Sunday, October 2nd.

Stay tuned for a rain date!

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Many WOWD programs join the celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month by spotlighting a wide variety of Latin music. ¡No te pierdas!

MELODY DIVAS Sunday, September 18: Violetta features female Hispanic artists (8-9 AM)

HI FI DINER Monday, September 19: Lis plays Hispanic musicians and groups (11AM-Noon)

RIDE WITH CLYDE Monday, September 19: (9-11 PM) the DJ Driver features music by Guatemalan singer-songwriter Gaby Moreno

TUESDAY MORNING MIX Tuesday, September 20: Steve features Los Lobos (8-10 AM)

BORDERLINES Wednesday, September 21: Lady Myrrh plays Latin music (10AM-12PM)

BALLADS IN THE MORNING Friday, September 23: Helen is thinking of Puerto Rico (8-10AM)

RIDE WITH CLYDE Monday September 26: Clyde the DJ Driver will feature the music of Freddy Fender and Flaco Jimenez (9-11 PM)

ROCK & ROLL RABBIT HOLE Tuesday, September 27, Walter hosts  “Conejos sin fronteras” (Rabbits without borders) - focused on recent indie rock from Latin America and Latinx artists from North America.  (12-2 PM)

NIGHT OUT Wednesday, September 28: Jon Fiah Ali's (8-10 PM) features salsa and reggaeton.

SOUND OF SOUL Sunday October 4: D'Nicole explores Hispanic artists and the Spanish language in R&B (8-10 PM)

And, always tune into these exceptional shows that feature Latinx music, and culture:

COMO LA FLOR (Mondays, 7-8 PM)

VIENTOS DE SUDAMERICA (Fridays, 7-8 PM)

DIVINO MARAVILHOSO (Saturdays, 8-10 PM)

HORAS ROCKERAS (Saturdays 10 PM-12 AM)

Listen back here to WOWD’s Trad Jazz Special with the Potomac River Jazz Club on spotlight the Club's upcoming concerts!

Potomac River Jazz Club's Joel Albert + jazz musicians Halley Shoenberg (saxophonist, leader of the Hot Gumbo Sextet) and Heather Pierson (pianist with Hot Jazz Trio) - originally aired Fri. Sept. 16, 2022.