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SUMMARY:15 Years of Ethio Cali + DJ Nu-Mark — Grand Performances LA
DESCRIPTION:Fifteen years ago\, a group of musicians in Los Angeles stopped choosing between Ethiopia and California and decided both could live in the same song at the same time. The result is Ethio Cali — what happens when Addis Ababa brass arrangements collide with West Coast funk\, when pentatonic scales from the Horn of Africa meet the looseness and groove of a city that invented G-funk.\n\nThis anniversary show at Grand Performances brings DJ Nu-Mark of Jurassic 5 fame alongside special guests for a night that will move between genres the way LA moves between neighborhoods — without asking permission\, without pausing to explain. Grand Performances has been presenting free outdoor concerts at California Plaza since 1986: no tickets\, no barriers\, no VIP section. You bring a blanket\, find a spot on the plaza\, and for four hours you are part of something the city built for itself.\n\nEthio Cali outlasted trends\, venue closures\, and an entire pandemic without compromising the formula. They are proof that diaspora music is not a niche — it is what happens when a city actually absorbs the cultures that move through it instead of keeping them in separate rooms. The August night air in downtown LA does the rest.\n\nSaturday\, August 15\, 2026. 6 PM to 10 PM. California Plaza\, 350 S Grand Ave. Always free.
LOCATION:350 S Grand Ave\, Los Angeles\, CA 90071
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