MALI MUSIC The members of the musical ensemble Tinariwen met in a rebel training camp in Libya in 1982, where they “decided to trade in their guns for guitars,” as their press materials report. The results are melodic tunes about the group’s home country, Mali, and the struggles of the Touareg people there. Tinariwen performs with opener Ramatou Diakite, a native of southern Mali who blends hip-hop and the blues, as part of the Hudson River Festival (tonight, 7 p.m., World Financial Center Plaza, Vesey Street between West Street and North End Avenue, 212-528-2733, free). Up next in the series is jazz violinist Regina Carter (tomorrow, 7 p.m., Rockefeller Park, North Esplanade and Chambers Street, near Hudson River, free).

FRINGE ROCK The Jewish band Blue Fringe, which performs pop-rock songs in both English and Hebrew, plays at Yeshiva University Museum. Before the show, concertgoers can view the exhibit “Printing the Talmud: From Bomberg to Schottenstein.” Tomorrow, 6:30 p.m. exhibit on view, 8 p.m. concert,Yeshiva University Museum, Forchheimer Auditorium and Galleries C & D, 15 W. 16th St., between Broadway and Sixth Avenue, 917-606-8200, $10 general, $8 students.

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