Music
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AFRICAN SOUNDS Modiba Afrikast Live! a new monthly party presented every first Wednesday, makes its debut on the Lower East Side. This month’s theme is “Dancing For Darfur,” featuring video art installations about Darfur activism, and performances by local musicians and DJs, including Kwame Akbar and drummers Yoshi Takemasa and Baye Kouyate. Wednesday, 8 p.m., Kush Lounge, 191 Chrystie St., between Stanton and Rivington streets, 212-677-7328, free.
NATIONAL NOTES The National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by musical director Leonard Slatkin,performs with guest pianist Emanuel Ax.The first program includes work by Barber and Rachmaninoff; the next evening includes Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3, among other works. Thursday and Friday, 8 p.m., Carnegie Hall, 881 Seventh Ave. at 57th Street, 212-247-7800, $24-$85.
TO AMERICA FROM NORWAY Norwegian singer-songwriter Sondre Lerche brings his folksy tunes to the Bowery Ballroom. Leona Naess opens. Thursday, 8 p.m. doors open, Bowery Ballroom, 6 Delancey St. at Bowery, 212-533-2111, $20. Note: 18 and older.
