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Angélique Kidjo will perform at The McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton, April 11.

April 11: Mika Singh & Kanika Kapoor at Event Center at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa, Atlantic City.
April 11: Angélique Kidjo at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.
April 11: Tito Puente Jr. at Wilkins Theatre at Kean University, Union.
April 11: Nella at Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, Toms River.

April 12: Amit Tandon at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.
April 12: Anirudh Varma Collective at Williams Center, Rutherford.

April 17: Alejandro Sanz at Prudential Center, Newark.
April 17: Ricardo Arjona at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.
April 17: Manuel Medrano at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
April 17: Nirvair Pannu at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.
April 17: Abdel Halim Hafez, “Sing-Along From the Golden Age of Arabic Music” at South Orange Performing Arts Center.
April 17: Uptown Royalty NYC at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.

April 18: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City.
April 18: Breabach at Roy’s Hall, Blairstown.

April 21: Soulsa at Marquee Club at BergenPAC, Englewood.

April 22: Romeo Santos & Prince Royce at Prudential Center, Newark.

April 24: Red Baraat at Montclair State University Amphitheater.

April 25: Mega Mezcla 2026 by Alex Sensation at Prudential Center, Newark.
April 25: João Bosco, Gabriele Leite at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.
April 25: Roselle Park Arts Festival with Los 9 del Sabor, others.

April 26: Matute at Ritz Theatre, Elizabeth.

April 28: Benito Gonzalez Quintet at Americana Italian Restaurant, Bayonne.

April 29: “Havana Nights” with Arturo O’Farrill, La Manga, at Triumph Restaurant & Brewery, Red Bank. Benefit for Jazz Arts Project’s music education programs.

May 1: Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra at Victoria Theater at NJPAC, Newark.

May 2: Peso Pluma, Tito Double P at Prudential Center, Newark.
May 2: Nitin Mukesh at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.

May 3: Paquito D’Rivera with The William Paterson University Latin Jazz Ensemble at The Jazz Room at Shea Center for Performing Arts at William Paterson University, Wayne.
May 3: Chuck Wood Group at Rutherfurd Hall, Allamuchy.

May 7: Hatsune Miku: Expo 2026, at Prudential Center, Newark.
May 7: Tablao Flamenco at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

May 8: Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

May 9: Pepe Aguilar, at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.
May 9: Rey Ruiz at Ritz Theatre, Elizabeth.
May 9: Mariachi Real de México at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee.

May 13: The Wailers at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

May 14: Capleton & the Prophecy Band at House of Independents, Asbury Park.

May 15: Andrés Cepeda at Ritz Theatre, Elizabeth.

May 16: Carlos Varela at Victoria Theater at NJPAC, Newark.
May 16: The Wailers at Newton Theatre.
May 16: Sal da Vinci, Fausto Leali at Sound Waves at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.

May 21: Emeline Michel at South Orange Performing Arts Center.

May 23: Palomazo Norteño at Ritz Theatre, Elizabeth.

May 27: Don Toliver, SahBabii, SoFaygo, Chase B at Prudential Center, Newark.

May 29: Martha Candela at Ritz Theatre, Elizabeth.

May 30: “¡Ataca Sergio!” with Sergio George, Oscar D’Leon, Andy Montañez, Luis Enrique, Huey Dunbar, Anthony Ramos, Raúl Acosta, Willy Garcia & Lala Garcia, Javier Vazquez, Guaynaa, Luis Figueroa, Servando & Florentino, at Prudential Center, Newark.
May 30: Benise at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
May 30: Iration at Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

June 3: Planet K-Pop, K-Pop tribute at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.

June 7: Carín León at Prudential Center, Newark.

June 9: Hamilton de Holanda Trio at Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.

June 11: The Sergio Mendes Band at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.

June 12: Dexta Daps at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.

June 14: Sérgio Mendes Band at BergenPAC, Englewood.

June 16: Joji, Nate Sib, Corbin at Prudential Center, Newark.

June 17: Lila Iké at House of Independents, Asbury Park. Part of North to Shore Festival.

June 19: Los Lobos, Los Lonely Boys at Tropicana Showroom, Atlantic City.
June 19: Luis Figueroa at South Orange Performing Arts Center.

June 20: Los Lobos, Los Lonely Boys at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.

June 25: Jesse & Joy at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. Part of North to Shore Festival.
June 25: “A Taste of Ireland” at Sitnik Theatre at Lackland Performing Arts Center, Hackettstown.

June 26: Vishal Mishra at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.
June 26: Jesse & Joy at Music Box at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa, Atlantic City.
June 26: Nahush Cherim with The Narts Dance Ensemble at BergenPAC, Englewood.

June 27: Santana, The Doobie Brothers at PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel.
June 27: “A Taste of Ireland” at BergenPAC, Englewood.

July 7: Tito Puente Jr., Tuesdays on Broadway at Broadway Bandshell, Long Branch.

July 9: Jesse Royal at House of Independents, Asbury Park.
July 9: Toubab Krewe at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.

July 10: Satinder Sartaaj at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
July 10: Inner Circle at House of Independents, Asbury Park.

July 10-12: BRT Weekend, Atlantic City. With YG Marley & Zion Marley (with Ms. Lauryn Hill), Beenie Man, Sizzla, Yung Bredda, Voice, Lady Lava, Skippa, Chronic Law, Aidonia, Valient, Elephant Man, Gyptian, Armani, Majah Hype, others.

July 11: The Skatalites, Lady Hatchet Quartet at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.

July 14: Almost Santana, Santana tribute, Tuesdays on Broadway at Broadway Bandshell, Long Branch.

July 15: The High Kings at Newton Theatre.

July 18: Vishal-Sheykhar at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.
July 18: Wakin Chau at Event Center at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa, Atlantic City.

July 21: David Cedeño & His Orchestra, Tuesdays on Broadway at Broadway Bandshell, Long Branch.

July 25: IVE at Prudential Center, Newark.

July 28: El Grupo K’ndela, Tuesdays on Broadway at Broadway Bandshell, Long Branch.

July 30: Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass at State Theatre, New Brunswick.

Aug. 1: Stone Flower, tribute to Santana and more at Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton.

Aug. 1-2: BTS at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford.

Aug. 4: i-dle at Prudential Center, Newark.

Aug. 9: The Legendary Wailers at Cape May Convention Hall.
Aug. 9: Pyrenesia, Music in the Woods series at Schiff Nature Preserve, Mendham.

Aug. 11: Tempo Allegre, Tuesdays on Broadway at Broadway Bandshell, Long Branch.

Aug. 18: Xol Azul, Tuesdays on Broadway at Broadway Bandshell, Long Branch.

Aug. 22: Banda MS at Prudential Center, Newark.
Aug. 22: Mariachi Vargas de Tecatitlán, Nuevo Tecatitlán Mariachi at Ritz Theatre, Elizabeth.

Aug. 25: Rumbaile, Tuesdays on Broadway at Broadway Bandshell, Long Branch.

Aug. 28: Grupo Frontera at Prudential Center, Newark.
Aug. 28: Los Tigres del Norte at Cure Insurance Arena, Trenton.

Aug. 29: Myriam Hernández at Ritz Theatre, Elizabeth.

Sept. 1: Grupo Warachando, Tuesdays on Broadway at Broadway Bandshell, Long Branch.

Sept. 2: Ricardo Montaner at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.
Sept. 2: Almost Santana, Santana tribute, Fall Concert Series at Hall of Records, Freehold.

Sept. 3: Pitbull, Lil Jon at PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel.

Sept. 13: Celtic Thunder at Scottish Rite Auditorium, Collingswood.

Sept. 18: Juanes at Prudential Center, Newark.
Sept. 18: Rakish, presented by Princeton Folk Music Society at Christ Congregation Church, Princeton.

Sept. 26: Tito Nieves at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.

Oct. 11: The Buena Vista Orchestra at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.

Oct. 30: Eva Ayllón, Daniela Darcourt at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.

Nov. 1: Mariza, Derek Gripper, Duo Andalus at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.

Nov. 21: Pooh at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.

Jan. 30: New Jersey Symphony, “2027 Lunar New Year Celebration” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. Naomi Woo, conductor; Sophia Liu, piano. Program TBA.
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