Photo by The city of Austin's History, Arts and Nature DivisionThe city of Austin's History, Arts and Nature Division has hosted concerts such as Salsa Under the Stars. In 2014, the department continues its world music concert series, Planet Music.
On Jan. 18, the 2014 Planet Music world music and dance series kicks off in North Austin.
Created by the History, Arts and Nature Division in the city of Austin Parks and Recreation Department, Planet Music aims to highlight local musicians. Concerts will take place at least once per month at different venues throughout Austin.
The Asian American Resource Center hosts the first concert of the year with Naga Valli, an East Indian Soul musician from Mumbai. She has performed at local venues such as One World Theatre, Cactus Cafe, La Zona Rosa and Stubb's Bar-B-Q. Valli has also performed with local organizations such as the Austin Lyric Opera.
All concerts in the Planet Music series are free and open to the public. Each concert spotlights a particular music style, such as Eastern European, Texas folk, Mexican and Latino, Samba, African/African American, South Asian and swing.
