The Conga Room started out dedicated to Latin music lovers, and it still serves that purpose well, but it is beginning to expand. First the restaurant grew, and now the lineup has a few servings of World Music -- the latest of which was an incredible show with Habib Koite and Oumou Sangare which drew fans like Bonnie Rait, Jackson Browne, Peter Gabriel, Rocky Dawuni (Ghana) and Prince Eyango (Cameroon). The best performance I have ever seen was Richard Bona playing here with the Soukous Stars in the audience.

Watch for more African shows as they begin to spread their wings, but also look for the Latin-tinged soukous of Ricardo Lemvo who plays there regularly. With a raised stage in an intimate room, you can be up close and personal with some excellent performers.