This is the week to hear music from around the world.

Cuba born, Smithers based Latin/ world musician Alex Cuba brings a taste of Cuban culture to the Geomatic Attic to start off the week, Jan. 20.
The Latin Grammy award winner also just received a Grammy nomination for his most recent CD “ healer,” so he will be playing music from that and a music from his other four albums with band mates drummer Jake Jenne and bassist Ian Olmstead and percussionist José Sanchez.
The show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $47.50.

And go over to Europe right in Lethbridge  with the Ukrainian Dance club hosts  their annual New Year’s celebration of Malanka at the LSCO, Jan. 23 beginning with cocktails at 4:30 p.m., the show at 5:45 p.m. and a Ukrainian dinner of perogies and cabbage rolls and other Ukrainian fare to follow.

A dance will follow that with popular Ukrainian band Absolute.

Always a highlight is kolomenko which features  dancing and colourful costumes. Tickets cost $45 for adults, $40 for students and seniors and  $25 for 12 and under.

The Lethbridge Symphony Orchestra has a couple of special shows this year as  they bring “Cellos and Canapes to La Cité des Prairies (2104 – 6 Avenue South) for two performances— Jan. 22 at 8 p.m. and a 3 p.m. matinee on Jan. 23. Tickets are $35.

 Performances will include tango nuevo king Àstor Piazzolla and Brazilian composer, Heitor Villa-Lobos. Plus there will be renditions of several well-known tunes, resurrected by Internet sensations The Piano Guys and 2Cellos.

 

 For  the complete opposite of that, There is a big metal show, Jan. 22 at the Bill Kergan Centre featuring local metal band Rawk Fist plus punk pop band Friends Over Fame and Lethbridge power metal band Tyrants of Chaos. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. there is a $10 cover.
The Owl Acoustic Lounge features an interesting folk punk show, Jan, 22 with Calgary’s Ghost Factory and Sean Hamilton.
 Things get a little groovy and very jazzy the next night as local jazz band the Groove Apostles return, Jan. 23.
 And if you are up for a road trip. Little Miss Higgins and the Winnipeg Five will be at the Twin Butte Store, Jan. 23 as well.

Over at Casino Lethbridge, Band of Brothers will be holding court, playing all of your favourite rock and roll classics.
 The Chevelles are back rocking for a good cause this week as well. This time the popular local classic rockers will be raising money for the White Lightening Hockey team, Jan. 22 at Average Joes. Tickets cost $10 the show begins at 9 p.m. there will also be a 50 50 draw and prizes.