Afro Lounge is a Georgia Avenue hookah lounge and nightclub centered on Afrobeats, R&B and hip-hop. DJ-led programming defines the 21+ room, making it best for artists whose performance can live comfortably inside a dance-night format. The crowd is there to move and socialize, so momentum matters more than a traditional concert arc.
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Karma DC Live Music Venue is commercial live-music lounge and event venue with dedicated sound and booking capability. The programming spans Live Bands, R&B, Hip-Hop, and DJ, giving artists a useful sense of what already works in the room. Venue materials position Karma as a live-music and event space. This is a hospitality room, so the strongest acts will know how to keep the crowd engaged without treating every song like a headline-club performance. For the right act, that can be a solid working date rather than a throwaway background gig.
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Contact Information
- Role
- Talent Buyer
Booking email
info@dckarma.comMember booking tools
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- Age policy
- 21+
- Genres
- DJ, Hip Hop, R&B
- Sound & production
- Confirm with venue
- Address
- 2221 Adams Pl NE, Washington, DC 20018, United States
- Venue phone
- 771-200-6476
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