Choklate

Tuesday:
>> It’s Cinco de Mayo, and DJs 2-Tone Jones and RBI will be celebrating with their “Latin Quarters” party at Almaz. Expect music from hip-hop’s Latino luminaries: Big Pun, the Beatnuts, Cypress Hill, and Fat Joe. $5, 9 p.m.

Wednesday:
>> Brooklyn-based Antibalas has made a name for themselves for mixing Afrobeat and Latin jazz sounds into a potent musical concoction. They’ll be at the Black Cat. $15, 8 p.m.

>> Part hip-hop, part funk-rock, D.C.’s Godisheus will be headlining a show at Comet Ping-Pong with Chicago’s Yea Big + Kid Static. Free, 9 p.m.

Thursday:
>> Peanut Butter Wolf and some of his Stones Throw label’s newest talents (Dam-Funk, Mayer Hawthorne, and James Pants) perform at the 9:30 Club. $20, 7 p.m.

>> The “Cakes & Kisses” party is once again at Asylum, with X.O., The Package, Wagëblë, The Five One, and DJ Earth 1ne. Free, 9 p.m.

Friday:
>> Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings bring their vintage soul sound to the 9:30 Club for shows Friday and Saturday night. They’ll be joined by Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens. $30, Friday at 8 p.m./Saturday at 6:30 p.m.

Sunday:
>> Seattle songstress Choklate (pictured) is one of the independent soul scene’s best bets. She’ll be in D.C. at Liv to celebrate the release of her second album, To Whom It May Concern. $15, 7 p.m.