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Wednesday:
>> In the last episode of “Master of the Mix,” DJ Rap was voted off, leaving four contestants left in the competition. This week’s viewing party will take place at Tabaq with DJs Stylus, Eurok and Roddy Rod providing the in-house sounds. Free with RSVP (21+). 8 p.m.

Thursday:
>> A staple of 1990s R&B with songs like “Pretty Brown Eyes,” Mint Condition is in town for two shows at the Birchmere, but only the Thursday performance has tickets remaining. $55. 7:30 p.m.

Friday:
>> Commemorating the date on which James Brown began his three year prison term in 1988, DJs Harry Hotter, Jerome Baker III, James Nasty and Johnny Blaze will host a happy hour at U Street Music Hall featuring nothing but JB associated tracks, be they original or ones using samples of his music. Free. 5 p.m.

>> Voices Organizing for International Change, Empowerment and Support (VOICES) is holding a fund-/awareness-raising event at the Hillyer Art Space for the organization, End of the Weak, which has been working with youth in post-conflict Uganda. $5. 6 p.m.

>> Dallas native N’Dambi got her start singing background with Erykah Badu but has been doing her thing on the indie soul scene for roughly a decade now. Thoroughly unique, she’ll be joined at the Black Cat by the evening’s host, Foreign Exchange’s Phonte, and opening act Zo! (***) and his SunStorm All-Stars. $15 in advance / $18 at the door. 9 p.m.