Give a high-five to the disappearing festival season with the WAA World Music Showcase at the Imperial on Wednesday (September 2), which offers a mini festival of five top-notch acts.

Renowned guitarist Harry Manx combines Mississippi Delta blues and Indian ragas; Alex Cuba, one of the finest Latin songwriters anywhere, blends western pop, rock, and Cuban son; African Guitar Summit will include four masters of the axe—Alpha Yaya Diallo, Madagascar Slim, Kofi Ackah, and Donné Roberts; Armenian guitarist Vahagni fuses flamenco, jazz, and classical music; and Locarno will take you to a Latin folk and funk party in Mexico, Cuba, and Vancouver.