8pm MusicMove over, boys. The 54 members...

8pm Music

Move over, boys. The 54 members of the Girls Choir of Harlem, students at the Choir Academy of Harlem in New York City, bring a varied program of classical songs, spirituals and gospel music to the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts. Only five years after its debut concert in Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, the ensemble of girls, 13 to 19, has made numerous public appearances in New York and around the country, under its conductor, Lorna Myers.

Girls Choir of Harlem, Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, 12700 Center Court Drive, Cerritos, 8 p.m. $27 to $42. (562) 916-8500.

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8pm World Music

When Spain was the colonial power in Peru, the African slaves weren’t allowed to own drums, so wooden crates and donkey jaws became percussive musical instruments. Despite a long history, the African influence on Peruvian music has only recently begun to get any attention. The 30-year-old group Peru Negro, for instance, is only now making its U.S. debut, and it has released its first international record, “Sangre de un Don.” In concert at Royce Hall, expect a percussive backbone to melodic guitar and vocals.

Peru Negro, Royce Hall, UCLA campus, Westwood, 8 p.m. $25 to $45. (310) 825-2101.

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8:30& 10:30pm Jazz

Jazz pianist Benny Green has speed to burn, a rich sense of harmony and an unerring ability to swing. The musical disciple of the great Oscar Peterson and a former member of the Ray Brown Trio charges through two shows a night at the Catalina Bar & Grill through Sunday.

Benny Green, Catalina Bar & Grill, 1640 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood, 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday; 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Sunday. $15 to $20. (323) 466-2210

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8pm Pop Music

Detroit’s Slum Village, one of the leading forces in the alternative-hip-hop world, is bringing one of its fans along on its brief U.S. concert swing--Afrika Bambaataa, the man who helped detonate the whole thing with “Planet Rock” in 1986.

Slum Village, with Afrika Bambaataa, El Rey Theatre, 5515 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., 8 p.m. $22.50, (323) 936-4790.