On the good foot

On April 5, 1968, the morning after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, violence broke out in cities across America. Boston mayor Kevin White considered canceling a James Brown concert to help keep the peace, but he was convinced to let him go on and work his musical magic. On Sunday, the Museum of Fine Arts is screening a documentary about that show, "The Night James Brown Saved Boston," and tonight the museum is hosting a concert in celebration of the Godfather of Soul, "Still Black, Still Proud: An African Tribute to James Brown." Former James Brown band members Pee Wee Ellis and Fred Wesley have assembled a soul/funk supergroup of African artists who are touring the world in Brown's honor; tonight's show features Cheikh Lo and Vieux Farka Toure. 6:30 and 9 p.m. $35, $28 students and seniors. Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave.. 617-369-3306. www.mfa.org