Popular Brooklyn (New York) music venue Barbès will celebrate its 20th anniversary in May with a series of special shows. The influential world music and…
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WOMEX Call for Proposals for 2022
International world music conference WOMEX has opened the submission period for its 2022 expo. WOMEX will take place in Lisbon, Portugal during October 19 –…
View More WOMEX Call for Proposals for 2022Best World Music Albums of 2021
World Music Central presents the Best World Music Albums of 2021 selected by its editors and contributors. Daryana Antipova (Russia) San Salvador – La Grande…
View More Best World Music Albums of 2021Malian Musical Instrument Bolon in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
This week, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) added the bolon (also spelled m’bolon and nbolon) to the List of Intangible Cultural…
View More Malian Musical Instrument Bolon in Need of Urgent SafeguardingCongolese Rumba Inscribed in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
Congolese rumba, a popular and influential musical genre and dance from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Congo was inscribed in…
View More Congolese Rumba Inscribed in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural HeritageTransglobal World Music Hall of Fame Announces First Inductees
The newly created Transglobal World Music Hall of Fame has announced the first inductees. The Hall of Fame includes three categories: Artist, Industry and Media…
View More Transglobal World Music Hall of Fame Announces First Inductees2021 Latin Grammy Winners in World Music Categories
The 22nd annual Latin Grammy Awards took place in Las Vegas (Nevada, USA) on Thursday, November 18, 2021. The event celebrated the music of Spanish…
View More 2021 Latin Grammy Winners in World Music CategoriesThe SGAE Foundation Announces the First Paco de Lucía Flamenco competition
Coinciding with International Flamenco Day (November 16), the SGAE Foundation has launched the first Premio SGAE de Flamenco Paco de Lucía, a competition with the…
View More The SGAE Foundation Announces the First Paco de Lucía Flamenco competitionWorld Music Expo WOMEX to Return to Portugal in 2022
International world music conference WOMEX announced this week that it will return to Portugal in 2021. The location this time will be Lisbon, Portugal’s capital.…
View More World Music Expo WOMEX to Return to Portugal in 2022Substantial Participation at WOMEX 2021 Despite the Pandemic
Influential world music conference WOMEX returned to an in-person format in 2021 that attracted 2,600 registered participants. WOMEX took place October 27-31, 2021 in Porto,…
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