Prominent world music conference WOMEX has announced today the second set of artist selected to perform at the upcoming 2022 showcases The artists are: Afrotronix…
WOMEX Releases Names of Second set of Jury-selected 2022 Showcase Artists
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WOMEX 2022 Unveils First Batch of Showcase Artists
World music conference, WOMEX, has announced the first set of jury-selected showcase artists. The acts are set to perform at WOMEX 2022 in Lisbon on…
Flamenco Spotlight June 2022
Flamenco Viene Del Sur Series 2022 The annual series Flamenco Viene Del Sur (Flamenco Comes from the south) is back. Concerts will be taking place…
World Music Venue Barbès Celebrates 20th Anniversary in May 2022
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…
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 –…
Best 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…
Malian 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…
Congolese 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…
Transglobal 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…
2021 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…