Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo will complete her Perspectives series on On Saturday, March 14, 2020 with Daughter of Independence, a concert commemorating both her…
WOMAD festival in the UK has announced the lineup of its 2020 edition. The festival will take place July 23-26, 2020 in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, UK.…
The album Celia, Angelique Kidjo’s tribute to Celia Cruz, is the 2020 Best World Music Album Grammy Award winner. Other winners in world music-related categories…
The Recording Academy unveiled today the nominees for the 62nd GRAMMY Awards. The Nominees in the Best World Music Album category are: Gece by Altin…
New York City’s iconic venue, Carnegie Hall, has announced the world music (including American folk music) concerts for the upcoming 2019-2020 season. Fall 2019 Highlights:…
The album Celia, Angelique Kidjo’s tribute to Afro-Cuban singer Celia Cruz is the number one album in August 2019 on the Transglobal World Music Chart.…
Angelique Kidjo – Celia (Verve/Universal Music France, 2019) As a young girl, Angelique Kidjo was inspired by Cuban singer and salsa star Celia Cruz. Angelique’s…
African music star Angelique Kidjo is set to release her new album Celia (Verve/Universal Music France) on April 19, 2019. The new recording reimagines and…
World Music Central has compiled the list of best world music albums of 2018 selected by our editors and contributors as well as our partners…
Les Amazones d’Afrique – République Amazone République Amazone (Amazon Republic) brings together some of West Africa’s best female singers with highly percussive electronic music. While…