Angélique Kidjo won the 2020 Grammy for Best World Music Album, shouting out Burna Boy — a bona fide international star — in her acceptance speech.

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The Grammy Award for Best World Music Album was introduced at the 1992 ceremony, but nearly 30 years later, the Recording Academy feels it’s time for a change. Yesterday, they announced that ...

The concerts are part of the Chamber Music Series presented by the Rehoboth Antiquarian Society, which has hosted renowned ...

Even rap music has a plethora of sub-categories including crunk, grime, trap, drill, and so on, all of which are regional but still exist in the Western world only.

The next time you switch on the radio the chances are you'd hear pop music. The lyrics would probably be about love it would feature a guitar or piano and the song would be between 2 and 4 minutes ...

World Music day is celebrated in more than 120 countries with free concerts staged in public places like streets, stations, museums, and parks. On this day, musicians take delight in playing in ...