New Grammy category for African music ignores almost all of Africa Enlarge this image toggle caption Alexis Maryon, Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Karl Lagerfeld, courtesy of the artist Alexis Maryon, Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Karl Lagerfeld, courtesy of the artist The 2024 Grammy awards will see the introduction of a new category: "best African music performance." When the category was …
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Amadou & Mariam, a Grammy-nominated musical duo from Mali, began their first China tour at Tango Club in Beijing last Sunday. Giving live performances around the world, they have played with U2, Coldplay and David Gilmour, as well as at the award ceremony of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize and at the opening ceremony of the 2010 World Cup in …
