WOMEX 09 AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT * The Artist Award Goes To...STAFF BENDA BILILI

(Photo © Belle Kinoise)
WOMEX is proud to announce the winners of the WOMEX 09 Award for artists: the incomparable Staff Benda Bilili, from DR Congo.

The artists will perform at WOMEX Copenhagen during the Awards
Ceremony on Sunday, 1 November 2009.

We are used to honouring great artists at the end of long illustrious careers. This time, however, it might appear like we're lionising mere beginners. Therein lies a humbling lesson.

• article submitted by: Anna Pötzsch, Piranha WOMEX AG

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