World Music Institute - WMI Plus at Home
WMI Plus At Home brings you into the personal environments of renowned artists from around the world as they share stories and music in an intimate conversation with a fellow musician, journalist, or ethnomusicologist.These talks were originally presented as live webinars, and you can watch videos of all of our past At Home sessions on our website and YouTube channel. WMI Plus At Home events are supported by donations from world music lovers like you. We thank you! Podcast artwork courtesy of Cody Hudson - https://www.struggleinc.com
World Music Institute - WMI Plus at Home
Lokua Kanza with Banning Eyre (Afropop Wordwide)
Composer, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist Lokua Kanza sat down with Banning Eyre (Afropop Worldwide, NPR) to share music and talk about his work as a UNICEF ambassador, developing his unique musical style mixing his conservatory training with Congolese rumba, and the process of recording his first album in 11 years entitled Moko, meaning “one” in Lingala, which involved 100 musicians and 20 recording studios across 12 countries on 5 continents.
WMI PLUS At Home episodes are supported by a grant from Con Edison and world music lovers like you. We thank you!
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