43rd National Táncház Festival & Fair • 5–7 April 2024
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WOMEX (world music expo) 2018 was held October 24–28 in Las Palmas, Canary Islands. Singer Szirtes Edina Mókus represented Hungary at the expo. The Kronos Quartet received WOMEX’s Artist Award this year. Kronos Quartet is a San Francisco based classical group that was formed in 1973, they have been cooperating with musicians from other cultures that play their own traditional music since 1989. The fact that a classical group has received this world music award has sparked controversy. By Weyer Balázs.