By: Andy Gensler
Angélique Kidjo, who is hosting the 2020 iteration of globalFEST with Tiny Desk Concert Jan. 11 - 14 seen here performing in 2016 at Brooklyn s Prospect Park (Photo by Al Pereira/WireImage)
Angélique Kidjo is the perfect host for 2021 s Tiny Desk Meets
globalFEST, which runs online Jan. 11–14 and features 16 performances from across the world. For one thing, she performed at the inaugural
globalFEST in 2004, which now runs every January and is exquisitely
timed to the Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP)
Conference. The confab brings music buyers from performance art centers
and other venues from across the country to New York City looking for