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Louisiana Blues Musician Tab Benoit Wins Three 2012 Blues Music Awards
Posted on May 12, 2012 | No CommentsBluesman Tab Benoit is the big winner of the 33rd Blues Music Awards. Benoit took three awards: Contemporary Male Artist and B.B. King Entertainer of the Year, and his album... -
Indian Musician Dilpreet Bhatia Wins International Songwriting Competition 2011
Posted on May 3, 2012 | No CommentsThe song ‘Tere Bin Dil’ by Indian musician and technologist Dilpreet Bhatia won the First Place in the World Music category at the 2011 International Songwriting Competition (ISC). ‘Lovely World’... -
Kiran Ahluwalia Wins Indie Acoustic Project World Music Award
Posted on May 2, 2012 | No CommentsRespected Indo-Canadian musician Kiran Ahluwalia won the World Music category at the “Best CDs of 2011″ Indie Acoustic Project awards. The winners in each of 7 categories were selected from... -
Saharawi Singer Aziza Brahim Wins Spanish Film Award
Posted on May 1, 2012 | No CommentsAziza Brahim, one of the leading vocalists from the Western Sahara has received a Biznaga de Plata award for Best Original Soundtrack for the movie “Wilaya” at the 15th Festival... -
UNT Zebras Jazz Flamenco Project Wins DownBeat Student Awards
Posted on April 28, 2012 | No CommentsThe University of North Texas Zebras Jazz Flamenco Project has won several DownBeat Magazine Student Music Awards. The Flamenco Project is led by Spanish pianist and composer Sergio Pamies, who... -
Jenny And The Mexicats Wins Madrid Live Music Awards: Los Guilles 2012
Posted on April 23, 2012 | No CommentsMadrid-based mestizo band Jenny And The Mexicats won the 2012 Los Guilles 2012 award in the category of Best World Music or Musical Hybrid category. Jenny And The Mexicats is... -
Kiran Ahluwalia Wins Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year
Posted on April 1, 2012 | No CommentsRenowned vocalist Kiran Ahluwalia won Canada’s prestigious Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year last night. Her album is titled Aam Zameen: Common Ground, released on her independent... -
Berklee College of Music to Present Alison Krauss, Mulatu Astatke, The Eagles, with Honorary Doctor of Music Degrees
Posted on March 28, 2012 | No CommentsBerklee College of Music announced today that President Roger Brown will present Alison Krauss, Mulatu Astatke, and The Eagles with honorary doctor of music degrees at Berklee’s commencement ceremony, Saturday,... -
Rainforest World Music Festival & Borneo Jazz 2012 T-Shirt Design Winners Announced
Posted on March 21, 2012 | 1 CommentSarawak Tourism Board (STB) revealed today the winners of the T-Shirt design competition for Rainforest World Music Festival and Borneo Jazz 2012 held recently at The Spring Mall Kuching. Two... -
Mambo Legend Israel López “Cachao” Wins Grammy for His Last Album
Posted on February 13, 2012 | No CommentsOnly three months after winning his second Latin Grammy in the category of “Best Traditional Tropical Album”, the great Cuban bass player and composer Israel López “Cachao” won a Grammy...