The WOMEX Top Label Award for 2010 has been given to World Village / Harmonia Mundi (France/USA). Created as a joint project with the World…
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WOMEX 2010 Award for Professional Excellence Goes to Ian Anderson of fRoots, Celebrating Independent Press
WOMEX announced the winner of the WOMEX 2010 Award for Professional Excellence. The award goes to British musician and journalist Ian Anderson (UK), founder and…
View More WOMEX 2010 Award for Professional Excellence Goes to Ian Anderson of fRoots, Celebrating Independent PressGhanaian Drummer Yacub Addy Earns Top American Arts Honor
The National Endowment for the Arts announced today that Ghanaian drum master Yacub Addy, who resides in upstate New York, will be awarded a 2010…
View More Ghanaian Drummer Yacub Addy Earns Top American Arts HonorPuerto Rican Percussionist Giovanni Hidalgo Receives Honorary Doctor of Music Degree
Berklee College of Music presented an honorary doctor of music degree to percussionist, composer, and bandleader Giovanni Hidalgo. The diploma was awarded during the…
View More Puerto Rican Percussionist Giovanni Hidalgo Receives Honorary Doctor of Music DegreeWOMEX 2010 Award Goes to Danyèl Waro of Reunion Island
WOMEX announced today the winner of the WOMEX 2010 Award for Artists: Danyèl Waro, the uncompromising maloya hero from Reunion Island. Waro will perform on…
View More WOMEX 2010 Award Goes to Danyèl Waro of Reunion IslandIndie Acoustic Project 2009 World Music Winners Announced
The Indie Acoustic Project (IAP) announced the winners of the IAP’s “Best CDs of 2009” Awards. The winners in each of 12 categories were selected…
View More Indie Acoustic Project 2009 World Music Winners AnnouncedSonglines Music Awards 2010 for World Music Acts Announced
Following on from the success of last year’s inaugural awards, Songlines magazine announced this year’s winners. The Songlines Music Awards recognize outstanding talent in world…
View More Songlines Music Awards 2010 for World Music Acts AnnouncedBlues Music Awards 2010 to Include Live Performance by Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient Buddy Guy on May 6, 2010
Memphis (Tennessee), USA – The Blues Foundation confirmed that the legendary blues musician Buddy Guy will perform at the 2010 Blues Music Awards on Thursday,…
View More Blues Music Awards 2010 to Include Live Performance by Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient Buddy Guy on May 6, 2010Afrofunk Masters Sila & the Afrofunk Experience Win NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding World Music Album
Kenyan funk master Sila Mutungi outshone such notable competition as Zap Mama and Omou Sangare at the 41st Annual NAACP Image Awards to take home…
View More Afrofunk Masters Sila & the Afrofunk Experience Win NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding World Music AlbumMamadou Diabate and Bela Fleck World Music Winners at 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards
The winners of the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced this evening by The Recording Academy at Staples Center in Los Angeles. In the Best…
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