List of Winners
Babel Med Music & Provence-Alpes-Côte D’azur Region Award
This is a prize awarded to artists or professionals within the field of music that have made an outstanding contribution to world music.
Winner 2015: Omar Pene (Senegal) and Equation Music (program developed by the OIF and the Institut Français).
Transatlantic Bridge Prize
The Transtlantic Bridge (Pont Transatlantique) prize is a new award this year; a coproduction with Mundial Montréal. It was created to increase the circulation of artists between Europe and North America. The winner selected at Mundial Montreal will be given the opportunity to showcase as part of the official programming of Babel Med Music.
Winner 2015: Le Vent Du Nord (Quebec, Canada)
Fondation Orange Award
Since 2012, Fondation Orange has been working in partnership with Babel Med Music to award a prize to a musical act selected by internet users at www.fondationorange.com.
This year, you can vote for your favorite artist (among the 5 projects selected) May 13-23t at www.fondationorange.com.
Adami World Music Award
Adami’s goal is to manage the legal rights of performing artists in the music industry. It offers financial support to professionals in the performing arts world, making it easier for new artists to get started and for the established ones to carry on working.
Winner 2015: Bachar Mar-Khalife (Lebanon-France)
France Musique World Music Award
The winner of this prize gets to record a CD with Radio France’s Ocora Records label the following year.
Winner 2015: Tcha Limberger’s Kalotaszeg Trio (Belgium-Hungary-Romania)
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
