World Music Expo (WOMEX) announced today that Portuguese fado vocalist Mariza is the winner of the WOMEX 2014 Artist Award.
Since her first album Fado em Mim (2002), Mariza has become known as the most representative living performer of Portuguese fado, as well as the most cutting-edge and innovative in the style.
Her discography includes Fado Curvo (World Connection, 2002), Transparente (EMI, 2005), Concerto em Lisboa (2006), Terra (Earth) (Four Quarters Records, 2008), and Fado Tradicional (2010)
Mariza will receive the WOMEX 2014 Artist Award for bringing fado to new levels of international recognition. Mariza will also be performing a special Award-winner concert as part of the Awards Ceremony to close WOMEX for another year.
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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.
