The 22nd annual Latin Grammy Awards took place in Las Vegas (Nevada, USA) on Thursday, November 18, 2021. The event celebrated the music of Spanish…
2021 Latin Grammy Winners in World Music Categories
Category: Awards
Matteo Leone Wins 2021 Andrea Parodi World Music Award, Sorah Rionda Receives Critics’ Award
Matteo Leone (from Calasetta, Sardinia) is the winner of the 14th edition of the Andrea Parodi Prize, the most important European world music contest. Leone…
The Culture of America to Celebrate the 2021 NEA National Heritage Fellows
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in collaboration with the National Council for the Traditional Arts, will present The Culture of America: A Cross-Country…
Industrial Strength Bluegrass Wins IBMA’s 2021 Album of the Year
Industrial Strength Bluegrass: Southwestern Ohio’s Musical Legacy (Smithsonian Folkways) was named the International Bluegrass Music Association’s 2021 Album of the Year. Joe Mullins who produced…
Appalachian Road Show Wins Two IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards
American roots supergroup Appalachian Road Show was named the Instrumental Group of the Year and New Artist of the Year at the 2021 International Bluegrass…
King B-Fine and Afrikaya Band Win World Music Category in 2021 Unsigned Only Music Competition
King B-Fine and Afrikaya Band (Freetown, Sierra Leone) is the first place winner in the 2021 Unsigned Only Music Competition with the song “E don…
Aynur Wins WOMEX 2021 Artist Award
Vocalist, songwriter and instrumentalist Aynur Doğan is the winner of the WOMEX 2021 Artist Award. The world music expo stated in a press release: “It…
WOMEX 2021 Professional Excellence Award Goes to Global Music Match
Global Music Match, a network of folk and roots-based musicians supported by music export offices from 17 countries and regions from around the world, is…
Top Flamenco Contest, Festival Internacional del Cante de las Minas Reveals 2021 Winners
The 60th edition of the influential Flamenco contest Festival Internacional del Cante de las Minas announced 2021’s winners. Granada-born singer cantaora Amparo Heredia Reyes, artistically…
Martinho da Vila Receives 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award from The Latin Recording Academy
Brazilian musician Martinho da Vila is one of the recipients of the 2021 Lifetime Achievement Awards bestowed by The Latin Recording Academy. Martinho da Vila…