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…
Appalachian Road Show Wins Two IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards
Category: Awards
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…
Famed Flamenco Guitarist Serranito Receives the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts and Announces Retirement and Farewell Tour
The SGAE Foundation, together with AIE, Guitarras Ramírez and the Royal Classic String, have partnered to support the celebration of the farewell tour of guitar…
Astola y Ratón Win Best Flamenco Album Award at the 2021 MIN Awards
The album Rock de Palo (El Volcán Música, 2020) from Spanish duo Astola y Ratón is the winner of the 2021 MIN Awards, Spain’s top…
Finnish Act Gájanas Wins International Indigenous Artist Recording of the Year at Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Awards 2021
Finnish band Gájanas has won the International Indigenous Artist/Group Recording of the Year Award at the Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Awards 2021 in Canada. Gájanas…
Still Life Wins 2020 Andrea Parodi World Music Award
The band Still Life from Barcelona, Spain is the winner of the 2020 Premio Andrea Parodi (Andrea Parodi Award), a European contest focused on world…