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…
WOMEX 2021 Professional Excellence Award Goes to Global Music Match
Category: Awards
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…
World Music Contest Premio Andrea Parodi to Select 2020 Finalists This Week
European world music award Premio Andrea Parodi is currently presenting the finals of 2020’s 13th edition during May 14 and 15, 2021. The finals were…
Kentucky State Fiddle Championship 2021 Results Revealed
On Saturday, March 20th, 2021 the Kentucky State Fiddle Championship took place at the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum in Owensboro, Kentucky. Nearly…
Musician and Songwriter Billy Strings Wins Best Bluegrass Album at 2021 Grammy Awards
Celebrated singer-songwriter and musician Billy Strings won Best Bluegrass Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards for his record, Home (Rounder Records). Strings will perform…