British magazine foots has announced the winners of the fRoots Critics Poll For Albums Of The Year, This year’s winners were exclusively revealed by…
fRoots Announces Winners of Critics Poll 2015
Category: Awards
Elida Almeida Wins the Prix Découvertes RFI 2015
Cape Verdian artist Elida Almeida has won Radio France Internationale’s Prix Découvertes RFI 2015 for her debut album “Ora Doci, Ora Margos.” The album…
The 30th Annual fRoots Critics Poll Announces 2015 Nominees
British publication fRoots magazine announced this morning the nominees for Album of the Year in the fields of folk, roots and world music. The…
Hermes Records Founder Ramin Sadighi Receives WOMEX 2015 Award
At the WOMEX Award ceremony held yesterday in Budapest, Hermes Records’ founder, Ramin Sadighi (Iran), received the Professional Excellence Award. Ramin Sadighi stated: “Thank…
Senegalese Musician Cheikh Lô Honored with WOMEX 2015 Artist Award
World music expo WOMEX 2015 came to a close yesterday, October 25, with the award ceremony. Senegalese artist Cheikh Lô received the Artist Award…
16th Annual Latin Grammy Awards Nominations Announced
The Latin Recording Academy revealed today the nominations for the 16th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards. The award ceremony will take place on Thursday, Nov.…
Senegalese Artist Cheikh Lô, Winner of WOMEX 2015 Artist Award
World music expo organizers WOMEX announced today that Senegalese musician Cheikh Lô will be receive this year’s Artist Award. Cheikh Lô and other 2015…
Rahim AlHaj, Michael Alpert, and Drink Small, 2015 National Heritage Fellowship Award Winners
Today, the National Endowment for the Arts announced its 2015 National Heritage Fellowship award winners, the United States’ highest award in the folk and…
Janusz Prusinowski Wins Poland’s Traditional Culture Award
Janusz Prusinowski has won the annual award of the Polish Ministry of Culture (Doroczna Nagroda Minister Dziedzictwa Narodowego Kultury i) in the category of…
Jean Pierre Nimbona Wins International Songwriting Competition’s World Music Award
International Songwriting Competition (ISC) announced today its 2014 winners. The First Place winner in the World Music category is the song “Mapenzi ‘Love’” by…