World music expo WOMEX 2015 came to a close yesterday, October 25, with the award ceremony. Senegalese artist Cheikh Lô received the Artist Award…
Senegalese Musician Cheikh Lô Honored with WOMEX 2015 Artist Award
Category: Awards
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…
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2015 Announces Winners
The BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2015 were announced on Wednesday, April 22 at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff. The 16th annual gala…
Babel Med Music Announces 2015 World Music Awards
World music expo Babel Med Music has announced the winners of the Babel Awards 2015 (Les Prix Babel). The awards celebrate exceptional artists in world…
Irish-American Band The Gloaming Wins Meteor Choice Music Prize
Irish music band The Gloaming is the winner of the Album of the Year at the Irish Meteor Choice Music Prize for their self-titled…
Sousou & Maher Cissoko Win Swedish Music ‘Manifest’ Award for ‘Best Folk Album 2015’
Sousou & Maher Cissoko’s album ‘Africa Moo Baalu‘ (ARC Music ) has won the national Swedish Music ‘Manifest’ Award for ‘Best Folk Album 2015.’ Sousou…