The Association of German Record Critics’ has given the German Record Critics’ Award to Austrian band Hotel Palindrone for its album Jodulator, as a recording…
German Record Critics’ Award Goes to Jodulator
Category: Awards
Francis Falceto Wins WOMEX 2011 Professional Excellence Award
Frenchman Francis Falceto is the winner of WOMEX 2011’s Professional Excellence Award. Francis Falceto is the originator and curator of the Ethiopiques series of CDs…
Ray Santos Receives The Latin Recording Academy’s 2011 Trustees Award
Mambo innovator Ray Santos has received The Latin Recording Academy’s 2011 Trustees Award. Heralded as “El Maestro” of the mambo sound, Ray Santos has performed,…
Afro-Uruguayan innovator Ruben Rada Receives 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award from The Latin Recording Academy
Afro-Uruguayan percussionist, composer and singer Ruben Rada is one of the recipients of the The Latin Recording Academy’s 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award. Ruben Rada, also…
José Feliciano Receives 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award from The Latin Recording Academy
Puerto Rican musician José Feliciano is one of the recipients of the The Latin Recording Academy’s 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award. Seven-time GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY…
Gal Costa Receives 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award from The Latin Recording Academy
Brazilian star Gal Costa is one of the recipients of the The Latin Recording Academy’s 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award. One of Brazil’s most popular singers,…
The Latin Recording Academy Announces 2011 Lifetime Achievement Awards
The Latin Recording Academy announced this week that the late Joe Arroyo (who died this week), Gal Costa, José Feliciano, Alex Lora, Les Luthiers, Rubén…
Hugh Masekela Wins WOMEX 2011 World Music Award for Artists
WOMEX announced that the winner of the WOMEX 2011 Award for Artists goes to Hugh Masekela, the trumpet prodigy, fiery denouncer of Apartheid and Afro-jazz…
National Endowment for the Arts Announces 2011 National Heritage Fellowship Recipients
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced today the 2011 NEA National Heritage Fellowship recipients. The award is the United States of America’s highest…
Indie Acoustic Project 2010 Winners Announced
The Indie Acoustic Project announced the winners of the IAP’s “Best CDs of 2010” Awards. The winners in each of 12 categories were selected from…