Basque folk band Adarrots won the 6th edition of Concurso Internacional Eurofolk, held in Córdoba (Spain). After winning in the Spanish round, Adarrots traveled to…
Adarrots Wins 6th Eurofolk International Contest
Category: Awards
Kenya’s Mutinda Wins 2010 International Songwriting Competition World Music Award
George Mutinda Wambua of Kenya won the first place in the World Music category at the 2010 International Songwriting Competition (ISC). Second Place went to…
Winners of the 2010 International Songwriting Competition (ISC) Announced
The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) announced today the 2010 winners. ISC’s Grand Prize for 2010 is awarded to Australian native Kasey Chambers for her song…
Chucho and Bebo Valdés to Be Honored at Berklee College of Music
Berklee president Roger H. Brown will present Cuban musicians Chucho Valdés and Bebo Valdés, with honorary doctor of music degrees at Berklee College of Music’s…
Flamenco Hoy 2010 Awards Announced
The winners of the 12th Flamenco Hoy awards (XII Premios “Flamenco Hoy”) were announced on March 21st at Teatro Lara in Madrid (Spain). Winners 1.…
World Music Winners of 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards Announced
Winners of the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards in the world music categories were announced tonight, February 13, 2011. Mali’s Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté…
Pancho Amat to receive the 2010 Cuban National Music Award
As reported by Cuban TV National News, Leonel Francisco ‘Pancho’ Amat, famous Cuban composer and ´tres´ player got the 2010 National Music Award, the highest…
fRoots Announces the Winners of World Music and Roots Albums Of The Year
The winners of the 25th annual fRoots Critics Poll Albums Of The Year were exclusively announced last night on BBC Radio 3’s World On 3.…
Canadian Folk Music Awards 2010 Announced
The Sixth Annual Canadian Folk Music Awards (CFMAs) were held this year at Winnipeg’s Pantages Playhouse theatre on Saturday, November 20th. Big things are in…
Juan Luis Guerra and Buika Among Winners of 2010 Latin Grammy
Domican bachata star Juan Luis Guerra, Spain’s Buika and Brazil’s Gilberto Gil are among the winners of the 2010 Latin Grammy awards. The Latin Recording…