Madrid-based mestizo band Jenny And The Mexicats won the 2012 Los Guilles 2012 award in the category of Best World Music or Musical Hybrid category.…
Jenny And The Mexicats Wins Madrid Live Music Awards: Los Guilles 2012
Category: Awards
Kiran Ahluwalia Wins Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year
Renowned vocalist Kiran Ahluwalia won Canada’s prestigious Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year last night. Her album is titled Aam Zameen: Common…
Berklee College of Music to Present Alison Krauss, Mulatu Astatke, The Eagles, with Honorary Doctor of Music Degrees
Berklee College of Music announced today that President Roger Brown will present Alison Krauss, Mulatu Astatke, and The Eagles with honorary doctor of music degrees…
Rainforest World Music Festival & Borneo Jazz 2012 T-Shirt Design Winners Announced
Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) revealed today the winners of the T-Shirt design competition for Rainforest World Music Festival and Borneo Jazz 2012 held recently at…
Mambo Legend Israel López “Cachao” Wins Grammy for His Last Album
Only three months after winning his second Latin Grammy in the category of “Best Traditional Tropical Album”, the great Cuban bass player and composer Israel…
World Music and Roots Music Winners at 54th Annual Grammy Awards
The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) announced this evening the winners of the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center in Los…
Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Announces Juno Award World Music Nominees
The nominees for the 2012 JUNO Awards were announced by The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) at a press conference in Toronto…
Celtic Connections Festival Reveals Danny Kyle Open Stage 2012 Winners
The winners of this year’s Danny Kyle Open Stage, which is supported by the Evening Times, performed in the finale concert this evening (Sunday 5th…
Siggi Loch Winner of the jazzahead!-Škoda-Award 2012
This year’s winner of the jazzahead!-Škoda-Award, that is endowed with €15,000, is record label entrepreneur Siggi Loch. Mr. Loch will receive the coveted trophy for…
Antonio Carlos Jobim to Receive a Posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award from The Recording Academy
The Recording Academy announced its Special Merit Lifetime Achievement Awards recipients today, December 21st, 2011. Brazilian arranger, singer and pianist/guitarist Antonio Carlos Jobim is one…