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…
Chucho and Bebo Valdés to Be Honored at Berklee College of Music
Category: Awards
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…
World Music Supergroup Djan Djan Wins Australian ARIA Award
World music supergroup Djan Djan is the winner of the 2010 ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) Award in the category of Best World Music Album…
fRoots receives Womex 2010 Award, Recognizing the Vital Role of Independent print media
Yesterday afternoon in Copenhagen, fRoots magazine’s founding editor Ian Anderson was honored to receive the 2010 Womex Award For Professional Excellence, presented to him by…
Roskilde Festival World Music Award Goes to Dhow Countries Music Academy in Zanzibar
Roskilde Festival World Music Award goes to the music academy The Dhow Countries Music Academy in Zanzibar. The project receives the 30,000 euro award for…