Oslo, Norway – The first Freemuse Award will be given to Tiken Jah Fakoly from Ivory coast. This is announced at the Nobel Peace Centre…
View More Exiled African Reggae Star Tiken Jah Fakoly first Freemuse Award winnerCategory: Awards
American Polka King Jimmy Sturr Wins 17th Grammy Award
Burlington (Massachusetts), USA – Jimmy Sturr continued his reign as polka king in the United States, albeit little competition, winning his 17th Grammy award for…
View More American Polka King Jimmy Sturr Wins 17th Grammy AwardJohnny Whitehorse Wins Grammy
Totemic Flute Chants by Johnny Whitehorse (aka Robert Mirabal) is the winner of the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Native American Music Album. Mirabal and…
View More Johnny Whitehorse Wins GrammyAlison Krauss & Robert Plant Collaboration Wins Grammy Award
Alison Krauss and Robert Plant received the Grammy award for ‘Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals’ for “Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On),” from Raising Sand.…
View More Alison Krauss & Robert Plant Collaboration Wins Grammy AwardThe World Music Grammy Awards go to Angelique Kidjo and Soweto Gospel Choir
The 50th Annual Grammy Awards were given in a ceremony held February 10, 2008, at Staples Center in Los Angeles (California). The Best Contemporary World…
View More The World Music Grammy Awards go to Angelique Kidjo and Soweto Gospel ChoirWorld Music Nominees for 39th NAACP Image Awards
The 39th NAACP Image Awards will air live on Thursday, February 14 (8:00 – 10:00 PM ET/PT Tape- Delayed) on FOX. The NAACP Image Awards…
View More World Music Nominees for 39th NAACP Image Awards2007 International Songwriting Competition (ISC) World Music Finalists Announced
The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) announced today its 2007 finalists and semi-finalists. Selected out of over 15,000 entries from 100 countries worldwide, they represent all…
View More 2007 International Songwriting Competition (ISC) World Music Finalists AnnouncedAndy Palacio Wins Prestigious BBC World Music Award
London, UK – The tragic death on Saturday 19th January of Andy Palacio, the much-loved Garifuna musician from Belize, has made it appropriate for some…
View More Andy Palacio Wins Prestigious BBC World Music AwardNative American Singer Jennifer Kreisberg Among winners of 7th Annual Independent Music Awards
Jennifer Kreisberg (Tuscarora) is among a diverse group of independent musicians named as winners of the 7th Annual Independent Music Awards Jennifer’s wide-range vocals and…
View More Native American Singer Jennifer Kreisberg Among winners of 7th Annual Independent Music AwardsThroat Singer Bady-Dorzhu Ondar Awarded People’s Xoomeizhi of Tuva
One of the members of Alash ensemble, 23-year-old Bady-Dorzhu Ondar, has been awarded the title People’s Xoomeizhi of Tuva. The title “People’s Xoomeizhi” is an…
View More Throat Singer Bady-Dorzhu Ondar Awarded People’s Xoomeizhi of Tuva