The fRoots Critics Poll Albums Of 2009 winners were exclusively revealed last night on BBC Radio 3’s World On Three by Lopa Kothari and fRoots…
fRoots Critics Poll Announces Winners of World Music Albums Of The Year
Category: Awards
World Music and Roots Artists Nominees for 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards
Nominations for the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced last night by The Recording Academy and reflected an eclectic mix of the best and brightest…
Cuban Star Omara Portuondo Wins the Latin Grammy for Best Contemporary Tropical Album in 2009
Renowned Cuban singer Omara Portuondo won the Best Contemporary Tropical Album or “Mejor Álbum Tropical Contemporáneo” Latin Grammy award with her latest release Gracias produced…
Lee Morgan Wins Australian Indigenous Music Scholarship 2009
One Movement for Music Perth (OMFM) announced the final winner of the Australian Indigenous Music Scholarship (AIMS). Victoria’s Lee Morgan was proclaimed the winner in…
First Roskilde Festival World Music Award to Rokia Traoré’s Passerelle Foundation
The Roskilde Festival World Music Award worth 30,000 euros goes to Rokia Traoré‘s organization that works on professionalizing Malian music culture. The Roskilde Festival Charity…
Eleventh Annual Native American Music Awards Winners Announced
On Saturday October 3, 2009 the Eleventh Annual Native American Music Awards (N.A.M.A.) was held at the Seneca Niagara Hotel & Casino in Niagara Falls…
Omara Portuondo’s “Gracias” nominated for a Contemporary Tropical Album at the Latin GRAMMYs
Cuba’s legendary diva Omara Portuondo has been honored with a nomination from the 10th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards for her latest album, Gracias (World Village,…
2009 Latin Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Awards Announced
Candido Camero, Beth Carvalho, Charly García, Tania Libertad, Marco Antonio Muñiz, and Juan Romero will receive the 2009 Latin Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award. José…
WOMEX Announces Top 10 World Music CDs in 2009
WOMEX, the leading international world music organization, announced today the list of top world music CDs in 2009. The number one spot goes to Oumou…
WOMEX Reveals Top World Music Label Award 2009
WOMEX, the leading international world music organization, announced today the winner of the WOMEX Top Label Award. The award in 2009 goes to Crammed Discs…