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…
World Music Nominees for 39th NAACP Image Awards
Category: Awards
2007 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…
Andy 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…
Native 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…
Throat 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…
Tibetan Namgyal Lhamo Wins International Music Award
Netherlands-based Tibetan singer/songwriter Namgyal Lhamo has been awarded Best Female Solo Artist from India/Tibet at the 2007 International Music Awards held by Britain’s Musicaid along…
Marcel Khalife’s "Taqsim" Wins Prestigious L’Académie Charles Cros Award
Lebanese composer, ‘ud master and singer Marcel Khalife was awarded the 2007 Grand Prize of the prestigious L’Académie Charles Cros in the World Music Category.…
African and Brazilian Acts Top World Music Grammy Nominees
Santa Mónica (California), USA – Nominations for the 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced today by The Recording Academy. The contemporary world music category did…
Winners of the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards (CAMAs) 2007
Toronto, Canada – The 9th annual Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards (CAMAs) gala last evening was a star-studded night with Canada’s Native celebrities and performances by…
Vira Lozinsky named as finalists for the album category of the 7th Annual IMA award
Yiddish singer Vira Lozinsky is among a diverse group of independent musicians named as finalists for the “World Music album” category of the 7th Annual…