Sacred Ground – A Tribute to Mother Earth took home the Grammy for Best Native American Music Album at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards show…
Sacred Ground Wins Grammy for Best Native American Music Album
Category: Awards
Danny Kyle’s Open Stage Winners Announced at Celtic Connections
Glasgow, Scotland – Last night’s Open Stage saw 7 up and coming artists collect Danny Awards. All of these artists will play a part in…
BBC Young Traditional Musician Award Announced
Glasgow, Scotland -The BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year was announced tonight. The winner is fiddler Shona Mooney from Lauder. Shona is originally from…
Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards Announces Winners of 27 Awards
Toronto, Canada – The 7th annual Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards gala held November 25th was a star-studded celebrity event where 27 awards were presented to…
Mojmir Novakovic i Kries Win Croatian Music Award
Croatia – Mojmir Novakovic i Kries won the Croatian Music Award – PORIN in the category of best album of original music for theatre, movie…
Bi Kidude Honored with World Music Award
Zanzibar, Tanzania – Facing stiff competition from the likes of Peter Gabriel, Miriam Makeba and many others, at the recent World Music Expo (WOMEX) in…
Kora Awards 2005
The countdown to the Kora Awards and Festival is officially on. The Kora organizers have received a record number of entries from musicians throughout the…
Folk Alliance Announces Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients
Memphis (Tennessee), USA – The North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance (Folk Alliance), announced Tom Paxton, topical singer/songwriter; Clifton Chenier, Zydeco king; and Dr.…
Randy Wood Receives Indian Summer Music Award
Phoenix (Arizona), USA – Randy Wood, of the Cree Nation, received his first Indian Summer Music Award for Best Traditional Vocal Album for his recording,…
WOMEX Award for Bi Kidude
Berlin, Germany – This year’s WOMEX Award will go to Zanzibar’s most famous cultural ambassador, Bi Kidude. In her 90’s now, she started her career…