The prestigious award Premio Flamenco Hoy was given to the new Suma Flamenca festival held in Madrid, in the category of Best Flamenco Awareness Work.…
Madrid Flamenco Festival Suma Flamenca Receives Top Flamenco Award
Category: Awards
Celtic Connections 2007 Danny Kyle’s Open Stage 2007 Winners Announced
Glasgow, Scotland – Every year at Celtic Connections, the cream of new musical talent perform at Danny Kyle’s Open Stage. A diverse panel of judges…
Catriona Watt Wins BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year Award
The BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year Award was won by Gaelic singer Catriona Watt. The BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician…
Mary Youngblood’s Dance with the Wind Nominated for a GRAMMY Award
Silver Wave Records announced that Dance with the Wind, the latest release from Mary Youngblood, has been nominated for a GRAMMY Award in the category…
Five-piece Canadian Folksters The Duhks bring in Grammy Nomination
Winnipeg, Canada – Despite the chilling temperatures, Winnipeggers found some warmth with the news that one of their many best-kept secrets is finally common knowledge.…
Native American Label Canyon Records Receives Two Grammy Nominations
Phoenix (Arizona), USA – The Recording Academy has announced the final nominees for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards and Phoenix’s Canyon Records has received two…
World Music and Jazz Acts on Heads Up International Receive Four GRAMMY Nominations
Heads Up International received four GRAMMY nominations from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences on December 7, 2006. The nominations were in a…
Northern Cree Receives Two Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards
Phoenix (Arizona), USA – The Eighth Annual Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards were presented November 24th, 2006 at the Metro Toronto Convention Center’s John Bassett…
African Stars Habib Koité, Vusi Mahlasela, and Dobet Gnahoré Inducted Into the Afropop Hall of Fame
New York (NY), USA – On Tuesday November 14th in New York, Public Radio International’s Afropop Worldwide inducted Habib Koité from Mali, Vusi Mahlasela from…
World Music Succeeds at Latin Grammy Awards 2006
The 7th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were held yesterday evening, November 3rd at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Even though pop acts got…