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The Audience Award
One of the main awards has now been decided by you the audience. The winner will be announced at the Poll Winners concert in March. A huge thanks to all those who contributed. It was wonderful to see such a wide-ranging list of nominations (left) and the way so many of the musicians have touched your lives.
Visit the Awards for World Music homepage to discover the best music on the planet in 8 other categories.
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YOUR NOMINEES |
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TOP FOUR NOMINATIONS |
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A.R.Rahman
Alka Yagnik
Amadou et Mariam
Anouar Brahem
Baaba Maal
Badmarsh and Shri
Baka Beyond
Bembeya Jazz
Bob Brozman
Cachaito Lopez
Cara Dillon
Cheikh Lo
Dhafer Youssef
Djelimady Tounkara
Djivan Gasparyan
Eddie Palmieri
Edith Lefel
Eliseo Parra
Eliza Carthy
Ellika and Solo
Faiz Ali Faiz
Femi Kuti
Gaiteiros de Lisboa
Ghalia & Timnaa
Gjallarhorn
Gotan Project
Issa Bagayogo
Hukwe Zawose
Iva Bittova
Javier Ruibal
Kamel Nitrate
Kando Bongo Man
Kimmo Pohjonen
Kim Young-Ja
Khaled
Kristi Stassinopoulou
La Bottine Souriante
Lila Downs
Los de Abajo
Madredeus
Mahotella Queens
Manu Chao
Mari Boyne
Mariza
Martin Carthy
Mary Gauthier
Natasha Atlas
Oi Va Voi
Ojos de Brujo
Oliver Mtukudzi
Omar Faruk Tekbilek
One Giant Leap
Orchestra Baobab
Oysterband
Papa Noel & Papi Oviedo
Praying For The Rain
Rachid Taha
Rokia Traoré
Sahotas
Sainkho Namtchylak
Salif Keita
Sekouba Bambino
Seize The Day
Sergey Starostin
Souad Massi
Susana Baca
Tarkan
Tarika
Tata Pound
Te Vaka
TerraFolk
The Be Good Tanyas
Trilok Gurtu
U-cef
Vardos
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Yair Dalal
Youssou N'Dour
Zakir Hussain
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Here are the bands who were voted onto the final shortlist. Click on each name to read more about them and click on the 'listen' icon to hear a selected track from each band. A large selection of your comments can be found by clicking on the list to the left.
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Salif Keita (Mali)
Salif Keita links on Radio 3:
Critics Award 2003 album review
nominated by:
Maki, London:
'He has a great voice.'
Abubakar, Accra:
'Music truly makes the people out and with Salif I am more than inspired.'
Dave Russell, Welton:
'His music always seems to bustle with life and with invention - two essentials to ensure that the music is always listenable to for everyone.'
Priti Raja, London:
'His duet with Cesaria Evora is one of the most moving songs I have heard in a long time. A sound that evokes deep emotions.'
Julia King, Cardiff:
'He is the Ambassador of Mali and West African music. He has continually maintained a high standard of music and his most recent Moffou proves he is still the best.'
Gerry Cordon, Liverpool:
'By far the best album of the year - in a crowded field (sorry, Baobab); one that was genuinely innovative whilst also being firmly rooted in tradition. By contrast, Youssou N'Dour's album was a disappointment.'
Gerard Hharris, Bray:
'For the best album of the year - he's transcended genre more convincingly than any other world superstar on this - his greatest work since Soro.'
Yogesh Mistry, Luton:
'Very inspiring and peaceful music.Good rythms.Enlightens my spirituality.'
Shaun Dunphy, Lindfield:
'Vibrant, human, magical music to be shared by all.'
Gilles Couzin, Bristol:
'Moffou is for me his best recording since his early work with Les Ambassadeurs. His hauntingly beautiful voice dominates the album and contrary to his 90's recordings, the mainly acoustic arrangements provide a delicate backup. A real surprise is his excellent guitar playing on a few self accompanied ballads. A timeless album anchored in tradition yet thoroughly modern.'
Craig Gibson, London:
'He moved away from the dense electronic production that characterised his 90's recordings, with the sensitive Moffou, which saw the return of traditional instrumentation and, of course, 'the voice'...superb.'
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AWARDS HOMEPAGE
FEATURES
AUDIENCE AWARD
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AWARDS PHOTOS
NOMINEES:
Alka Yagnik
Bembeya Jazz
DuOuD
Eliza Carthy
Ellika and Solo
Gotan Project
Kasse Mady Diabaté
Kayhan Kalhor
Kimmo Pohjonen
Lila Downs
Los de Abajo
Mahwash and Ensemble Kaboul
Mariza
Oi Va Voi
Ojos de Brujo
Omar Faruk Tekbilek
Orchestra Baobab
Papa Noel and Papi Oviedo
Salif Keita
Samira Said
Sergey Starostin
Susana Baca
Te Vaka
Tony Allen
Trilok Gurtu
Yair Dalal
Youssou N'Dour
Yusa
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