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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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Yair Dalal (Israel)
Yair Dalal links on Radio 3:
Awards for World Music 2003 profile
nominated by:
Antoinette Fawcett, Ulverston:
'Music is the only language understood by everyone. At a time of increasing political, racial and religious tensions, this artist's musicality, his awareness of tradition, his ability to experiment, and, above all, his work for peace through his giftedness would make him an ideal choice for the Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Music Audience Award this year.'
Aida Micaheli, Israel:
'His music is like a dream, he plays the oud, violin & viola with the touch of a master.'
Amos Michaeli, Israel:
'Virtuosity and sensitivity are brought up together by Dalal's music to make me captivated in a dreamlike journey.'
Gilad Sheba, Israel:
'A real original musician. His musical skills vary from classical European music in jazz, rock, blues and Arabic classical music. His background as one of the latest representatives of Arab Jewish music from Iraq, has allowed him to develop this rare mix of traditional modern, Jewish and Arab, Oriental and Western. His great talent is exemplified in his rare mixture combining these often-conflicting trends. In the music of Dalal, these often-dissonant musical styles resonate peacefully and celebrate the ethnic traditions in which they are rooted.'
Zvulun Shalev, Australia:
'I've followed his work for many years and I do love his work all along this period. He's done a lot to bring the old Iraqi music into the front line again with a lot of respect to the 'old school'. In addition Yair raised his voice for peace and has done a lot to promote this issue, starting with recordings at Oslo with Palestinian musicians and all the way with other Arab and Beduinian ones. Yair , great violin and oud player exposed many
listeners to Iraqi/Persian/Baduinian music and all that with a lot of talent and sensitivity. He's my man whenever I miss the desert wind and sound of camels crosing the dunes. Yairs latest album , Asmar, is a masterpiece mixing Iraqi Morocan and Persian music and what a joy it brings to my ears every time over an over. Thanks Yair.'
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