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Songlines Music Awards 2011

The votes are in and the winners have just been announced for Songlines Music Awards 2011. It's the third year this respected UK world music magazine has run the awards poll as a way to highlight excellence in world music.  Check out the full list of nominees across the four categories below (winners in bold):

BEST ARTIST

• Ana Moura - Leva me Aos Fados

• Cheikh Lô - Jamm

• Femi Kuti - Africa for Africa

• Youssou N'Dour - Dakar-Kingston

BEST GROUP

• Bellowhead - Hedonism

• Hanggai - He Who Travels Far

• Lepistö & Lehti - Helsinki

• Terrakota - World Massala

CROSS-CULTURAL COLLABORATION

• AfroCubism - AfroCubism

• Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal - Chamber Music

• Kronos Quartet with Alim & Fargana Qasimov & Homayun Sakhi - Rainbow: Music of Central Asia Vol 8

• Vishwa Mohan Bhatt & Matt Malley - Sleepless Nights

NEWCOMER

• The Creole Choir of Cuba - Tande-la

• Raghu Dixit - Raghu Dixit

• Syriana - Road to Damascus

• Tamikrest - Adagh

The Songlines Music Awards 2011 CD featuring all 16 nominees is out now

www.songlines.co.uk

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// ALSO

• Songlines Music Awards artists at WOMAD 2009
• Staff Benda Bilili announced as winners of the WOMEX 09 Artist Award
• Staff Benda Bilili at Womex 2009
• womex 2009, November 1st



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