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Shortlist announced for the Songlines Music Awards 2009

The shortlist of nominees for the inaugural Songlines Music Awards is announced today. Check out the artists in the runnings below. The winners will be revealed in the June issue of Songlines on sale 1 May. A selection of the shortlisted artists will appear at WOMAD, Charlton Park (24-26th July) www.womad.org.uk

BEST ARTIST

Toumani Diabate - The Mande Variations - World Circuit

Lila Downs - Shake Away - EMI

Mariza - Terra - EMI

Rokia Traore - Tchamantche - Nonesuch

BEST GROUP

Amadou & Mariam - Welcome To Mali - Because

Bellowhead - Matachin - Navigator Records

Los Desterrados - Miradores - Crusoe Records

The Garifuna Women’s Project - Umalali – Cumbancha

CROSS-CULTURAL COLLABORATION

Monkey (Damon Albarn & Jamie Hewlett): Journey to the West - XL

Balkan Beat Box - Nu-Made Remixes & Videos - Crammed Discs

Ska Cubano - Ajiaco! The Remix Album - Casino Sounds

Jah Wobble & The Chinese Dub Orchestra - Chinese Dub - 30 Hertz

NEWCOMER

Kiran Ahluwalia - Wanderlust - World Connection

Buika - Nina de Fuego - Warner

Dub Colossus - In A Town Called Addis - Real World

Dengue Fever - Venus on Earth - Real World

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