Songlines Music Awards 2012

With the Songlines Music Awards now in their fourth year, Songlines magazine is delighted to announce this year's winners. The awards, voted by Songlines readers and the general public, endeavour to celebrate and acknowledge the myriad of musical talent across the world featured in Songlines magazine.

There are four categories: Best Artist, Best Group, Cross-Cultural Collaboration and Newcomer. The results from the initial vote generate the nominees, the top four in each category.

The winners, selected by the Songlines editorial team, are listed below. Check out our short film on the winners, including live performances and presented by Songlines editor-in-chief Simon Broughton.

And the winners are...

Anoushka Shankar

BEST ARTIST
Anoushka Shankar

For the album Traveller on DG

Tinariwen

BEST GROUP
Tinariwen

For the album Tassili on V2
Yo-Yo Ma

CROSS-CULTURAL COLLABORATION
Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan,
Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile

For the album The Goat Rodeo Sessions on Sony Classical

Fatoumata Diawara

NEWCOMER
Fatoumata Diawara

For the album Fatou on World Circuit

Songlines Music Awards 2012 CD

A 16-track album, featuring the winners and all nominated artists, is on sale as a CD & download from the following retailers:

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Music Awards 2012 CD

For details on the Songlines Music Awards 2011 compilation album, click here.