Songlines Music Awards Nominees 2011

BEST ARTIST

  • Ana Moura (for the album Leva me Aos Fados on World Village)
  • Cheikh Lô (for the album Jamm on World Circuit)
  • Femi Kuti (for the album Africa for Africa on Wrasse)
  • Youssou N'Dour (for the album Dakar-Kingston on Universal)

BEST GROUP

  • Bellowhead (for the album Hedonism on Navigator)
  • Hanggai (for the album He Who Travels Far on World Connection)
  • Lepistö & Lehti (for the album Helsinki on Aito Records)
  • Terrakota (for the album World Massala on Ojo Musica)

CROSS-CULTURAL COLLABORATION

  • AfroCubism (for the album AfroCubism on World Circuit)
  • Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal (for the album Chamber Music on No Format)
  • Kronos Quartet with Alim & Fargana Qasimov and Homayun Sakhi
    (for the album Rainbow - Music of Central Asia Vol 8 on Smithsonian Folkways)
  • Vishwa Mohan Bhatt & Matt Malley (for the album Sleepless Nights on World Village)

 NEWCOMER

  • The Creole Choir of Cuba (for the album Tande-la on Real World)
  • Raghu Dixit (for the album Raghu Dixit on Vishal & Shekhar Music)
  • Syriana (for the album Road to Damascus on Real World)
  • Tamikrest (for the album Adagh on Glitterhouse Records)

To hear to an excerpt from each nominees' album, listen to the new Songlines Podcast or download the free Songlines Music Awards 2011 iPhone app.

The winners, to be selected by the Songlines editorial team, will be published in the June issue (#76), on sale April 29.

Songlines Music Awards 2011 CD

Songlines is releasing a compilation album, on CD and download, featuring all 16 nominated artists in the Songlines Music Awards 2011, from March 21.

Music Awards 2011 CD

The album is now available to pre-order from the following retailers::

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For details on the Songlines Music Awards 2010 compilation album, click here.