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Peter Gabriel and Robin Denselow to present Songlines Music Awards at WOMAD Charlton Park
Posted on July 22nd, 2010 in Songlines News.
Winners of the Songlines Music Awards 2010 will receive their gongs over the WOMAD Festival weekend as they join the line-up of the UK’s biggest world music event.
On the evening of Friday July 23, new African sensations Staff Benda Bilili will receive their award for Best Group, presented to them by world music writer and reporter Robin Denselow after their performance on the Open Air Stage, which starts at 7pm.
On the evening of Saturday July 24, British guitarist Justin Adams and Gambian singer and ritti (one-stringed fiddle) player Juldeh Camara will receive their award for Cross-Cultural Collaboration, presented to them by world music legend and WOMAD founder Peter Gabriel after their performance in the Siam tent, which starts at 6pm.
If you are at WOMAD Festival Charlton Park, come down and meet the team at the Songlines tent.
Join Songlines at WOMAD or watch online
Posted on July 20th, 2010 in World Music.
The Songlines Tteam will be at WOMAD Charlton Park in Wiltshire on the weekend of July 23-25, so if you are there come and find us. If you’re not…
…The Africa Channel – broadcast on Sky Digital channel 268 and the only TV channel devoted exclusively to African content – launches its Summer of Music in collaboration with Songlines from July 23. There will be coverage of WOMAD festival at Charlton Park available on both the Africa Channel and Songlines websites.
WOMAD this year plays host to such legends as Salif Keita, Horace Andy, Afro Celt Sound System and Gil Scott-Heron alongside hot acts like Staff Benda Bilili, Ska Cubano and Ozomatli. Throughout the weekend, you can catch artist interviews and exclusive live performances by some of the biggest names.
During the WOMAD weekend, the Africa Channel will also be broadcasting one of its live music premiere concerts – Cape Verdean star Mayra Andrade live in her homeland. This is one of a series of feature concerts and documentaries to be broadcast throughout July and August every Sunday and Wednesday night.
Other highlights include live concerts from Caribbean zouk legends Kassav’ on August 1 and Algerian gnawa and reggae fusionists Gnawa Diffusion on August 15. Watch out for more live world music in the months to come on the Africa Channel.
Songlines Music Awards 2010 winners announced
Posted on April 27th, 2010 in Songlines News.
Following on from the success of last year’s inaugural awards, Songlines is delighted to announce this year’s winners. The Songlines Music Awards recognise outstanding talent in world music and are voted by Songlines readers and the general public.
There are four categories: Best Artist, Best Group, Cross-Cultural Collaboration
and Newcomer – the results from the public vote generate the final nominees, the top four in each category.
The winners, selected by the Songlines editorial team, listed below, will be published in the June issue of Songlines, (#68) on sale from April 30 2010. The winners will also be announced on BBC Radio 3’s ‘World on 3’ programme, on April 30, by last year’s Best Artist winner, Rokia Traoré.
A 16-track compilation album (SPLCD003) featuring the four winners and 12 final nominees is out now on CD and download. A Songlines Music Awards 2010 app, for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, featuring excerpts and profiles on the winners and nominees, is also available to download for free from the iTunes App store.
“The audience for world music is greater now than it’s ever been,” says Simon Broughton, editor-in-chief of Songlines, “and it’s reaching out in ever more diverse directions. It’s still essential to have awards in which the leading names can be celebrated and the new and innovative names highlighted.”
And the winners are…
Best Artist
Goran Bregović
(for the album Alkohol on Wrasse Records)
Goran Bregović will be presented with his Songlines Music Award by Simon Broughton after his performance at the Festival de Jazz de Nice on July 18
Best Group
Staff Benda Bilili
(for the album Très Très Fort on Crammed Discs)
Staff Benda Bilili will be presented with their Songlines Music Award after their performance at WOMAD Charlton Park on July 23
Cross-Cultural Collaboration
Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara
(for the album Tell No Lies on Real World)
Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara will be presented with their Songlines Music Award after their performance at WOMAD Charlton Park on July 24
Newcomer
Deolinda
(for the album Canção ao Lado on World Connection)
Deolinda will be presented with their Songlines Music Award by Jo Frost, Songlines editor, after their performance at CCB in Lisbon on June 8
Songlines Music Awards 2010 CD is on sale now
www.songlines.co.uk/music-awards