WORLD MUSIC AWARDS 2003
The simultaneous broadcast on BBC Radio 3
and the EBU satellite of the World Music Awards 2003 ceremony at
the Ocean in London will take place on Thursday, 27 March
2003.
Awards
Americas Award: Los
de Abajo (Mexico) Fiery rock, soul, ska and radical Mexican
soul.
Boundary Crossing
Award: Ellika and Solo (Sweden/Senegal) Ellika on
fiddle and Solo on kora merge Swedish traditions with ancient griot
melodies.
Middle East Award:
Samira Said (Egypt) One of the top stars of the Arabic music
world.
Newcomer Award:
Gotan Project (France) A fresh approach to tango.
Europe Award: Mariza
(Portugal) A unique young performer of fado, the Portuguese
blues.
Asia-Pacific
Award: Ensemble Kaboul and Ustad Mahwash
(Afghanistan), traditional songs from Afghanistan.
Africa Award and Critics’ Award for
Album of the Year: Orchestra Baobab
(Senegal)
A double award-winning ensemble, now re-formed after a break of two
decades.
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Broadcasters |
Austria, ORF
Belgium, VRT & RTBF
Bosnia-Herzegovina, JSBH
Bulgaria, BNR
Canada, CBC
Croatia, HRT
Czech Republic, CR
Denmark, DR
Finland, YLE
Germany, DLRB, SFB, SR | Greece, ERT
Hungary, LR
Lithuania, LR
Norway, NRK
Poland, PR
Portugal, RDP
Russia, RTR
Slovenia, RTVSLO
Spain, RNE |
The link to all the winners is: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/world/awards2003/nominees.shtml
