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The Audience Award
One of the main awards has now been decided by you the audience. The winner will be announced at the Poll Winners concert in March. A huge thanks to all those who contributed. It was wonderful to see such a wide-ranging list of nominations (left) and the way so many of the musicians have touched your lives.
Visit the Awards for World Music homepage to discover the best music on the planet in 8 other categories.
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YOUR NOMINEES |
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TOP FOUR NOMINATIONS |
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A.R.Rahman
Alka Yagnik
Amadou et Mariam
Anouar Brahem
Baaba Maal
Badmarsh and Shri
Baka Beyond
Bembeya Jazz
Bob Brozman
Cachaito Lopez
Cara Dillon
Cheikh Lo
Dhafer Youssef
Djelimady Tounkara
Djivan Gasparyan
Eddie Palmieri
Edith Lefel
Eliseo Parra
Eliza Carthy
Ellika and Solo
Faiz Ali Faiz
Femi Kuti
Gaiteiros de Lisboa
Ghalia & Timnaa
Gjallarhorn
Gotan Project
Issa Bagayogo
Hukwe Zawose
Iva Bittova
Javier Ruibal
Kamel Nitrate
Kando Bongo Man
Kimmo Pohjonen
Kim Young-Ja
Khaled
Kristi Stassinopoulou
La Bottine Souriante
Lila Downs
Los de Abajo
Madredeus
Mahotella Queens
Manu Chao
Mari Boyne
Mariza
Martin Carthy
Mary Gauthier
Natasha Atlas
Oi Va Voi
Ojos de Brujo
Oliver Mtukudzi
Omar Faruk Tekbilek
One Giant Leap
Orchestra Baobab
Oysterband
Papa Noel & Papi Oviedo
Praying For The Rain
Rachid Taha
Rokia Traor茅
Sahotas
Sainkho Namtchylak
Salif Keita
Sekouba Bambino
Seize The Day
Sergey Starostin
Souad Massi
Susana Baca
Tarkan
Tarika
Tata Pound
Te Vaka
TerraFolk
The Be Good Tanyas
Trilok Gurtu
U-cef
Vardos
痴盲谤迟迟颈苍盲
Yair Dalal
Youssou N'Dour
Zakir Hussain
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Here are the bands who were voted onto the final shortlist. Click on each name to read more about them and click on the 'listen' icon to hear a selected track from each band. A large selection of your comments can be found by clicking on the list to the left.
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Orchestra Baobab (Senegal)
Orchestra Baobab links on Radio 3:
Awards for World Music 2003 profile
nominated by:
Frank Griffin, Amersham:
'Stunning concerts this year and the stars of Womad, Reading. The brilliant reissue of Pirates Choice was followed by the wonderful CD Specialist in All Styles. Atisso's guitar and Cissokho's sax are in great form, especially when they 'battle' against each other.'
Bill Alexander, Ross-shire:
'Two wonderful concerts (WOMAD & Glasgow), the best album of the year, and total nostalgia - they must walk it!'
Alan Finkel, London:
'After their wonderful performance at WOMAD, the long-awaited Specialist in all Styles finally arrived and lived up to all expectations ~ album of the year!'
Ken Amery, Wells:
'I Saw them do a brilliant live show in Bristol. Great rapport with the audience. Their recorded music is also superb.'
Nick Dawe, Bognor Regis:
'OK - it's taken them a while to get back together again, but the stuff they've done just lately is the best thing to com out of Western Africa in ages! (in my personal opinion...)'
Richard Blundel, Oxford Brookes University:
'Their sound is distinctive, infectious and always leaves me feeling that life is just a little more joyful.'
Dierk Ladendorff, Germany:
'Since the 70`s the cleanest singers and instrumentalist of West Africa who have influenced much more than is obvious i.e. the cuban "hype". Now they are back on stage. But this is not the beach boy reunion this is African music at its very best!'
Mike Shearing, Exeter:
'Being seriously impoverished, I made their's one of only 3 gigs attended this year - and cycled 90 miles from Exeter to Bristol to see it. Artists who thoroughly deserve the belated recognition.'
Peter Mitchell, Blackpool:
'A wonderful band whose recorded and live performances have given me much pleasure. Their walking of with this award would be truly be justified, and give me great satisfaction.It could not though, match the thrill of seeing them live in Manchester last October.'
Mr.P.Cory, Louth:
'Takes me back to the music I heard in the bars of West Africa back in the 1970's. Such joyous music to come out of a sad Continent.'
Susan Leckey, Brighton:
'Saw a fantastic live performance by Orchestra Baobab in Brighton - what a privilege to see these superstars in action, with an inspiring and joyful mix of Afro-Cuban numbers and more traditional griot singing - their new album Specialist in All Styles must be album of the year.'
Richard Law, Keighley:
'Great to see and hear a group who faded away return with such freshness and enthusiasm. A real less is more sound.'
David Acquet, London:
'What a comeback , beautifully arranged with superb guest vocals from Tonton Ferrer and Youssou Ndour. This is almost as close to a perfect world music album.'
TJ Coughlan, Somerset:
'Magnificent live performances at WOMAD & the later UK tour; 2002 album Specialist in all Styles is my album of the year. I spent half my life regretting never having seen Baobab originally, yet they were still better than I'd hoped.'
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