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AWARDS FOR WORLD MUSIC 2003: AUDIENCE AWARD

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.

Radio 3 controller, Roger Wright with Radio 3 girl

YOUR NOMINEES

TOP FOUR NOMINATIONS

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 Traoré
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
Värttinä
Yair Dalal
Youssou N'Dour
Zakir Hussain

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.


	TerraFolk
	Oi Va Voi
	Te Vaka
	Seize The Day

Femi Kuti (UK)

nominated by:

Elizabeth Clarke, Costa Rica:
'His music is an amazing mix of styles, African jazz, soul, r & b, his lyrics denounce the problems facing the African continent and their colonial roots, and his concert was fun and kept the audience on their feet the whole time!'

Martin Darbyshire:
'Well quite frankly if you sore him on this debut UK tour you'd have to vote for him. What a performance keeping Afrobeat every bit as alive in 2002.'

Tim Llewelyn, Bristol:
'True music power, in a different league to most other "World Music" acts though truly innovative music, with a positive and meaningful message in the language of the mainstream music bizness (English) and an awesome stage show.'

NOMINEES:

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