BBC - Radio 3 - Awards for World Music- Listeners Award: Gabi Lunca



		The Listeners Award One of the main awards has been decided by you the listeners. The vote is now closed, and the winner will be announced on 28 January. The top four artists are listed below. Afro Celt Sound System La Bottine Souriante Manu Chao Orchestra Baobab Click on the names below to read some of the comments by other listeners about their own choices. See below for the names of the winners in our prize CD draw.


The nominations:
Abdullah Chhadeh Afro Celt Sound System Anoushka Shankar Baaba Maal The Boat Band Bob Brozman Cachaito Lopez Caetano Veloso Cheb Mami Coco Mbsassi Csókolom Gabi Lunca Galldubh Goran Bregovic Habib Koité Hevia	Jocelyn Pook Kathryn Tickell Kékélé Kimmo Pohjonen La Bottine Souriante La Volée d'Castors Lila Downs Mabulu Manu Chao Mercedes Peón Momo Momo Wandel Soumah Nitin Sawhney Orchestra Baobab Papa Noel Peter Gabriel	Prem Joshua Rachid Taha Radio Tarifa Rokia Traoré Sekou Keita Sussan Deyhim Taraf de Haidouks Tarika Tibetan Institute Tinariwen Trilok Gurtu Värttinä Vera Bila Wai


		Gabi Lunca (Romania) nominated by Dimitris Galanopoulos: 'I listened to her voice, after buying the recently released collection 'Chansons Populaires et Tziganes' - her unique available recording, as far as I know. I am sure that she more than deserves international recognition.' '