Songlines Music Awards 2009

We take great pleasure in announcing the Songlines Music Awards nominations.

The Songlines Music Awards recognise outstanding talent in world music and are run in partnership with WOMAD festival, culminating in performances by a selection of the nominees at this summer’s WOMAD in Charlton Park, July 24-26 2009, including Rokia Traoré, Dub Colossus and Los Desterrados.

There are four categories: Best Artist, Best Group, Cross-Cultural Collaboration, and Newcomer – for more details on these, click here.

The eligible artists are those who have had albums reviewed in Songlines during 2008 (from issues #50 to #57 inclusive) and were voted on by the public. The top four artists in each category give us the final nominees - for more details click here.

After much debate and deliberation, the Songlines editorial team have selected these four winners. They include some of the foremost artists on the world music scene, alongside an up-and-coming name to watch and some invigorating collaborative sounds ….

	BEST ARTIST Rokia Traoré
	BEST GROUP Amadou & Mariam
	CROSS-CULTURAL COLLABORATION Jah Wobble & The Chinese Dub Orchestra
	NEWCOMER Kiran Ahluwalia