Category: Radio 3
Date: 27.02.2006
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The winners of the Â鶹Éç Radio 3 Awards for World Music 2006 have been announced.
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They include African pop sensation Amadou & Mariam, who walk away with two awards this year (Best Album and the Africa award), Ry Cooder, Nitin Sawhney and the astounding Konono No 1 from the Congo.
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The winners are:
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Ry Cooder (USA): Americas
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Souad Massi (Algeria): Middle East/North Africa
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Amadou & Mariam (Mali): Africa
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Fanfare Ciocarlia (Romania): Europe
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Sain Zahoor (Pakistan): Asia/Pacific
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DJ Shantel (Ukraine/Germany): Club Global
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Nitin Sawhney (India/UK): Culture Crossing
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Konono No 1 (Congo): Newcomer
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Amadou & Mariam (Mali): Album of the Year
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Many of the winning artists will appear at the Poll Winners' Concert at Brixton Academy on Friday 7 April.
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The evening will be presented by Hugh Masekela and Radio 3's Fiona Talkington and Verity Sharp.
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Tickets are available online at www.ticketweb.co.uk; and www.seetickets.com (0870 771 2000 or 08700 600 100).
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One final award, the Audience Award - voted for by listeners to Radio 3 and the Â鶹Éç World Service plus Â鶹Éç FOUR viewers - will be announced on the night of the awards.
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Radio 3 will broadcast the concert on Monday 10 April at 7.30pm.
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Highlights of the concert will be broadcast on Â鶹Éç FOUR on a date to be confirmed.
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A compilation CD will be released on Union Square Music on Monday 27 March.
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The Radio 3 Awards for World Music 2006 is a collaboration between Â鶹Éç Radio 3, WOMEX, fRoots, Songlines, the Rough Guides and Serious.
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The aim is to provide a showcase for the very best in world music. This year's event is sponsored by Pioneer GB.
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The winners were announced on Saturday 25 February at 3.00pm on Radio 3's World Routes, transmitted from London's Bar Darbucka.
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Notes to Editors
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The nominations for the awards are chosen by delegates to WOMEX, the World Music Expo.
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The 2,000 or so delegates at this yearly event each have a vote in all of the awards categories, except for the Album of the Year and the Audience Award.
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In addition, music specialists at the Â鶹Éç World Service choose one nomination in the geographical categories Africa, Americas, Middle East & North Africa and Asia-Pacific.
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All of the nominations are then reviewed by the Awards for World Music jury - details of which can be found at bbc.co.uk/radio3 - who choose the winning acts.
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There are two categories in which the jury has no say.
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The Album of the Year is voted on by a panel of critics assembled by fRoots magazine.
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The Audience Award is chosen by the general public, who vote for their own choices from the overall nominations list.
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