Winners
of Ö÷²¥´óÐã Radio 3 Awards for World Music
The
winners of the Ö÷²¥´óÐã Radio 3 Awards for World Music 2003 are:
Gotan
Project (France): Newcomer
Ellika
& Solo (Sweden/Senegal): Boundary Crossing
Samira
Said (Egypt): Middle East
Orchestra
Baobab (Senegal): Africa
Mariza
(Portugal): Europe
Los
de Abajo (Mexico): Americas
Ensemble
Kaboul + Ustad Mahwash (Afghanistan): Asia/Pacific
Orchestra
Baobab (Senegal) – 'Specialist in All Styles' (World Circuit):
Critics Award for Album of the Year
Many
of the participants will be taking part in the Poll Winners Concert
at Ocean on Monday 24 March.
The
nominations for the Ö÷²¥´óÐã Radio 3 Audience Award are Te Vaka (New
Zealand); Oi Va Voi (UK); Terra Folk (Slovenia); and Seize the Day
(UK). The winner of this award will be announced on the night at
Ocean.
The
awards will be co-hosted by Rita Ray and Verity Sharp and awards
presented by a number of guests, still to be announced.
Last
years awards were presented by, among others, Johnny Depp (to Romanian
gypsy band, Taraf de Haidouks) and Damon Albarn (to Cuban bassist,
Orlando CachaÃto López).
Highlights
of the awards can be heard on Radio 3 on Thursday 27 March and seen
on Ö÷²¥´óÐã FOUR on Friday 28 March.
A CD,
Awards for World Music, featuring a track from each nominee, is
released on Monday 10 March on the Manteca label.
Notes
to Editors
The
Poll Winners Concert takes place on Monday 24 March 2003 at Ocean,
London.
Doors
open at 7.15pm and the show begins at 8.00pm. Tickets are £15,
plus booking fee. (Box office: 0207 314 2800)
The
Poll Winners Concert at Ocean is produced by Serious for the Ö÷²¥´óÐã.
Further
information on the artists, including biographies, pictures and
music, can be found on .
All the
Ö÷²¥´óÐã's digital services are now available on ,
the new free-to-view digital terrestrial television service, as well
as on satellite and cable.
Freeview
offers the Ö÷²¥´óÐã's eight television channels - including Ö÷²¥´óÐã THREE
- as well as six Ö÷²¥´óÐã radio networks.
|
