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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.
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YOUR NOMINEES |
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TOP FOUR NOMINATIONS |
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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
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Yair Dalal
Youssou N'Dour
Zakir Hussain
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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.
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Kimmo Pohjonen (Finland)
Kimmo Pohjonen links on Radio 3:
Awards for World Music 2003 profile
nominated by:
Marianne Forelius, Stoke-on-Trent:
'I saw Kimmo Pohjonen perform at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester earlier this year. As I am half Finnish, I have always been interested in the folk-inspired music of Finland. From the start to the end of the concert I was amazed by the original music of Kimmo Pohjonen. The performance was fantastic. I think I will be rooting out my dad's old accordion from the cellar soon!'
Laura Smolenaers, Netherlands:
'He's a natural talent and a hard working nordic men.'
Jo Wathan, Stockport:
'Innovative stunning sounds and live performance, I was overcome to the point of tears when I saw him (et al) performing Kluster and Kalmuk at Manchester RNCM and was overjoyed that it translated to CD.'
Siiri Ries:
'He is real artist, impulsive, talented and gives lots of good impression.'
Frank van Binsbergen, London:
'Gets my vote for being the most innovative artist. His last two albums were inspirational and hypnotizing and were on my playdeck often last year.'
Amy Crickmay-Heraty, London:
'I want to see the Finnish chap come first! I first heard Kalmuk at the Royal Festival Hall last year & loved it. The music was fantastically exciting, not least becasue Kimmo Pohjonen & the other musicians gave such passionate performances, often verging on the dramatic. Kalmuk is something excitingly new whilst quoting it's influences from Kimmo Pohjonen's classical training to his love of Piazzola.'
Colin Clark, Glasgow:
'Incredibly original artist; he has a great physical command of the instrument - he seems to wield it almost as much as play it during his brilliantly theatrical performances.'
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AWARDS HOMEPAGE
FEATURES
AUDIENCE AWARD
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AWARDS PHOTOS
NOMINEES:
Alka Yagnik
Bembeya Jazz
DuOuD
Eliza Carthy
Ellika and Solo
Gotan Project
Kasse Mady Diabaté
Kayhan Kalhor
Kimmo Pohjonen
Lila Downs
Los de Abajo
Mahwash and Ensemble Kaboul
Mariza
Oi Va Voi
Ojos de Brujo
Omar Faruk Tekbilek
Orchestra Baobab
Papa Noel and Papi Oviedo
Salif Keita
Samira Said
Sergey Starostin
Susana Baca
Te Vaka
Tony Allen
Trilok Gurtu
Yair Dalal
Youssou N'Dour
Yusa
OUR PARTNERS:
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