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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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Mariza (Portugal)
Mariza links on Radio 3:
Awards for World Music 2003 profile
nominated by:
Shaun Parrin, Wolverhampton:
'She has moved fado music of the streets and bars from grief to the world stage of life with passion and a style unseen in this age of the machine!'
Tom Heyes, Barnsley:
'Her album Fado em Mim is a true work of art; her mesmerising voice and passionate artistry supported subtly by a great band.'
Roda Mahamud, Netherlands:
'Because she is a star and has a great personality.'
Alan Booth, London:
'A great singer with a live performance to match a matchless voice.'
Ray Spendley, Rainham:
'She is moving Fado forward but keeping to the tradition of the music - a great voice.'
Hilary Booth, Ceredigion:
'From the first time I heard her on Late Junction, I was stunned by her beautifully expressive voice, and rushed out to buy her album. I have still not seen her perform - that pleasure still awaits me.'
Sonia Fonseca, Portugal:
'She is unique in her way of singing fado. Try to close your eyes and listen her singing! And her sympathy on stage (and out of it!) and all that glamour! She's GREAT!!'
Susanne Coysh, Surbiton:
'Probably unique in her own genre.. Amazing voice and stage presence. Best performance seen last year (at the Purcell Room). Booked next day to catch her again in February!'
Paul Sherratt:
'Almost a year on and her album still floors me. She walked on to that huge stage at WOMAD and that packed audience were hers in seconds. A star.'
Andrew Solway, Oxford:
'Her album Fado em mim is fabulous. What a voice - and what a haircut!'
Evan Dickerson, Guildford:
'A stunning performer both on record and on stage (not everyone is that); a wonderful voice that cuts to the heart of fado - echoes the great fadistas of the past whilst blazing a trail for new talent. Listening to Mariza, you cannot help but be inspired by and emotionally involved in the great art of fado.'
Jo Woodcock, Kingsbridge:
'I saw her singing live at WOMAD last year and really loved her performance - her voice, her appearance, her presence on stage - she was so professional, her voice so amazing.'
Jose' Santos, Worcester Park:
'She gave two fabulous concerts last year, one at WOMAD festival, in the summer and the other at the Purcell Room, in the winter. She has a very strong presence on stage, a beautiful voice and is a master on a musical genre that we listen so little about, Fado. Her album Fado em Mim is also a joy to listen to. She is a natural star and deserves to be up there, with all the other world stars.'
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