Songlines Music Awards 2010 – Nominees Announced

Songlines magazine has today announced the final nominees for its Songlines Music Awards 2010.

The awards recognise outstanding talent in world music and are voted for by the magazines readers and the general public.

There are four categories: best artist, best group, cross-cultural collaboration and newcomer. Here is the top four nominees in each of the categories based on albums reviewed in Songlines during 2009.

The final 16 nominees and their relevant album:

BEST ARTIST
Goran Bregovic (Alkohol – Sljivovica & Champagne)
Bassekou Kouyaté (I Speak Fula with Ngoni ba)
Oumou Sangaré (Seya)
Lura (Eclipse)

BEST GROUP
Gypsy Groovz Orchestra Goes TuttiMundi (Night Train for Lovers & Thieves)
Staff Benda Bilili (Très Très Fort)
Tinariwen (Imidiwan: Companions)
Shooglenifty (Murmichan)

CROSS-CULTURAL COLLABORATION
Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara (Tell No Lies)
Transglobal Underground (Run Devils & Demon (Best Of))
Stockholm Lisboa Project (Diagonal)
Faiz Ali Faiz/Titi Robin (Jaadu)

NEWCOMER
Invisible System (Punt: Made in Ethiopia)
Deolinda (Canção ao Lado)
Speed Caravan (Kalashnik Love)
Mamer (Eagle)


The winners of each category will be announced in the June issue of Songlines, on sale from April 30.