11 April 2008
BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music 2008
Friday 11 April 2008 19:00-20:45 (Radio 3)
Presented by Suzy Klein. Mary Ann Kennedy hosts an evening at Dingwall's in London's Camden Town to announce the winners of this year's awards. With performances from a previous winner, Indian classical singer Kaushiki Chakrabarty, and from one of this year's nominees, Algerian rai-rocker Rachid Taha.
It also marks the launch of the Audience Award, a public vote from all the 30 nominated artists, the winner of which will be invited to appear at the Winners' Concert in July.
Awards for World Music - full details
Duration:
1 hour 45 minutes
Playlist
Presented by Mary Ann Kennedy
Recorded Thursday 10 April 2008 at Dingwall's, Camden, London
Kaushiki: Song (8.00)
Kaushiki Chakrabarty (vocals); Sanju Sahai (tabla); Ajoy Joglekar (harmonium); Ranjana Ghatak (tanpura)
Kaushiki won the 2005 Award for World Music in the Asia/Pacific category
Winners in bold:
Album of the Year; introduced by Rita Ray (3.22)
Andy Palacio and the Garifuna Collective: Watina (Stonetree/Cumbancha)
Orchestra Baobab: Made in Dakar (World Circuit)
Tinariwen: Aman Iman - Water Is Life (Independiente)
Bassekou Kouyate & ngoni ba - Segu Blue (Out Here)
Bassekou Kouyate & Amy Sacko: Bassekou (0.50)
Recorded specially for this occasion at Bassekou's home in Mali
Europe, introduced by DJ Ritu (2.36)
Manu Chao; Ojos de Brujo; Titi Robin; Son de la Frontera
Award accepted by Paco de Amparo, Manuel Flores and Raul Rodriguez of Son de la Frontera
Son de la Frontera performance on video (1.08)
album: Cal (Nuevos Medios)
Culture Crossing, introduced by Rita Ray (3.21)
Balkan Beat Box; Bole 2 Harlem; The Idan Raichel Project; Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara
Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara:
Sanakubay (4.00)
Ngamen (5.00)
Justin Adams (guitar); Juldeh Camara (vocals/ritti one stringed fiddle/gologo lute); Salah Dawson Miller (percussion)
Americas, introduced by Robin Denselow (3.22)
Andy Palacio & the Garifuna Collective; Bajofondo; Hazmat Modine; Maria Rita
Tribute film to Andy Palacio (2.58)
Featuring the track Watina from the album of the same name
Africa, introduced by Rita Ray (3.42)
Bassekou Kouyate & ngoni ba; Tinariwen; Simphiwe Dana; Toumani Diabate & the Symmetric Orchestra
Award accepted by Bassekou Kouyate
Bassekou Kouyate & ngoni ba: Bassekou (1.20)
Taken from Later.
Newcomer, introduced by Robin Denselow (2.50)
Balkan Beat Box; Bassekou Kouyate & ngoni ba; Mayra Andrade; Vieux Farka Toure
Mayra Andrade:
Dimokransa (4.00)
Mana (4.00)
Mayra Andrade (vocals/guitar/fero); Nelson Ferreira (guitar)
World Shaker, introduced by Simon Broughton (2.41)
Award accepted by Francis Falceto, creator of the Ethiopiques series (released by Buda Musique)
Club Global, introduced by Reda El Mawy (3.11)
Bajofondo; Balkan Beat Box; Gaudi vs Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan; Transglobal Underground
Transglobal Underground accept their award by video
Transglobal Underground: Dancehall Operator (0.30)
Appears on the album Moonshout (Mule Satellite Recordings)
Asia Pacific, introduced by DJ Ritu (3.08)
Sa Dingding; Anoushka Shankar & Karsh Kale; Huun-Huur-Tu; Faiz Ali Faiz
Award accepted by Sa Dingding
Sa Dingding: Mama Tien Na (0.52)
Taken from the album Alive (Wrasse Records)
Middle East and North Africa, introduced by Reda El Mawy (2.55)
The Idan Raichel Project; Malouma; Nass El Ghiwane; Rachid Taha
Rachid Taha and his manager Rikki Stein accept the award from Lucinda Strummer
Rachid Taha:
Ecoute Moi Camarade (6.44)
Ya Rayah (7.00)
Rock El Casbah (4.15)
Rachid Taha (vocals); Guillaume Rossel (drums); Yves Aquizerate (keyboards); Stephane Bertin (guitar); Christian Banet (bass); Hakim Hamadouche (mandolute/backing vocals); Rachid Belgacem (percussion)
Biographies, recording details and links for all the nominated artists can be found here
