WOMEX Auszeichnungen für dieses Jahr

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SECOND ANNUAL TOP WORLD MUSIC LABELS AWARD WINNERS presented by WOMEX and the World Music Charts Europe (WMCE)

"THE WOMMIES"

THE TOP 3 WOMEX/WMCE LABELS, who will all be honoured at Sunday 28 October Award ceremony at WOMEX Sevilla.

1) Stern's (UK) - Chart-topping CDs: Various Artists: Authenticité: The Syliphone Years;
Africando: Ketukuba; The Rail Band: Soundiata
2) Cumbancha (USA) - Chart-topping CDs: Andy Palacio and the Garifuna Collective:
Wátina (with Stonetree Records); The Idan Raichel Project; Habib Koité: Afriki
3) Crammed (Belgium) - Chart-topping CDs: Various Artists: Electric Gypsyland 2; Balkan Beat Box: Nu Med; Tartit: Abacabok

Last year we inaugurated the Top Label Award, honouring the top-20 best-selling music labels, with the top 3 each receiving an official framed plaque. Created as a joint project with the World Music Charts Europe, the selection is made using the charts of over 50 radio broadcasters from 25 countries. 540 different labels charted this year.

Here are this year's REMAINING TOP-20 LABELS, each with their chart-topping CDs.

4) World Circuit (UK) - Ibrahim Ferrer: Mi Sueño; Ali Farka Toure: Savane; Various Artists: World Circuit Presents…
5) World Music Network / Riverboat Records (UK) Benjamin Escoriza: Alevanta! (with Chulos); Various Artists: The Rough Guide to West African Gold
6) Marabi (France) - Malouma: Nour; Various Artists: Musiques Métisses
7) Outhere (Germany) - Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni ba: Segu Blue; Various Artists: Urban Africa Club
8) Doublemoon (Turkey) - Mercan Dede: Breath; Burhan Öcal & Trakya All Stars: Trakya Dance Party
9) Network Medien (Germany) - Various Artists: Golden Afrique, Vol. 3; Viorica & Ionitsa: Clejani Express
10) Galileo Music (Spain) - Aman Aman: Musica I Cants Sefardis D'Orient I Occident; Miquel Gil: En Concert
11) Asphalt Tango Records (Germany) - Fanfare Ciocarlia: Queens and Kings; Toni Iordache: Sounds from a Bygone Age, Vol. 4
12) Independiente (UK) - Tinariwen: Aman Iman
13) Westpark (Germany) - Zulya and the Children of the Underground: 3 Night;
Bellowhead: Burlesque
14) Elkar (Spain) - Kepa Junkera: Hiri
15) Essay Recordings (UK) - Boom Pam: Boom Pam; Binder & Krieglstein: Alles Verloren
16) Indies Records (Czech Republic) - Gipsy.cz: Romano Hip Hop; Druzina: Tragare
17) Because (France) - Akli D.: Ma Yela; Akli D.: Kabyle Mental
18) Heaven & Earth (Germany) - Kristi Stassinopoulou: Taxidoscopio
19) Jaro (Germany) - Hazmat Modine: Bahamut; Moscow Art Trio: Instead of Making Children
20) Kirkelig Kulturverksted (Norway) - Rim Banna: Seasons of Violet; Sondre Bratland/Javed Bashir: Dialogue

TOP 15 WORLD MUSIC CDs OF THE YEAR

1) Andy Palacio and the Garifuna Collective: Wátina (Cumbancha/Stonetree)
2) Tinariwen: Aman Iman (Independiente)
3) Kepa Junkera: Hiri (Elkar)
4) Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni ba: Segu Blue (Outhere)
5) Angelique Kidjo: Djin Djin (EMI)
6) Fanfara Ciocarlia: Queens and Kings (Asphalt Tango Records)
7) Kristi Stassinolpoulou: Taxidoscopio (Heaven & Earth)
8) Ibrahim Ferrer: Mi Sueño (World Circuit)
9) Various: Electric Gypsyland Vol. 2 (Crammed)
10) Akli D.: Ma Yela (Because)
11) Hazmat Modine: Bahamut (Jaro/Barbés)
12) Various Artists: Authenticité : The Syliphone Years (Sterns)
13) Ali Farka Touré: Savane (World Circuit)
14) Malouma: Nour (Marabi)
15) The Idan Raichel Project (Cumbancha)

In diesem Jahr findet WOMEX in Sevilla vom 24.-28. Oktober statt.