Nominations of BBC Radio 3 Awards For World Music

Here are the nominations in the BBC Radio 3 Awards For World Music which were announced yesterday on Sunday 28 Oct at WOMEX2001 in Rotterdam.

AFRICA
Rokia Traore (Mali)
Habib Koite (Mali)
Baaba Maal (Senegal)
Djelimady Tounkara (Mali)

AMERICAS/ CARIBBEAN
Orlando 'Cachaito' Lopez (Cuba)
La Bottine Souriante (Canada)
The Blind Boys Of Alabama (USA)
Los De Abajo (Mexico)

ASIA/ PACIFIC
Yat Kha (Tuva)
Trilok Gurtu (India)
Wai (Aotearoa/New Zealand)
Jugala Allstars (Indonesia)

EUROPE/ MIDDLE EAST
Manu Chao (France)
Radio Tarifa (Spain)
Taraf De Haidouks (Romania)
Mercedes Peon (Spain)

BOUNDARY CROSSING
Nitin Sawhney (UK/Various)
Afro Celt Sound System (UK/ Various)
Manu Chao (France)
MoMo (UK/ Morocco)

INNOVATOR
Nitin Sawhney (UK)
Manu Chao (France)
Wai (Aotearoa/ New Zealand)
Orlando 'Cachaito' Lopez (Cuba)

NEWCOMER
Susheela Raman (UK)
Coco Mbassi (Cameroon)
Souad Massi (Algeria)
Mabulu (Mozambique)

BBC Radio 3 is to hold the first Awards for World Music on 28 January 2002 in London in association with WOMEX, fRoots, Songlines, Serious and the Rough Guides to World Music.

• article submitted by: BBC Radio 3