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what's new in world music?1ST AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT * WOMEX Award for Professional Excellence
It is with great pleasure that we announce the winner of the WOMEX Award for Professional Excellence:
The Folk Music Department of the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland.
"Without the Folk department of the Sibelius Academy, there would be nothing like the folk scene there is in Finland. It's amazing the way it has allowed so many flowers to bloom."
Accordionist Maria Kalaniemi in conversation with Songlines.
The announcement of the artist winner for the WOMEX Award will follow next week.
- article submitted by: Anna Pötzsch, Piranha WOMEX AG
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