List world music awards 2009
2009 Academy of Country Music Awards
2009 American Music Awards
2009 BET Awards
2009 Billboard Music Awards
2009 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards
2009 BRIT Awards
2009 Canadian Country Music Association Awards
2009 Country Music Association Awards
2009 Dove Awards
2009 Grammy Awards
2009 Juno Awards
2009 MTV Europe Awards
2009 MTV Video Music Awards
2009 MuchMusic Video Awards
2009 Urban Music Awards
2009 World Soundtrack Awards
see who actually won the 2009 world music Grammy awards! Another year, another round of Grammy nominations. Many of which make no sense (which is typical), many of which are absolutely the right choices (which is also typical), but all of which are notable and worth talking about. A re-calibration of the folk music categories has left traditional Irish music somewhat homeless, and not a single Irish music album has received a nomination in any category, which is a serious pity because there were some great ones this year. Perhaps it's time to give Irish music a category of its own, eh? And as usual, the general world music categories are all over the place, leaving Academy members with choices that make about as much sense as choosing between apples and Subarus, but they still haven't called me up and asked me to make the rules, so until that day comes, I'm just gonna have to deal with it. That said, I think it's time to have a look at the 2009 Grammy nominations in the world music categories, complete with my predictions of the winners:
Best Traditional World Music Album
Calcutta Chronicles: Indian Slide Guitar Odyssey - Debashish Bhattacharya
The Mandé Variations- Toumani Diabate
Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu - Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Dancing In The Light - Lakshmi Shankar
