Poll Results: When should winter seasonal, holiday & Christmas recordings be reviewed?

Due to Dirty Linen’s publication schedule, it is nearly impossible to publish reviews of the winter holiday releases during the same year they are released. Do you prefer to have the holiday music lumped together into one column, published in the issue closest to the holiday season (even if it’s a year later), or would [...]

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Poll: When should winter seasonal, holiday & Christmas recordings be reviewed?

Due to Dirty Linen’s publication schedule, it is nearly impossible to publish reviews of the winter holiday releases during the same year they are released. Do you prefer to have the holiday music lumped together into one column, published in the issue closest to the holiday season (even if it’s a year later), or would [...]

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Grammy Winners

Let’s compare what our Newsfeed readers predicted to the actual Grammy winners. You accurately predicted three of the five winners we ran polls for.
Best Traditional Folk Album

Who should win? “Coal” Kathy Mattea [Captain Potato Records]
Who WILL win? “At 89″ Pete Seeger [Appleseed Recordings]
Winner: “At 89″ Pete Seeger [Appleseed Recordings]

Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album

Who should win? “Day [...]

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Best Contemporary World Music Album Poll: Results

Here are the results to our Grammy poll for Best Contemporary World Music Album. Voting took place from February 2nd through February 8th.
Field 16 — World Music, Category 75
Best Contemporary World Music Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Who should win the Grammy?

100% “Rokku Mi Rokka (Give and Take)” Youssou N’Dour [Nonesuch Records]
0% “Shake Away” Lila Downs [Manhattan [...]

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Best Traditional World Music Album Grammy Poll: Results

Here are the results to our Grammy poll for Best Traditional World Music Album. Voting took place from January 26th through February 1st.
Field 16 — World Music, Category 74
Best Traditional World Music Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Who should win the Grammy?

50% “Dancing in the Light” Lakshmi Shankar [World Village]
50% “The Mandé Variations” Toumani Diabaté [Nonesuch [...]

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Best Contemporary World Music Album Grammy Poll

Field 16 — World Music, Category 75
Best Contemporary World Music Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)

“Shake Away” Lila Downs [Manhattan Records/Blue Note]
“Banda Larga Cordel” Gilberto Gil [Warner Music Latina]
“Global Drum Project” Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju & Giovanni Hidalgo [Shout! Factory]
“Rokku Mi Rokka (Give and Take)” Youssou N’Dour [Nonesuch Records]
“Live at the Nelson Mandela Theater” Soweto [...]

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Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album Grammy Poll: Results

Here are the results to our Grammy poll for Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album. Voting took place from January 19th through January 25th.
Field 14 — Folk, Category 72
Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Who should win the Grammy?

33% “Cedric Watson” Cedric Watson [Valcour Records]
33% “Homage Au Passé” Pine Leaf Boys [Lionsgate]
17 %“Live [...]

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Best Traditional World Music Album Grammy Poll

Field 16 — World Music, Category 74
Best Traditional World Music Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)

“Calcutta Chronicles: Indian Slide Guitar Odyssey” Debashish Bhattacharya [Riverboat Records/World Music Network]
“The Mandé Variations” Toumani Diabaté [Nonesuch Records]
“Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu” Ladysmith Black Mambazo [Heads Up International]
“Dancing in the Light” Lakshmi Shankar [World Village]

Vote for your Grammy favorite…
And make [...]

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Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album Grammy Poll: Results

Here are the results to our Grammy poll for Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album. Voting took place from January 12th through January 18th.
Field 14 — Folk, Category 69
Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Who should win the Grammy?

75% “Day After Tomorrow” Joan Baez [Bobolink/Razor & Tie]
21% “Raising Sand” Robert Plant & Alison Krauss [Rounder Records]
3% [...]

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Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album Grammy Poll

Vote for your Grammy favorite, and make a prediction: Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album

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