Much appreciation to the extraordinary legacy of the In Memoriam inductees and congratulations to the individuals and organizations in the Artist and Industry and Media Excellence categories. Special thanks to all the judges involved and the people who sent us proposals.
TWMC Hall of Fame 2021 inductees
- The Artists category honors solo and ensemble living artists who have achieved lifelong artistic and technical quality or historical significance in the field of world music.
ARTIST
Caetano Veloso
Susana Baca
Fatoumata Diawara
Janusz Prusinowski
Ry Cooder
- Industry and Media Excellence celebrates influential music industry and media individuals and organizations who have provided increased visibility and recognition to world music and its multiple subgenres.
INDUSTRY AND MEDIA EXCELLENCE
Birgit Ellinghaus
WOMAD/Real World/Peter Gabriel
WOMEX
- In Memoriam includes posthumous inductions that honor historically inventive and influential artists or industry professionals who passed away in previous years or decades.
IN MEMORIAM
Ali Farka Touré
Ravi Shankar
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Alan Lomax
Violeta Parra
TWMC Hall of Fame 2021 Judges
The 3 TWMC administrators, Juan Antonio Vázquez, Ángel Romero Ruiz and Araceli Tzigane have participated as judges in all of the categories. There have been other 4 judges in each of the categories.
- Artist Judges: Juan Antonio Vázquez, Ángel Romero, Araceli Tzigane, Alexis Herrería, Alejandro López García, Ciro De Rosa, Zekeriya S. Sen.
- Industry and Media Excellence Judges: Ángel Romero, Araceli Tzigane, Juan Antonio Vázquez, Petra Hradilová, Derek Andrews, Sonya Mazumdar, Brahim El Mazned.
- In Memoriam Judges: Araceli Tzigane, Juan Antonio Vázquez, Ángel Romero, Kutay Kugay, Jordi García, Wilhelm Klopottek, Chris Heim.
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