Country Australia Official website ariaawards.com.au Category of ARIA Music Awards | First awarded 1995 Instituted 1995 | |
Winners & Nominees Melbourne Ska OrchestraSierra Kilo Alpha, Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Winner, Seaman DanAn Old Man of the Sea, Seaman Dan, Nominee, Gawurra, Gawurra, Nominee, Paul GrabowskyNyilipidgi, Paul Grabowsky, Nominee, David Yipininy WilfredNyilipidgi, David Yipininy Wilfred, Nominee, Joseph TawadrosWorld Music, Joseph Tawadros, Nominee, Monash Art EnsembleNyilipidgi, Monash Art Ensemble, Nominee, Daniel Ngukurr Boy WilfredNyilipidgi, Daniel Ngukurr Boy Wilfred, Nominee, Geoffrey Gurrumul YunupinguThe Gospel Album, Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, Winner, Genevieve LaceyHeard This And Thought Of You, Genevieve Lacey, Nominee, James CrabbHeard This And Thought Of You, James Crabb, Nominee, Baby et LuluAlbum Deux, Baby et Lulu, Nominee, Christine AnuIsland Christmas, Christine Anu, Nominee, Joseph TawadrosTruth Seekers - Lovers and Warriors, Joseph Tawadros, Nominee, Joseph TawadrosPermission To Evaporate, Joseph Tawadros, Winner, William BartonBirdsong at Dusk, William Barton, Nominee, Jane RutterFlute Spirit: Dreams and Improvisations, Jane Rutter, Nominee, The Barons of TangInto the Mouths of Hungry Giants, The Barons of Tang, Nominee, Astronomy ClassMekong Delta Sunrise, Astronomy Class, Nominee | ||
Aria award for best world music album top 5 facts
The ARIA Music Award for Best World Music Album, is an award presented within the Artisan Awards at the annual ARIA Music Awards. The ARIA Awards recognise "the many achievements of Aussie artists across all music genres", and have been given by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) since 1987.
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Album recordings by a group or solo artist are eligible. The award is handed out for an indigenous, ethnic, folk or cross-cultural recording, and cannot be entered into any other genre category. The final nominees and winner is chosen by a judging school, which comprises between 40 and 100 members of representatives experienced in this genre.
Gypsy fusion band Monsieur Camembert, oud virtuoso Joseph Tawadros and Yolngu singer-songwriter Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu have each won the award the most times with three wins.
Nominees and winners
In the following table, the winner is highlighted in a separate colour, and in boldface; the nominees are those that are not highlighted or in boldface.