Canadian Winners of the Global Music Awards

The most recent winners of the Global Music Awards were unveiled and Canada made a great showing.

Below is a complete list of Canadian winners. Local artists are bolded.

Click here for the full list.

CONGRATS!

• Gold Medal Winner - Best of Show: Joanna Estelle (St. Catharines) - Transmutation (Contemporary Classical - Composer) 
  
  
  
  Links: Video above courtesy of Trio Casals - Topic

Silver Medal

• Afarin Mansouri (Toronto): Dancing With Love (world music, composer, female vocalist)
• Amy Zhijun Ye (Toronto): California Rain (music video)
• Andree-Ann Deschenes (Quebec): Wanderings (solo piano, instrumentalist)
• Dave Pierce (BC): Four Pillars (world music)
• Gang Wang (MB), Meizi Wu (Ottawa), Yun Vivian Fei (Ottawa): The Spring Rain (sound editing/mixing)
• Ritesh Das (Toronto): To Begin With (world music, producer)
• Ziya Tabassian (Toronto): Remembrances (world music)

Bronze Medal

• Bailey Jordan (Toronto) -Neil: Theft (folk-pop)
• Girlie Vasallo (BC): Forgive Me (listener impact: motivational/inspirational)
• Kluane Takhini (Ottawa): Infinitesimally Insignificant (music video)
• Merrie Klazek (Kakabeka Falls): Dance Around the Sun (world music, new release)
• Rhonda Head (Manitoba): Time Goes On (female vocalist)
• Roger Scannura (Hillier): Anjelica (Latin music)
• Terry Mack, The Wind Weaver (Alberta): Wild Threads (instrumental)

Previous Canadian Winners This Year

September 2023

• Silver: Joanna Estelle (St. Catharines), Anna Nicholson, Margaret Maria, Milana Zilnik, The Ottawa Latin Jazz Orchestra, Thermo
• Bronze: Anna Nicholson, Funmi Dominic Olaoye, Rodrigo Simoes

July 2023

• Silver: Brendan Henry, Nick Maclean Quartet, Trio Casals
• Bronze: Carla Rose Kelly, Christin Spencer, Ethan McCarroll, Kluane Takhini, Pejman Bolourchi

March 2023

• Gold: Meriem Ben Amor
• Silver: Joanna Estelle (St. Catharines)
• Bronze: Bill McBirnie (Port Colbourne) & Bruce Jones, Carla Rose Kelly, Dean Pilling
  
  
  
  Video above courtesy of Bill McBirnie - Topic

Links: Global Music Awards, More GMA Stories

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CONGRATS! Local and Canadian Global Music Award Winners!

The Global Music Awards are a prestigious international music competition and on September 2017, a number of Canadian artists won silver and bronze medals for their amazing work.

In the local scene, Waterloo's JoJo Worthington earned a silver medal for her song Mid Youth Crisis

Links: JoJo Worthington, More JoJo Worthington Stories, Song above courtesy of JoJo's Bandcamp page

More Canadian winners listed below.

Complete List of Gold Medal Winners

• Barbara Kortmann: Inner Lights (Classical Flautist)
• Stephen Emmer: Home Ground (Producer, Lyrics, Best of Show)
• Sangpuy: Yaangad (World Music, Aboriginal)
• Gary Smart: Bright Eyed Fancy (Composer)
• Paquito D’Rivera, Hernan Milla, Carlos Cano: Por La Rivera De Paquito (Latin Jazz Crossover)
• Dorothy Hindman: Tightly Wound: Music for Strings (Composer)
• Trio Rodin: Enrique Granados: Chamber Music with PianoTrio (Album)
• Amjad Ali Khan, Elmira Darvarova, Amaan Ali, Ayaan Ali Bangash, Anubratga Chaterjee: Peace Worshipers (World Music)
• ​Shane Burke: Hey Hey (Americana, Male Vocalist)
• Michail Travlos and Iwona Glinka: Progressions (Composer, Flautist)
• Spina and Benignetti Piano Duo: Lifetime (Emerging Artists)
• Zhiyi Wang: Dali Holiday (Original Score, Composer)

Canadian Silver Medal Winners

• JoJo Worthington: Mid Youth Crisis (Experimental Folk, Emerging Artist)
• Kiki Love: Illusion (Easy Listening)
• Ori Dagan: Nathaniel: A Tribute to Nat King Cole (Album)

Canadian Bronze Medal Winners

• Brenda Dirk: Miss All About Me (Country, Emerging Artist)
  
  
  
  Links: Brenda Dirk, Video above courtesy of Reyjax Media Inc
  
  
• Carlos Saunier: Inminente (Jazz, Emerging Artist)
  
  
  
  Links: Carlos Saunier, Video above courtesy of Carlos Saunier
  
  
• Rhonda Head: Kisahkihitan (Crossover Song)

Click here for the complete list

Blast from the Past: June 2017's Winners

Links: Global Music Awards, More Global Music Award Stories

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GOOD LUCK! Local and Canadian Native American Music Award Nominees! VOTE!

Fort Erie's DJ Shub was recently nominated for three 2017 Native American Music Awards (Song/Single + 2 Music Video nominations).  Many other Canadian artists were also given nods in various categories.



Links: Carsen Gray, DJ Shub, More DJ Shub Stories, Video above courtesy of Carsen Gray

You can help our local talent by voting (CLICK HERE)! Winners will be announced October 14, 2017.

Here's a complete list of nominees. Canadians are bolded:

Song/Single

• Carsen Gray ft DJ Shub: Wanna See You
• Joey Stylez and Sten Joddi: Urban Nativez
• Calina Lawrence: Alcatraz
• Melissa Doud with the Mambo Surfers: Bullet Dress 
• Spencer "Lightfoot" Wiley Wizick:  Father
• Marcia Chum-Sackaney: If Only
• Wolfsheart, Roy Pete, Jose Feliciano: Red Dust On Route 66
• Mickie James: Shooting Blanks
• Kelly Jackson: Wake Up

Music Video (Conceptual )

• DJ Shub ft Northern Cree Singers: Indomitable
• Carsen Gray ft DJ Shub: Wanna See You
• B. of Dakota South Records: Come and Get Your Love
• Painted Raven: Lady of the Lake
• Son of Hweeldi: Me and The 99
• Lucas Ciliberti: Springfields

New Artist or Debut Artist

• Billy Simard
• Jean Albert Renaud (JAR)
• JuQ
• Kokopelli Girl
• Lucas Ciliberti
• Rose Angel

Female Artist 

• Cindy Paul
• Kelly Derrickson
• Rhonda Head
• Callie Bennett
• Danielle Egnew
• Radmilla Cody

Country Recording 

• Billy Simard: Being Free
• Kelly Derrickson: I Am
• Jean Albert Renaud (JAR): I Ride Horses
• Rob Saw: Native Americana Volume 1
• Lucas Ciliberti: Rainmaker
• Danielle Egnew: You’ve Got to Go Back the Way That You Came

Folk Recording 

• Cindy Paul: The Flight
  
  
  
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• Sayani: Desert Wind
• Shining Woman and Otsigeya: Keeper of the Family 
• Joanne Shenandoah and Bambi Niles: One World Christmas
• Josh Halverson: Year of the Thunderbird

Record 

• Various: Music From Turtle Island: Songs of Freedom
• Cherokee National Youth Choir: Celebration
• Nahko and Medicine For The People: Hoka
• Various: One World Many Voices 
• Various Artists: Sacred Inspirations
• Josh Halverson: Year of the Thunderbird

Music Video (Performance)

• Kelly Derrickson: Suicide Song 
• Shining Soul: All Day
• Looking Wolf: Ascension
• Josh Halverson: Just Enough
• The Cody Blackbird Band: Promised Land
• Kelly Jackson: Wake Up

Best Pop Recording 

• Broken Walls: The Path
• Cherokee National Youth Choir: Celebration
• Irv Lyons Jr: Doing It All
• NDN Soul: Give It My All
• JuQ: Tempo: A Short Story by juQ

Music Video (Narrative)

• Rellik: The Hour (Mama’s Song)
• Prolific The Rapper w/ A Tribe Called Red: Black Snakes (Six Nations)
• Nahko and Medicine For The People: Love Letters To God
• Artson ft Supaman and Quese Imc: Never Give Up
• Komplex Kai: Rise Up
• Taboo and Various Artists: Stand Up/Stand N Rock #NoDAPL

Duo/Group

• Northern Cree 
• Broken Walls
• Cherokee National Youth Choir
• Looking Wolf
• R. Carlos Nakai Quartet
• The Cody Blackbird Band

Gospel/Inspirational Recording 

• Rhonda Head: Kisahkihitan
  
  
  
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• Elvis Ballantyne: Victory Road
• Conrad Benally: Always and Forever 
• Callie Bennett: Awake, Arise and Shine
• Redleaf Ministries: Embraced by The Light
• Verdell Primeaux and Leon Skyhorse: The Storm Awakens

Pow Wow Recording

• Northern Cree: It’s A Cree Thing
• Young Bear: Belongs to The People
• Southern Style: Blacked Out
• Cheevers Toppah: Sing To Your Lady
• Black Bear Brothers: Songs from Cheyenne Creek

Rap/Hip Hop/RnB Recording 

• Rellik: The Dream
• Shining Soul: Politics Aside
• Artson: Reverse Through Time
• Sten Joddi: The 7th Generation Prophecy
• Gabriel Yaiva and DJ SOE: Vision

Artist

• C.C. Murdock
• James Edmund Greeley
• Josh Halverson
• Perry Cheevers Toppah
• Randy McGinnis
• Vince Redhouse

New or Debut Duo/Group 

• Black Bear Brothers 
• Craig Elkshoulder, Janelle Turtle, Nelson Turtle Jr.
• Crazy Flute
• Joanne Shenandoah and Bambi Niles 
• Shining Soul
• Steven Rushingwind and The Native Groove

Flutist

• Looking Wolf
• Jonah Littlesunday
• Matthew Tooni
• Randy McGinnis
• Steven Rushingwind and The Native Groove
• Vince Redhouse

Male Artist

• Artson
• Anthony Benally
• Clark Tenakhongva
• Conrad Benally
• Jonah Littlesunday
• Levi Platero

Rock/Blues Recording 

• Son of Hweeldi: 019910 
• The Cody Blackbird Band: Live From Chicago 
• Bluedog: Red-White and Blues
• C.C. Murdock: Resistance
• Cecil Gray Native Blues: Saddle Mountain Blues
• Levi Platero: Take Me Back

Native Heart (Non Native)

• Bearheart Kokopelli: Native Heart
• Jefferson Svengsouk: Peaceful Journey
• Jonny Lipford: Waves of Serenity
• Lex Nichols: Songs of the Plains
• Peter Phippen: Solace
• Timothy J.P. Gomez: The Awakening

Instrumental Recording

• Painted Raven: Crossroads
• Michael Longrider and Lester “Seven Star” Greenwood: Empty Cradle 
• Steven Rushingwind and The Native Groove: Fuego
• Vince Redhouse: Songs of the Earth
• Randy McGinnis: The Journey  - hi a vi si i
• R. Carlos Nakai Quartet: What Lies Beyond

Native American Church Recording 

• Craig Elkshoulder, Janelle Turtle, Nelson Turtle Jr.: Cheyenne Peyote Songs
• Jarvis Hunter: Family Tradition 
• Kelly Daniels: Maskiki Awasis 
• DonJay Nelson: New Beginning
• Cheevers Toppah: Simplicity
• Irvin Bahe: Songs of the Good Way of Life

Traditional Recording 

• James Edmund Greeley: Before America 
• Anthony Benally: Humble Expressions
• Jiiniikwe: Joyful
• Radmilla Cody: Ke’ Hasin
• Cheevers Toppah: Sing To Your Lady
• Long and Steady Drizzle: Su’Vu’Yo’ Yungw

Waila Recording 

• Papago Warrior: 10 Years of P-Dub’n
• Native Creed: Creed and Culture 
• Pick-Up Kings: From Us to You
• Native Creed: Otra
• Famous Ones: Versatile Music 2

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: Native American Music Awards, More NAMA Stories

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