Jan 24, 2005 • 1 min read

Three World Music Awards winners announced

BBC Radio 3's World Music Awards names Youssou N'Dour's album 'Egypt' as Album of the Year, with a Poll Winners concert at The Sage in Gateshead on 5 March.

Staying with awards, and the winners of BBC Radio 3's World

Music Awards have been announced. Among the winners are Senegalese musician Youssou N'Dour who won Album Of The Year for his album

'Egypt', Argentine Chango Spasiuk who was named Best Newcomer, and Cuban pianist Bebo Valdes and flamenco singer Diego El Cigala, who won an award in the 'Boundary Crossing' category for their critically acclaimed album 'Lagrimas Negrasmusic'.

A special Poll Winners concert, hosted by Eliza Carthy and **Benjamin

Zephaniah** will now take place at The Sage in Gateshead on 5

Mar and will be broadcast on Radio 3 the following day.

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