Afropop Worldwide salutes this year's Grammy World Music winners:
Malian string masters - Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté
and Brazilian superstar Gilberto Gil

  Best Traditional World Music Album (Vocal or Instrumental)

In The Heart Of The Moon
Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté
[World Circuit/Nonesuch]

         See Banning Eyre's CD review!

         EXPLORE:  Afropop Worldwide's Ali Farka Touré's artist page

         EXPLORE: Afropop Worldwide's Toumani Diabaté's artist page

In 2003, Afropop Worldwide had the pleasure visiting with Ali Farka Touré during the Essakane Festival in the Desert.  View our report and see pictures from the scene in our Festival in the Desert Dispatch 1 & 2.

Festival in the Desert: Dispatch 1
Festival in the Desert: Dispatch 2
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 Best Contemporary World Music Album (Vocal or Instrumental)

Eletracústico
Gilberto Gil
[Warner Music Latina]

        EXPLORE: Afropop Worldwide's Gilberto Gil artist page

        SEARCH APWW: Gilberto Gil

    View Gilberto Gil's official website.

   View full 2006 Grammy winner list.