The Audience Award One of the main awards has now been decided by you the audience. The winner will be announced at the Poll Winners concert in March. A huge thanks to all those who contributed. It was wonderful to see such a wide-ranging list of nominations (left) and the way so many of the musicians have touched your lives.
Here are the bands who were voted onto the final shortlist. Click on each name to read more about them and click on the 'listen' icon to hear a selected track from each band. A large selection of your comments can be found by clicking on the list to the left.
P J Ellis, Llandysul:
'She is a great ambassador for Latin singing, combining diversity of material with an incredible voice.'
Sally Jones, Bristol:
'Saw this lady at WOMAD this year, her singing and personality blew me away. I have her album Border Patrol which I keep trying to get my friends to listen to. Her political passion and commitment are palpable and her music rocks!'
Peter Just, Berlin:
'I have seen Lila live in Berlin at the House of the Cultures of the World Mexico Festival and it was my best concert in 2002. Lila rocks!'
