2024 inductees into the Transglobal World Music Hall of Fame

Much appreciation to the extraordinary legacy of the In Memoriam inductees and congratulations to the individuals and organizations in the Artist and Professional Excellence categories. Special thanks to all the judges involved and the people who sent us proposals.


 ARTISTS

The Artists category honors solo and ensemble living artists who have achieved lifelong artistic and technical quality or historical significance in the field of world music.

Martin Carthy
Jyotsna Srikanth
Petroloukas Halkias
Hermeto Pascoal
Erik Marchand

PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE

Professional Excellence celebrates influential music industry, cultural management and media individuals and organizations who have provided increased visibility and recognition to world music and its multiple subgenres.

Percy Yip Tong
Muziekpublique
Simon Broughton

IN MEMORIAM

In Memoriam includes posthumous inductions that honor historically inventive and influential artists or industry professionals who passed away in previous years or decades.

Toumani Diabaté
Mercedes Sosa
Camarón de la Isla
Mohammad-Reza Shajarian
Reinette l’Oranaise

TWMC Hall of Fame 2024 Judges

The 3 TWMC administrators, Juan Antonio Vázquez, Ángel Romero Ruiz and Araceli Tzigane have participated as judges in all of the categories. There have been other judges in each of the categories.

  • Artist Judges: Juan Antonio Vázquez, Ángel Romero, Araceli Tzigane, Ciro De Rosa, Seth Jordan, Tatiana Naryshkina, Toni Pennacchia, Ula Nowak
  • Professional Excellence Judges: Ángel Romero, Araceli Tzigane, Juan Antonio Vázquez, Lopa Kothari, Kirill Kuzmin, Said Chaouch, Tracy Jenkins,
  • In Memoriam Judges: Araceli Tzigane, Juan Antonio Vázquez, Ángel Romero, Benjamín Muñiz, Chris Heim, Daryana Antipova, Jordi García

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