Iceland Music Export has announced the results of the annual Icelandic Music Awards. The winners were decided by an academy of music scholars and the Icelandic public.
The results for 2007 are as follows:
Album of the year
Rock/alternative: “Mugiboogie” - Mugison
Pop: “Frágangur/Hold er Mold” - Megas
Various: “Vid og vid” - Ólöf Arnalds
Jazz: “Cycles” - Einar Scheving
Classical/Modern: “Melodía” [...]
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Former Sugarcube and all-round Icelandic music veteran Sigtryggur Baldursson has been chosen to sit on the jury for the prestigious Womex world music festival, held this year in Seville between Oct 29th - Nov 2nd.
Sigtryggur, a practicing musician/producer and part owner of label Smekkleysa (bad taste), is very active in the music scene in Iceland, [...]
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The annual Aldrei fór ég sudur music festival, beloved brainchild of musical mastermind Mugison, is set to take place for the fifth time in his hometown of Ísafjördur this Easter.
A two day, free-for-all affair, Aldrei fór ég sudur has been steadily gaining a solid reputation as a remarkable venue to catch the most exciting artists [...]
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Nú á mánudaginn hófst sérstök “Íslensk vika” á vefsvæðinu AmieStreet.com, en hún er halding í samstarfi við Iceland Music Export. Góður fjöldi íslenskra tónlistarmanna skráði lög sín til sölu á síðunni í aðdraganda vikunnar og njóta þeir nú góðs af þeirri athygli sem að þeim er beint gegnum fréttabréf hennar, forsíðu og “Plötu dagsins” dálkinn. [...]
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Three Icelandic bands will play at the By:Larm music conference between 21st–23rd February - flugelhorns included.
By:Larm, Scandinavia’s largest music conference, moves from one Norwegian city to another, and this year will take place in Oslo. Consisting of a festival and conference, By:Larm offers lectures, seminars, debates and a plethora of artists on the verge of [...]
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