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OWMR Album & EP Awards
Welcome to the 2022 One World Music Radio album awards, our 10th annual awards.
All categories are voted on by a secret panel of judges.
Below you will find the complete list of categories and nominees - winners will be announced May 27th!
Please note - the nomination certificates were sent out shwoing the wrong date for when the winners will be announced, if you got a wrong certifcate, please email us for a corrected version!
Nominations for Best Acoustic Album
David Cullen - Revival
David Franklin - Passings
David W. Donner - Timeless
Mark Leggett - Guitars and Blackbirds
Randal L Meek - Longings
Russ Hewitt - Chasing Horizons
Shambhu - Life Passage: Soothing Guitar for a Peaceful World
Victor Towle - The Space In Between
Vin Downes - Three Evenings
Will Ackerman - Positano Songs
Nominations for Best Acoustic Single
Absence of Field - Bro Science
Carbe And Durand - Arlington Square ft Leah Finkelstein
Ian Cameron Smith - Light of Hope
James Filkins - Hallway Whispers (Aternative Mix)
Joseph Sullinger - Chi Mai
Lawson Rollins - The Calling
Mark Battenburg - Enchanted
Mike Howe - October
Ryan Judd - Blue Sky Within
Shambhu - Mars Dawn
Nominations for Best Ambient Album
Al Gromer Khan - Ambient Religion
Altus - Hidden Realms and Vacant Spaces
Ambiente Solstice - Comets Dust
David De Michele - Discovery V
David Pedrick - Aurora
Eleon - Epoch
Frank Pels - Infinite Seconds
Jeff Greinke - Noctilucent
Kevin Kendle - Aurora
Paul Headon - Beyond the Known
Nominations for Best Ambient Single
2002 - Clouds Below
Carl Borden - Dreamscapes
David De Michele - Sunrise
Ethereal Silence - Sleeping Giants
Have A Cigar - Those Winter Sundays
Howard Givens & Madhavi Devi - The Celestial Expanse
Michelle Qureshi - Tomorrow By Another Name
RAF21 - Self Empathy
Retland - Pluvia
Tsode - Evangelos
Nominations for Best Chill Out Single
Alexander Obukhov - CoffeeWaves
Aware - La Torre
Cadence Spalding - So Tired
Christophe Goze - Coeur Grenadine
Craigology - The Outfit
Curtis Macdonald - Hold onto Hope
DM Ascension - Affinity
Kike de Santo & Patreezia - A Life's Journey
Leon - Aphrodite
Richard Zelada - Thank You Father
Nominations for Best Classical Album
An Vedi - ConTempoRary Violin
Bruce Wolosoff - Paradise Found
Christopher Jessup - Christopher Jessup EP
Christopher Tin - The Lost Birds
Duo Diversitas - Ex aequo
Elisabet Franch - Franch play Franck
Heidi Breyer - Amor Aeternus: A Requiem for the Common Man
Irina Moreland - Debussy Préludes, Book 2
Isobel Waller-Bridge - VII EP
Sophia Agranovich - Franz Liszt Rhapsodies, Etudes and Transcriptions
Nominations for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Brooks & Day - Awakening
Darlene Koldenhoven - Traveling the Blissful Highway
Doug Woods and Colin Powell - Levitation
Holland Phillips - Standing In Motion
Joe Weineck - Orient to Occident
Mark Barnes - Luminescence
Oz Nelson - Darkness and Light
Patrick Kelly - Above the Clouds
Tom Moore & Tim Sadow - Going Home
Vassilis Philippou - Colourful Emptiness
Nominations for Best Contemporary Instrumental Single
2002 - City Blue
Arrizza - Into the Ether
Ask Askr - Kindling Flame
Elements 119 - Another Road
Glass Heart String Choir - Wounds (Falling Stars Mix)
Kluane Takhini - Peace Begins With a Smile ft James Hill
Marlene Moore - Fiesta
NuvolutioN - Close Away
P.Wasy & Marako Marcus - Midnight Blue
Santiago Trigueros - Daydreamer
Nominations for Best Electronic Album
Anantakara - There Is Something
Carl Lord - Dream Zone
Desensitized - Chaos in Premonition
DreamerProject - Fading Light
Erik Wøllo - Sojourns
Hanslik & Moniz Experiment - Evolution
Jim Ottaway - Somewhere In-Between
Michael Whalen - Imaginary Trains
Steve Sheppard - Sanctuaries of the Mind
Romerium & Thaneco - Dark Force
Nominations for Best Electronic Single
AeTopus - Raatuq
Anna B May - Essence
Claudio Casanueva - Into the Light
Delay Tactics - Viola's Ascent
Glenn Main - Lost in Spain
Lights A.M. - Another Life
Nicholas Gunn - Into the Bliss
Steve Sheppard - St Georges Island ( Birth Place of Apollo)
Nominations for Best EP
Adolfo Viguera - Life Time EP
Alan Hanslik - Courage To Sail
Anouâr G. - In Light of Recent Events EP
Cass Anawaty & Brian Fechino - Let Go EP
Evenfall - Ubiquity EP ft Will Clipman
Gregory John Madge - 4 Dances EP
Julie Hanney - Taking Flight EP
Pangaea Projekt - Winter Vol VIII EP
Sherry Finzer & Karasvana - Centered EP
Sikha Pros - Walk-Ins EP
Nominations for Best Flute Album
Chrissie Sheppard - Memories Through Birds
Diane Wheeler Dunn - Peace In Our Hearts
Joe Yeatman - Wolf Moon
Peter Phippen - Into the Ancient
Raphael Groten - Great Blue
Sherry Finzer - Connections
Suzanne Teng & Gilbert Levy - Shimmer
Timothy J.P. Gomez - Embers of Freedom
Windtalker - Wind, Water and Stone
Wolfsheart - Flute Meditation
Nominations for Best Flute Single
Crystal Ramirez - Returning Home
George Pendred - Forest Spirits
Helen's Willow Wind * A Call to the Divine
Keith Stolle - Hearts Embrace
Larry Gindhart Music - Winter: Sunday Morning
Liesbet Leroy - White Raven
Paul Harvey - Soul Soother
Rodrigo Rodriguez - The Shakuhachi
Sandi Horton - Mordovian Moods
Silvia Blaser - Inner Voice
Nominations for Best Heavy Metal Album
Enemy Eyes - History's Hand
Lunarian - Burn The Beauty
Mentalist - Empires Falling
New Horizon - Gate Of The Gods
Rising Steel - Beyond The Gates Of Hell
Scream Maker - Bloodking
SheWolf - Shewolf
Sick n' Beautiful - Starstruck
Terra Atlantica - Beyond The Borders
Voodoma - Hellbound
Nominations for Best Jazz Album
Adema Manoukas Octet - New Roots
Christophe Goze - Soul to Soul
Deanne Matley - The Alberta Lounge
Ernesto Cervini - Joy
Jacob Chung - Epistle
Jocelyn Gould - Golden Hour
Noam Lemish - Twelve
Ron Ledoux Quartet - A Stone's Throw Away
The Joe Bowden Project - Black to the Roots
Way North - New Dreams, Old Stories
Nominations for Best Jazz Single
Carlos Camilo - On My Way ft David Margam
Christophe Goze - Far Away
Dave Mohan - Shadows in the Fire
Evan Carydakis - Movin On
Funkdacion - Dreamcatcher
MARHID - Hunch
The 420 Café - Captain of Her Heart
J. Michaels - I'll Treat You Right ft David Margam
Pete Calandra and Straight Up - Neptune Beach
Russel Blake - Morning Sunrise
Nominations for Best Neo Classical Album
Anaya Music - Ascension
David Lanz & Kristin Amarie - Lettere d'Amore (Letters of Love)
Dream Cloud Orchestra - Nocturnes
Elderane - Suenos y Leyendas
Genevieve Walker - Home Songs
Gleisberg - To Meet Esther (soundtrack)
Kerani - The Water of Life
Louis Anthony deLise - To Dance With You
Rick Sparks - Speak Peace
Sharon Fendrich - Sapphire Oak
Nominations for Best Neo Classical Single
Benjamin Cook - Lunar
Daniel Núñez Martín - Feats Of Our Ancestors
Eldar Ibrahimovic - Closer
Jacquelyn G. Kleine - Sunflower
Luis Alberto Naranjo - Alzando el Vuelo
Mario Pettenati - Book of Memories
Michael Hoppé - Love Remains
Peter Calandra - Caritas
Shoshana Michel & Roxane Genot - Elegy (Piano & Cello) [single]
Sophia Agranovich & Rupam Sarmah - Peace and Joy feat. Tamra Garrett
Nominations for Best New Age Album
Andy Rogers - Finding Calm
Aureliaslight - A Mystic's Autumn
Charleene Closshey - ALIGNED: A Planetary Mantra & Gong Shower
Christopher Caouette - Tale of the Oakenwish
David Arkenstone - Music Inspired by Middle Earth Volume II
David Wahler - Collection
Diane Arkenstone - Light Of Varying Energies (L.O.V.E.)
Lawrence Libert - Earth Prayer
Meg Bowles - Voices from the Ethereal Forest
Sonic Yogi - Breath Into Being
Nominations for Best New Age Single
Al Jewer & Andy Mitran - Moonstone ft Hans Christian
Alexander Obukhov - Fleur Nocturne
Andy Salvanos and Jürg Kindle - The Return of Starchild
Chakuna Machi Asa - Sacred Land
Diane Arkenstone and David Arkenstone - The Crystal Shores
RadianceMatrix & James Marienthal - Dance of the Ancients
Seeking The Sublime & Shere Fraser - Essence
Scott Reich - A Lighter Being
Steve & Chrissie Sheppard - Zeus's Last Call
Zen Music Planet - Magic Oceans
Nominations for Best Piano w Instrumentation Album
Bernward Koch - Tree Tales
Ed Bazel - The London Sessions: Reflections from Studio 2
Kurt Reiman - A Glimpse of Grace
Louis Colaiannia - Mysteria
Oliver Papke and Colin Powell - Inspirations and Revelations
Peter Kater - Native America
Ross Mitchell - Raindrops
Samer Fanek - Call of the Desert
Stephen Rhodes - A Place Beyond Forever
Wayne Bethanis - Listen
Nominations for Best Piano w Instrumentation Single
Joe Kenney & Hope Linton - Prevailing
Lisa Cullum - I Loved You
Lorna James - Afterthought
Mark Barnes - Winter Sky
Melany Thompson - All For You
Rosi Boti - Grateful Silence
Serole - Dancing Under the Moonight
Sharon Chen Music - Cinema Paradiso
Vincent Boot & Shere Fraser - Es Vedra (Flute Version)
William Walker - Resting Place
Nominations for Best Progressive Rock Album
A Multitude of ONE - Myth and Magick (2022 Remaster)
Ali Ferguson - The Contemplative Power of Water
Alms - The Trial
Electro Compulsive Therapy - Electro Compulsive Therapy
Hats Off Gentlemen Its Adequate - The Confidence Trick
Mike Ian - The Learning Tree
Mike Murray - Horizon
Ph2 - Season 5 (Remastered)
Sunrise Auranaut - Sacred Mission
Nominations for Best Rock Album
Blackfox - Embers
Crossing Rubicon - Perfect Storm
Days of Wine - Days of Wine
Edge Of Forever - Seminole
Perfect Plan - Brace for Impact
Praying Mantis - Katharsis
Riot Act - Closer To The Flame
Ronnie Romero - Raised on Radio
The Big Deal - First Bite
The Ferrymen - One More River To Cross
Nominations for Best Rock Single
Anything But Human - Tonight
Black Whiskey - Down (Devils Highway)
Defiant - Viva la Revolution
Force it - A Night in the Cold
Lasting Effect - On Our Own
Late Night Trouble - Backlash
Makes My Blood Dance - Power of the Lightside
Renaissance Rock Orchestra - A Song of Hope
Ten Ton Mojo - Badlove
The Dead Daisies - Hypnotize YourSelf
Nominations for Best Solo Piano Album
Alan Matthews - All That I Can See
Bob Yonker - Dream
CrusaderBeach - Piano Perspectives
Dan Chadburn - Always
Louis Anthony deLise - Close Enough To Perfect
Michael Gettel - The View From Here
Michele McLaughlin - Luminous
Pam Asberry - Unravelling
Santiago Delacruz - Lost in Longing
Stephen Wallack - Wondering
Nominations for Best Solo Piano Single
Adrian Zaharia - The Wind
Andrea Sertori - Your Path
Antonija Pacek - Fall Train
Claude Caron - Glory Nostalgia
EUL - Windflower Dance
Melinda Sütő - Speechless Times
Rada Neal - Beautiful Old Rhyme
Richard Goldsworthy - In the Gentle Arms of Love
Suzanne Herman - Path of the Sandpiper
Victor Birkan - Between Night and Day
Nominations for Best Vocal Album
Aakasha - Aakasha
Alex Bird & Ewen Farncombe - Songwriter
Esbe - I Might Be Dreaming
Heather Ferguson - Lush Life
Kamini Natarajan - Shiva Mantras
Lis Addison - Elements
Remy De Laroque - Star Code
Sukha - Fire
Nominations for Best Vocal Single
Jaime Black - As The Wind Blows
Lissa-Käthe - Koala
Minna Ora - Wind
Natasha Hardy - Into The West
Priscilla Hernandez - Om Vrish Elle (One with Everything)
Rachel M - The Morning Star
Rhonda Head - Rain Dance
Sarves Thiru - Harmony: Lokah Samastah
Scott & Maria - Ancestors
The Song Gardeners - Present
Nominations for Best World Music Album
Adedeji - Yoruba Odyssey
Agent Starling - Clandestine
Amalgama Folk - Circumterra
Aulaga Folk - El Rodar Del Bolindre
Devan Ekambaram - Brindavan
Heart of the Dragon Ensemble - The Art of the Chinese Xiao & Hulusi
Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde - Flamenco - Pasado y Presente
Mirla Riomar - Afrobrasileira
Okaidja Afroso - Jaku Mumor
Shafqat Amanat Ali - Tribute to Legends Ghulam Ali
Nominations for Best World Single
Ban Brothers - Phire Elaam
Bilja Krstic & Bistrik Orkestar - Niska Banja
East Collectors by Jimmy Østbygaard - Eras Para Mi ft. Serena [single]
Germa Adan - Souvni
La Falfula Groove - Weil Galbi
LennyTunes & Shalom - MorGandagana
Makhlout - Rapadooni
Sarves Thiru - Guru's Greatness: Guru Brahma
Sereetsi & The Natives - Petere
Yerba Colorá - Try As You Might