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World Music Album of the Year

Indian-born and Toronto-based, Kiran Ahluwalia performs two distinct styles of vocal music from the Indian sub-continent, ghazals and Punjabi folk songs. Her extensive studies of these styles have borne fruit in her compelling renditions of the material. Her debut CD, Kashish Attraction, was recorded with Canadian and English musicians, and received a JUNO nomination. She has become a festival favourite across Canada, and the aptly entitled Beyond Boundaries is another masterful work.

Virtuoso rumba flamenco guitarist and composer Jesse Cook has sold over a million albums worldwide, notching three gold and one platinum albums in Canada. His vibrant playing and musical imagination are in full display on Nomad, which features such star guest vocalists as Flora Purim, the BoDeans and the Rembrandts' Danny Wilde.

The music of Toronto's Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band transcends any limitations of genre. Founded in 1987 by trumpeter and leader David Buchbinder, they have found an international audience for their inventive stylings. They've recorded five CDs and earned two previous JUNO nominations. Sweet Return features compositions from all members, adding to the delightful musical variety.

Montreal-based quartet Intakto formed in 1995, and they've cultivated a dazzling hybrid of tango, Latin American music, pop and jazz. Their joyful and warming sound plus their onstage chemistry has won them converts at every performance.

Montreal-based songstress Lhasa tasted major success with her debut album, the Spanish-sung La Llorona. In Canada, it went platinum and snared a JUNO, and sold a phenomenal 300,000 copies in France. Lhasa literally ran off with the circus for a break, but makes a welcome and triumphant return with The Living Road. Both melancholy and magical, it features songs sung in English, Spanish and French. The album made many critics' Best Of 2003 lists.