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Compilation Spotlights World Music Award Winners

By Chris Nickson

Published April 1, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

The BBC held its Planet Music Awards last month to honor the best of world music. The winners are now featured on a CD called Awards for World Music 2005.

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