Tibetan Music Awards were founded in 2003 by
Lobsang Wangyal
Lobsang Wangyal ( བློ་བཟང་། དབང་རྒྱལ། ; born 1970) is a writer, social activist, photojournalist, and events producer, based in McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala, India. He has been a stringer reporter and photographe ...
and are held every two years in
Dharamshala
Dharamshala (; also spelled Dharamsala) is the winter capital of Himachal Pradesh, India. It serves as administrative headquarters of the Kangra district after being relocated from Kangra, a city located away from Dharamshala, in 1855.
The ...
, in northern India. Winners are chosen through online voting.
In 2003,
Techung won the best modern and traditional music award.
Rangzen Shonu won "Best Album".
In 2005,
Ama Dachung, Tibetan artist, 81 years, received the award for her lifetime work for Tibetan music.
In 2007, a special recognition award was given to
Nawang Khechog for his album "Tibetan Meditation Music".
Namgyal Lhamo won the Best Female Artist.
Amalia Rubin
Amalia Rubin is a westerner who sings in the Tibetan language along with the music from a Tibetan instrument.
She performed in a famous Tibetan restaurant in Beijing and met top-notch Tibetan singer, Kunga Phuntsok.
Her two albums are "''Mounta ...
won the Best International Artist for Tibet her album of Tibetan folk songs.
In 2009,
Chthonic
The word chthonic (), or chthonian, is derived from the Ancient Greek word ''χθών, "khthon"'', meaning earth or soil. It translates more directly from χθόνιος or "in, under, or beneath the earth" which can be differentiated from Γῆ ...
was named "Best International Artist".
Tibetan Music Awards 2013 were held on 12 October 2013, in Dharamsala.
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External links
Tibetan Music Awards official site
Tibetan Meditation Music: Sogyal Rinpoche - Rest In Natural Great Peace Tibetan Meditation Music: Sogyal Rinpoche - We Are What We ThinkTibetan Music Channel
Asian music awards
Tibetan music
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