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Grandmaster Flash, a pioneer of hip-hop, violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and the charity for Playing for Change Foundation have been named recipients of the 2019 Polar Music Award. The Swedish prize is considered the equivalent Nobel Prize in the world of music.
Grandmaster Flash AKA Joseph Saddler is a founding figure of hip-hop. As a DJ, he developed innovations, including backspin and percussive phrasing, and popularized scratching. With Cowboy, Mel and Kidd Creole, Saddler trained Grandmaster Flash and the 3 MCs. Their 1981 single, The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on Steel Wheels, is the first documented appearance of record engraving. Saddler continued to broadcast music after the band split in the late 1980s.
Saddler said about his appointment: "It's such an honor because often in our culture we forget what we do as a DJ. So, for those people to say, "Let's give this to someone who does not necessarily use a microphone as a gift," so that I'm chosen from so many people, I'm so, so honored. "
German violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter began her career in the 1970s, when she was seen as a teenage prodigy. At 17, she made her debut in the United States with the New York Philharmonic. Mutter is known for playing clbadical and contemporary works and has won Grammy four times. She described the Polar Prize as a "great honor".
The Playing for Change Foundation is a non-profit organization created in 2007 with the goal of "creating positive change through music and art education". It has set up 15 music programs in Bangladesh, Brazil, Ghana, Mali, Nepal, Rwanda, South Africa, Morocco, Mexico, Argentina and Thailand. Free dance, instrumental, language and musical theory clbades reach more than 2,000 young people every week. .
It also provides basic necessities such as food, drinking water, medicines, clothing and school supplies to communities. Artists, including Damon Albarn, have supported the work of the foundation. Co-founder Whitney Kroenke said, "We started the project so that musicians who would not be seen or heard could express themselves and be recognized. Being in the company of people who have made us all love music for so many years is truly an honor.
The polar winners each receive one million Swedish kroner (£ 83,000). This is the second time in 28 years of history that the 12-member committee has nominated three laureates. The committee receives nominations from the public and the International Music Council, a UNESCO-funded NGO that promotes geographic and musical diversity.
Metallica won the 2018 award. Previous winners include producers Max Martin (2016), György Ligeti (2004) and Joni Mitchell (1996). Abba's director, Stig Anderson, founded the award in 1989.
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden will present the 2019 awards at a ceremony and banquet at the Stockholm Grand Hotel on 11 June.
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