Best World Music Band - Seven Eight Band
Experimental Award - Nadishana
Best Authentic Band - Merema
Newcomer Award - Karelia
Best Video - Otava Yo
World Music Legend - Sergey Starostin
Audience prize - Gilead
Contributions to world music - Theodor Bastard
Experimental Award - Nadishana
Best Authentic Band - Merema
Newcomer Award - Karelia
Best Video - Otava Yo
World Music Legend - Sergey Starostin
Audience prize - Gilead
Contributions to world music - Theodor Bastard
Jury of Russian World Music Awards 2017
Nick Hobbs
Charmenko, Charmworks & Charm Music Poland owner, co-owner of Charm Music Czechia
Turkey
Aengus Finnan
Folk Alliance director
USA
Ben Mandelson
World musician, manager and producer.
UK
Simon Broughton
Songlines editor
UK
Jarmila Vlchkova
World Music Festival Bratislava
Slovenia
Natalia Shostina
Director of KAMWA world music festival
Russia
Rolf Beydemuller
Musician, author of Folker magazine
Germany
Arne Berg
Presenter, reporter, radio- and music producer with the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation
Norway
Andrew Cronshaw
Musician, world music producer
UK
Alexander Cheparukhin
World music producer
Russia
Yury Romanov
Director of "Vot Ethno" festival
Carlos Seixas
"Gindundo artist development", a music management & booking organization
