MC Kabir wins The Deli New England Best of 2012 Readers’ Poll for Emerging Artists

Deli Readers,

The Deli’s Best of 2012 Poll for emerging New England artists is now over, thanks to all those who cast their vote in support of the emerging local bands and artists in our list of nominees.

Congrats to Boston rapper MC Kabir pictured and streaming below) for becoming The Deli Readers’ Best New England Artist of 2012. Kudos also the close seconds, powerful alt folk sextet The Bridgebuilders. New Hampshire’s garage soul band Gnarlemagne placed third.

Here’s the New England Readers’ Poll Top 10:

 
ARTIST
VOTES
 
1
MC Kabir
1541
2
The Bridgebuilders
1440
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3
Gnarlemagne
321
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4
Cask Mouse
270
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5
Ula Ruth
187
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6
Bella’s Bartok
174
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7
A2VT
115
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8
Nemes
113
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9
Young Blake
96
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10
Jay Psaros
83
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Stay tuned for the composite chart, to be released soon, which will include the point nominees accumulated from the jurors and Deli writers’ votes, and will crown The Deli’s Best Emerging DC Area Artist of 2012.

The Deli’s Staff