XIII Annual Latin Grammy Award Winners Announced

Paco De Lucía, winner in the Flamenco category
The Latin Recording Academy announced this evening (November 15th, 2012) the winners of the XIII Annual Latin Grammy Awards. The XIII Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas (Nevada).

Flamenco guitar maestro Paco De Lucía won the Best Flamenco Album category, renowned Cuban guitarist and songwriter Eliades Ochoa won in Best Traditional Tropical Album field, while Mexican-American world music diva Lila Downs won in the Best Folk Album section.

Following is a list of winners compiled by World Music Central in categories related with world music genres:

Best Folk Album

Pecados y Milagros – Lila Downs

Best Tango Album

Tango Como Yo Te Siento – Arturo Sandoval (Look & Feel)

Best Flamenco Album

En Vivo Conciertos España 2010 – Paco De Lucía

Best Salsa Album

Soy y Seré – Luis Enrique

Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album

Le Canta A San Jacinto – Juan Piña

Best Contemporary Tropical Album

Aquí Estoy Yo – Milly Quezada

Best Traditional Tropical Album

Un Bolero Para Ti – Eliades Ochoa

Best Tropical Fusion Album

Ilusión+ – Fonseca

Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album

Músicas Para Churrasco Vol. 1 – Seu Jorge

Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album

Especial Ivete, Gil e Caetano – Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil & Ivete Sangalo

Best Brazilian Song (Portuguese Language)

Querido Diário” – Chico Buarque, songwriter (Chico Buarque)

Author: World Music Central News Room

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