Winners in categories connected to world music include the late Cachao, Flamenco innovator Diego El Cigala, Cuban musician Paquito D’Rivera and salsa star Rubén Blades y Seis Del Solar.
The Latin GRAMMY Awards honor excellence in the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking recorded arts and sciences.
Best Folk Album
Deja La Vida Volar – En Gira – Mercedes Sosa (Sony Music/RCA)
Best Tango Album
Cigala & Tango – Diego El Cigala (Universal Music Argentina / Cigala Music)
Best Flamenco Album
La Orilla De Mi Pelo – Niña Pastori (Ariola / Sony Music)
Best Salsa Album
Todos Vuelven Live Vol. 1 y 2 – Rubén Blades y Seis Del Solar (Ariel Rivas Music)
Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album
Tesoros – Juan Carlos Coronel (Cd Systems De Colombia S.A./Don Juan Music Ltda.)
Best Traditional Tropical Album
The Last Mambo – Cachao (Latinum/Eventus)
Best Contemporary Tropical Album
Invencible – Tito El Bambino (Siente Music/Universal Music Latin)
Best MPB (Música Popular Brasileira) Album
Ária – Djavan (Luanda Records / Biscoito Fino)
Best Samba/Pagode Album
Exaltasamba 25 Anos – Ao Vivo – Exaltasamba (Inovashow / Radar Records)
Best Native Brazilian Roots Album
Sinfonia & Batuques – Naná Vasconcelos (Azul Music Multimídia Ltda. / Morenaná Prod. Artísticas)
Best Latin Jazz Album
Panamericana Suite – Paquito D’Rivera (MCG Jazz)
Best Instrumental Album
Forever – Chick Corea , Stanley Clarke & Lenny White (Concord Records)
Best Recording Package
Chico & Rita – Javier Mariscal, art director (Varios Artistas) (Calle 54 Records/Sony Music)
For a complete list of winners go to latingrammy.com
Author: World Music Central News Room
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