55th Grammy Award Winners Announced, Ravi Shankar Wins World Music Award

Best World Music Album award -  The Living Room Sessions Part 1 by Ravi Shankar
Best World Music Album award –
The Living Room Sessions Part 1 by Ravi Shankar
The Recording Academy announced this evening, February 10th, 2013, the winners of the 55th Annual Grammy Awards. The late Ravi Shankar wins the Best World Music Album with his album The Living Room Sessions Part 1.

The 55th Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles (California).

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

Best World Music Album

The Living Room Sessions Part 1 by Ravi Shankar (East Meets West Music)

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

Pecados y Milagros by Lila Downs (Sony Music)

Best Latin Jazz Album

¡Ritmo! by The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band (Clare Fischer Productions/Clavo Records)

Best Tropical Latin Album

Retro by Marlow Rosado y La Riqueña (Pink Chaos Productions)

Best Americana Album

Slipstream by Bonnie Raitt (Redwing Records)

Best Bluegrass Album

Nobody Knows You by Steep Canyon Rangers (Rounder Records)

Best Blues Album

Locked Down by Dr. John (Nonesuch Records)

Best Folk Album

The Goat Rodeo Sessions by Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile (Sony Classical)

Best Regional Roots Music Album

The Band Courtbouillon by Wayne Toups, Steve Riley & Wilson Savoy (Valcour Records)

Best Reggae Album

Rebirth by Jimmy Cliff (UMe/Sunpower)

Author: Angel Romero

Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.

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