The 2019 Latin Grammy Awards ceremony took place yesterday, November 14, 2019. We feature here the list of winners in roots music categories that are generally included under the world music umbrella.
Album Of The Year
El Mal Querer – Rosalia (Sony Music Entertainment España)
Best Salsa Album
Mas De Mi – Tony Succar (Unity Entertainment)
Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album
Yo Me Llamo Cumbia – Puerto Candelaria & Juancho Valencia (Merlín Producciones/Peermusic)
Best Traditional Tropical Album
Andrés Cepeda Big Band (En Vivo) – Andrés Cepeda (Sony Music)
Best Contemporary/Tropical Fusion Album
Literal – Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 (Universal Music Latino)
Best Tropical Song
Kitipun – Juan Luis Guerra, songwriter (Juan Luis Guerra 4.40) (Universal Music Latino)
Best Folk Album
Tiempo Al Tiempo – Luis Enrique + C4 Trio (Chazz Music/ Empire Records)
Best Tango Album
Revolucionario – Quinteto Astor Piazzolla (East 54 Entertainment)
Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album
Jazz Batá 2 – Chucho Valdés (Mack Avenue Music Group)
Best Samba/Pagode Album
Mart’nália Canta Vinicius De Moraes – Mart’nália (Biscoito Fino)
Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album
OK OK OK – Gilberto Gil (Biscoito Fino)
Best Portuguese Language Roots Album
Hermeto Pascoal E Sua Visão Original Do Forró – Hermeto Pascoal (Scubidu Music)
For the complete list of winners, go to Latin Grammys
headline image: cover of Kitipun – Juan Luis Guerra
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.