The Latin Recording Academy revealed the winners of the 21st Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards last night, on November 19, 2020. Cumbia innovator Carlos Vives won three awards.
Winners in world music-related categories include:
Best Salsa Album
40 – Grupo Niche (PPM USA)
Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album
SIGO CANTANDO AL AMOR (DELUXE) – Jorge Celedón & Sergio Luis Rodríguez (Monterrey Music S.A. de C.V)
Best Merengue/Bachata Album
AHORA – [TIE] – Eddy Herrera (Intermusic)
LARIMAR – [TIE] Daniel Santacruz (Penluis Music)
Best Traditional Tropical Album
ÍCONO – Orquesta Aragón (Puntilla Music)
Best Contemporary/Tropical Fusion Album
CUMBIANA – Carlos Vives (Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC)
Best Tropical Song
CANCIÓN PARA RUBÉN – Rubén Blades & Carlos Vives, songwriters (Carlos Vives & Rubén Blades)
Track from: Cumbiana (Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC)
Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album
HECHO EN MÉXICO – Alejandro Fernández (Universal Music Latino)
Best Tejano Album
LIVE IN MÉXICO – La Mafia (Fonovisa/Universal Music Mexico S.A. de C.V.)
Best Norteño Album
LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE AT FOLSOM PRISON – Los Tigres Del Norte (Fonovisa/Universal Music Mexico S.A. de C.V.)
Best Folk Album
A CAPELLA – Susana Baca (Editora Pregon/Play Music Perú)
Best Tango Album
FUELLE Y CUERDA – Gustavo Casenave (Audio Network)
Best Flamenco Album
FLAMENCO SIN FRONTERAS – Antonio Rey (Independent)
Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album
PUERTOS: MUSIC FROM INTERNATIONAL WATERS – Emilio Solla Tango Jazz Orchestra (Avantango Records)
Best Samba/Pagode Album
SAMBA JAZZ DE RAIZ, CLÁUDIO JORGE 70 – Cláudio Jorge (Mills Records)
Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album
BELO HORIZONTE – Toninho Horta & Orquestra Fantasma (Minas Records)
Best Portuguese Language Roots Album
VEIA NORDESTINA – Mariana Aydar (Brisa Records)
Best Long Form Music Video
EL MUNDO PERDIDO DE CUMBIANA – Carlos Vives Carlos Felipe Montoya, video director; Isabel Cristina Vásquez, video producer (Mestiza Films)
For the complete list of winners, go to www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2020-latin-grammy-awards-complete-s-nominees-list
headline photo: Carlos Vives
Author: World Music Central News Room
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