World Music Winners at Grammy Awards 2022

On April 3, 2022, the Recording Academy announced the winners of the 2022 Grammy Awards. Mother Nature by Angelique Kidjo won the Best Global Music [world music] Album award. We list here the winners in world music-related categories.

Best Latin Jazz Album

Mirror Mirror — Eliane Elias with Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés

Best Tropical Latin Album

Salswing! — Rubén Blades y Roberto Delgado & Orquesta

Best American Roots Performance

“Cry” — Jon Batiste

Best Americana Album

Native Sons — Los Lobos

Best Bluegrass Album

My Bluegrass Heart — Béla Fleck

Best Traditional Blues Album

I Be Trying — Cedric Burnside

Best Contemporary Blues Album

662 — Christone “Kingfish” Ingram

Best Folk Album

They’re Calling Me Home — Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi

Best Regional Roots Music Album

Kau Ka Pe’a — Kalani Pe’a

Best Reggae Album

Beauty in the Silence — Soja

Best Global Music [World Music] Performance

Mohabbat — Arooj Aftab

Best Global Music [World Music] Album

Mother Nature — Angelique Kidjo

Best Music Video

Freedom — Jon Batiste