Juan Luis Guerra

2021 Latin Grammy Winners in World Music Categories

The 22nd annual Latin Grammy Awards took place in Las Vegas (Nevada, USA) on Thursday, November 18, 2021. The event celebrated the music of Spanish and Portuguese Latin America, Spain and Portugal. The awards include many categories that fall under the umbrella of world music.

Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra was the leading winner at the Latin Grammy Awards this year with awards in multiple categories.

This is the list world music-related winners:

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Privé” – Juan Luis Guerra

Best Salsa Album

Salsa Plus!” – Rubén Blades y Roberto Delgado and Orquesta

Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album

Las Locuras Mías” – Silvestre Dangond

Best Merengue/Bachata Album

Es Merengue ¿Algún Problema?” – Sergio Vargas

Best Traditional Tropical Album

Cha Cha Chá: Homenaje A Lo Tradicional” – Alain Pérez, Issac Delgado y Orquesta Aragón

Best Contemporary Tropical Album

Brazil305” – Gloria Estefan

Best Tropical Song

Dios Así Lo Quiso” – Camilo, David Julca, Jonathan Julca, Yasmil Marrufo and Ricardo Montaner, songwriters (Ricardo Montaner and Juan Luis Guerra)

Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album

A Mis 80’s” – Vicente Fernández

Best Tejano Album

Pa’ la Pista y Pa’l Pisto, Vol. 2” – El Plan

Best Norteño Album

Al Estilo Rancherón” – Los Dos Carnales (tie)

“Volando Alto” – Palomo (tie)

Best Instrumental Album

Best Folk Album

Ancestras – Petrona Martinez

Best Tango Album

Tinto Tango Plays Piazzolla – Tinto Tango

Best Flamenco Album

Un nuevo verso – Pepe De Lucía

Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album

Voyager” – Iván Melon Lewis

Best Samba/Pagode Album

Sempre Se Pode Sonhar” – Paulinho Da Viola

Best Long Form Music Video

“Entre Mar y Palmeras” – Juan Luis Guerra

For more information and complete list of winners, go to www.latingrammy.com

Author: World Music Central News Room

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