The Latin Grammy Award for Best Folk Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally.[1] The award goes to solo artists, duos, or groups for releasing vocal or instrumental albums containing at least 51% of new recordings.[2]
| Latin Grammy Award for Best Folk Album | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | quality albums of the folk music genre |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | The Latin Recording Academy |
| First awarded | 2000 |
| Currently held by | Vicente García for Camino al Sol (2023) |
| Website | latingrammy.com |
The award was first presented to Argentine singer Mercedes Sosa for the album Misa Criolla at the 1st Latin Grammy Awards ceremony in 2000.[3] She also happens to be the most nominated and awarded performer in this category with five accolades. Her album Cantora 1 became the first folk album to be nominated for Album of the Year in 2009 but lost to Calle 13's Los de atrás vienen conmigo.[4] In 2011 she became the first artist to receive this award posthumously for the album Deja La Vida Volar.[5]
On the other hand, Peruvian singer Eva Ayllón holds the record for most nominations without a win with ten.[6] Musicians originating from Argentina and Colombia have received this award more times than any other nationality winning on four and two occasions respectively.
Winners and nominees edit
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| Year[I] | Performing artist(s) | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Mercedes Sosa | Misa Criolla |
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| 2001 | El All-Stars de La Rumba Cubana
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La Rumba Soy Yo |
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[7] |
| 2002 | Susana Baca | Lamento Negro |
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[8] |
| 2003 | Mercedes Sosa | Acústico |
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[9] |
| 2004 | Kepa Junkera | K |
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[10] |
| 2005 | Lila Downs | One Blood Una Sangre |
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[11] |
| 2006 | Mercedes Sosa | Corazón Libre |
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[12] |
| 2007 | Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto | Un Fuego de Sangre Pura |
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[13] |
| 2008 | Cholo Valderrama | Caballo! |
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[14] |
| 2009 | Mercedes Sosa | Cantora 1 |
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[15] |
| 2010 | Ilan Chester | Tesoros de la Música Venezolana |
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[16] |
| 2011 | Mercedes Sosa | Deja La Vida Volar - En Gira |
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[17] |
| 2012 | Lila Downs | Pecados y Milagros |
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| 2013 | Reynaldo Armas | El Caballo de Oro |
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| 2014 | Lila Downs, Niña Pastori and Soledad | Raíz |
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| 2015 | Lila Downs | Balas y Chocolate |
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| 2016 | Palo Cruza'O | En Armonías Colombianas |
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| 2017 | Natalia Lafourcade | Musas, Vol 1 |
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| 2018 | Natalia Lafourcade | Musas, Vol. 2 |
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| 2019 | Luis Enrique + C4 Trio | Tiempo Al Tiempo |
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| 2020 | Susana Baca | A Capella: Grabado en Casa Durante la Cuarentena |
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[18] |
| 2021 | Petrona Martínez | Ancestras |
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[19] |
| 2022 | Sintesis, X-Alfonso & Eme Alfonso | Ancestro Sinfónico |
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[20] |
| 2023 | Vicente García | Camino al Sol |
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[21] |
^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year.
See also edit
References edit
- General
- "Latin Grammy Award Winners". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved August 31, 2011. Note: User must select the "Traditional Field" category as the genre under the search feature.
- Specific
- ^ "Sobre La Academia Latina de la Grabación" (in Spanish). Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "Category Guide: Traditional Field". Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on February 14, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ a b "Complete List Of Nominations For First-ever Latin Grammy Awards". AllBusiness.com. July 29, 2000. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "Calle 13 gana álbum del año y arrasa con cinco Grammy Latinos" (in Spanish). Informador de México. November 5, 2009.
- ^ "Calle 13 makes history at the Latin Grammy". Expertscolumn. November 11, 2011.
- ^ Grammy Latino 2019: Tony Succar, Gian Marco y Eva Ayllón entre los peruanos nominados
- ^ "The Full List of Nominations". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. July 18, 2001. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "Selected Nominees For The Third Latin Grammy Awards". AllBusiness.com. August 3, 2002. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "The nominees are ..." Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. July 23, 2003. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "Lista de nominados al los Grammy Latinos" (in Spanish). Terra Networks México. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "Complete list of 6th annual Latin Grammy nominations". USA Today. Gannett Company. November 2, 2005. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ Faber, Judy (September 26, 2006). "Shakira Leads Latin Grammy Nominations". CBS News. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "Lista de nominados al Grammy Latino 2007" (in Spanish). Mujer Activa. August 31, 2007. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
- ^ "9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. September 10, 2007. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "Conoce a los nominados a los Grammy Latinos" (in Spanish). Terra Networks México. September 19, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "The Latin Recording Academy Nominees". The Latin Recording Academy. September 4, 2010. Archived from the original on September 25, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
- ^ "2011 Latin Grammys: Nominations (FULL LIST) Revealed". manila-paper.net. September 15, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- ^ Susana Baca tras ganar un Latin Grammy por su disco "A capella": “Se lo dedico a todos los jóvenes”
- ^ "22nd Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards® FINAL NOMINATIONS" (PDF). Latin Recording Academy. September 28, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ Cobo, Leila (November 17, 2022). "Latin Grammys 2022: Jorge Drexler & Bad Bunny Lead Early Winners (Updating)". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ Ratner-Arias, Sigal (September 19, 2023). "Edgar Barrera Tops 2023 Latin Grammys Nominees: Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2023.