Latin Grammy Award for Best Folk Album
Awarded forquality albums of the folk music genre
CountryUnited States
Presented byThe Latin Recording Academy
First awarded2000
Currently held byVicente García for Camino al Sol (2023)
Websitelatingrammy.com

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]

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

A woman with long black hair playing the percussions.
Mercedes Sosa, the most awarded performer in this category, with five wins.
A woman in a blue dress holding a microphone with her right hand and smiling to the ground.
The Peruvian ministry of Culture Susana Baca won the award in 2002 and 2020.
2004 winner, Basque musician Kepa Junkera.
A woman in a flower dress singing to a microphone with her eyes closed.
Four-time winner Lila Downs.
A black and white image of three aged men wearing hats. On the left a man playing the gaita, another man at the centre singing to a microphone and on the right another man playing the gaita.
The Colombian ensemble Gaiteros de San Jacinto won the award in 2007.
2013 winner Reynaldo Armas.
Mexican singer Natalia Lafourcade has won this award twice, in 2017 and 2018.
Nicaraguan singer Luis Enrique won in 2019 with C4 Trio.
2023 winner, Vicente García.
Year[I] Performing artist(s) Work Nominees Ref.
2000 Mercedes Sosa Misa Criolla
[3]
2001 El All-Stars de La Rumba Cubana
  • Joaquín Betancourt & Cary Diez, producers
 La Rumba Soy Yo
[7]
2002 Susana Baca Lamento Negro
[8]
2003 Mercedes Sosa Acústico
[9]
2004 Kepa Junkera K
  • Manuel Alejandro – Manuel Alejandro y Punto: Homenaje al Grupo Haciendo Punto en Otro Son
  • Ecos de Borinquen – Jíbaro Hasta el Hueso: Mountain Music of Puerto Rico
  • Horacio Guarany – Cantor de Cantores
  • Perú Negro – Jolgorio
  • Radio Tarifa – Fiebre
 [10]
2005 Lila Downs One Blood Una Sangre
  • Camerata Coral and Grupo Tepeu – Misa Criolla – Navidad Nuestra De Ariel Ramírez
  • Los Nocheros – Noche Amiga Mía
  • John Santos and El Coro Folklórico Kindembo – Para Ellos
  • Various Artists; Quique Domenech (producer) – Homenaje a Luis Miranda "El Pico De Oro"
[11]
2006 Mercedes Sosa Corazón Libre
  • Quique Domenech and Alejandro Croatto – Con El Corazón...
  • Grupo Renacer – Puerto Rico Te Saluda...
  • Chango Spasiuk – Tarefero De Mis Pagos
  • Cacho Tirao – La Guitarra Argentina
  • Yoruba Andabo – Rumba En La Habana Con...
 [12]
2007 Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto Un Fuego de Sangre Pura
[13]
2008 Cholo Valderrama Caballo!
[14]
2009 Mercedes Sosa Cantora 1
[15]
2010 Ilan Chester Tesoros de la Música Venezolana
[16]
2011 Mercedes Sosa Deja La Vida Volar - En Gira
  • Eva Ayllón & Perú Negro – 40 Años de Clasicos Afro Peruanos
  • Jorge Pardo – Música Tradicional Peruana Homenaje A Arturo Zambo Cavero Y Oscar Aviles
  • Soledad Pastorutti – Vivo En Arequito
  • Santoral – Más Que Enamorao
 [17]
2012 Lila Downs Pecados y Milagros
2013 Reynaldo Armas El Caballo de Oro
  • Gaêlica – Luz - Una Navidad Celta En Venezuela
  • Gualberto Ibarreto and C4 Trío – Gualberto + C4
  • Los Nocheros – Clásicos - El Pecado Original
  • María Mulata – De Cantos y Vuelos
  • Chuchito Valdés and Eddy Navia – Carnaval En Piano Charango
2014 Lila Downs, Niña Pastori and Soledad Raíz
2015 Lila Downs Balas y Chocolate
  • Reynaldo Armas – La Muerte del Rucio Moro
  • Ciro Hurtado – Ayahuasca Dreams
  • Los Tekis – Hijos de La Tierra
  • Teresa Parodi – 30 Años + 5 Días
2016 Palo Cruza'O En Armonías Colombianas
  • Grupo Mapeyé – En Las Islas Canarias
  • Los Huayra – Gira
  • Nahuel Pennisi – Primavera
  • Marco Rodrigues – Fados do Fado
2017 Natalia Lafourcade Musas, Vol 1
  • Yuvisney Aguilar and Afrocuban Jazz Quartet – Piango, Piango
  • Magín Díaz – El Orisha de la Rosa
  • Quinteto Leopoldo Federico – Pa' Qué Más
  • Edward Ramírez and Rafa Pino – El Tuyero Ilustrado
2018 Natalia Lafourcade Musas, Vol. 2
  • Afrodisíaco – Viene De Panamá (Sin Raíz No Hay País)
  • Eva Ayllón – Clavo y Canela
  • Marta Gómez – La Alegría y El Canto
  • María Mulata – Idas y Vueltas
  • Yubá-Iré – ¡Baila Conmigo!
2019 Luis Enrique + C4 Trio Tiempo Al Tiempo
2020 Susana Baca A Capella: Grabado en Casa Durante la Cuarentena
  • Gaiteros de Pueblo Santo – Historias Cantadas
  • Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto – Toño García: El último Cacique
  • Quinteto Leopoldo Federico – Quinteto con Voz
  • Tierra Adentro – Aguije
 [18]
2021 Petrona Martínez Ancestras
[19]
2022 Sintesis, X-Alfonso & Eme Alfonso Ancestro Sinfónico
[20]
2023 Vicente García Camino al Sol
  • Susana Baca – Epifanías
  • Cantares del Pacifico – Aguajes de Mar y Manglar
  • Tato Marenco – Mamá Cumbé
  • Quinteto Leopoldo Federico – El Trébol Agorero, Homenaje a Luis Antonio Calvo
  • Tierra Adentro – Ayvu
 [21]

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year.

See also

References

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
  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Category Guide: Traditional Field". Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on February 14, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Complete List Of Nominations For First-ever Latin Grammy Awards". AllBusiness.com. July 29, 2000. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  4. ^ "Calle 13 gana álbum del año y arrasa con cinco Grammy Latinos" (in Spanish). Informador de México. November 5, 2009.
  5. ^ "Calle 13 makes history at the Latin Grammy". Expertscolumn. November 11, 2011.
  6. ^ Grammy Latino 2019: Tony Succar, Gian Marco y Eva Ayllón entre los peruanos nominados
  7. ^ "The Full List of Nominations". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. July 18, 2001. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  8. ^ "Selected Nominees For The Third Latin Grammy Awards". AllBusiness.com. August 3, 2002. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  9. ^ "The nominees are ..." Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. July 23, 2003. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  10. ^ "Lista de nominados al los Grammy Latinos" (in Spanish). Terra Networks México. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  11. ^ "Complete list of 6th annual Latin Grammy nominations". USA Today. Gannett Company. November 2, 2005. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  12. ^ Faber, Judy (September 26, 2006). "Shakira Leads Latin Grammy Nominations". CBS News. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  13. ^ "Lista de nominados al Grammy Latino 2007" (in Spanish). Mujer Activa. August 31, 2007. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "Conoce a los nominados a los Grammy Latinos" (in Spanish). Terra Networks México. September 19, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  16. ^ "The Latin Recording Academy Nominees". The Latin Recording Academy. September 4, 2010. Archived from the original on September 25, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
  17. ^ "2011 Latin Grammys: Nominations (FULL LIST) Revealed". manila-paper.net. September 15, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  18. ^ Susana Baca tras ganar un Latin Grammy por su disco "A capella": “Se lo dedico a todos los jóvenes”
  19. ^ "22nd Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards® FINAL NOMINATIONS" (PDF). Latin Recording Academy. September 28, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  20. ^ Cobo, Leila (November 17, 2022). "Latin Grammys 2022: Jorge Drexler & Bad Bunny Lead Early Winners (Updating)". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  21. ^ Ratner-Arias, Sigal (September 19, 2023). "Edgar Barrera Tops 2023 Latin Grammys Nominees: Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2023.

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