World Music Grammy award winners


The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc., also known as The Recording Academy, announced this evening the winners of the 47th Annual Grammy Awards. The annual event took place in Los Angeles at the Staples Center. Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour won the contemporary world music Grammy with his album Egypt.

Here are the winners in World Music, Jazz, and related categories:

Best Contemporary Jazz Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

  1. Unspeakable
    Bill Frisell
    [Nonesuch Records]

Best Jazz Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

  1. R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal)
    Nancy Wilson
    [MCG Jazz]

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
(For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter's name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.)

  1. Speak Like A Child
    Herbie Hancock, soloist
    Track from: With All My Heart (Harvey Mason)
    [Bluebird]

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

  1. Illuminations
    McCoy Tyner With Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard, Christian McBride & Lewis Nash
    [Telarc Jazz]

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
(For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds. Albums must contain 51% or more INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

  1. Concert In The Garden
    Maria Schneider Orchestra
    [ArtistShare]

Best Latin Jazz Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

  1. Land Of The Sun
    Charlie Haden
    [Verve International]

Best Latin Pop Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

  1. Amar Sin Mentiras
    Marc Anthony
    [Sony Discos]

Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

  1. Street Signs
    Ozomatli
    [Concord Records]

Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

  1. ¡Ahora Sí!
    Israel López "Cachao"
    [Univision Records]

Best Salsa/Merengue Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

  1. Across 110th Street
    Spanish Harlem Orchestra Featuring Ruben Blades
    [Libertad Records]

Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

  1. Intimamente
    Intocable
    [EMI Latin]

Best Tejano Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

  1. Polkas, Gritos y Acordeónes
    David Lee Garza, Joel Guzman & Sunny Sauceda
    [Guzman Fox Records]

Best Traditional Blues Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

  1. Blues To The Bone
    Etta James
    [RCA Victor]

Best Contemporary Blues Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

  1. Keep It Simple
    Keb' Mo'
    [Epic/Okeh]

Best Traditional Folk Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

  1. Beautiful Dreamer - The Songs Of Stephen Foster
    Various Artists
    Steve Fishell, David Macias & Tamara Saviano, producers
    [American Roots Publishing]

Best Contemporary Folk Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

  1. The Revolution Starts...Now
    Steve Earle
    [Artemis Records/E-Squared]

Best Native American Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

  1. Cedar Dream Songs
    Bill Miller
    [Paras Recordings]

Best Hawaiian Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

  1. Slack Key Guitar Volume 2
    Various Artists
    Charles Michael Brotman, producer
    [Palm Records]

Best Reggae Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

  1. True Love
    Toots & The Maytals
    [V2 Records]

Best Traditional World Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

  1. Raise Your Spirit Higher
    Ladysmith Black Mambazo
    [Heads Up International]

Best Contemporary World Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

  1. Egypt
    Youssou N'Dour
    [Nonesuch]
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