Latin Grammy Award for Best Flamenco Album

Latin Grammy Award for Best Flamenco Album
Awarded for	Flamenco albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded material. For Solo artists, duos or groups.
Country	United States
Presented by	The Latin Recording Academy
First awarded	2000
Currently held by	Niña Pastori for Camino (2023)
Website	latingrammy.com

The Latin Grammy Award for Best Flamenco 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]

According to the Latin Grammy Awards category description guide, the award was given, "For vocal or instrumental Flamenco albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded material. For Solo artists, duos or groups." ^[2] Since the inception of the category, only Spanish performing artists have received the award.

Spanish musician Tomatito and Spanish singer Niña Pastori hold the record of most wins in the category with four wins each, followed by Paco de Lucía with three wins. In 2014, Paco de Lucía won posthumously both this award and Album of the Year with his last album Canción Andaluza , becoming the first flamenco artist and album to do so.

Winners and nominees

Tomatito was one of the first winners of this award in 2000 for Paris 87. Additionally, he has won three more times, in 2005, 2010 and 2013.

Two-time winner Vicente Amigo

Paco de Lucía has won this award three times, in 2004 for Cositas Buenas, in 2012 for En Vivo Conciertos España 2010 and in 2014 for Canción Andaluza , also winning Album of the Year for the latter.

2006 winner Diego El Cigala.

2007 winners Ojos de Brujo.

Four-time winner Niña Pastori, the first solo female artist to win the award.

2020 winner Antonio Rey.

Year [I]	Performing artist(s)	Work	Nominees [II]	Ref.
2000	Camarón and Tomatito	Paris 87	Remedios Amaya – Gitana Soy Juan Habichuela – De la zambra al duende... un homenaje El Lebrijano – Lágrimas de cera Miguel Poveda – Suena Flamenco	[3]
2001	Vicente Amigo	Ciudad de las Ideas	Montse Cortés – Alabanza Mayte Martín – Querencia José Mercé – Aire Estrella Morente – Mi Cante y un Poema Navajita Plateá – Hablando en Plata	[4]
2002	Antonio Núñez	Mis 70 Años Con El Cante	Remedios Amaya – Sonsonete Arcángel – Arcángel Diego El Cigala – Corren Tiempos De Alegría Martirio – Mucho Corazón	[5]
2003	Pepe de Lucía	El Corazón De Mi Gente	Juan Carmona – Orillas Diego El Cigala with Niño Josele – Teatro Real de Madrid Carmen Linares with Gerardo Núñez Trio – Un Ramito de Locura José Mercé – Lío Victor Monge Serranito with Camerata Romeu – Sueños de Ida y Vuelta Various Artists; Gerardo Núñez & Angel "Cepillo" Sánchez (producers) – Gerardo Núñez Presenta La Nueva Escuela de Guitarra Flamenca	[6]
2004	Paco de Lucía	Cositas Buenas	Raimundo Amador – Isla Menor El Pele and Vicente Amigo – Canto Lebrijano – Yo Me Llamo Juan Enrique Morente – El Pequeño Reloj	[7]
2005	Tomatito	Aguadulce	Diego Carrasco – Mi Adn Flamenco José Mercé – Confí De Fuá Gerardo Núñez with Paolo Fresu, Perico Sambeat and Mariano Díaz – Andando El Tiempo Niña Pastori – No Hay Quinto Malo	[8]
2006	Diego El Cigala	Picasso En Mis Ojos	Vicente Amigo – Un Momento En El Sonido Javier Limón – Limón Enrique Morente – Sueña La Alhambra Estrella Morente – Mujeres	[9]
2007	Ojos de Brujo	Techarí	Calima – Azul Juan Carmona – Sinfonia Flamenca Miguel Poveda – Tierra De Calma Son De La Frontera – Cal	[10]
2008	Juan Habichuela	Una Guitarra En Granada	Diego Amador – Río de los Canasteros Camarón de la Isla – Reencuentro Esperanza Fernández – Recuerdos Lole – Metáfora	[11]
2009	Niña Pastori	Esperando Verte	Vicente Amigo – Paseo de Gracia Carmen Linares – Raíces y Alas Enrique Morente – Flamenco Miguel Poveda – Coplas del Querer	[12]
2010	Tomatito	Sonata Suite	Juan Carmona – El Sentido del Aire José Mercé – Ruido Enrique Morente – Morente Flamenco en Directo Niño Josele – Española	[13]
2011	Niña Pastori	La Orilla de mi Pelo	Josemi Carmona – Las Pequeñas Cosas Chano Domínguez – Piano Ibérico Ojos de Brujo – 10 Años – Corriente Vital Pastora Soler – 15 Años	[14]
2012	Paco de Lucía	En Vivo Conciertos España 2010	Antonio Cortés – Cuando Quieras Niño Josele – El Mar de Mi Ventana Diana Navarro – Flamenco Various Artists; Antonio Cortés Moreno "Barullo" (producer) – México Flamenco	[15]
2013	Tomatito	Soy Flamenco	Vicente Amigo – Tierra Argentina – Un Viaje Por El Cante José Mercé – Mi Única Llave Estrella Morente – Autorretrato Miguel Poveda – Real	[16]
2014	Paco de Lucía	Canción Andaluza	Juan Carmona – Alchemya Enrique Morente – Morente Juan Pinilla and Fernando Valverde – Jugar Con Fuego Rosario La Tremendita – Fatum	[17]
2015	Various Artists Javier Limón, producer	Entre 20 Aguas: A La Música de Paco De Lucía	Joselito Acedo – Andando Argentina – Sinergia Blas Córdoba "El Kejío" and Chano Domínguez – Bendito Estrella Morente & Niño Josele – Amar En Paz Miguel Poveda – Sonetos Y Poemas Para La Libertad María Toledo – conSentido	[18]
2016	Niña Pastori	Ámame Como Soy	Remedios Amaya – Rompiendo El Silencio José Mercé – Doy La Cara Antonio Reyes and Diego Del Morao – Directo En El Círculo Flamenco de Madrid María Toledo – Magnética	[19]
2017	Vicente Amigo	Memoria de Los Sentidos	Diego Guerrero – Vengo Caminando Las Migas – Vente Conmigo José Mijita – Se Llama Flamenco Tomasa La Macanita and Manuel Valencia – Directo En El Círculo Flamenco De Madrid	[20]
2018	Arcángel	Al Este Del Cante	Dani de Morón – 21 Alba Molina – Caminando con Manuel Rosario La Tremendita – Delirium Tremens Samuel Serrano – Dos Caminos	[21]
2019	Not awarded
2020	Antonio Rey	Flamenco sin Fronteras	Ezequiel Benitez – Quimeras del Tiempo "Ilus3" Antonio Campos – Tardo Antiguo Naike Ponce – Vivir Antonio Reyes – Que Suene el Cante	[22]
2021	Pepe de Lucía	Un Nuevo Universo	Paco Candela – Alma de Pura Raza Israel Fernández & Diego Del Morao – Amor Rafael Riqueni – Herencia María Toledo – El Rey	[23]
2022	Las Migas	Libres	Carmen Doorá – Orgánica Estrella Morente – Leo Kiki Morente – El Cante María Toledo – Ranchera Flamenca	[24]
2023	Niña Pastori	Camino	Israel Fernández – Pura Sangre Diego Guerrero – Por la Tangente Omar Montes – Quejíos de un Maleante Juanfe Pérez – Prohibido el Toque	[25]

See also

• Cante flamenco
• Flamenco guitar
• Palo (flamenco)

References

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25. Ratner-Arias, Sigal (19 September 2023). "Edgar Barrera Tops 2023 Latin Grammys Nominees: Complete List". Billboard . Retrieved 19 September 2023.

External links

• Official website of the Latin Grammy Awards