Latin Grammy Award for Best Folk Album | |
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Awarded for | quality albums of the folk music genre |
Country | United States |
Presented by | The Latin Recording Academy |
First award | 2000 |
Currently held by | Lila Downs, Niña Pastori & Soledad for Raíz Nunca Me Fuí (2024) |
Website | latingrammy.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.
Year [I] | Performing artist(s) | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
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2000 | Mercedes Sosa | Misa Criolla |
| [3] |
2001 | El All-Stars de La Rumba Cubana
| La Rumba Soy Yo |
| [7] |
2002 | Susana Baca | Lamento Negro |
| [8] |
2003 | Mercedes Sosa | Acústico |
| [9] |
2004 | Kepa Junkera | K |
| [10] |
2005 | Lila Downs | One Blood Una Sangre |
| [11] |
2006 | Mercedes Sosa | Corazón Libre |
| [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 |
| [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 & 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 |
| [18] |
2021 | Petrona Martínez | Ancestras |
| [19] |
2022 | Sintesis, X-Alfonso & Eme Alfonso | Ancestro Sinfónico |
| [20] |
2023 | Vicente García | Camino al Sol |
| [21] |
2024 | Lila Downs, Niña Pastori & Soledad | Raíz Nunca Me Fuí |
| [22] |
^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year.