Latin Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Album

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Latin Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Album
Awarded forquality albums of the traditional tropical music genre
CountryUnited States
Presented by The Latin Recording Academy
First awarded2000
Currently held by Omara Portuondo for Vida (2023)
Website latingrammy.com

The Latin Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical 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 in the traditional tropical music category which includes genres such as son, danzón, guaracha and bomba interpreted in a traditional style. [2]

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Musicians originating from Cuba have dominated the category though the award has also been presented to artists from Puerto Rico, Spain and the United States. It was first earned by Tito Puente with Mambo Birdland at the 1st Latin Grammy Awards ceremony held in 2000. [3]

Cachao is the only artist to have won this category three times, the last one posthumously (the first one to be awarded in this fashion). [4] Cachao also leads in number of nominations with four, followed by Ibrahim Ferrer and Eliades Ochoa with three nominations each. It is worth mentioning that Buena Vista Social Club members have been nominated ten times combined, excluding the two nominations by Juan de Marcos González (with Afro-Cuban All Stars and Sierra Maestra, respectively).

Winners and nominees

Tito Puente was the first winner of this category in 2000. Tito Puentes.jpg
Tito Puente was the first winner of this category in 2000.
Bebo Valdes won this award twice, in 2002 with Israel Lopez "Cachao" and Carlos "Patato" Valdes, and in 2004 with Diego El Cigala. Bebo Valdes - 2008 (cropped).jpg
Bebo Valdés won this award twice, in 2002 with Israel López "Cachao" and Carlos "Patato" Valdés, and in 2004 with Diego El Cigala.
2003 winner Ibrahim Ferrer. Ibrahim ferrer.jpg
2003 winner Ibrahim Ferrer.
Deceased Cachao Lopez received the award posthumously in 2011, having also won in 2002 and 2005. He also holds the record for most wins with three as well as most nominations with four. Cachao.jpg
Deceased Cachao López received the award posthumously in 2011, having also won in 2002 and 2005. He also holds the record for most wins with three as well as most nominations with four.
2010 winner Concha Buika. Concha Buika2.JPG
2010 winner Concha Buika.
2013 winner Arturo Sandoval. Arturo Sandoval photo.jpg
2013 winner Arturo Sandoval.
Two-time winners Sonora Santanera. They were also the first group to win the award. SonoraSantanera ohs14.jpg
Two-time winners Sonora Santanera. They were also the first group to win the award.
Jon Secada won in 2017 alongside The Charlie Sepulveda Big Band. Jon Secada Headshot.jpg
Jon Secada won in 2017 alongside The Charlie Sepúlveda Big Band.
Cuban singer Aymee Nuviola won in 2022 with Gonzalo Rubalcaba. Aymee (2).jpg
Cuban singer Aymée Nuviola won in 2022 with Gonzalo Rubalcaba.
2023 winner Omara Portuondo. Buena Vista Social Club ZMF 2015 IMGP9114.jpg
2023 winner Omara Portuondo.
Year [I] Performing artist(s)WorkNomineesRef.
2000 Flag of the United States.svg Tito Puente Mambo Birdland [3]
2001 Flag of Cuba.svg Celia Cruz Siempre Viviré
 [5]
2002 Flag of Cuba.svg Bebo Valdés Trio with Israel López "Cachao" and Carlos "Patato" Valdés El Arte del Sabor
[6]
2003 Flag of Cuba.svg Ibrahim Ferrer Buenos Hermanos
[7]
2004 Flag of Cuba.svg Bebo Valdés and Flag of Spain.svg Diego El Cigala Lágrimas Negras
[8]
2005 Flag of Cuba.svg Cachao ¡Ahora Sí!
[9]
2006 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Andy Montañez and Flag of Cuba.svg Pablo Milanés AM/PM Líneas Paralelas
 [10]
2007 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Bobby Cruz Románticos De Ayer, Hoy y Siempre
  • Francisco Céspedes – Con El Permiso De Bola
  • Ibrahim Ferrer – Mi Sueño
  • La Charanga Cubana – A Comer Chicharrón
  • Alfredo Valdés Jr. – De La Habana A Nueva York
 [11]
2008 Flag of the United States.svg Gloria Estefan 90 Millas
[12]
2009 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Gilberto Santa Rosa Una Navidad Con Gilberto
 [13]
2010 Flag of Spain.svg Concha Buika El Último Trago
  • Pedro Jesus – Tributo a Orlando Contreras "El Jefe del Despecho"
  • Septeto Habanero – 90 Años, Orgullos de los Soneros
  • Sierra Maestra – Sonando Ya
  • Various Artists; Edesio Alejandro, Nelson Estevez & Juan Hidalgo (producers) – 100 Sones Cubanos
. [14]
2011 Flag of Cuba.svg Cachao The Last Mambo
  • Albita – Toda Una Vida (Cuban Masterworks)
  • Adalberto Álvarez – El Son de Altura
  • Esencia – Con La Fuerza de un Tren
  • Septeto Santiaguero – Oye Mi Son Santiaguero
 [15]
2012 Flag of Cuba.svg Eliades OchoaUn Bolero Para Tí
  • Miguel García – Guarachando
  • Plenealo – Soy Yo
  • Quinteto Criollo – La Trova de Siempre
  • Son de Tikiza – Bolero
2013 Flag of Cuba.svg Arturo Sandoval Un Siglo De Pasión
2014 Flag of Mexico.svg Sonora Santanera Grandes Éxitos de las Sonoras: Con la Más Grande, La Sonora Santanera
2015 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg José Alberto "El Canario" and Septeto SantiagueroTributo A Los Compadres No Quiero Llanto
  • Checo Acosta – #SiguedeModa
  • Rafael "Pollo" Brito – Homenaje A Tito Rodríguez
  • Alain Pérez – El Alma del Son – Tributo A Matamoros
  • Sonlokos – Locos Por El Son
2016 Flag of Mexico.svg Sonora Santanera La Sonora Santanera En Su 60 Aniversario
  • Rafael Pollo Brito – Pa' Tío Simón
  • Jesús "Chino" Miranda – El Malquerido: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Septeto Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro – El Más Grande y Universal
  • Various Artists; Luis Amed Irizarry (album producer) – Cuba y Puerto Rico Son...
2017 Flag of Cuba.svg Jon Secada featuring The Charlie Sepúlveda Big BandTo Beny Moré with Love
  • Albita – Albita
  • El Septeto Santiaguero – Raíz
  • La Colmenita (Various Artists); José Manuel García Suárez (album producer) – El Añejo Jardín
  • Babalú Quinteto – Cuba Sobre Cuerdas
2018 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg José Alberto El Canario & El Septeto SantiagueroA Mi Qué - Tributo a los Clásicos Cubanos
 [16]
2019 Flag of Colombia.svg Andrés Cepeda Andrés Cepeda Big Band (Live)
  • Olga Cerpa and Mestisay – Vereda Tropical
  • Yelsy Heredia – Lo Nuestro
  • Aymée Nuviola – A Journey Through Cuban Music
  • Septeto Acarey – La Llave Del Son
 [17]
2020 Flag of Cuba.svg Orquesta Aragón Ícono
  • Changüí De Guantánamo – Este es Nuestro Changüí
  • Ernesto Fernández – Pa'Lante
  • Orquesta Failde – Failde con Tumbao
  • Mariaca Semprún – Soy Puro Teatro - Homenaje a La Lupe
 [18]
2021 Flag of Cuba.svg Alain Pérez, Issac Delgado and Orquesta Aragón Cha Cha Chá: Homenaje a lo Tradicional
  • José Aguirre Cali Big Band – Gente con Alma
  • Chabuco – Chabuco en La Habana
  • Jon Secada & Gonzalo Rubalcaba – Solos
  • Leoni Torres – Alma Cubana
 [19]
2022 Flag of Cuba.svg Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Aymée Nuviola Gonzalo Rubalcaba y Aymée Nuviola Live in Marciac
  • Renesito Avich – Café con Cariño
  • Chabuco – Chabuco Desde el Teatro Colón de Bogotá
  • Septeto Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro – Gran Combo Pa' Rato
  • Leoni Torres – Canten
 [20]
2023 Flag of Cuba.svg Omara Portuondo Vida
  • Estrella Acosta – Tierra, Songs By Cuban Women
  • El Septeto Santiaguero – Y Sigo Pa'lante
  • Sonora Santanera – Tour Sinfónico En Vivo Auditorio Nacional
  • Orquesta Failde – Danzoneando (En Vivo Desde Matanzas)
  • Septeto Acarey de Reynier Pérez – En Tiempo de Son... Homenaje a las Canciones de: Jorge Luis Piloto
 [21]
2024 TBATBA
  • José Alberto "El Canario" – Rodando por el Mundo
  • Luis Fernando Borjas – Tengo Algo Que Decirte
  • Alex Cuba – Voces de Mi Familia
  • Yelsy Heredia – Los Mismos Negros
  • Yeisy Rojas – A Mis Ancestros
 [22]

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

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