Country United States Last awarded 2013 Instituted 2001 | First awarded 2001 Official website latingrammy.com Category of Latin Grammy Award | |
 | ||
Awarded for quality albums of latin instrumental music Presented by Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences People also search for Latin Grammy Award for Best Tango Album Winners & Nominees Samba de ChicoHamilton de Holanda - Biscoito Fino, Samba de Chico, Winner, ArgentumSunnyside Records - Carlos Franzetti, Argentum, Nominee, Donato ElétricoJoão Donato - Selo SESC SP, Donato Elétrico, Nominee, MosaicoBruno Miranda - Bruno Miranda Music, Mosaico, Nominee, MercosulTratore - Victor Biglione - Guitarra Brasileira, Mercosul, Nominee, Dr Ed Calle Presents MamblueEd Calle and Mamblue - Mojito Records - 36th Street Music, Dr Ed Calle Presents Mamblue, Winner, Brazilian NightsKenny G - Concord Records, Brazilian Nights, Nominee, TrilogyConcord Jazz - Chick Corea Trio, Trilogy, Nominee, CaminoGustavo Santaolalla - Sony Masterworks, Camino, Nominee, TemaAntonio Adolfo - AAM Music, Tema, Nominee, Final Night At BirdlandArturo O'Farrill & The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, Final Night At Birdland, Winner, CaprichosHamilton de Holanda - Brasilianos, Caprichos, Nominee, Esferas De CreaciónMónica Fuquen - Millenium Representaciones de Colombia Ltda, Esferas De Creación, Nominee, ContinenteYamandu Costa - Biscoito Fino, Continente, Nominee, O Piano De Antonio AdolfoAntonio Adolfo - Deck, O Piano De Antonio Adolfo, Nominee, PresenteBajofondo - Sony Masterworks, Presente, Winner, Dances From The New WorldPaquito D'Rivera - Sérgio Assad - Odair Assad -, Dances From The New World, Nominee, Latin American ClassicsBrilliant Classics - Venezuela Symphony Orchestra - Theodore Kuchar, Latin American Classics, Nominee, TrioHamilton de Holanda - Brasilianos, Trio, Nominee, Dos Mundos 2Huáscar Barradas - Leopoldo Betancourt - HB Records, Dos Mundos 2, Nominee, Further ExplorationsChick Corea - Paul Motian - Eddie Gomez, Further Explorations, Winner, Día Y MedioPaquito D'Rivera - Berta Rojas, Día Y Medio, Nominee, Brasilianos 3Hamilton de Holanda, Brasilianos 3, Nominee, Rasgando SedaGuinga - Quinteto Villa-Lobos, Rasgando Seda, Nominee, Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican SongbookMiguel Zenón, Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook, Nominee | ||
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Instrumental 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. The award goes to the artists for releasing albums containing at least 51% or more of instrumental tracks of Latin instrumental recordings.
Contents
The award was first presented in 2001 in the pop field under the name of Best Pop Instrumental Album when it was handed out to Nestor Torres for the album This Side Of Paradise. However it wasn't until the Latin Grammy Awards of 2004 when the instrumental field was created and the award received its current denomination Best Instrumental Album which was awarded to Yo-Yo Ma for Obrigado Brazil.
Chick Corea is the biggest winner in this category with two awards. Furthermore, musicians from the United States have received this award on four occasions. The rest of the winners come from Argentina, Cuba, Colombia and Puerto Rico. In 2013, the album Presente by Bajofondo became the first instrumental album to be nominated for Album of the Year.
History
At the first Latin Grammy Awards ceremony a category intended for instrumental recordings was presented in the pop field under the name of Best Pop Instrumental Performance for singles and tracks only. The winner was Mexican guitarist Santana for the song "El Farol", which also happened to win the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance that same year, who competed against; Raul di Blasio for "El Despertar Escandalo", Ivan Lins for "Dois Córregos", Frankie Marcos featuring Arturo Sandoval for "Oh Havana, When I Think Of You" and Nestor Torres for "Luna Latina". The following year a category was created under the name of Best Pop Instrumental Album now intended for full albums. In 2004 the category was renamed Best Instrumental Album and moved to the newly created instrumental field which now includes all forms of Latin instrumental music.
Recipients
^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year.