Country United States Last awarded 2011 Instituted 2000 | First awarded 2000 Official website latingrammy.com Category of Latin Grammy Award | |
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Awarded for quality albums of the traditional tropical music genre Presented by Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences People also search for Latin Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Tropical Album Winners & Nominees La Sonora Santanera en su 60 AniversarioSonora Santanera - Sony Music México, La Sonora Santanera en su 60 Aniversario, Winner, El Malquerido (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Jesús Alberto Miranda Perez - Prince Records, El Malquerido (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Nominee, Pa' Tío SimónRafael Brito - EBD Records, Pa' Tío Simón, Nominee, El Más Grande Y UniversalSepteto Nacional - Bis Music, El Más Grande Y Universal, Nominee, Cuba y Puerto Rico SonPopular - Inc - Luis Amed Irizarry, Cuba y Puerto Rico Son, Nominee, Tributo a los Compadres No Quiero LlantoJosé Alberto "El Canario" - Septeto Santiaguero - Los Canarios - Inc, Tributo a los Compadres No Quiero Llanto, Winner, Sigue de ModaCheco Acosta - Codiscos, Sigue de Moda, Nominee, Homenaje a Tito RodriguezRafael Brito - EBD Records, Homenaje a Tito Rodriguez, Nominee, El Alma del Son - Tributo a MatamorosPeermusic - WM Spain - Alain Pérez, El Alma del Son - Tributo a Matamoros, Nominee, Locos por el SonSonlokos - No Pares Records, Locos por el Son, Nominee, Grandes Exitos De Las Sonoras - Con La Más Grande - La Sonora SantaneraSony Music - Sonora Santanera, Grandes Exitos De Las Sonoras - Con La Más Grande - La Sonora Santanera, Winner, Opus IVViento de Agua - Independiente, Opus IV, Nominee, Sentimiento AnacoberoDiscos Fuentes - Alquimia la Sonora del XXI, Sentimiento Anacobero, Nominee, El Eliades Que SoyBis Music - Cuarteto Patria - José Ángel Martínez Nieves -, El Eliades Que Soy, Nominee, Solo Pa' Los Jóvenes De CorazónPijuan and Los Baby Boomer Boys - Musigol Records, Solo Pa' Los Jóvenes De Corazón, Nominee, Un Siglo De PasiónArturo Sandoval - E35, Un Siglo De Pasión, Winner, SentimentalesHumberto Ramirez - Lucy Fabery - Humberto Ramírez Música, Sentimentales, Nominee, Vamos Pa' La FiestaPICAP - Septeto Santiaguero, Vamos Pa' La Fiesta, Nominee, La Canción CubanaBarbarito Torres - Miriam Ramos - Ernán López-Nussa -, La Canción Cubana, Nominee, La Habana Tiene Su SonSepteto Nacional - Bis Music, La Habana Tiene Su Son, Nominee, Un Bolero Para TiEliades Ochoa, Un Bolero Para Ti, Winner, GuarachandoMiguel García, Guarachando, Nominee, Soy Yo!Plenealo, Soy Yo!, Nominee, La Trova De SiempreLos Pleneros De La 21 / El Quinteto Criollo, La Trova De Siempre, Nominee, BoleroSon De Tikizia, Bolero, Nominee | ||
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. 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.
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.
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). 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). →
Recipients
^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year.