Latin Grammy Award for Best Folk Album

Latin Grammy Award for Best Folk Album
Awarded for	quality albums of the folk music genre
Country	United States
Presented by	Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences
First awarded	2000
Currently held by	Reynaldo Armas for "El caballo de oro"
Official 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. The award goes to solo artists, duos, or groups for releasing vocal or instrumental albums containing at least 51% of new recordings.

The award was first presented to Argentine singer Mercedes Sosa for the album Misa Criolla at the 1st Latin Grammy Awards ceremony in 2000. 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. In 2011 she became the first artist to receive this award posthumously for the album Deja La Vida Volar.

On the other hand, Peruvian singer Eva Ayllón holds the record for most nominations without a win with seven. Musicians originating from Argentina and Colombia have received this award more times than any other nationality winning on four and two occasions respectively.

Recipients

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Mercedes Sosa, the most awarded performer in this category, with five wins.

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The Peruvian ministry of Culture Susana Baca won the award in 2002.

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Lila Downs the first and to date only Mexican to win this award.

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The Colombian ensemble Gaiteros de San Jacinto won the award in 2007.

Year	Performing artist(s)	Nationality	Work	Nominees	Ref.
2000	Mercedes Sosa	Argentina	Misa Criolla	Hevia — Tierra de nadie Los Nocheros — Nocheros Carlos Núñez — Os amores libres Totó la Momposina — Pacantó
2001	El All-Stars de La Rumba Cubana	Cuba	La Rumba Soy Yo	Jaime Uribe Espitia, José Revelo and John Villegas — Seresta Hevia — The Other Side Carlos Núñez — Mayo Longo Lázaro Ros — Yamayá
2002	Susana Baca	Peru	Lamento Negro	Berrogüetto — Hepta Kepa Junkera — Maren Petrona Martínez — Bonito Que Canta Lázaro Ros — Orisha Ayé. Shangó
2003	Mercedes Sosa	Argentina	Acústico	Alex Acuña and Eva Ayllón with Los Hijos Del Sol — To My Country Eva Ayllón — Eva Los Muñequitos de Matanzas — Rumba De Corazón Raíces Habaneras — Raíces Habaneras
2004	Kepa Junkera	Spain	K	Manuel Alejandro — Manuel Alejandro y Punto: Homenaje Al Grupo Haciendo Punto en Otro Son Ecos de Borinquen — Jíbaro Hasta el Hueso: Mountain Music of Puerto Rico Horacio Guarany — Cantor de Cantores Perú Negro — Jolgorio Radio Tarifa — Fiebre
2005	Lila Downs	Mexico	One Blood Una Sangre	Camerata Coral and Grupo Tepeu — Misa Criolla – Navidad Nuestra De Ariel Ramírez Los Nocheros — Noche Amiga Mía John Santos and El Coro Folklórico Kindembo — Para Ellos Various Artists — Homenaje A Luis Miranda "El Pico De Oro"
2006	Mercedes Sosa	Argentina	Corazón Libre	Quique Domenech and Alejandro Croatto — Con El Corazón... Grupo Renacer — Puerto Rico Te Saluda... Chango Spasiuk — Tarefero De Mis Pagos Cacho Tirao — La Guitarra Argentina Yoruba Andabo — Rumba En La Habana Con...
2007	Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto	Colombia	Un Fuego de Sangre Pura	Los Muñequitos de Matanzas — Tambor De Fuego Mariza — Concerto em Lisboa Sones de México Ensemble Chicago — Esta Tierra Es Tuya (This Land is Your Land)
2008	Cholo Valderrama	Colombia	Caballo!	Damaris — Mil Caminos Mariza — Terra Perú Negro — Zamba Malató Walter Silva — 20 Éxitos
2009	Mercedes Sosa	Argentina	Cantora 1	Eva Ayllón — Kimba Fá Los Muñequitos de Matanzas — D' Palo Pa' Rumba Walter Silva — Ya No Le Camino Mas Soledad — Folklore
2010	Ilan Chester	Venezuela	Tesoros de la Música Venezolana	Checo Acosta — El Folclor de Mi Tierra Eva Ayllón — Canta a Chabuca Granda Petrona Martínez — Las Penas Alegres Juan Fernando Velasco — Con Toda el Alma
2011	Mercedes Sosa	Argentina	Deja La Vida Volar - En Gira	Eva Ayllón & Perú Negro — 40 Años de Clasicos Afro Peruanos Jorge Pardo — Música Tradicional Peruana Homenaje A Arturo Zambo Cavero Y Oscar Aviles Soledad Pastorutti — Vivo En Arequito Santoral — Más Que Enamorao
2012	Lila Downs	Mexico	Pecados y Milagros	Eva Ayllón & Inti-Illimani — Eva Ayllón + Inti-Illimani Histórico Reynaldo Armas — Me Emborraché Pa' Olvidarla Luciano Pereyra — Con Alma De Pueblo Chuchito Valdés & Eddy Navia — Piano & Charango
2013	Reynaldo Armas	Venezuela	El Caballo de Oro	Gaêlica — Luz - Una Navidad Celta En Venezuela Gualberto Ibarreto and C4 Trío — Gualberto + C4 Los Nocheros — Clásicos - El Pecado Original María Mulata — De Cantos Y Vuelos Chuchito Valdés and Eddy Navia — Carnaval En Piano Charango
2014	Lila Downs, Niña Pastori and Soledad	Mexico, Spain and Argentina	Raíz	Albita, Eva Ayllón and Olga Cerpa — Mujeres Con Cajones C4 Trío and Rafael "Pollo" Brito — De Repente Orozco - Barrientos — Tinto Totó la Momposina — El Asunto

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

See also

• Latin Grammy Award for Best Tango Album
• Latin Grammy Award for Best Flamenco Album

References

General

• Note: User must select the "Traditional Field" category as the genre under the search feature.

Specific

External links

• Official site of the Latin Grammy Awards