Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album

The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album , in German "Grammy Award for the best contemporary world music album", is a music prize that was awarded from 2004 to 2011 by the American Recording Academy in the field of world music .

History and background

Since 1959, the Grammy Awards are presented annually in numerous categories by the Recording Academy in the United States to recognize artistic achievement, technical competence, and overall outstanding performance regardless of album sales or chart position.

One of these categories was the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album. The award was given from 2004 to 2011 to artists from the field of world music. At the same time, the Grammy Award for Best Traditional World Music Album was awarded during this period . Before that, the world music category Grammy Award for Best World Music Album existed since the Grammy Awards in 1992, which was awarded again from 2012 after the extensive revision of the Grammy Award categories.

Winners and nominees

year	winner	nationality	album	Nominees	Picture of the winner (s)
2004	Cesária Évora	Cape Verde	Voz d'Amor	Bill Frisell - The Intercontinentals Youssou N'Dour - Nothing's in Vain (Coono du Reer) Orchestra Baobab - Specialist in All Styles Caetano Veloso - Live in Bahia
2005	Youssou N'Dour	Senegal	Egypt	Paco de Lucía - Cositas Buenas Bebel Gilberto - Bebel Gilberto Gipsy Kings - Roots Angélique Kidjo - Oyaya!
2006	Gilberto Gil	Brazil	Eletracústico	Amadou & Mariam - Dimanche à Bamako Kronos Quartet and Asha Bhosle - You've Stolen My Heart: Songs from RD Burman's Bollywood Ladysmith Black Mambazo and strings of the English Chamber Orchestra - No Boundaries Anoushka Shankar - Rise
2007	The Klezmatics	United States	Wonder Wheel	Richard Bona - Tiki Salif Keita - M'Bemba Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Long Walk to Freedom Ali Farka Touré - Savane
2008	Angélique Kidjo	Benin	Djin Djin	Céu - CéU Gilberto Gil - Gil Luminoso Bebel Gilberto - Momento Loreena McKennitt - An Ancient Muse
2009	Mickey Hart , Zakir Hussain , Sikiru Adepoju and Giovanni Hidalgo	United States	Global Drum Project	Purple Downs - Shake Away Gilberto Gil - Banda Larga Cordel Youssou N'Dour - Rokku Mi Rokka (Give And Take) Soweto Gospel Choir - Live At The Nelson Mandela Theater
2010	Bela Fleck	United States	Throw Down Your Heart: Tales from the Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 - Africa Sessions	Amadou & Mariam - Welcome To Mali Femi Kuti - Day By Day Oumou Sangare - Seya Omar Sosa - Across the Divide: A Tale of Rhythm & Ancestry
2011	Bela Fleck	United States	Throw Down Your Heart: Africa Sessions Part 2: Unreleased Tracks	Bebel Gilberto - All in One Angelique Kidjo - ÕŸÖ Sérgio Mendes - Bom Tempo Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon - Om Namo Narayanaya: Soul Call

Web links

• Official website of the Grammy Awards - Recording Academy, Los Angeles (English)
• Winner of the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album at grammy.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Grammy Awards. Retrieved April 29, 2019 . 
2. ^ The Official Site of the Grammy Awards - Overview. Retrieved April 29, 2019 . 
3. ^ Winners Best Contemporary World Music Album. Retrieved April 29, 2019 .