Grammy Award for Best Salsa / Merengue Album

The Grammy Award for Best Salsa / Merengue Album , in German "Grammy Award for the Best Salsa / Merengue Album", is a music prize that was awarded from 2004 to 2006 by the Recording Academy in Los Angeles .

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 excellence regardless of album sales or chart position. One of these categories is the Grammy Award for Best Salsa / Merengue Album.

The prize was first awarded in 2004. Before 2004, the Best Salsa Album and Best Merengue Album awards were given separately. The last award of the prize took place in 2006.

Winners and nominees

year	winner	nationality	album	Nominees	Picture of the winner (s)
2004	Celia Cruz	Cuba	Regalo del Alma	Tequila y Ron ... A Tribute to José Alfredo Jiménez by Ismael Miranda Latin Songbird: Mi Alma y Corazón from India Perseverancia by Tito Rojas Música Universal by Truco & Zaperoko Le Preguntaba a La Luna by Víctor Manuelle
2005	Spanish Harlem Orchestra with Rubén Blades	United States  Panama	Across 110th Street	Auténtico by Gilberto Santa Rosa Valió la Pena by Marc Anthony Creciendo of Son de Cali Travesía by Víctor Manuelle
2006	Willy Chirino	Cuba	Son del Alma	Fabricando Fantasías by Tito Nieves Llegó la Hora by Mayito Rivera Después del Silencio by Eddie Santiago Arroz con Mango from Tiempo Libre

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ^ Grammy Awards. Retrieved February 22, 2019 . 
2. ^ The Official Site of the Grammy Awards - Overview. Retrieved February 22, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Winner Best Salsa / Merengue Album. Accessed March 10, 2019 .