Grammy Award for Best Traditional World Music Album

The Grammy Award for Best Traditional World Music Album , in German "Grammy award for the best traditional 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 is the Grammy Award for Best Traditional 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 Contemporary 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	Jon Mark / Monks of the Sherab Ling Monastery	New Zealand	Sacred Tibetan Chant	Ecos de Borinquen and Jibaro Hasta El Hueso - Mountain Music of Puerto Rico Ghazal - The Rain Grupo de Capoeira Angola Pelourinho - Capoeira Angola 2 Brincando Na Roda , Kasse Mady Diabate - Kassi Checkout Masters of Persian Music - Without You
2005	Ladysmith Black Mambazo	South Africa	Raise Your Spirit Higher	El Grupo Cimarron - Si, Soy Llanero: Joropo Music from the Orinoco Plains of Colombia Sandra Luna - Tango Varon Pero Negro - Jolgorio Various artists - Abayudaya: Music from the Jewish People of Uganda
2006	Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté	Mali	In the Heart of the Moon	Mamadou Diabaté - Behmanka Los Pleneros de la 21 - Para Todos Ustedes Masters of Persian Music - Faryad Lama Tashi - Tibetan Master Chants
2007	Soweto Gospel Choir	South Africa	Blessed	Academy of Maqâm - Music of Central Asia, Vol. 2: Invisible Face of the Beloved: Classical Music of the Tajiks and Uzbeks Hossein Alizadeh and Djivan Gasparyan - Endless Vision Andrea Hoag, Loretta Kelley and Charlie Pilzer - Hambo in the Snow Aashish Khan and Zakir Hussain - Golden Strings of the Sarode
2008	Soweto Gospel Choir	South Africa	African spirit	Rahim AlHaj with Souhail Kaspar - When The Soul Is Settled: Music of Iraq Cheick Hamala Diabaté and Bob Carlin - From Mali to America Konono Nº1 - Live at Couleur Café Various artists - Singing for Life: Songs of Hope, Healing and HIV / AIDS in Uganda
2009	Ladysmith Black Mambazo	South Africa	Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu	Debashish Bhattacharya - Calcutta Chronicles: Indian Slide Guitar Odyssey Toumani Diabaté - The Mandé Variations Lakshmi Shankar - Dancing In The Light
2010	Mamadou Diabate	Mali	Douga Mansa	Ancient Sounds - Rahim Alhaj And Amjad Ali Khan Double Play - Liz Carroll & John Doyle La Guerra No - John Santos Y El Coro Folklórico Children's Embo Drum Music Land - Ten Drum Art Percussion Group
2011	Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté	Mali	Ali and Toumani	Pure Sounds - Gyuto Monks of Tibet I Speak Fula - Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba Grace - Soweto Gospel Choir Tango Universal - Vayo

Web links

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

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 World Music Album. Retrieved April 29, 2019 .