GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees for Best World Music Album

Record Of The Year
Album Of The Year
Song Of The Year/New Song Of The Year
Best New Artist
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Best Pop Solo Performance
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Best Pop Instrumental Album
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Best Pop Vocal Album
Other Pop/Rock&Roll/ Contemporary Awards or Instrumental
Best Disco Recording
Best Dance Recording
Best Dance Recording
Best Dance/Electronica Album
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
Best Rock Performance
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Instrumental
Best Hard Rock Performance
Best Metal Performance
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Best Rock Song
Best Rock Album
Best Alternative Music Performance
Best R&B Recording - Best Rhythm & Blues Performance
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Best R&B Group, Vocal Or Instrumental
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
Best R&B Instrumental Performance (orchestra,group or soloist)
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
Best R&B Performance
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
Best R&B Song
Best Contemporary R&B Album
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Best R&B Album
Best Rap Performance
Best Rap Solo Performance
Best Female Rap Solo Performance
Best Male Rap Solo Performance
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
Best Rap Performance
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Best Rap Song
Best Rap Album
Best Country & Western Performance
Best Country & Western Single and Best Country & Western Recording
Best New Country & Western Artist
Best Country & Western Performance, Duet, Trio Or Group (vocal or instrumental)
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
Best Country Solo Performance
Best Country Performance By A Duo or Group With Vocal
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
Best Country Instrumental Performance
Best Country Song
Best Country Album
Best New Age Album
Best Jazz Fusion Performance
Best Contemporary Jazz Performance, Instrumental - Also cont. Jazz Perf. Vocal or Instrumental
Best Improvised Jazz Solo Performance
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo Or Group
Best Instrumental Jazz Album
Best Jazz Performance, Soloist
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Best Original Jazz Composition
Best Latin Jazz Album
Best Gospel Other: Incl. Sacred, Religious or Inspirational Recording, Musical or Non-Musical
Best Gospel Performance
Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational
Best Gospel Performance, Traditional
Best Soul Gospel Performance
Best Gospel Performance, Female
Best Gospel Performance, Male
Best Gospel Performance By A Duo Or Group, Choir or Chorus - Singles, Albums & Tracks
Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female - Singles, Albums or Tracks
Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male - Singles, Albums or Tracks
Best Soul Gospel Performance By A Duo, Group, Choir or Chorus - Singles, Albums or Tracks
Best Gospel Performance/Song
Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
Best Gospel Song
Best Contemporary Christian Music Song
Best Rock Gospel Album incl. Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
Best Gospel Album By Choir Or Chorus
Best Gospel Album
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Best Roots Gospel Album
Best Latin Recording
Best Latin Pop Performance
Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album
Best Latin Urban Album
Best Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Album
Best Salsa/Merengue Album
Best Merengue Performance
Best Mexican-American/Tejano Music Performance
Best Tejano Album
Best Norteño Album
Best Banda Album
Best Regional Mexican or Tejano Album
Best Banda or Norteño Album
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano)
Best Tropical Latin Album
Best American Roots Performance
Best American Roots Song
Best Americana Album
Best Bluegrass Album
Best Traditional Blues Album - or - Best Traditional Blues Recording
Best Contemporary Blues Album - or Contemporary Blues Recording
Best Blues Album
Best Folk Performance or Best Folk Recording
Best Traditional Folk Album incl. Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording/Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording
Best Contemporary Folk Album incl. Best Ethnic or Contemporary Folk Recording
Best Folk Album
Best Native American Music Album
Best Hawaiian Music Album
Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album
Best Regional Roots Album
Best Reggae Album
Best World Music Album
Best World Music Album
Best Contemporary World Music Album
Best Polka Album
Best Recording For Children - Single or Album, Musical or Spoken
Best Musical Album For Children
Best Spoken Word Album For Children
Best Children's Album
Best Spoken Word Or Non-musical Album
Best Comedy Album
Best Spoken Comedy Album
Best Musical Theater Album
Best Sound Track Album - Original Cast (Not A Composer's Award)
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
Best Song Written For Visual Media
Best Instrumental Composition
Best Instrumental Arrangement
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)/Best Background Arrangement
Best Arrangement Accompanying A Vocalist Or Instrumentalist
Best Arrangement For Voices
Best Album Package - Incl. Album Cover, Graphic Arts, Photography
Best Recording Package - Boxed
Best Album Notes
Best Historical Album
Best Engineered Recording, Non Classical
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Remixer Of The Year
Best Remixed Recording , Non-Classical
Best Immersive Audio Album
Best Classical Engineered Recording
Classical Producer Of The Year
Best Classical Album
Best Classical Orchestral Performance
Best Opera Recording
Best Classical Performance, Operatic or Choral
Best Choral Performance, Classical
Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist(s) (with orchestra)
Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist(s) (without orchestra)
Best Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (with or without orchestra)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance (With or Without Conductor)
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Best Chamber Music Performance
Best Classical Vocal Performance
Best Classical Compendium
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Best Classical Crossover Album
Most Promising New Classical Recording Artist
Best Music Video, Short Form
Best Music Video, Long Form
Video of the Year
Best Concept Music Video
Best Performance Music Video

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Best World Music Album

 

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61st Annual GRAMMY Awards (2018)
 
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Freedom

Soweto Gospel Choir

Diniloxolo Ndlakuse, producer; Gabs Agostino, Tarick Joseph, Richard Mitchell & Oyama Songo, engineers/mixers

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Deran

Bombino

Fenfo

Fatoumata Diawara

Black Times

Seun Kuti & Egypt 80

The Lost Songs Of World War II

Yiddish Glory

60th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2017)
 
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Shaka Zulu Revisited: 30th Anniversary Celebration

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Mitch Goldstein & Ladysmith Black Mambazo, producers; Nonhlanhla Buthelezi & Mthandeni Mvelase, engineers/mixers

59th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2016)
 
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Yo-Yo Ma

Sing Me Home

Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble

Kevin Killen, producer; Jody Elff & Kevin Killen, engineers/mixers

58th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2015)
 
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Sings

Angelique Kidjo

Jean Hébrail & Angelique Kidjo, producers

57th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2014)
 
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Eve

Angelique Kidjo

Patrick Dillett, producer; Michael Brauer, Patrick Dillett & Laurent Dupuy, engineers/mixers

56th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2013)
 
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Live: Singing For Peace Around The World

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Mitch Goldstein, producer; Jon Picciano, engineer/mixer

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Savor Flamenco

Gipsy Kings

René Ameline & James Farber, engineers/mixers

55th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2012)
 
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The Living Room Sessions Part 1

Ravi Shankar

Barry Phillips, producer; Barry Phillips, engineer/mixer

54th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2011)
 
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Tassili

Tinariwen

Ian Brennan & Jean Paul Romann, producers; David Odlum & Jean Paul Romann, engineers/mixers