Latin Grammy Award for Best Folk Album (Latin Grammy Award)

Latin Grammy Award

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 the late 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 atrÃ¡s 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 AyllÃ³n holds the record for most nominations without a win with six. Musicians originating from Argentina and Colombia have received this award more times than any other nationality winning on four and two occasions respectively.

Date Established : 2000

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Reynaldo Armas, Vibra Music Entertainment S.A.S.

Honored for : The Golden Horse

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Gaêlica	Luz, Una Navidad Celta En Venezuela
Independiente	Luz, Una Navidad Celta En Venezuela
Reynaldo Armas	The Golden Horse
Vibra Music Entertainment S.A.S.	The Golden Horse
Gualberto Ibarreto	Gualberto + C4
	Gualberto + C4
Los Nocheros	Clásicos
S-Music	Clásicos
Sony Music Entertainment Argentina S.A.	Clásicos
	De Cantos Y Vuelos
Vibra Music Entertainment S.A.S.	De Cantos Y Vuelos
Eddy Navia	Carnaval En Piano Charango
Chucho Valdés	Carnaval En Piano Charango
Sukay-Pachamama	Carnaval En Piano Charango

Lila Downs

Honored for : Pecados y milagros

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Lila Downs	Pecados y milagros
Eddy Navia	Piano & Charango
Chucho Valdés	Piano & Charango
Luciano Pereyra	Con Alma De Pueblo
Eva Ayllón	Eva Ayllón + Inti-Illimani Histórico
Inti-Illimani	Eva Ayllón + Inti-Illimani Histórico
Reynaldo Armas	Me Emborraché Pa' Olvidarla

Mercedes Sosa, Alejandro Goñi, Gustavo Popi Spatocco

Honored for : Deja La Vida Volar - En Gira

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Mercedes Sosa	Deja La Vida Volar - En Gira
Alejandro Goñi	Deja La Vida Volar - En Gira
Gustavo Popi Spatocco	Deja La Vida Volar - En Gira
Eva Ayllón	40 Años de Clasicos Afro Peruanos
Peru 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

Ilan Chester, Boris Milán

Honored for : Tesoros de la Música Venezolana

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Ilan Chester	Tesoros de la Música Venezolana
Boris Milán	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

Mercedes Sosa, Gustavo Popi Spatocco, Jorge da Silva

Honored for : Cantora 1

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Mercedes Sosa	Cantora 1
Gustavo Popi Spatocco	Cantora 1
Jorge da Silva	Cantora 1
Eva Ayllón	Kimba Fá
Los Muñequitos de Matanzas	D' Palo pa' Rumba
Walter Silva	Ya No Le Camino Mas
Soledad Pastorutti	Folclore

Cholo Valderrama, Alejandro López, Ramiro Cardona, Xavier Barriga, John Harvey Ubaque

Honored for : Caballo!

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Cholo Valderrama	Caballo!
Alejandro López	Caballo!
Ramiro Cardona	Caballo!
Xavier Barriga	Caballo!
John Harvey Ubaque	Caballo!
Damaris	Mil Caminos
Mariza	Terra
Peru Negro	Zamba Malató
Walter Silva	20 Éxitos

Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto, Camilo Silva, Ivan Benavides, Leonard Hospitor

Honored for : Un Fuego de Sangre Pura

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto	Un Fuego de Sangre Pura
Camilo Silva	Un Fuego de Sangre Pura
Ivan Benavides	Un Fuego de Sangre Pura
Leonard Hospitor	Un Fuego de Sangre Pura
Los Muñequitos de Matanzas	Tambor De Fuego
Mariza	Concerto Em Lisboa
Sones de Mexico Ensemble Chicago	Ésta Tierra Es Tuya (This Land Is Your Land)

Mercedes Sosa, Jorge da Silva, Chango Farias Gomez

Honored for : Corazón Libre

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Mercedes Sosa	Corazón Libre
Jorge da Silva	Corazón Libre
Chango Farias Gomez	Corazón Libre
Quique Domenech	Con El Corazón
Alejandro Croatto	Con El Corazón
Grupo Renacer	Puerto Rico Te Saluda
Chango Spasiuk	Tarefero De Mis Pagos (Sounds From The Red Land)
Cacho Tirao	La Guitarra Argentina
Yoruba Andabo	Rumba En La Habana Con

Lila Downs, Aneiro Taño, David Kent, Paul Cohen

Honored for : Una sangre: One Blood

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Lila Downs	Una sangre: One Blood
Aneiro Taño	Una sangre: One Blood
David Kent	Una sangre: One Blood
Paul Cohen	Una sangre: One Blood
Camerata Coral	Misa Criolla / Navidad Nuestra De Ariel Ramírez
Grupo Tepeu	Misa Criolla / Navidad Nuestra De Ariel Ramírez
Los Nocheros	Noche amiga mía
John Santos	Para Ellos
Y El Coro Folklórico Kindembo	Para Ellos
	Homenaje A Luis Miranda \"El Pico De Oro\"

Kepa Junkera, Mikel F. Krutxaga

Honored for : K

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Kepa Junkera	K
Mikel F. Krutxaga	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
Peru Negro	Jolgorio
Radio Tarifa	Fiebre

Mercedes Sosa

Honored for : Acustico En Vivo

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Mercedes Sosa	Acustico En Vivo
Alex Acuña	Los Hijos del Sol: To My Country
Eva Ayllón	Los Hijos del Sol: To My Country
Eva Ayllón	Eva
Los Muñequitos de Matanzas	Rumba De Corazón
Raíces Habaneras	Raíces Habaneras

Susana Baca

Honored for : Lamento negro

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Susana Baca	Lamento negro
Berrogüetto	HEPTA
Kepa Junkera	Maren
Petrona Martínez	Bonito Que Canta
Lázaro Ros	Orisha Ayé. Shangó

El All-Stars De La Rumba Cubana, Cary Diez, Joaquín Betancour, Gerónimo Labrada, Jr.

Honored for : La Rumba Soy Yo

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
El All-Stars De La Rumba Cubana	La Rumba Soy Yo
Cary Diez	La Rumba Soy Yo
Joaquín Betancour	La Rumba Soy Yo
Gerónimo Labrada, Jr.	La Rumba Soy Yo
Jaime Uribe Espitia	Seresta
José Revelo	Seresta
John Villegas	Seresta
Hevia	The Other Side
Carlos Núñez	Mayo longo
Lázaro Ros	Yamayá

Mercedes Sosa

Honored for : Misa Criolla (feat. vocal: Mercedes Sosa)

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Mercedes Sosa	Misa Criolla (feat. vocal: Mercedes Sosa)
Hevia	Tierra de Nadie (No Man's Land)
Los Nocheros	Nocheros
Carlos Núñez	Os amores libres
Totó la Momposina	Pacantó

Latin Grammy Award for Best Folk Album