Awards & Winners

Brave Combo

Brave Combo is a polka/rock/worldbeat band based in Denton, Texas. Founded in 1979 by guitarist/keyboardist/accordionist Carl Finch, they have been a prominent fixture in the Texas music scene for more than twenty-five years. Their music, both originals and covers, incorporates a number of dance styles, mostly polka, but also some Latin American and Caribbean styles like norteño, salsa, rumba, cha-cha-cha, choro, samba, two-step, cumbia, charanga, merengue, ska, etc. As part of their perceived artistic mission to expand the musical tastes of their listeners, they have often played and recorded covers of well-known songs in a style radically different from the original versions. Examples include polka versions of Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze" and The Doors' "People are Strange", The Rolling Stones' " Satisfaction" as a cha-cha, and "Sixteen Tons" as a cumbia. While their records may have a sense of humor, they are played straight and not usually considered joke or novelty records.

Awards by Brave Combo

Check all the awards nominated and won by Brave Combo.

2004


Grammy Award for Best Polka Album
Honored for : Let's Kiss: 25th Anniversary Album
(Artist, Engineers/Mixers)

Nominations 2004 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Polka Album Let's Kiss: 25th Anniversary Album

1999


Grammy Award for Best Polka Album
Honored for : Polkasonic

Nominations 1999 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Polka Album Polkasonic