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

Latin Grammy Award

The Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album is an honor presented annually by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and promotes a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. According to the category description guide for the 2012 Latin Grammy Awards, the award is for vocal or instrumental salsa albums containing at least 51 percent of newly recorded material. It is awarded to solo artists, duos or groups. The accolade for Best Salsa Album was first presented to Cuban singer Celia Cruz at the 1st Latin Grammy Awards ceremony in 2000 for her album Celia Cruz and Friends: A Night of Salsa. She also holds the record for the most wins in the category, with three. Gilberto Santa Rosa holds the record for most nominations, with nine. Venezuelan musician Oscar D'LeÃ³n holds the record for most nominations without a win, with five. Puerto Rican artists have received this award more than any other nationality.

Date Established : 2000

Check all the winners of Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album presented under Latin Grammy Award since 2000 .

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Sergio George, Top Stop Music

Honored for : Sergio George Presents: Salsa Giants

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Albita	Una Mujer Que Canta
Angels' Dawn Records	Una Mujer Que Canta
Orquesta Guayacán	25 años 25 exitos 25 artistas
Sony Music Entertainment	25 años 25 exitos 25 artistas
Victor Manuelle	Me Llamaré Tuyo
Sony Music Latin	Me Llamaré Tuyo
Tito Nieves	Que Seas Feliz
Top Stop Music	Que Seas Feliz
Gilberto Santa Rosa	Gilberto Santa Rosa
Sony Music Latin	Gilberto Santa Rosa
Sergio George	Sergio George Presents: Salsa Giants
Top Stop Music	Sergio George Presents: Salsa Giants

Luis Enrique

Honored for : Soy Y Seré

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Luis Enrique	Soy Y Seré
Tito Nieves	Mi Última Grabación
Victor Manuelle	Busco un Pueblo
Mambo Legends Orchestra	Watch Out! ¡Ten Cuidao!
Cheo Feliciano	Eba Say Ajá
Rubén Blades	Eba Say Ajá

Rubén Blades, Guillermo 'Memo' Gómez, Oscar Marin, Ariel Rivas, Seis Del Solar

Honored for : Todos Vuelven Live Vol. 1 y 2

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Rubén Blades	Todos Vuelven Live Vol. 1 y 2
Guillermo 'Memo' Gómez	Todos Vuelven Live Vol. 1 y 2
Oscar Marin	Todos Vuelven Live Vol. 1 y 2
Ariel Rivas	Todos Vuelven Live Vol. 1 y 2
Seis Del Solar	Todos Vuelven Live Vol. 1 y 2
José 'El Canario' Alberto	Original
Edwin Bonilla	Homenaje a los Rumberos
Spanish Harlem Orchestra	Viva La Tradicion
	Salsa: Un Homenaje a El Gran Combo

Gilberto Santa Rosa

Honored for : Irrepetible

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Gilberto Santa Rosa	Irrepetible
Huey Dunbar	Huey Dunbar IV
Orquesta Guayacán	Bueno y Más
La India	Unica
Mario Ortiz All Star Band	Tributo 45 Aniversario

Luis Enrique, Juan Mario Aracil, Sergio George, Carlos Álvarez

Honored for : Ciclos

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Luis Enrique	Ciclos
Juan Mario Aracil	Ciclos
Sergio George	Ciclos
Carlos Álvarez	Ciclos
Oscar D'León	Tranquilamente... Tranquilo
Issac Delgado	Asi Soy
José Lugo Orchestra	Guasábara
Gilberto Santa Rosa	Contraste En Salsa

Marc Anthony, Hector Ivan Rosa, Sergio George, Bigram Zayas, Carlos Álvarez

Honored for : El Cantante

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Marc Anthony	El Cantante
Hector Ivan Rosa	El Cantante
Sergio George	El Cantante
Bigram Zayas	El Cantante
Carlos Álvarez	El Cantante
Grupo Gale	Autentico
Victor Manuelle	Soy
Maelo Ruiz	Puro Corazón
Gilberto Santa Rosa	Contraste (disc 1)

El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, Rafael Ithier, Freddie Miranda, Hector Ivan Rosa

Honored for : Arroz Con Habichuela

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico	Arroz Con Habichuela
Rafael Ithier	Arroz Con Habichuela
Freddie Miranda	Arroz Con Habichuela
Hector Ivan Rosa	Arroz Con Habichuela
Willy Chirino	35 Aniversario: En Vivo
Issac Delgado	En Primera Plana
Andy Montañez	El Godfather de La Salsa
Tito Nieves	Canciones Clásicas de Marco Antonio Solís

Gilberto Santa Rosa, Jose Lugo

Honored for : Directo al corazón

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Gilberto Santa Rosa	Directo al corazón
Jose Lugo	Directo al corazón
La India	Soy diferente
Victor Manuelle	Decisión unánime
Tito Nieves	Hoy, Mañana y Siempre
Gilberto Santa Rosa	Asi Es Nuestra Navidad
El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico	Asi Es Nuestra Navidad

Marc Anthony, Gerardo "Papo" Rios, Jon Fausty, Sergio George

Honored for : Valió la Pena

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Marc Anthony	Valió la Pena
Gerardo "Papo" Rios	Valió la Pena
Jon Fausty	Valió la Pena
Sergio George	Valió la Pena
Oscar D'León	Asi Soy...
El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico	Aquí estamos y de verdad
Gilberto Santa Rosa	Auténtico
Spanish Harlem Orchestra	Across 110th Street

Celia Cruz, Carlos Laurenz, Jake Tanner, Jon Fausty, Jorge G. Garcia, Jorge Gómez, Jose Lopez, Luca Germini, Olga Santos, Oscar Gómez, Sergio George

Honored for : Regalo del Alma

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Celia Cruz	Regalo del Alma
Carlos Laurenz	Regalo del Alma
Jake Tanner	Regalo del Alma
Jon Fausty	Regalo del Alma
Jorge G. Garcia	Regalo del Alma
Jorge Gómez	Regalo del Alma
Jose Lopez	Regalo del Alma
Luca Germini	Regalo del Alma
Olga Santos	Regalo del Alma
Oscar Gómez	Regalo del Alma
Sergio George	Regalo del Alma
Los Van Van	Van Van Live at Miami Arena
Victor Manuelle	Travesía
Tito Nieves	Tito Nieves canta con el Conjunto Clásico: 25 Aniversario Recuerdos
Jerry Rivera	Canto a Mi Idolo... Frankie Ruiz

El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico

Honored for : 40 Aniversario - en vivo

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Oscar D'León	Infinito
La India	Latin Song Bird: Mi Alma y Corazón
Victor Manuelle	Le Preguntaba a La Luna
Gilberto Santa Rosa	Viceversa

Celia Cruz, Jon Fausty, Mario DeJesus, Sergio George

Honored for : La Negra Tiene Tumbao

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Celia Cruz	La Negra Tiene Tumbao
Jon Fausty	La Negra Tiene Tumbao
Mario DeJesus	La Negra Tiene Tumbao
Sergio George	La Negra Tiene Tumbao
Marc Anthony	Libre
El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico	Nuevo Milenio, El Mismo Sabor
Giro	Mi Nostalgia
Tito Rojas	Quiero llegar a casa

Eddie Palmieri, Tito Puente, Jon Fausty

Honored for : Obra Maestra

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Eddie Palmieri	Obra Maestra
Tito Puente	Obra Maestra
Jon Fausty	Obra Maestra
Issac Delgado	Malecón
Oscar D'León	Doble Play
Wladimir	Doble Play
Grupo Niche	Propuesta
Tito Rojas	Rompiendo Noches
Gilberto Santa Rosa	Intenso

Celia Cruz

Honored for : Celia Cruz and Friends: A Night of Salsa

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Celia Cruz	Celia Cruz and Friends: A Night of Salsa
Oscar D'León	La Formula Original
Los Van Van	Llego Van Van
Gilberto Santa Rosa	Expresión
Son by Four	Son by Four

Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album