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 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 atrás 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 Ayllón holds the record for most nominations without a win with ten.Grammy Latino 2019: Tony Succar, Gian Marco y Eva Ayllón entre los peruanos nominados Musicians originating from Argentina and Colombia have received this award more times than any other nationality winning on four and two occasions respectively.
Recipients
Year Performing artist(s) Work Nominees Ref.2000 Mercedes Sosa 2001 El All-Stars de La Rumba Cubana Joaquín Betancourt & Cary Diez, producers 2002 Susana Baca 2003 Mercedes Sosa 2004 Kepa Junkera 2005 Lila Downs 2006 Mercedes Sosa 2007 Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto 2008 Cholo Valderrama 2009 Mercedes Sosa 2010 Ilan Chester 2011 Mercedes Sosa 2012 Lila Downs 2013 Reynaldo Armas El Caballo de Oro 2014 Lila Downs, Niña Pastori & Soledad Raíz 2015 Lila Downs Balas y Chocolate 2016 Palo Cruza'O En Armonías Colombianas 2017 Natalia Lafourcade Musas, Vol 1 2018 Natalia Lafourcade Musas, Vol. 2 2019 Luis Enrique + C4 Trio Tiempo Al Tiempo 2020 Susana Baca A Capella: Grabado en Casa Durante la Cuarentena Susana Baca tras ganar un Latin Grammy por su disco "A capella": “Se lo dedico a todos los jóvenes”2021 Petrona Martínez Ancestras 2022 Sintesis, X-Alfonso & Eme Alfonso Ancestro Sinfónico 2023 Vicente García Camino al Sol 2024 Lila Downs, Niña Pastori & Soledad Raíz Nunca Me Fuí 2025 Kerreke & Daniela Padrón Joropango
Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year.
See also Latin Grammy Award for Best Tango Album Latin Grammy Award for Best Flamenco Album
References
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Specific
External links Official site of the Latin Grammy Awards