Grammy Award for Best Traditional World Music Album
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The Grammy Award for Best Traditional World Music Album was an honor presented to recording artists between 2004 and 2011 for quality traditional world music
albums. The Grammy Award
s, an annual ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, are presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".
The Grammy Award for Best World Music Album
was first presented at the 34th Grammy Awards in 1992. The category remained unchanged until 2004, when it was split into separate awards for Best Traditional World Music Album and Best Contemporary World Music Album
. The first award for Best Traditional World Music Album was presented to the Sherab Ling Monastery at the 46th Grammy Awards for the album 'Sacred Tibetan Chant. In 2011, a major overhaul of the Grammy categories resulted in the merge of the two awards to a single Best World Music Album category beginning in 2012.
for The Rain, Grupo de Capoeira Angola Pelourinho for Capoeira Angola 2: Brincando Na Roda, Kasse Mady Diabate for Kassi Kasse, Masters of Persian Music for Without You, and the Monks of Sherab Ling Monastery for Sacred Tibetan Chant. Awards were presented to the monks of Sherab Ling Monastery and Jon Mark as the producer and engineer of the album.
2005 nominees included El Grupo Cimarron for Si, Soy Llanero: Joropo Music from the Orinoco Plains of Colombia, Ladysmith Black Mambazo
for Raise Your Spirit Higher, Sandra Luna for Tango Varon, Pero Negro for Jolgorio, and the compilation album
Abayudaya: Music from the Jewish People of Uganda by various artists. The award was presented to Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
Nominees for the 48th Grammy Awards in 2006 included Mamadou Diabaté
for Behmanka, Los Pleneros de la 21 for Para Todos Ustedes, Masters of Persian Music for Faryad, Lama Tashi
for Tibetan Master Chants, and Ali Farka Touré
and Toumani Diabaté
for In the Heart of the Moon
. Awards were presented to Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté.
For the 49th Grammy Awards (2007), the nominees were the Academy of Maqâm for Music of Central Asia, Vol. 2: Invisible Face of the Beloved: Classical Music of the Tajiks and Uzbeks, Hossein Alizadeh
and Djivan Gasparyan
for Endless Vision, Andrea Hoag, Loretta Kelley
and Charlie Pilzer for Hambo in the Snow, Aashish Khan
and Zakir Hussain
for Golden Strings of the Sarode, and the Soweto Gospel Choir
for Blessed. The Soweto Gospel Choir earned the award for Best Traditional World Music Album.
Nominees for the 50th Grammy Awards
(2008) included Rahim AlHaj
with Souhail Kaspar for When The Soul Is Settled: Music of Iraq, Cheick Hamala Diabaté
and Bob Carlin
for From Mali to America, Konono Nº1 for Live at Couleur Café, the Soweto Gospel Choir for African Spirit, and the compilation album Singing for Life: Songs of Hope, Healing, and HIV/AIDS in Uganda by various artists. The award was presented to the Soweto Gospel Choir for the second consecutive year.
World music
World music is a term with widely varying definitions, often encompassing music which is primarily identified as another genre. This is evidenced by world music definitions such as "all of the music in the world" or "somebody else's local music"...
albums. The Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
s, an annual ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, are presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc., known variously as The Recording Academy or NARAS, is a U.S. organization of musicians, producers, recording engineers and other recording professionals dedicated to improving the quality of life and cultural condition for music and its...
of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".
The Grammy Award for Best World Music Album
Grammy Award for Best World Music Album
The Grammy Award for Best World Music Album was an honor presented for twelve years to recording artists for quality albums in the world music genre at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards...
was first presented at the 34th Grammy Awards in 1992. The category remained unchanged until 2004, when it was split into separate awards for Best Traditional World Music Album and Best Contemporary World Music Album
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album
The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album was an honor presented to recording artists between 2004 and 2011 for quality contemporary world music albums...
. The first award for Best Traditional World Music Album was presented to the Sherab Ling Monastery at the 46th Grammy Awards for the album 'Sacred Tibetan Chant. In 2011, a major overhaul of the Grammy categories resulted in the merge of the two awards to a single Best World Music Album category beginning in 2012.
Recipients
For the 46th Grammy Awards (2004), Best Traditional World Music Album nominees included Ecos de Borinquen for Jibaro Hasta El Hueso: Mountain Music of Puerto Rico, GhazalGhazal (band)
Ghazal is a band formed by Kurdish-Iranian kamencheh player Kayhan Kalhor, Indian sitarist Shujaat Khan, and Indian tabla player Swapan Chaudhuri...
for The Rain, Grupo de Capoeira Angola Pelourinho for Capoeira Angola 2: Brincando Na Roda, Kasse Mady Diabate for Kassi Kasse, Masters of Persian Music for Without You, and the Monks of Sherab Ling Monastery for Sacred Tibetan Chant. Awards were presented to the monks of Sherab Ling Monastery and Jon Mark as the producer and engineer of the album.
2005 nominees included El Grupo Cimarron for Si, Soy Llanero: Joropo Music from the Orinoco Plains of Colombia, Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a male choral group from South Africa that sings in the vocal styles of isicathamiya and mbube. They rose to worldwide prominence as a result of singing with Paul Simon on his album, Graceland and have won multiple awards, including three Grammy Awards...
for Raise Your Spirit Higher, Sandra Luna for Tango Varon, Pero Negro for Jolgorio, and the compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
Abayudaya: Music from the Jewish People of Uganda by various artists. The award was presented to Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
Nominees for the 48th Grammy Awards in 2006 included Mamadou Diabaté
Mamadou Diabaté
Mamadou Diabaté is a kora player. He began playing quite early in his life, became known as a musician in the area of Mali in which he lived, and has since moved to the United States, recording several albums.-Life and career:...
for Behmanka, Los Pleneros de la 21 for Para Todos Ustedes, Masters of Persian Music for Faryad, Lama Tashi
Ngawang Tashi Bapu
Ngawang Tashi Bapu , also known as Lama Tashi, is a former Principal Chant Master of the Dalai Lama. A Monpa, Tashi was born in the Thembang village of West Kameng in Arunachal Pradesh, India and commenced formal study in 1985, at age 17. He is a multi-phonic chanter and has performed twice at the...
for Tibetan Master Chants, and Ali Farka Touré
Ali Farka Touré
Ali Ibrahim “Farka” Touré was a Malian singer and guitarist, and one of the African continent’s most internationally renowned musicians. His music is widely regarded as representing a point of intersection of traditional Malian music and its North American cousin, the blues...
and Toumani Diabaté
Toumani Diabaté
Toumani Diabaté is a Malian kora player. In addition to performing the traditional music of Mali, he has also been involved in cross-cultural collaborations with flamenco, blues, jazz, and other international styles.-Biography:...
for In the Heart of the Moon
In the Heart of the Moon
In the Heart of the Moon is a 2005 record by Malian musicians Ali Farka Touré on the guitar and providing vocals and Toumani Diabaté on the kora. The album was recorded in the "Toit de Bamako" conference room on the top floor of the Hotel Mandé overlooking the Niger River in Bamako, Mali...
. Awards were presented to Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté.
For the 49th Grammy Awards (2007), the nominees were the Academy of Maqâm for Music of Central Asia, Vol. 2: Invisible Face of the Beloved: Classical Music of the Tajiks and Uzbeks, Hossein Alizadeh
Hossein Alizadeh
Hossein Alizadeh , is an Iranian composer, radif-preserver, researcher, teacher, and tar and setar instrumentalist and improviser, described by Allmusic as a leading Iranian classical composer and musician....
and Djivan Gasparyan
Djivan Gasparyan
Djivan Gasparyan is an Armenian musician and composer. He plays the duduk, a double reed woodwind instrument related to the orchestral oboe. Gasparyan is known as the Master of the duduk.-Biography:...
for Endless Vision, Andrea Hoag, Loretta Kelley
Loretta Kelley
Loretta A. Kelley is an American Hardanger fiddle player. She is President of The Hardanger Fiddle Association of America, and is described by her recording company as the foremost Hardanger fiddle player in the U.S....
and Charlie Pilzer for Hambo in the Snow, Aashish Khan
Aashish Khan
Aashish Khan Debsharma is an eminent Indian classical musician, known for his virtuosity on the Sarod. He was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2006 in the 'Best World Music' category for his album "Golden Strings of the Sarode"...
and Zakir Hussain
Zakir Hussain (musician)
Zakir Hussain , , is an Indian tabla player, musical producer, film actor and composer.-Early life:Hussain was born in Mumbai, India to the legendary tabla player Alla Rakha. He attended St...
for Golden Strings of the Sarode, and the Soweto Gospel Choir
Soweto Gospel Choir
-History:The Soweto Gospel Choir was formed in Soweto, South Africa by David Mulovhedzi and Beverly Bryer, two choir directors. The 30+ member ensemble blends elements of African gospel, Negro spirituals, reggae, and American popular music...
for Blessed. The Soweto Gospel Choir earned the award for Best Traditional World Music Album.
Nominees for the 50th Grammy Awards
50th Grammy Awards
The 50th Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on February 10, 2008. Kanye West received the most nominations, with eight. Amy Winehouse was the big winner, winning a total of five awards. Herbie Hancock's River: The Joni Letters won Album of the Year,...
(2008) included Rahim AlHaj
Rahim AlHaj
Rahim AlHaj is an Iraqi American oud musician and composer.-Early life:AlHaj was born in Baghdad, Iraq and began playing the oud at age nine...
with Souhail Kaspar for When The Soul Is Settled: Music of Iraq, Cheick Hamala Diabaté
Cheick Hamala Diabaté
Cheick Hamala Diabate is a musician from Mali, West Africa who has been nominated for a Grammy award. Using Adelphi, Maryland as his home he travels all over the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. He has performed at the Kennedy Center, the United States Senate, and the Smithsonian...
and Bob Carlin
Bob Carlin
For the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation member of the Ontario legislature see Robert CarlinBob Carlin is an American old-time banjo player and singer.Carlin performs primarily in the clawhammer style of banjo...
for From Mali to America, Konono Nº1 for Live at Couleur Café, the Soweto Gospel Choir for African Spirit, and the compilation album Singing for Life: Songs of Hope, Healing, and HIV/AIDS in Uganda by various artists. The award was presented to the Soweto Gospel Choir for the second consecutive year.
- Grammy Awards of 2009
- Ladysmith Black MambazoLadysmith Black MambazoLadysmith Black Mambazo is a male choral group from South Africa that sings in the vocal styles of isicathamiya and mbube. They rose to worldwide prominence as a result of singing with Paul Simon on his album, Graceland and have won multiple awards, including three Grammy Awards...
for Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- Grammy Awards of 2010
- Mamadou DiabatéMamadou DiabatéMamadou Diabaté is a kora player. He began playing quite early in his life, became known as a musician in the area of Mali in which he lived, and has since moved to the United States, recording several albums.-Life and career:...
for Douga Mansa
- Mamadou Diabaté
- Grammy Awards of 2011
- Ali Farka TouréAli Farka TouréAli Ibrahim “Farka” Touré was a Malian singer and guitarist, and one of the African continent’s most internationally renowned musicians. His music is widely regarded as representing a point of intersection of traditional Malian music and its North American cousin, the blues...
and Toumani DiabatéToumani DiabatéToumani Diabaté is a Malian kora player. In addition to performing the traditional music of Mali, he has also been involved in cross-cultural collaborations with flamenco, blues, jazz, and other international styles.-Biography:...
for Ali and Toumani
- Ali Farka Touré