Latin Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Tropical Album

Latin Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Tropical Album
Awarded for quality albums of the contemporary tropical music genre
Presented by Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences
Country United States
First awarded 2002
Last awarded 2011
Official website latingrammy.com

The Latin Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Tropical 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 [1]. The award goes to solo artists, duos, or groups for releasing vocal or instrumental albums containing at least 51% of new recordings in the contemporary tropical music genre that are not salsa, cumbia or vallenato[2]. The award has undergo some changes throughout the years. From 2002 to 2007 it included Cumbia and Vallenato recordings until the recent Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album was introduced and since 2008 merengue recordings became elegible after the Best Merengue Album was discontinued.

The award has been presented to artists originating mostly from Puerto Rico thought it's also been presented to artists from Cuba and Colombia twice and from the Dominican Republic, Panama and Venezuela once. It was first earned by Carlos Vives in 2002 for the album Déjame Entrar [3]. He is also the only artist to have won this award more than once. Four more performers have been nominated twice for this category: Albita and Olga Tañón winning once, and Huey Dunbar and Monchy y Alexandra with no wins.

The 2010 winner Juan Luis Guerra with A Son de Guerra also won the award for Album of the Year [4]

Contents

Recipients

Year[I] Performing artist(s) Nationality Work Nominees Ref.
2002 Carlos Vives  Colombia Déjame Entrar
  • Felix D'Oleo — Frutos
  • Celso Piña — Barrio Bravo
  • Síntesis — Habana A Flor De Piel
  • Vocal Sampling — Cambio De Tiempo
 [3]
2003 Rubén Blades  Panama Mundo [5]
2004 Albita  Cuba Albita Llegó [6]
2005 Carlos Vives  Colombia El Rock de Mi Pueblo
 [7]
2006 Olga Tañón  Puerto Rico Una Nueva Mujer [8]
2007 Oscar D'León  Venezuela Fuzionando [9]
2008 José Feliciano  Puerto Rico Señor Bachata [10]
2009 Omara Portuondo  Cuba Gracias [11]
2010 Juan Luis Guerra 440  Dominican Republic A Son de Guerra [4]
2011 Tito El Bambino  Puerto Rico El Patrón: Invencible
  • Héctor Acosta — Obligame
  • Monchy & Nathalia — Monchy & Nathalia
  • Daniel Santacruz — Bachata Stereo
  • Paula Zuleta — Mezcla Soy
 [12]

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year.

See also

References

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  1. ^ "Sobre La Academia Latina de la Grabación" (in Spanish). Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. http://www.latingrammy.com/pages/LARAS. Retrieved January 28, 2011. 
  2. ^ "Category Guide: Tropical Field". Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. http://www.latingrammy.com/en/pages/12-awards. Retrieved January 28, 2011. 
  3. ^ a b "Selected Nominees For The Third Latin Grammy Awards". AllBusiness.com. August 3, 2002. http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4655325-1.html. Retrieved January 28, 2011. 
  4. ^ a b "Latin Grammy nominees announced: Alejandro Sanz and Camila among top contenders". Los Angeles Times (Tribune Company). September 8, 2010. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/09/latin-grammy-nominees-announced-alejandro-sanz-and-camila-among-top-contenders.html. Retrieved January 28, 2011. 
  5. ^ "The nominees are ...". Los Angeles Times (Tribune Company). July 23, 2003. http://articles.latimes.com/2003/jul/23/entertainment/et-latgramlist23. Retrieved January 28, 2011. 
  6. ^ "Lista de nominados al los Grammy Latinos" (in Spanish). Terra Networks México. http://www.terra.com.mx/entretenimiento/articulo/138242/Lista+de+nominados+al+los+Grammy+Latinos.htm&paginaid=3. Retrieved January 28, 2011. 
  7. ^ "Complete list of 6th annual Latin Grammy nominations". USA Today (Gannett Company). November 2, 2005. http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2005-11-02-latin-grammy-list_x.htm. Retrieved January 28, 2011. 
  8. ^ Faber, Judy (September 26, 2006). "Shakira Leads Latin Grammy Nominations". CBS News. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/09/26/entertainment/main2040480.shtml. Retrieved January 28, 2011. 
  9. ^ "Nominados al Latin Grammy: secciones general y pop" (in Spanish). Associated Press. El Universo. August 30, 2007. http://www.eluniverso.com/2007/08/30/0001/259/DA81228AD3BE480F80ADFBEF167766A7.html. Retrieved March 1, 2011. 
  10. ^ "9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards". Los Angeles Times (Tribune Company). September 10, 2007. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/latinamerica/la-grammy_listx_send-2008sep11,0,733605.htmlstory. Retrieved January 28, 2011. 
  11. ^ "Conoce a los nominados a los Grammy Latinos" (in Spanish). Terra Networks México. September 19, 2009. http://www.terra.com/musica/noticias/conoce_a_los_nominados_a_los_grammy_latinos/oci701873. Retrieved January 28, 2011. 
  12. ^ "2011 Latin Grammys: Nominations (FULL LIST) Revealed". manila-paper.net. 15 September 2011. http://manila-paper.net/2011-latin-grammys-awards-winners-nominations-full-list-revealed/11711. Retrieved 15 September 2011. 

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