Latin Grammy Award for Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album

Latin Grammy Award for Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album
Awarded for quality albums of the cumbia or vallenato genre
Presented by Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences
Country United States
First awarded 2006
Last awarded 2011
Official website latingrammy.com

The Latin Grammy Award for Best Cumbia/Vallenato 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 [2].

The award has only been presented to artists originating from Colombia. It was first awareded to Los Hermanos Zuleta for the album Cien Días De Bohemia in 2006[3]. Both Peter Manjarrés and Emiliano Zuleta are the biggest winners in this category with two awards out of three nominations each. The ensemble Binomio de Oro de América holds the record for most nominations without a win with four.

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Recipients

Year[I] Performing artist(s) Nationality Work Nominees Ref.
2006 Los Hermanos Zuleta  Colombia Cien Días De Bohemia [3]
2007 Jorge Celedón and Jimmy Zambrano  Colombia Son...Para El Mundo
  • Checo Acosta — Checazos De Carnaval 3
  • Binomio de Oro de AméricaImpredecible
  • Alfredo Gutiérrez — El Más Grande Con Los Grandes
  • Peter Manjarrés and Sergio Luis Rodríguez — El Papá De Los Amores
[4]
2008 Peter Manjarrés, Emiliano Zuleta and Sergio Luis  Colombia Sólo Clásicos
  • Chicas de Canela — Chicas de Canela
  • El Combo de las Estrellas — Somos La Esencia
  • Gusi & Beto — La Mandarina
  • Emilianito Zuleta and Toba Zuleta — Palabra de Honor
[5]
2009 Peter Manjarrés and Sergio Luis Rodríguez  Colombia El Caballero "Del Vallenato" [6]
2010 Diomedes Diaz and Alvaro Lopez  Colombia Listo Pa' la foto
  • Binomio de Oro de AméricaVuelve y pica...El Pollo
  • Omar Geles and Alex Manga — Prueba Superada
  • Jorge OñateTe Dedico Mis Triunfos
  • Poncho Zuleta and Cocha Molina — El Nobel del Amor
[7]
2011 Juan Carlos Coronel  Colombia Tesoros [8]

^[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 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. 
  4. ^ "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. 
  5. ^ "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. 
  6. ^ "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. 
  7. ^ "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. 
  8. ^ "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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