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Latin Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Album

Latin Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Album
Awarded forquality albums of the traditional tropical music genre
CountryUnited States
Presented byThe Latin Recording Academy
First award2000
Currently held byJosé Alberto "El Canario" for Rodando por el Mundo (2024)
Websitelatingrammy.com

The Latin Grammy Award for Best Traditional 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 traditional tropical music category which includes genres such as son, danzón, guaracha and bomba interpreted in a traditional style.[2]

Musicians originating from Cuba have dominated the category though the award has also been presented to artists from Puerto Rico, Spain and the United States. It was first earned by Tito Puente with Mambo Birdland at the 1st Latin Grammy Awards ceremony held in 2000.[3]

Cachao is the only artist to have won this category three times, the last one posthumously (the first one to be awarded in this fashion).[4] Cachao also leads in number of nominations with four, followed by Ibrahim Ferrer and Eliades Ochoa with three nominations each. Buena Vista Social Club members have been nominated ten times combined, excluding the two nominations by Juan de Marcos González (with Afro-Cuban All Stars and Sierra Maestra, respectively).

Winners and nominees

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An aged man smiling wearing a white chemise with sunglasses hanging on the shirt neck.
Tito Puente was the first winner of this category in 2000.
An aged man smiling dressed in a grey suit with his arms crossed.
Bebo Valdés won this award twice, in 2002 with Israel López "Cachao" and Carlos "Patato" Valdés, and in 2004 with Diego El Cigala.
A man on the left wearing a black suit and holding a standup microphone and another man with glssses on the right with a grey suit and a red benet holding a microphone.
2003 winner Ibrahim Ferrer.
A man in a black suit holding a contrabass.
Deceased Cachao López received the award posthumously in 2011, having also won in 2002 and 2005. He also holds the record for most wins with three as well as most nominations with four.
2010 winner Concha Buika.
2013 winner Arturo Sandoval.
Two-time winners Sonora Santanera. They were also the first group to win the award.
Jon Secada won in 2017 alongside The Charlie Sepúlveda Big Band.
Cuban singer Aymée Nuviola won in 2022 with Gonzalo Rubalcaba.
2023 winner Omara Portuondo.
Year[I] Performing artist(s) Work Nominees Ref.
2000 United States Tito Puente Mambo Birdland [3]
2001 Cuba Celia Cruz Siempre Viviré
[5]
2002 Cuba Bebo Valdés Trio with Israel López "Cachao" and Carlos "Patato" Valdés El Arte del Sabor
[6]
2003 Cuba Ibrahim Ferrer Buenos Hermanos
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2004 Cuba Bebo Valdés and Spain Diego El Cigala Lágrimas Negras
[8]
2005 Cuba Cachao ¡Ahora Sí!
[9]
2006 Puerto Rico Andy Montañez and Cuba Pablo Milanés AM/PM Líneas Paralelas
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2007 Puerto Rico Bobby Cruz Románticos De Ayer, Hoy y Siempre
  • Francisco CéspedesCon El Permiso De Bola
  • Ibrahim FerrerMi Sueño
  • La Charanga Cubana – A Comer Chicharrón
  • Alfredo Valdés Jr. – De La Habana A Nueva York
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2008 United States Gloria Estefan 90 Millas
[12]
2009 Puerto Rico Gilberto Santa Rosa Una Navidad Con Gilberto
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2010 Spain Concha Buika El Último Trago
  • Pedro Jesus – Tributo a Orlando Contreras "El Jefe del Despecho"
  • Septeto Habanero90 Años, Orgullos de los Soneros
  • Sierra MaestraSonando Ya
  • Various Artists; Edesio Alejandro, Nelson Estevez & Juan Hidalgo (producers) – 100 Sones Cubanos
.[14]
2011 Cuba Cachao The Last Mambo
  • AlbitaToda Una Vida (Cuban Masterworks)
  • Adalberto ÁlvarezEl Son de Altura
  • Esencia – Con La Fuerza de un Tren
  • Septeto Santiaguero – Oye Mi Son Santiaguero
[15]
2012 Cuba Eliades Ochoa Un Bolero Para Tí
  • Miguel García – Guarachando
  • Plenealo – Soy Yo
  • Quinteto Criollo – La Trova de Siempre
  • Son de Tikiza – Bolero
2013 Cuba Arturo Sandoval Un Siglo De Pasión
2014 Mexico Sonora Santanera Grandes Éxitos de las Sonoras: Con la Más Grande, La Sonora Santanera
2015 Dominican Republic José Alberto "El Canario" and Septeto Santiaguero Tributo A Los Compadres No Quiero Llanto
  • Checo Acosta#SiguedeModa
  • Rafael "Pollo" Brito – Homenaje A Tito Rodríguez
  • Alain Pérez – El Alma del Son – Tributo A Matamoros
  • Sonlokos – Locos Por El Son
2016 Mexico Sonora Santanera La Sonora Santanera En Su 60 Aniversario
  • Rafael Pollo Brito – Pa' Tío Simón
  • Jesús "Chino" Miranda – El Malquerido: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Septeto Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro – El Más Grande y Universal
  • Various Artists; Luis Amed Irizarry (album producer) – Cuba y Puerto Rico Son...
2017 Cuba Jon Secada featuring The Charlie Sepúlveda Big Band To Beny Moré with Love
  • AlbitaAlbita
  • El Septeto Santiaguero – Raíz
  • La Colmenita (Various Artists); José Manuel García Suárez (album producer) – El Añejo Jardín
  • Babalú Quinteto – Cuba Sobre Cuerdas
2018 Dominican Republic José Alberto El Canario & El Septeto Santiaguero A Mi Qué - Tributo a los Clásicos Cubanos
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2019 Colombia Andrés Cepeda Andrés Cepeda Big Band (Live)
  • Olga Cerpa and Mestisay – Vereda Tropical
  • Yelsy Heredia – Lo Nuestro
  • Aymée NuviolaA Journey Through Cuban Music
  • Septeto Acarey – La Llave Del Son
[17]
2020 Cuba Orquesta Aragón Ícono
  • Changüí De Guantánamo – Este es Nuestro Changüí
  • Ernesto Fernández – Pa'Lante
  • Orquesta Failde – Failde con Tumbao
  • Mariaca Semprún – Soy Puro Teatro - Homenaje a La Lupe
[18]
2021 Cuba Alain Pérez, Issac Delgado and Orquesta Aragón Cha Cha Chá: Homenaje a lo Tradicional
  • José Aguirre Cali Big Band – Gente con Alma
  • Chabuco – Chabuco en La Habana
  • Jon Secada & Gonzalo RubalcabaSolos
  • Leoni Torres – Alma Cubana
[19]
2022 Cuba Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Aymée Nuviola Gonzalo Rubalcaba y Aymée Nuviola Live in Marciac
  • Renesito Avich – Café con Cariño
  • Chabuco – Chabuco Desde el Teatro Colón de Bogotá
  • Septeto Nacional Ignacio PiñeiroGran Combo Pa' Rato
  • Leoni Torres – Canten
[20]
2023 Cuba Omara Portuondo Vida
  • Estrella Acosta – Tierra, Songs By Cuban Women
  • El Septeto Santiaguero – Y Sigo Pa'lante
  • Sonora SantaneraTour Sinfónico En Vivo Auditorio Nacional
  • Orquesta Failde – Danzoneando (En Vivo Desde Matanzas)
  • Septeto Acarey de Reynier Pérez – En Tiempo de Son... Homenaje a las Canciones de: Jorge Luis Piloto
[21]
2024 Dominican Republic José Alberto "El Canario" Rodando por el Mundo
  • Luis Fernando Borjas – Tengo Algo Que Decirte
  • Alex CubaVoces de Mi Familia
  • Yelsy Heredia – Los Mismos Negros
  • Yeisy Rojas – A Mis Ancestros
[22]
2025 TBA TBA
  • Malena Burke & Meme Solis – Malena Burke Canta a Meme Solis, Vol. 1
  • Gloria EstefanRaíces
  • Orquesta Failde – Caminando Piango Piango
[23]

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

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