Celebrate Forgotten Grammys: Part 2 Latin, American Roots, Global Music

 

Sunday was the Grammys and I was reminded that there are a whole bunch of awards which get forgotten in the shuffle but I wanted to know more about. This is part 2 of a series exploring some of these often over looked awards. In this part we will explore what is hot when it comes to Latin, American Roots Music (including blues), Reggae, and Global Music.  

Latin

Best Latin Pop Album Mendó — Alex Cuba

Best Música Urbana Album El Último Tour Del Mundo — Bad Bunny

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album Origen — Juanes

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano) A Mis 80's — Vicente Fernández

Best Tropical Latin Album Salswing! — Rubén Blades y Roberto Delgado & Orquesta

American Roots Music

Best American Roots Performance "Cry" — Jon Batiste

Best American Roots Song "Cry" — Jon Batiste & Steve McEwan, songwriters (Jon Batiste)

Best Americana Album Native Sons — Los Lobos

Best Bluegrass Album My Bluegrass Heart — Béla Fleck

Best Traditional Blues Album I Be Trying — Cedric Burnside

Best Contemporary Blues Album 662 — Christone "Kingfish" Ingram

Best Folk Album They're Calling Me Home — Rhiannon Giddens With Francesco Turrisi

Best Regional Roots Music Album Kau Ka Pe'a — Kalani Pe'a

Reggae

Best Reggae Album Beauty In The Silence — Soja

Global Music

Best Global Music Performance "Mohabbat" — Arooj Aftab

Best Global Music Album Mother Nature — Angelique Kidjo

Best Children's Music Album A Colorful World — Falu