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
Country	United States
Presented by	Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences
First awarded	2006
Last awarded	2012
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 awarded 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.

Recipients

2007 winner Jorge Celedón

2010 winner Diomedes Díaz.

Year^[I]	Performing artist(s)	Nationality	Work	Nominees	Ref.
2006	Los Hermanos Zuleta	Colombia	Cien Días De Bohemia	Alfa 8 — Yo Bailo Cumbia Binomio de Oro de América — Grafiti de Amor Jorge Celedón and Jimmy Zambrano — Grandes Exitos En Vivo Iván Ovalle — Veinte Años Después...	[3]
2007	Jorge Celedón and Jimmy Zambrano	Colombia	Son...Para El Mundo	Checo Acosta — Checazos De Carnaval 3 Binomio de Oro de América — Impredecible 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"	Silvestre Dangond and Juancho de la Espriella — El Original: La Revolución Diomedes Díaz — Celebremos Juntos Grupo Kvrass — Ombe Y Como No!! Iván Villazón and José María "Chema" Ramos — El Vallenato Mayor	[6]
2010	Diomedes Diaz and Alvaro Lopez	Colombia	Listo Pa' la foto	Binomio de Oro de América — Vuelve y pica...El Pollo Omar Geles and Alex Manga — Prueba Superada Jorge Oñate — Te Dedico Mis Triunfos Poncho Zuleta and Cocha Molina — El Nobel del Amor	[7]
2011	Juan Carlos Coronel	Colombia	Tesoros	Silvestre Dangond & Juancho De La Espriella — Cantinero Binomio de Oro de América — Corazón de Miel Peter Manjarrés & Sergio Luis Rodríguez — Tu Número Uno Felipe Peláez — De Otras Manera Iván Villazón and Ivan Zulueta — Dando Lidia
2012	Juan Piña	Colombia	Le canta a San Jacinto	Omar Geles — Histórico - A dúo con los grandes Diomedes Díaz & Álvaro López — Con Mucho Gusto Caray Silvestre Dangond & Juancho De La Espriella — No Me Compares Con Nadie Jorge Celedón & Jimmy Zambrano — Lo Que Tú Necesitas	[8]
2013	Felipe Peláez & Manuel Julián	Colombia	Diferente	Daniel Calderón y Los Gigantes — El Show Máximo Nivel Silvestre Dangond — La 9a Batalla Kvrass — Irreverente Jorge Oñate — El Chaco de La Película	[9]
2014	Jorge Celedón	Colombia	Celedón Sin Froteras 1	Dubán Bayona & Jimmy Zambrano — Métete En El Viaje Diomedes Díaz & Álvaro López — La Vida del Artista Alejandro Palacio — La Voz Del Ídolo Juan Piña — Cántandole A Mi Valle	[10]

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

See also

• Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Song

References

General

• "Latin Grammy Award Winners". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved April 11, 2011. Note: User must select the "Tropical Field" category as the genre under the search feature.

Specific

1. "Sobre La Academia Latina de la Grabación" (in Spanish). Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
2. "Category Guide: Tropical Field". Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
3. Faber, Judy (September 26, 2006). "Shakira Leads Latin Grammy Nominations". CBS News. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
4. "Nominados al Latin Grammy: secciones general y pop" (in Spanish). El Universo. Associated Press. August 30, 2007. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
5. "9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards". Los Angeles Times (Tribune Company). September 10, 2007. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
6. "Conoce a los nominados a los Grammy Latinos" (in Spanish). Terra Networks México. September 19, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
7. "Latin Grammy nominees announced: Alejandro Sanz and Camila among top contenders". Los Angeles Times (Tribune Company). September 8, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
8. "2011 Latin Grammys: Nominations (FULL LIST) Revealed". manila-paper.net. September 15, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
9. "Premios Latin Grammy 2013: conozca la lista de nominados". Terra Networks (in Spanish) (Telefónica). September 25, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
10. Cobo, Leila (September 24, 2014). "Calle 13 Lead Latin Grammy Nominations". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.

External links

• Official site of the Latin Grammy Awards