Global Music
About Global Music
Music Facts: Global Music
- Global music blends many different genres from around the world, found outside the United States.
- At the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards in 2021, the Recording Academy introduced the Best Global Music Album category, formerly known as the Best World Music Album category.
- Burna Boy, Yo-Yo Ma and Ravi Shankar are famous GRAMMY winners in the global music field.
- At the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards in 2022, the Recording Academy will introduce the Best Global Music Performance category.
Every Global Music category, ceremony by ceremony.
| Year | Category | Winner | Title | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Best Global Music Performance | Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini, Nomcebo Zikode | Bayethe | All Nominees |
| 2023 | Best Global Music Album | Masa Takumi | Sakura | All Nominees |
| 2022 | Best Global Music Performance | Arooj Aftab | Mohabbat | All Nominees |
| 2022 | Best Global Music Album | Angélique Kidjo | Mother Nature | All Nominees |
| 2021 | Best Global Music Album | Burna Boy | Twice As Tall | All Nominees |
| 2020 | Best World Music Album | Angélique Kidjo | Celia | All Nominees |
| 2019 | Best World Music Album | Soweto Gospel Choir | Freedom | All Nominees |
| 2018 | Best World Music Album | Ladysmith Black Mambazo | Shaka Zulu Revisited: 30th Anniversary Celebration | All Nominees |
| 2017 | Best World Music Album | Yo-Yo Ma, Silk Road Ensemble | Sing Me Home | All Nominees |
| 2016 | Best World Music Album | Angélique Kidjo | Sings | All Nominees |
| 2015 | Best World Music Album | Angélique Kidjo | Eve | All Nominees |
| 2014 | Best World Music Album | Gipsy Kings | Savor Flamenco | All Nominees |
| 2014 | Best World Music Album | Ladysmith Black Mambazo | Live: Singing For Peace Around The World | All Nominees |
| 2013 | Best World Music Album | Ravi Shankar | The Living Room Sessions Part 1 | All Nominees |
| 2012 | Best World Music Album | Tinariwen | Tassili | All Nominees |
| 2011 | Best Traditional World Music Album | Ali Farka Toure, Toumani Diabate | Ali And Toumani | All Nominees |
| 2011 | Best Contemporary World Music Album | Béla Fleck | Throw Down Your Heart , Africa Sessions Part 2: Unreleased Tracks | All Nominees |
| 2010 | Best Traditional World Music Album | Mamadou Diabate | Douga Mansa | All Nominees |
| 2010 | Best Contemporary World Music Album | Béla Fleck | Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 - Africa Sessions | All Nominees |
| 2009 | Best Traditional World Music Album | Ladysmith Black Mambazo | Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu | All Nominees |
| 2009 | Best Contemporary World Music Album | Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju, Giovanni Hidalgo | Global Drum Project | All Nominees |
| 2008 | Best Traditional World Music Album | Soweto Gospel Choir | African Spirit | All Nominees |
| 2008 | Best Contemporary World Music Album | Angélique Kidjo | Djin Djin | All Nominees |
| 2007 | Best Traditional World Music Album | Soweto Gospel Choir | Blessed | All Nominees |
| 2007 | Best Contemporary World Music Album | The Klezmatics | Wonder Wheel - Lyrics By Woody Guthrie | All Nominees |
| 2006 | Best Traditional World Music Album | Ali Farka Toure, Toumani Diabate | In The Heart Of The Moon | All Nominees |
| 2006 | Best Contemporary World Music Album | Gilberto Gil | Eletracústico | All Nominees |
| 2005 | Best Traditional World Music Album | Ladysmith Black Mambazo | Raise Your Spirit Higher | All Nominees |
| 2005 | Best Contemporary World Music Album | Youssou N'Dour | Egypt | All Nominees |
| 2004 | Best Traditional World Music Album | Monks of Sherab Ling Monastery | Sacred Tibetan Chant | All Nominees |
| 2004 | Best Contemporary World Music Album | Cesaria Evora | Voz D'Amor | All Nominees |
| 2003 | Best World Music Album | Rubén Blades | Mundo | All Nominees |
| 2002 | Best World Music Album | Ravi Shankar | Full Circle - Carnegie Hall 2000 | All Nominees |
| 2001 | Best World Music Album | João Gilberto | João Voz E Violão | All Nominees |
| 2000 | Best World Music Album | Caetano Veloso | Livro | All Nominees |
| 1999 | Best World Music Album | Gilberto Gil | Quanta Live | All Nominees |
| 1998 | Best World Music Album | Milton Nascimento | Nascimento | All Nominees |
| 1997 | Best World Music Album | The Chieftains | Santiago | All Nominees |
| 1996 | Best World Music Album | Deep Forest | Boheme | All Nominees |
| 1995 | Best World Music Album | Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder | Talking Timbuktu | All Nominees |
| 1994 | Best World Music Album | Ry Cooder, V.M. Bhatt | A Meeting By The River | All Nominees |
| 1993 | Best World Music Album | Sergio Mendes | Brasileiro | All Nominees |
| 1992 | Best World Music Album | Mickey Hart | Planet Drum | All Nominees |
Previous Winners
Bayethe
Sakura
Mohabbat
Mother Nature
Twice As Tall
Celia
Freedom
Shaka Zulu Revisited: 30th Anniversary Celebration
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Eve
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