{{Short description|none}} {{Infobox award | name = Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album | awarded_for = Influential music from around the globe | image = | imagesize = | alt = | caption = | presenter = National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences | country = United States | year = 1992 | holder = Caetano Veloso & Maria Bethânia – ''Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo'' (2026) | website = [http://www.grammy.com/ grammy.com] }} The '''Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album''' is an honor presented to recording artists for influential music from around the globe at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards.<ref name=Grammy>{{cite news|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/grammys/env-grammy_awards_info,0,5279018.htmlstory?track=center|title=Grammy Awards at a Glance|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=January 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309064412/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/factsheets/env-grammy_awards_info%2C0%2C5838827.htmlstory|archive-date=March 9, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".<ref name=Overview>{{cite web|url=http://www2.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/ |title=Overview |access-date=January 14, 2011 |publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027163924/http://www.grammy.com/recording_academy/ |archive-date=October 27, 2009 }}</ref>
==History== The award for Best Global Music Album, reserved for international performers exhibiting "non-European, indigenous traditions", was first presented to Mickey Hart in 1992 for the album ''Planet Drum''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,974795,00.html|title=Fusions for the 21st Century|page=1|first=Guy|last=Garcia|date=February 3, 1992|access-date=February 4, 2011|magazine=Time|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129075812/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,974795,00.html|archive-date=November 29, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=Parales>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/09/arts/grammy-short-list-many-for-a-few.html?pagewanted=1|title=Grammy Short List: Many For a Few|first=Jon|last=Pareles|date=January 9, 1992|access-date=April 30, 2010|work=The New York Times|author-link=Jon Pareles|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716165722/http://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/09/arts/grammy-short-list-many-for-a-few.html?pagewanted=1|archive-date=July 16, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1996, Academy trustees attempted to solve the problem of "compressing 75% or more of the world's music into a single award category" by broadening the definition of "world music" to include non-Western classical music.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-02-07-ca-26209-story.html|title=For Grammy Nominations, It's a Small World After All|first=Don|last=Heckman|date=February 7, 1997|access-date=February 4, 2011|work=Los Angeles Times|page=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105084107/http://articles.latimes.com/1997-02-07/entertainment/ca-26209_1_world-music|archive-date=November 5, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Beginning in 2001, award recipients included the producers, engineers, and/or mixers associated with the nominated work in addition to the recording artists. Following the 45th Grammy Awards (2003), the award was split into two separate categories for Best Traditional World Music Album and Best Contemporary World Music Album. In 2012, the two categories were merged back to Best World Music Album.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Special Report – Grammy Awards Category Restructuring – Full Category List|url=http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/announcement/category-list|publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|date=April 6, 2011|access-date=April 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110408191957/http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/announcement/category-list|archive-date=April 8, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, The Recording Academy announced it would be changing the name of the category to Best Global Music Album.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aswad|first=Jem|date=2020-11-03|title=Grammy Awards Change Name of 'World Music' Category to 'Global Music' to Address 'Connotations of Colonialism'|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/grammy-awards-change-world-music-to-global-1234821922/|access-date=2020-11-03|website=Variety|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-11-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103135624/https://variety.com/2020/music/news/grammy-awards-change-world-music-to-global-1234821922/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Angelique Kidjo<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/angelique-kidjo/9915 |title=Angélique Kidjo {{!}} Artist {{!}} www.grammy.com<!-- Bot generated title --> |date=15 December 2020 |access-date=2021-03-10 |archive-date=2021-04-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410135359/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/ang%C3%A9lique-kidjo/9915 |url-status=live }}</ref> has won the category the most, with five wins (four of which have been since 2016). The second group to win most often is Ladysmith Black Mambazo,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/ladysmith-black-mambazo/9949 |title=Ladysmith Black Mambazo {{!}} Artist {{!}} www.grammy.com<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2021-03-10 |archive-date=2021-04-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419033851/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/ladysmith-black-mambazo/9949 |url-status=live }}</ref> who have won four times during the combined history of Global/World categories. Soweto Gospel Choir have three wins in the Global/World categories.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/soweto-gospel-choir/8063 |title=Soweto Gospel Choir {{!}} Artist {{!}} www.grammy.com<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2021-03-10 |archive-date=2021-04-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417140152/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/soweto-gospel-choir/8063 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the single merged category, Ravi Shankar and Ry Cooder have both won twice. Angelique Kidjo also has the most nominations in the combined Global/World history with twelve additional nominations. Anoushka Shankar has the second most nominations in the combined categories with nine nominations.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/anoushka-shankar/14179 |title=Anoushka Shankar {{!}} Artist {{!}} www.grammy.com<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2021-03-10 |archive-date=2021-04-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412005537/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/anoushka-shankar/14179 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In the single, merged Global category, artists from Brazil have won the most times with five wins, the USA have won four times, Benin has also won on four occasions, India and South Africa each have three wins, Mali and France have both had artists win twice.
==Recipients== [[Image:Mickey Hart, Web 2.0 Conference.jpg|thumb|right|upright|alt=A man in an orange=colored shirt and white pants, sitting; he is wearing eyeglasses along with a microphone on his collar|Mickey Hart, the first award recipient (1992), at the Web 2.0 Conference in 2005]] [[Image:Ry Cooder playing.jpg|thumb|right|upright|alt=A man in a printed shirt wearing eyeglasses and a cap on his head, playing a guitar|Two-time award recipient Ry Cooder performing in 2009]] [[Image:Bituca.jpg|thumb|right|upright|alt=A man with dreadlocks wearing eyeglasses and a striped dress shirt; he is playing a guitar and standing behind a microphone stand|1998 award winner Milton Nascimento in 2008]] [[Image:25o Premio da Musica Brasileira (14189658954).jpg|thumb|right|upright|alt=A man holding a microphone wearing a white suit|1999 award winner Gilberto Gil.]] [[Image:Caetano Veloso at TIM Festival.jpg|thumb|right|upright|alt=A man under a blue light|2000 award winner Caetano Veloso performing in 2006]] [[Image:Angelique Kidjo - Photo- Cotonou, 2017.jpg|thumb|right|upright|alt=A woman singing|Four-time recipient Angélique Kidjo.]]
{| class="wikitable" ! width="7%" | Year{{ref|1|[I]}} ! width="20%" | Performing artist(s) ! width="15%" | Nationality ! width="20%" | Work ! width="30%" class=unsortable|Nominees ! width="5%" class=unsortable|Ref. |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1992 | {{sortname|Mickey|Hart}} | United States | {{sort|Planet Drum|''Planet Drum''}} | {{smalldiv| * Dori Caymmi – ''Brazilian Serenata'' * Gipsy Kings – ''Este Mundo'' * Salif Keita – ''Amen'' * Milton Nascimento – ''Txai''}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-10-ca-1616-story.html|title=Other Grammy Nominees|date=January 10, 1992|access-date=February 4, 2011|work=Los Angeles Times|page=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105084146/http://articles.latimes.com/1992-01-10/entertainment/ca-1616_1_world-music-album|archive-date=November 5, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1993 | {{sortname|Sérgio|Mendes}} | Brazil | {{sort|Brasileiro|''Brasileiro''}} | {{smalldiv| * Gipsy Kings – ''Gipsy Kings Live'' * Ofra Haza – ''Kirya'' * Youssou N'Dour – ''Eyes Open'' * Strunz & Farah – ''Américas''}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-01-08-ca-921-story.html|page=8|title=The 35th Grammy Awards Nominations: General Categories|date=January 8, 1993|access-date=February 4, 2011|work=Los Angeles Times|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707105755/http://articles.latimes.com/1993-01-08/entertainment/ca-921_1_album-producer/8|archive-date=July 7, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1994 | {{sortname|Ry|Cooder}} and Vishwa Mohan Bhatt | United States<br />India | {{sort|A Meeting by the River|''A Meeting by the River''}} | {{smalldiv| * Johnny Clegg and Savuka – ''Heat, Dust and Dreams'' * Deep Forest – ''Deep Forest'' * Henry Kaiser and David Lindley – ''A World Out of Time, Vol. 2'' * Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares – ''From Bulgaria with Love''}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.philly.com/1994-01-07/living/25824842_1_donald-fagen-s-kamakiriad-award-nominations-song-of-the-year-category/8|title=Sting, R.e.m., Houston Grab Grammy Bids Nominations Predictably Conservative; Mariah Carey, Michael Bolton Blocked From Big Awards|date=January 7, 1994|first=Tom|last=Moon|page=8|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|access-date=February 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717144924/http://articles.philly.com/1994-01-07/living/25824842_1_donald-fagen-s-kamakiriad-award-nominations-song-of-the-year-category/8|archive-date=July 17, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1995 | {{sortname|Ry|Cooder}} and Ali Farka Touré | United States<br />Mali | {{sort|Talking Timbuktu|''Talking Timbuktu''}} | {{smalldiv| * Gipsy Kings – ''Love and Liberté'' * Milton Nascimento – ''Angelus'' * Youssou N'Dour – ''The Guide (Wommat)'' * Zap Mama – ''Sabsylma''}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-01-06-ca-17089-story.html|title=The 37th Grammy Nominations|date=January 6, 1995|access-date=February 4, 2011|work=Los Angeles Times|page=7|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104011103/http://articles.latimes.com/1995-01-06/entertainment/ca-17089_1_vocal-performance/7|archive-date=November 4, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1996 | Deep Forest | France | {{sort|Boheme|''Boheme''}} | {{smalldiv| * Cesária Évora – ''Cesária'' * Baaba Maal – ''Firin' in Fouta'' * Shankar with Zakir Hussain and Vikku Vinayakram – ''Raga Aberi'' * The Splendid Master Gnawa Musicians of Morocco featuring Randy Weston – ''The Splendid Master Gnawa Musicians of Morocco''}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy1996>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9601/grammy_noms/grammy_list.html|title=List of Grammy nominees|date=January 4, 1996|access-date=April 29, 2010|publisher=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121207073959/http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9601/grammy_noms/grammy_list.html|archive-date=December 7, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1997 | {{sort|Chieftains|The Chieftains}} | Ireland | {{sort|Santiago|''Santiago''}} | {{smalldiv| * Béla Fleck, V.M. Bhatt and Jiebing Chen – ''Tabula Rasā'' * Gipsy Kings – ''Tierra Gitana'' * Ali Akbar Khan, Asha Bhosle – ''Legacy'' * Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Michael Brook – ''Night Song'' * Joe Zawinul – ''My People''}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.philly.com/1997-01-08/entertainment/25559354_1_three-nominations-rap-album-shoop-shoop/8|title=Babyface Captures 12 Grammy Nominations He Equaled a Mark Set by Michael Jackson. Awards Will Be Given Out Feb. 26.|first=Tom|last=Moon|date=January 8, 1997|access-date=February 4, 2011|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|page=8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726010027/http://articles.philly.com/1997-01-08/entertainment/25559354_1_three-nominations-rap-album-shoop-shoop/8|archive-date=July 26, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1998 | {{sortname|Milton|Nascimento}} | rowspan="4" | Brazil | {{sort|Nascimento|''Nascimento''}} | {{smalldiv| * Cesária Évora – ''Cabo Verde'' * Gipsy Kings – ''Compas'' * Ali Akbar Khan – ''Passing on the Tradition'' * Babatunde Olatunji – ''Love Drum Talk''}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/music/features/grammylist99.htm|title=List of Grammy Nominations|date=January 5, 1999|access-date=February 4, 2011|newspaper=The Washington Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109113126/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/music/features/grammylist99.htm|archive-date=November 9, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1999 | {{sortname|Gilberto|Gil}} | {{sort|Quanta Live|''Quanta Live''}} | {{smalldiv| * King Sunny Adé – ''Odu'' * Cesária Évora – ''Miss Perfumado'' * Angélique Kidjo – ''Oremi'' * Robbie Robertson – ''Contact from the Underworld of Redboy''}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://articles.latimes.com/2000/jan/05/entertainment/ca-50778/8|title=A Complete List of the Nominees|page=8|work=Los Angeles Times|date=January 5, 2000|access-date=February 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105085418/http://articles.latimes.com/2000/jan/05/entertainment/ca-50778/8|archive-date=November 5, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2000 | {{sortname|Caetano|Veloso}} | {{sort|Livro|''Livro''}} | {{smalldiv| * Afro Celt Sound System – ''Volume 2: Release'' * Cesária Évora – ''Café Atlantico'' * Salif Keita – ''Papa'' * Ali Farka Touré – ''Niafunke''}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://articles.latimes.com/2000/jan/05/entertainment/ca-50778/8|title=A Complete List of the Nominees|page=8|work=Los Angeles Times|date=January 5, 2000|access-date=February 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105085418/http://articles.latimes.com/2000/jan/05/entertainment/ca-50778/8|archive-date=November 5, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2001 | {{sortname|João|Gilberto}} | {{sort|João Voz e Violão|''João Voz e Violão''}} | {{smalldiv| * Miriam Makeba – ''Homeland'' * Youssou N'Dour – ''Joko (The Link)'' * The Chieftains – ''Water from the Well'' * Paul Winter and the Earth Band – ''Journey with the Sun''}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/04/arts/some-top-nominees-for-the-2001-prizes.html|title=Some Top Nominees for the 2001 Prizes|date=January 4, 2001|access-date=February 4, 2011|work=The New York Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527151635/http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/04/arts/some-top-nominees-for-the-2001-prizes.html|archive-date=May 27, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2002 | {{sortname|Ravi|Shankar}} | India | {{sort|Full Circle: Carnegie Hall 2000|''Full Circle: Carnegie Hall 2000''}} | {{smalldiv| * Afro Celt Sound System – ''Volume 3: Further in Time'' * Cesária Évora – ''São Vicente di Longe'' * Gilberto Gil and Milton Nascimento – ''Gil and Milton'' * John McLaughlin and various artists – ''Saturday Night in Bombay: Remember Shakti''}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/complete-list-of-grammy-nominees/|title=Complete List Of Grammy Nominees|date=January 4, 2002|publisher=CBS News|access-date=February 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031010122104/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/01/04/entertainment/main323197.shtml|archive-date=October 10, 2003|url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2003 | {{sortname|Rubén|Blades}} | Panama | {{sort|Mundo|''Mundo''}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/rub%C3%A9n-blades-mn0000296024/awards |title=Rubén Blades{{!}}Awards{{!}}AllMusic |website=AllMusic |access-date=2020-11-04 |archive-date=2017-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516152427/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/rub%C3%A9n-blades-mn0000296024/awards |url-status=live }}</ref> | {{smalldiv| * Salif Keita – ''Moffou'' * Angélique Kidjo – ''Black Ivory Soul'' * Femi Kuti – ''Fight to Win'' * Anoushka Shankar – ''Live at Carnegie Hall''}} | style="text-align:center;"| |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2012 | Tinariwen | Mali | ''Tassili'' | {{smalldiv| * AfroCubism – ''AfroCubism'' * Femi Kuti – ''Africa for Africa'' * Ladysmith Black Mambazo – ''Songs from a Zulu Farm''}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20030108/grammylistcomp08/complete-list-of-grammy-nominations|title=Complete list of Grammy nominations|work=The Seattle Times|publisher=The Seattle Times Company|date=January 8, 2003|access-date=February 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916211310/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20030108&slug=grammylistcomp08|archive-date=September 16, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2013 | Ravi Shankar | India | ''The Living Room Sessions Part 1'' | {{smalldiv| * Amadou & Mariam – ''Folila'' * Daniel Ho – ''On a Gentle Island Breeze'' * Hugh Masekela – ''Jabulani'' * Anoushka Shankar – ''Traveller''}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>[http://www.grammy.com/nominees List of 2013 nominees] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201120225/http://www.grammy.com/nominees |date=2012-02-01 }}</ref> |- ! rowspan="2" scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2014 | Gipsy Kings | France | ''Savor Flamenco''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/gipsy-kings-mn0000555695/awards |title=Gipsy Kings{{!}}Awards{{!}}AllMusic |website=AllMusic |access-date=2020-11-04 |archive-date=2021-07-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703032906/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/gipsy-kings-mn0000555695/awards |url-status=live }}</ref> | rowspan="2"| {{smalldiv| *Femi Kuti – ''No Place for My Dream'' *Ravi Shankar – ''The Living Room Sessions Part 2''}} | rowspan="2"| |- | Ladysmith Black Mambazo | South Africa | ''Live: Singing for Peace Around the World''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ladysmith-black-mambazo-mn0000105618/awards |title=Ladysmith Black Mambazo{{!}}Awards{{!}}AllMusic |website=AllMusic |access-date=2020-11-04 |archive-date=2021-10-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022212236/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ladysmith-black-mambazo-mn0000105618/awards |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2015 | Angelique Kidjo | Benin | ''Eve'' | {{smalldiv| *Toumani Diabaté and Sidiki Diabaté – ''Toumani & Sidiki'' *Sérgio Mendes – ''Magic '' *Anoushka Shankar – ''Traces of You'' *Wu Man, Luis Conte & Daniel Ho – ''Our World in Song''}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Spin Grammys 2015">{{cite web |url=https://www.spin.com/2014/12/grammys-2015-nominees-beyonce-sam-smith-iggy-azalea/ |title=Grammys 2015 Nominees: Sam Smith, HAIM, Iggy Azalea, and More |work=Spin |first=James |last=Grebey |date=5 December 2014 |access-date=5 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150424102312/http://www.spin.com/2014/12/grammys-2015-nominees-beyonce-sam-smith-iggy-azalea/ |archive-date=24 April 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2016 | Angelique Kidjo | Benin | ''Sings'' | {{smalldiv| * Gilberto Gil – ''Gilbertos Samba Ao Vivo'' * Ladysmith Black Mambazo with Ella Spira and the Inala Ensemble – ''Music from Inala'' * Anoushka Shankar – ''Home'' * Zomba Prison Project – ''I Have No Everything Here''}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Spin Grammys 2015" /> |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2017 | Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble | United States | ''Sing Me Home'' | {{smalldiv| * Celtic Woman – ''Destiny'' * Ladysmith Black Mambazo – ''Walking in the Footsteps of Our Fathers'' * Anoushka Shankar – ''Land of Gold'' * Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil – ''Dois Amigos, Um Século de Música: Multishow Live''}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees |title=59th Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees |work=GRAMMY.com |date=December 6, 2016 |access-date=May 2, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201120225/http://www.grammy.com/nominees |archive-date=February 1, 2012 }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2018 | Ladysmith Black Mambazo | South Africa |''Shaka Zulu Revisited: 30th Anniversary Celebration'' | {{smalldiv| * Vicente Amigo – ''Memoria de los Sentidos'' * Buika – ''Para Mi'' * Anat Cohen & Trio Brasileiro – ''Rosa Dos Ventos'' * Tinariwen – ''Elwan''}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>[https://www.grammy.com/sites/com/files/60thpresslist11272017_0.pdf Grammy.com, 28 November 2017]</ref> |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2019 | Soweto Gospel Choir | South Africa | ''Freedom'' | {{smalldiv| * Bombino – ''Deran'' * Fatoumata Diawara – ''Fenfo'' * Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 – ''Black Times'' * ''Yiddish Glory – The Lost Songs of World War II'', various artists}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/61st-annual-grammy-awards-2018 |title=Grammy.com, 7 December 2018 |access-date=8 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207153109/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/61st-annual-grammy-awards |archive-date=7 December 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2020 | Angelique Kidjo | Benin | ''Celia'' | {{smalldiv| * Altin Gün – ''Gece'' * Bokanté & Metropole Orkest conducted by Jules Buckley – ''What Heat'' * Burna Boy – ''African Giant'' * Nathalie Joachim & the Spektral Quartet – ''Fanm d'Ayiti'' }} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2020-grammy-awards-nominations-complete-winners-list |title=2020 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Winners & Nominations List{{!}}GRAMMY.com |access-date=2019-11-24 |archive-date=2020-01-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126102347/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2020-grammy-awards-complete-nominees-list |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2021 | Burna Boy | Nigeria | ''Twice as Tall'' | {{smalldiv| * Antibalas - ''Fu Chronicles'' * Bebel Gilberto - ''Agora'' * Anoushka Shankar - ''Love Letters'' * Tinariwen - ''Amadjar'' }} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2021-grammys-complete-winners-nominees-list |title=2021 Nominations List |access-date=2020-11-25 |archive-date=2020-11-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124174828/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2021-grammys-complete-nominees-list |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2022 | Angélique Kidjo | Benin | ''Mother Nature'' | {{smalldiv| * Rocky Dawuni – ''Voice of Bunbon (Vol. 1)'' * Daniel Ho & Friends – ''East West Players Presents: Daniel Ho & Friends Live in Concert'' * Femi Kuti & Made Kuti – ''Legacy+'' * Wizkid – ''Made in Lagos: Deluxe Edition'' }} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2022-grammys-complete-winners-nominees-nominations-list |title=2022 Nominations List |access-date=2021-11-24 |archive-date=2021-11-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125170413/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2022-grammys-complete-winners-nominees-nominations-list |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2023 | Masa Takumi | Japan | ''Sakura'' | {{smalldiv| * Berklee Indian Ensemble – ''Shuruaat'' * Burna Boy – ''Love, Damini'' * Angélique Kidjo & Ibrahim Maalouf – ''Queen of Sheba'' * Anoushka Shankar, Metropole Orkest & Jules Buckley featuring Manu Delago – ''Between Us... (Live)'' }} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2023-grammy-nominations-complete-winners-nominees-list |title=2023 Nominations List |access-date=2022-11-19 |archive-date=2022-11-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116125127/https://www.grammy.com/news/2023-grammy-nominations-complete-winners-nominees-list |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2024 | Shakti | India<br />United Kingdom | ''This Moment'' | {{smalldiv| * Susana Baca – ''Epifanías'' * Bokanté – ''History'' * Burna Boy – ''I Told Them...'' * Davido – ''Timeless'' }} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 GRAMMY Nominations: See Miley Cyrus, Ice Spice, Noah Kahan, Kelsea Ballerini, & More Artists' Reactions {{!}} GRAMMY.com |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2024-grammys-nominee-social-media-reactions-nominations |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=www.grammy.com |archive-date=2023-11-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111063745/https://www.grammy.com/news/2024-grammys-nominee-social-media-reactions-nominations |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2025 |Matt B featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |United States<br />United Kingdom |''Alkebulan II'' | {{smalldiv| * Ciro Hurtado – ''Paisajes'' * Rema – ''Heis'' * Antonio Rey – ''Historias de un Flamenco'' * Tems – ''Born in the Wild'' }} |<ref>{{Cite web |title=2025 GRAMMYs: See The OFFICIAL Full Nominations List {{!}} GRAMMY.com |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2025-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=grammy.com}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2026 |Caetano Veloso & Maria Bethânia |Brazil |''Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo'' | {{smalldiv| * Siddhant Bhatia – ''Sounds of Kumbha'' * Burna Boy – ''No Sign of Weakness'' * Youssou N'Dour – ''Eclairer le monde - Light the World'' * Shakti – ''Mind Explosion (50th Anniversary Tour Live)'' * Anoushka Shankar featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar – ''Chapter III: We Return to Light'' }} |<ref>{{Cite news |title=2026 GRAMMYS: See The Full Nominations List {{!}} GRAMMY.com |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2026-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list |access-date=2025-11-10}}</ref> |} <sup>{{note|1|[I]}}</sup> Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
==See also== {{Portal|Music}} * Awards for world music * List of cultural and regional genres of music * List of Grammy Award categories
==References== {{refbegin}} ;General * {{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search|title=Past Winners Search|publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|access-date=March 4, 2011|archive-date=December 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219095456/http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search|url-status=live}} Note: User must select the "World" category as the genre under the search feature.
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==External links== *[http://www.grammy.com/ Official site of the Grammy Awards] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140507010400/http://www.grammy.com/ |date=2014-05-07 }}
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