9th Annual Latin Grammy Award Winners

Unlike previous years, the 9th Annual Latin Grammy awards focused more on Regional Mexican music than Tropical genres, going so far as to remove ‘Best Merengue Album’ as a category – not that surprising if you consider how few merengue albums were released during the qualification period.

These categories ended up being 1-fers except for 'Person of the Year' Gloria Estefan and her paean to Cuba, 90 Millas which won both ‘Best Traditional Tropical Album’ and ‘Best Tropical Song’ (“Pintame de Colores”).

Marc Anthony walked away with ‘Best Salsa Album’ for his channeling of salsa great Hector Lavoe in El Cantante and Jose Feliciano’s Senor Bachata beat out other tropical artists like Olga Tanon and Fonseca for ‘Best Contemporary Tropical Album.’

In Regional Mexican music, Vicente Fernandez took home the ranchera crown (again) and Los Horoscopos de Durango’s Ayer, Hoy Y Siempre won ‘Best Banda Album.’ Perhaps the only surprise was Siggno beating out both Los Tigres del Norte and Conjunto Primavera for ‘Best Norteno Album.’

Here are the nominees and winners (in bold) for:
Tropical, Regional Mexican, Instrumental, Traditional

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Brazilian, Jazz, Christian, Childrens, Classical winners

Tropical Music

Best Salsa Album

• El Cantante - Marc Anthony
• Autentico - Grupo Gale
• Soy - Victor Manuelle
• Puro Corazon - Maelo Ruiz
• Contraste - Gilberto Santa Rosa

Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album

• Chicas De Canela - Chicas de Canela
• Somos La Exencia - El Combo De Las Estrellas
• La Mandarina - Gusi & Beto
• Solo Clasicos - Peter Manjarres, Emiliano Zuleta y Sergio Luis
• Palabra De Honor - Emilianito Zulet y Toba Zuleta

Best Contemporary Tropical Album

• El Super Joe - Joe Arroyo
• Senor Bachata - Jose Feliciano
• Gratitud - Fonseca
• Porro Nuevo - Adriana Lucia
• Exitos En Dos Tiempos - Olga Tanon

Best Traditional Tropical Album

• Cuba: Un Viaje Musical - Albita, Rey Ruiz y Donato Poveda
• Bohemio - Chucho Avellanet Con Trio Los Andinos
• El Cuatro Puertorriqueno..Reafirmacion - Edwin Colon Zayas
• 90 Millas - Gloria Estefan
• Una Navidad A Mi Estilo - Victor Manuelle

Best Tropical Song

Listen to Best Tropical Song Nominees

• "Conteo Regresivo" - Juan Jose Hernandez
• "Llego El Amor" - Victor Manuelle
• "Me Vio Llorar" - Jorge Celedon
• "Pintame De Colores" - Emilio Estefan Jr., Gloria Estefan, Alberto Gaitan & Ricardo Gaitan

Regional Mexican Music

Best Ranchero Album

• 100% Mexicano - Pepe Aguilar
• Dime Mi Amor - Pedro Fernandez
• Para Siempre - Vicente Fernandez
• Recuerdos Del Alma - Los Temerarios
• La Diva En Vivo - Jenni Rivera

Best Banda Album

• Que Bonito..!Es Lo Bonito! - Banda El Recodo De Cruz Lizarraga
• Mis Rnacheras Consentidas - El Chapo
• Listos, Montados y Armados - Los Creadorez Del Pasiot Duranguense De Alfredo Ramirez
• Ayer, Hoy Y Siempre - Los Horoscopos De Durango
• No Es De Madera - Joan Sebastian

Best Tejano Album

• Music Lessons - Chente Barrera y Taconazo
• Incomparable - Jimmy Gonzalez y Grupo Mazz
• The Legend Returns - Freddie Martinez
• De Nuevo - Emilio Navaira
• Domingo - Elida Reyna

Best Norteno Album

• Que Ganas De Volver - Conjunto Primavera
• Me Enamore De Un Angel - Los Palominos
• Raices - Los Tigres Del Norte
• Corridos: Defendienco El Honor - Pesado
• Six Pack - Siggno

Best Regional Mexican Song

Listen to Best Regional Mexican Song Nominees

• "Buscame En El Cielo" - Freddie Martinez, Jr.
• "Decirte Te Quiero" - Charlie Corona & Jesse Turner
• "Estos Celos" - Joan Sebastion
• "Si Tu Te Vas" - Adolfo Angel

Instrumental

Best Instrumental Album

• Rhythm & Romance - Kenny G.
• Pra Ca E Pra La - Paulo Moura
• Orquesta Filarmonica De Bogota - 40 Anos - Orquesta Filarmonica De Bogota
• Avatar - Gonzalo Rubalcaba
• Live At The Village Vanguard - Bebo Valdes & Javier Colina

Traditional

Best Folk Album

• Mil Caminos - Damaris
• Terra - Mariza
• Zamba Malato - Peru Negro
• 20 Exitos - Walter Silva
• Caballo! - Cholo Valderrama

Best Tango Album

• Milongueros - Esteban Morgado Cuarteto
• Tango - Luis Salinas
• Buenos Aires, Dias Y Noches De Tango - Various Artists
• Astor Piazzolla/Heitor Valla-Lobos - Javier Vinasco & Edith Ruiz
• Buenos Aires Report - Pablo Ziegler, Quique Sinesi & Walter Castro

Best Flamenco Album

• Rio De Los Canasteros - Diego Amador
• Reencuentro - Camaron De La Isla
• Recuerdos - Esperanza Fernandez
• Una Guitarra En Granada - Juan Habichuela
• Metafora - Lole