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Music festivals from Brazil, Mexico, Canada, the US, the UK, and Spain were once the scene of the classical music world’s holy grail: the best performances of the year. To lose some of its lustre is great news for the world of classical music. If only to keep it alive in cyberspace, the brand-new Latin Grammys have replaced opera and ballet’s standard talent quest and made their big debut with an impressive and audience-pleasing show that made big music world news.
Among the artists given good notices and the chance to claim a Grammy trophy were Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, the Colombian hip-hop collective Ozomatli, the pop stylings of the Cajun-inspired St. Claude and Louisiana R&B balladeer J Balvin.
Winners (showing)
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Ayecha de los Pobres (Souleye)
Best Tropical Latin Album
Cassionata (Calle Ocho)
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
La Llorona
Nicolas Wulff, composer (Carnegie Hall Orchestra, Marco Armiliato, conductor)
Best Classical Compendium
Cox: Veil of Psalms, Landscape; Brain & Soul
Stephen Prutsman, composer (I.S. Quartet)
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Grigorioso Mannetti, composer (Duke Ellington Orchestra)
Best Latin Jazz Album
Introduce Me To Miéville
La Santa Cecilia
Perdido
Best Regional Mexican Music Album
Tradición, Sonora Carruseles – Nosotros Con Los Macorinos
Noche de Danza
Tradición, Sonora Carruseles – Nosotros Con Los Macorinos
Best Tropical Latin Album
Carlos “Cachao” Montes
The Bridge
Regalo De Mi Corazón
Best Afro-Cuban Music Album
Oblivion
Remedy
Best Tropical Latin Jazz Album
Ensemble Inter-|Americano
Irakere: Live In Marciac
Oblivion
Best Latin Jazz Vocal Album
Fernandez: Típico; Donato Cabrera & Various Artists