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Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album

{{Short description|Honor presented to recording artists for quality global music albums}}

{{Infobox award

| name = Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album

| awarded_for = Influential music from around the globe

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| presenter = National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

| country = United States

| year = 1992

| holder = Matt B featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Alkebulan II (2025)

| 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.{{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}} 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".{{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 }}

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.{{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}}{{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}} 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.{{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}} 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.{{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}} In 2020, The Recording Academy announced it would be changing the name of the category to Best Global Music Album.{{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}}

Angelique Kidjo{{Cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/ang%C3%A9lique-kidjo/9915 |title=Angélique Kidjo {{!}} Artist {{!}} www.grammy.com |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 }} 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,{{Cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/ladysmith-black-mambazo/9949 |title=Ladysmith Black Mambazo {{!}} Artist {{!}} www.grammy.com |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 }} who have won four times during the combined history of Global/World categories. Soweto Gospel Choir have three wins in the Global/World categories.{{Cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/soweto-gospel-choir/8063 |title=Soweto Gospel Choir {{!}} Artist {{!}} www.grammy.com |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 }} 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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/anoushka-shankar/14179 |title=Anoushka Shankar {{!}} Artist {{!}} www.grammy.com |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 }}

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, the first award recipient (1992), at the Web 2.0 Conference in 2005]]

Image:Ry Cooder playing.jpg performing in 2009]]

Image:Bituca.jpg award winner Milton Nascimento in 2008]]

Image:25o Premio da Musica Brasileira (14189658954).jpg award winner Gilberto Gil.]]

Image:Caetano Veloso at TIM Festival.jpg award winner Caetano Veloso performing in 2006]]

Image:Angelique Kidjo - Photo- Cotonou, 2017.jpg.]]

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! 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|

| style="text-align:center;"|{{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}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1993

| {{sortname|Sérgio|Mendes}}

| Brazil

| {{sort|Brasileiro|Brasileiro}}

| {{smalldiv|

| style="text-align:center;"|{{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}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1994

| {{sortname|Ry|Cooder}} and Vishwa Mohan Bhatt

| United States
India

| {{sort|A Meeting by the River|A Meeting by the River}}

| {{smalldiv|

| style="text-align:center;"|{{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}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1995

| {{sortname|Ry|Cooder}} and Ali Farka Touré

| United States
Mali

| {{sort|Talking Timbuktu|Talking Timbuktu}}

| {{smalldiv|

| style="text-align:center;"|{{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}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1996

| Deep Forest

| France

| {{sort|Boheme|Boheme}}

| {{smalldiv|

| style="text-align:center;"|{{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}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1997

| {{sort|Chieftains|The Chieftains}}

| Ireland

| {{sort|Santiago|Santiago}}

| {{smalldiv|

| style="text-align:center;"|{{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}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1998

| {{sortname|Milton|Nascimento}}

| Brazil

| {{sort|Nascimento|Nascimento}}

| {{smalldiv|

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite news|url=https://articles.latimes.com/1998/jan/07/entertainment/ca-5628/7|title=Complete List of Academy Voter Picks|page=7|date=January 7, 1998|access-date=February 4, 2011|work=Los Angeles Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105084341/http://articles.latimes.com/1998/jan/07/entertainment/ca-5628/7|archive-date=November 5, 2012|url-status=dead}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1999

| {{sortname|Gilberto|Gil}}

| Brazil

| {{sort|Quanta Live|Quanta Live}}

| {{smalldiv|

| style="text-align:center;"|{{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}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2000

| {{sortname|Caetano|Veloso}}

| Brazil

| {{sort|Livro|Livro}}

| {{smalldiv|

| style="text-align:center;"|{{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}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2001

| {{sortname|João|Gilberto}}

| Brazil

| {{sort|João Voz e Violão|João Voz e Violão}}

| {{smalldiv|

| style="text-align:center;"|{{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}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2002

| {{sortname|Ravi|Shankar}}

| India

| {{sort|Full Circle: Carnegie Hall 2000|Full Circle: Carnegie Hall 2000}}

| {{smalldiv|

| style="text-align:center;"|{{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}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2003

| {{sortname|Rubén|Blades}}

| Panama

| {{sort|Mundo|Mundo}}{{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 }}

| {{smalldiv|

| style="text-align:center;"|

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2012

| Tinariwen

| Mali

| Tassili

| {{smalldiv|

| style="text-align:center;"|{{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}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2013

| Ravi Shankar

| India

| The Living Room Sessions Part 1

| {{smalldiv|

| style="text-align:center;"|[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 }}

rowspan="2" scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2014

| Gipsy Kings

| France

| Savor Flamenco{{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 }}

| rowspan="2"| {{smalldiv|

| rowspan="2"|

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

| South Africa

| Live: Singing for Peace Around the World{{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 }}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2015

| Angelique Kidjo

| Benin

| Eve

| {{smalldiv|

| style="text-align:center;"|{{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 }}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2016

| Angelique Kidjo

| Benin

| Sings

| {{smalldiv|

| style="text-align:center;"|

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2017

| Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble

| United States

| Sing Me Home

| {{smalldiv|

| style="text-align:center;"|{{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 }}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2018

| Ladysmith Black Mambazo

| South Africa

|Shaka Zulu Revisited: 30th Anniversary Celebration

| {{smalldiv|

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.grammy.com/sites/com/files/60thpresslist11272017_0.pdf Grammy.com, 28 November 2017]

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2019

| Soweto Gospel Choir

| South Africa

| Freedom

| {{smalldiv|

| style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/61st-annual-grammy-awards |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 }}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2020

| Angelique Kidjo

| Benin

| Celia

| {{smalldiv|

}}

| style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2020-grammy-awards-complete-nominees-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 }}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2021

| Burna Boy

| Nigeria

| Twice as Tall

| {{smalldiv|

}}

| style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2021-grammys-complete-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 }}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2022

| Angélique Kidjo

| Benin

| Mother Nature

| {{smalldiv|

}}

| style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/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 }}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2023

| Masa Takumi

| Japan

| Sakura

| {{smalldiv|

}}

| style="text-align:center;"|{{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 }}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2024

| Shakti

| India
United Kingdom

| This Moment

| {{smalldiv|

}}

| style="text-align:center;"|{{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 }}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2025

|Matt B featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

|United States
United Kingdom

|Alkebulan II

| {{smalldiv|

}}

|{{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}}

{{note|1|[I]}} Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

See also

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References

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;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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World Music Album

Category:World music awards