| Latin Grammy Award for Best Folk Album | |
| Awarded For: | quality albums of the folk music genre |
| Presenter: | The Latin Recording Academy |
| Country: | United States |
| Year: | 2000 |
| Holder: | Vicente García for Camino al Sol (2023) |
| Website: | latingrammy.com |
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Folk Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally.[1] The award goes to solo artists, duos, or groups for releasing vocal or instrumental albums containing at least 51% of new recordings.[2]
The award was first presented to Argentine singer Mercedes Sosa for the album Misa Criolla at the 1st Latin Grammy Awards ceremony in 2000.[3] She also happens to be the most nominated and awarded performer in this category with five accolades. Her album Cantora 1 became the first folk album to be nominated for Album of the Year in 2009 but lost to Calle 13's Los de atrás vienen conmigo.[4] In 2011 she became the first artist to receive this award posthumously for the album Deja La Vida Volar.[5]
On the other hand, Peruvian singer Eva Ayllón holds the record for most nominations without a win with ten.[6] Musicians originating from Argentina and Colombia have received this award more times than any other nationality winning on four and two occasions respectively.
| Year | Performing artist(s) | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Mercedes Sosa | |||
| 2001 | El All-Stars de La Rumba Cubana
| [7] | ||
| 2002 | Susana Baca | [8] | ||
| 2003 | Mercedes Sosa | [9] | ||
| 2004 | Kepa Junkera | [10] | ||
| 2005 | Lila Downs | [11] | ||
| 2006 | Mercedes Sosa | [12] | ||
| 2007 | [13] | |||
| 2008 | Cholo Valderrama | [14] | ||
| 2009 | Mercedes Sosa | [15] | ||
| 2010 | Ilan Chester | [16] | ||
| 2011 | Mercedes Sosa | [17] | ||
| 2012 | Lila Downs | |||
| 2013 | Reynaldo Armas | El Caballo de Oro | ||
| 2014 | Lila Downs, Niña Pastori and Soledad | Raíz | ||
| 2015 | Lila Downs | Balas y Chocolate | ||
| 2016 | Palo Cruza'O | En Armonías Colombianas | ||
| 2017 | Natalia Lafourcade | Musas, Vol 1 | ||
| 2018 | Natalia Lafourcade | Musas, Vol. 2 | ||
| 2019 | Luis Enrique + C4 Trio | Tiempo Al Tiempo | ||
| 2020 | Susana Baca | A Capella: Grabado en Casa Durante la Cuarentena | [18] | |
| 2021 | Petrona Martínez | Ancestras | [19] | |
| 2022 | Sintesis, X-Alfonso & Eme Alfonso | Ancestro Sinfónico | [20] | |
| 2023 | Camino al Sol | [21] | ||
Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year.