Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Fusion Album | |
Awarded For: | recordings of the Tropical genre |
Presenter: | The Latin Recording Academy |
Country: | United States |
Year: | 2012 |
Year2: | 2018 |
Website: | latingrammy.com |
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Fusion Album is an award presented at the Latin Grammy Awards beginning in 2012,[1] 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.[2] The award went to solo artists, duos, or groups for releasing vocal or instrumental albums containing at least 51% of new recordings.[3]
The award first presented to Colombian singer Fonseca for the album Ilusión+ at the 13th Latin Grammy Awards ceremony in 2012.[4] In 2014, the accolade was combined with Latin Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Tropical Album.
Year | Performing artist(s) | Nationality | Work | Nominees |
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2012 | Fonseca | Colombia | ||
2013 | Carlos Vives | Colombia | Corazón Profundo | |
2015 | ChocQuibTown | Colombia | El Mismo | |
2016 | Gente de Zona | Cuba | Visialízate | |
2017 | Olga Tañón | Puerto Rico | Olga Tañón y Punto | |
2018 [5] | Aymée Nuviola | Cuba | Como Anillo al Dedo | |