10th Annual Latin Grammy Awards explained
The 10th Annual Latin Grammy Awards took place on Thursday, November 5, 2009, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was the second time the show took place in Las Vegas. Juan Gabriel was honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year on November 4, the day prior to the telecast.[1] Calle 13 were the big winners, winning five awards including Album of the Year.[2] 2009 marked the tenth anniversary of the Latin Grammy Awards.
Awards
Winners are in bold text.
General
- Record of the YearCalle 13 featuring Café Tacuba — "No Hay Nadie Como Tú"
- Album of the YearCalle 13 — Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo
- Song of the YearClaudia Brant, Luis Fonsi and Gen Reuben — "Aquí Estoy Yo" (Luis Fonsi featuring Aleks Syntek, Noel Schajris and David Bisbal)
- Best New ArtistAlexander Acha
Pop
- Best Female Pop Vocal AlbumLaura Pausini — Primavera Anticipada
- Best Male Pop Vocal AlbumFito Páez — No sé si es Baires o Madrid
- Best Pop Vocal Album by a Duo or GroupReik — Un Día Más
Urban
- Best Urban Music AlbumCalle 13 — Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo
- Best Urban SongTainy and Wisin & Yandel — "Abusadora" (Wisin & Yandel)
Rock
- Best Rock Solo Vocal AlbumDraco Rosa — Teatro
- Best Rock Vocal Album by a Duo or GroupJaguares — 45
- Best Rock SongSaúl Hernández — "Entre Tus Jardines" (Jaguares)
Alternative
- Best Alternative Music AlbumLos Amigos Invisibles — Commercial
- Best Alternative SongCalle 13 and Café Tacuba — "No Hay Nadie Como Tú"
Tropical
- Best Salsa AlbumLuis Enrique — Ciclos
- Best Cumbia/Vallenato AlbumPeter Manjarrés and Sergio Luis Rodríguez — El Caballero "Del Vallenato"
- Best Contemporary Tropical AlbumOmara Portuondo — Gracias
- Best Traditional Tropical AlbumGilberto Santa Rosa — Una Navidad con Gilberto
- Best Tropical SongJorge Luis Piloto and Jorge Villamizar — "Yo No Sé Mañana" (Luis Enrique)
- Daniel Santacruz — "A Donde Va El Amor?"
- Joan M. Ortiz and Tito "El Bambino" — "El Amor" (Tito "El Bambino")
- Juan de Luque Díaz Granados and Juan Vicente Zambrano — "Esa Muchachita" (Mauricio & Palodeagua)
- Alberto Gaitán and Ricardo Gaitán — "No Vale La Pena" (Issac Delgado)
Singer-Songwriter
- Best Singer-Songwriter AlbumCaetano Veloso — Zii e Zie
Regional Mexican
- Best Ranchero AlbumVicente Fernández — Primera Fila
- Best Banda AlbumAlacranes Musical — Tu Inspiración
- Best Grupero AlbumCaballo Dorado — 15 × 22
- Best Tejano AlbumJimmy González & El Grupo Mazz — The Legend Continues...La Continuation
- Avizo — Recordando Josefa
- Grupo Vida — Generations
- Joel Guzman and Sarah Fox — Conjuntazzo
- Jaime & Los Chamacos — Freedom Tour 2008
- Jay Perez — All The Way Live!
- Best Norteño AlbumGrupo Pesado — Sólo Contigo
- Cardenales de Nuevo León — Se Renta Un Corazón
- Costumbre — Siempre
- Los Huracanes del Norte — Mi Complemento
- Los Invasores de Nuevo León — Amor Aventurero
- Los Rieleros del Norte — Pese a Quien le Pese
- Best Regional SongMarco Antonio Solís — "No Molestar"
Instrumental
- Best Instrumental AlbumCarlos Franzetti and Eddie Gómez — Duets
Traditional
- Best Folk AlbumMercedes Sosa — Cantora 1
- Best Tango AlbumLeopoldo Federico — Mi Fueye Querido
- Cacho Castaña — Yo Seré El Amor
- Melingo — Maldito Tango
- María Estela Monti — Solo Piazzolla
- Narcotango — En Vivo
- Various Artists — TangoNuevo 2.1 De Jaime Wilensky
- Best Flamenco AlbumNiña Pastori — Esperando Verte
Jazz
- Best Latin Jazz AlbumBebo Valdés and Chucho Valdés — Juntos Para Siempre
- Brazilian Trio — Forests
- Bobby Sanabria conducting the Manhattan School Of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra — Kenya Revisited Live!!!
- Charlie Sepulveda and The Turnaround — Sepulveda Boulevard
- Nestor Torres — Nouveau Latino
Christian
- Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)Paulina Aguirre — Esperando Tu Voz
- Lucía Parker — Alabanza Y Adoración: Del Corazón
- Promissa — Poquito A Poco
- David Velásquez — Su Trayectoria
- Alan Villatoro — Tuyo Soy
- Best Christian Album (Portuguese Language)Oficina G3 — Depois da Guerra
- Regis Danese — Compromisso
- Marina De Oliveira — Eu Não Vou Parar
- Jozyanne — Eu Tenho A Promessa
- André Valadão — Fé
Brazilian
- Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop AlbumRoupa Nova — Em Londres
- Best Brazilian Rock AlbumNX Zero — Agora
Titãs — Sacos Plásticos
- Best Samba/Pagode AlbumMartinho da Vila — O Pequeno Burguês!!
- Best MPB AlbumIvan Lins and the Metropole Orchestra —
- Best Sertaneja Music AlbumSérgio Reis — Coração Estradeiro
- João Bosco & Vinícius — Curtição
- Bruno & Marrone — De Volta aos Bares
- Edson & Hudson — Despedida
- César Menotti & Fabiano — Voz do Coração (Ao Vivo)
- Victor & Leo — Borboletas
- Best Native Brazilian Roots AlbumDaniel — As Músicas do Filme O Menino da Porteira
- Mazinho Quevedo — Alma Caipira
- Os Serranos — 40 Anos - Sempre Gaúchos!
- Tchê Guri — A Festa
- Tradição — Micareta 2 Sertaneja
- Best Tropical Brazilian Roots AlbumElba Ramalho — Balaio de Amor
- Banda Calypso — Amor Sem Fim
- Caju & Castanha — Sorria Você Está Sendo Filmado
- Netinho — Minha Praia
- Orquestra Contemporânea de Olinda — Orquestra Contemporânea de Olinda
- Best Brazilian SongLenine — "Martelo Bigorna"
Children's
- Best Latin Children AlbumVarious Artists — Pombo Musical
- Jair Oliveira and Tania Khalill — Grandes Pequeninos
- Rita Rosa — El Patio De Tu Casa
- Ivete Sangalo and Saulo Fernandes (Veveta and Saulinho) — A Casa Amarela
- Vitor and Vitória — Vitor e Vitória
Classical
- Best Classical AlbumSonia Rubinsky — Villa-Lobos: Piano Music; Guia Pratico, Albums 10 and 11; Suite Infantil Nos. 1 and 2
- Best Classical Contemporary CompositionGabriela Lena Frank — "Inca Dances" (Manuel Barrueco and Cuarteto Latinoamericano)
- Orlando Jacinto Garcia — "Cuatro Asimetrias para el Cuarteto de Guitarras de Asturias entre Quatret" (Orlando Jacinto Garcia)
- Clarice Assad — "Danças Nativas" (Aquarelle Guitar Quartet)
- Roberto Sierra — "Variations On a Souvenir" (Roberto Sierra)
- Alfonso Fuentes — "Voces del Barrio" (Kathleen Jones)
Recording Package
- Best Recording PackageAlejandro Ros — Cantora 1 (Mercedes Sosa)
Production
- Best Engineered AlbumDani Espinet, Micky Forteza Rey, Jose Luis Molero, Jordi Solé and Tom Backer — Orquesta Reciclando (Jarabe de Palo)
- Bori Alarcón, Alfonso Espadero and Javier García — Despertar (India Martínez)
- Gabriel Pinheiro and Ricardo Dias — Dois Mundos (Scott Feiner & Pandeiro Jazz, produced by Scott Feiner and David Feldman (musician))
- Denílson Campos, Rodrigo Delacroix, Jr Tostoi and Ricardo Garcia — Labiata (Lenine)
- Renato Alsher, Fernando Aponte, Julio Berta, Marcos Cunha, Zé Guilherme, Caco Law, Alex Moreira, LC Varella and Carlos Freitas — Telecoteco (Paula Morelenbaum)
- Producer of the YearCachorro López
Music Video
- Best Short Form Music Video
- Best Long Form Music VideoRoberto Carlos and Caetano Veloso — E A Música De Tom Jobim
Special Awards
- Lifetime Achievement Awards
- Trustees Awards
Performers
Presenters
Trivia
- The show marked the first time since 2000 where the same artist did not win both Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
- Omara Portuondo became the first Cuban artist who lives in Cuba to receive an award on stage. She was awarded Best Contemporary Tropical Album for her album, Gracias.
- Juan Gabriel has the record for the longest performance on the main show, clocking at more than 34 minutes.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Juan Gabriel Earns 2009 Latin Academy Person of the Year Award. nochelatina.com. 20 November 2015.
- Web site: Calle 13 Sweeps 2009 Latin Grammys. BMI.com. 20 November 2015.
