Latin Grammy Award for Best Folk Album

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.

[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.

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Mercedes Sosa , the most awarded performer in this category, with five wins.
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The Peruvian ministry of Culture Susana Baca won the award in 2002 and 2020.
2004 winner, Basque musician Kepa Junkera .
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Four-time winner Lila Downs .
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The Colombian ensemble Gaiteros de San Jacinto won the award in 2007.
2013 winner Reynaldo Armas .
Mexican singer Natalia Lafourcade has won this award twice, in 2017 and 2018.
Nicaraguan singer Luis Enrique won in 2019 with C4 Trio.
2023 winner, Vicente García .