Latin Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Album

[1] The award goes to solo artists, duos, or groups for releasing vocal or instrumental albums containing at least 51% of new recordings in the traditional tropical music category which includes genres such as son, danzón, guaracha and bomba interpreted in a traditional style.

[2] Musicians originating from Cuba have dominated the category though the award has also been presented to artists from Puerto Rico, Spain and the United States.

It was first earned by Tito Puente with Mambo Birdland at the 1st Latin Grammy Awards ceremony held in 2000.

[3] Cachao is the only artist to have won this category three times, the last one posthumously (the first one to be awarded in this fashion).

Buena Vista Social Club members have been nominated ten times combined, excluding the two nominations by Juan de Marcos González (with Afro-Cuban All Stars and Sierra Maestra, respectively).

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Tito Puente was the first winner of this category in 2000.
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Bebo Valdés won this award twice, in 2002 with Israel López "Cachao" and Carlos "Patato" Valdés , and in 2004 with Diego El Cigala .
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2003 winner Ibrahim Ferrer .
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Deceased Cachao López received the award posthumously in 2011, having also won in 2002 and 2005. He also holds the record for most wins with three as well as most nominations with four.
2010 winner Concha Buika .
2013 winner Arturo Sandoval .
Two-time winners Sonora Santanera . They were also the first group to win the award.
Jon Secada won in 2017 alongside The Charlie Sepúlveda Big Band.
Cuban singer Aymée Nuviola won in 2022 with Gonzalo Rubalcaba .
2023 winner Omara Portuondo .