Grammy Award for Best Traditional World Music Album

Template:Short description Template:Infobox award The Grammy Award for Best Traditional World Music Album was an honor presented to recording artists between 2004 and 2011 for quality traditional world music albums. The Grammy Awards, an annual ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,<ref name=Grammy>Template:Cite news</ref> are presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".<ref name=Overview>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The Grammy Award for Best World Music Album was first presented at the 34th Grammy Awards in 1992. The category remained unchanged until 2004, when it was split into separate awards for Best Traditional World Music Album and Best Contemporary World Music Album. The first award for Best Traditional World Music Album was presented to the Sherab Ling Monastery at the 46th Grammy Awards for the album Sacred Tibetan Chant. In 2011, a major overhaul of the Grammy categories resulted in the merge of the two awards to a single Best World Music Album category beginning in 2012.

Recipients

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2004	Jon Mark/Monks of Sherab Ling Monastery	New Zealand	Sacred Tibetan Chant	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name=EVT>Template:Cite news</ref>
2005	Ladysmith Black Mambazo	South Africa	Raise Your Spirit Higher	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name=Grammy2005>Template:Cite news</ref>
2006	Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté	Mali	In the Heart of the Moon	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2007	Soweto Gospel Choir	South Africa	Blessed	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2008	Soweto Gospel Choir	South Africa	African Spirit	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2009	Ladysmith Black Mambazo	South Africa	Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2010	Mamadou Diabate	Mali	Douga Mansa	Template:Smalldiv	Template:Citation needed
2011	Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté	Mali	Ali and Toumani	Template:Smalldiv	Template:Citation needed

References

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