Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album

The Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album is an honor presented annually by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and promotes a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally.^[1]

Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album
Awarded for	vocal or instrumental salsa albums containing at least 51% of newly recorded material
Country	United States
Presented by	The Latin Recording Academy
First awarded	2000
Currently held by	Grupo Niche & Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia for Niche Sinfónico (2023)
Website	latingrammy.com

According to the category description guide for the 2012 Latin Grammy Awards, the award is for vocal or instrumental salsa albums containing at least 51 percent of newly recorded material. It is awarded to solo artists, duos or groups.^[2]

The accolade for Best Salsa Album was first presented to Cuban singer Celia Cruz at the 1st Latin Grammy Awards ceremony in 2000 for her album Celia Cruz and Friends: A Night of Salsa (1999). American singer Marc Anthony and Panamanian singer Rubén Blades hold the record of most wins in the category with four each, followed by Celia Cruz and Roberto Delgado & Orquesta with three wins each. Gilberto Santa Rosa holds the record for most nominations, with nine.

At the 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2017, Rubén Blades and Roberto Delgado & Orquesta won both this awards and Album of the Year for their collaborative album Salsa Big Band.

Winners and nominees

Celia Cruz was the inaugural winner in 2000 for Celia Cruz and Friends: A Night of Salsa. She has also won the awards two more times.

Two-time winners El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico

Four-time winner Marc Anthony.

Two-time winner Gilberto Santa Rosa.

Luis Enrique is the first and so far only Nicaraguan to win the award.

Four-time winner Rubén Blades.

La India won the award in 2016.

Victor Manuelle won the award in 2018.

Two-time winners Grupo Niche.

Year[I]	Performing artist(s)	Work	Nominees[II]	Ref.
2000	Celia Cruz	Celia Cruz and Friends: A Night of Salsa	Oscar D'León – La Formula Original Gilberto Santa Rosa – Expresión Son by Four – Son by Four Los Van Van – Llegó . . . Van Van: Van Van Is Here	[3]
2001	Tito Puente and Eddie Palmieri	Obra Maestra	Oscar D'León and Wladimir – Doble Play Issac Delgado – La Fórmula/Malecón Grupo Niche – Propuesta Tito Rojas – Rompiendo Noches Gilberto Santa Rosa – Intenso	[4]
2002	Celia Cruz	La Negra Tiene Tumbao	Marc Anthony – Libre Giro – Mi Nostalgia El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico – Nuevo Milenio~El Mismo Sabor Tito Rojas – Quiero Llegar A Casa	[5]
2003	El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico	40 Aniversario En Vivo	Oscar D'León – Infinito La India – Latin Song Bird: Mi Alma y Corazón Gilberto Santa Rosa – Viceversa Víctor Manuelle – Le Preguntaba a La Luna	[6]
2004	Celia Cruz	Regalo del Alma	Tito Nieves – Tito Nieves canta con el Conjunto Clásico: 25 Aniversario Recuerdos Jerry Rivera – Canto a Mi Ídolo… Frankie Ruiz Los Van Van – Van Van Live at Miami Arena Víctor Manuelle – Travesía	[7]
2005	Marc Anthony	Valió la Pena	Oscar D'León – Así Soy... El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico – Aquí Estamos y... ¡De Verdad! Gilberto Santa Rosa – Auténtico Spanish Harlem Orchestra – Across 110th Street	[8]
2006	Gilberto Santa Rosa	Directo Al Corazón	La India – Soy Diferente Tito Nieves – Hoy, Mañana y Siempre Gilberto Santa Rosa and El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico – Asi Es Nuestra Navidad Victor Manuelle – Decisión Unánime	[9]
2007	El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico	Arroz Con Habichuela	Willy Chirino – 35 Aniversario: En Vivo Issac Delgado – En Primera Plana Andy Montañez – El Godfather De La Salsa Tito Nieves – Canciones Clásicas de Marco Antonio Solís	[10]
2008	Marc Anthony	El Cantante	Grupo Galé – Auténtico Maelo Ruiz – Puro Corazón... Gilberto Santa Rosa – Contraste Victor Manuelle – Soy	[11]
2009	Luis Enrique	Ciclos	Oscar D'León – Tranquilamente... Tranquilo Issac Delgado – Así Soy José Lugo Orchestra – Guasábara Gilberto Santa Rosa – Contraste en Salsa	[12]
2010	Gilberto Santa Rosa	Irrepetible	Huey Dunbar – Huey Dunbar IV La India – Unica Orquesta Guayacán – Bueno y Mas Mario Ortiz All Star Band – Tributo 45 Aniversario	[13]
2011	Rubén Blades and Seis Del Solar	Todos Vuelven Live	Edwin Bonilla – Homenaje a Los Rumberos José Alberto "El Canario" – Original Spanish Harlem Orchestra – Viva La Tradición Various Artists; Isidro Infante (producer) – Salsa: Un Homenaje a El Gran Combo	[14]
2012	Luis Enrique	Soy y Seré	Rubén Blades and Cheo Feliciano – Eba Say Ajá Mambo Legend Orchestra – Watch Out! Ten Cuidao! Tito Nieves – Mi Última Grabación Víctor Manuelle – Busco un Pueblo
2013	Various Artists Sergio George, producer	Sergio George Presents: Salsa Giants	Albita – Una Mujer Que Canta Guayacán – 25 Años, 25 Éxitos, 25 Artistas Víctor Manuelle – Me Llamaré Tuyo Tito Nieves – Que Seas Feliz Gilberto Santa Rosa – Gilberto Santa Rosa
2014	Marc Anthony	3.0	Maite Hontelé – Déjame Así Tito Nieves – Mis Mejores Recuerdos Aymée Nuviola – First Class To Havana Mario Ortiz All Star Band – 50 Aniversario
2015	Rubén Blades & Roberto Delgado & Orquesta	Son De Panamá	Luis Enrique – Jukebox Primera Edición Víctor Manuelle – Que Suenen los Tambores Ismael Miranda – Son 45 Rey Ruiz – Estaciones
2016	La India	Intensamente India Con Canciones De Juan Gabriel	Grupo Niche – 35 Aniversario José Lugo and Guasábara Combo – ¿Dónde Están? Bobby Valentín – Mi Ritmo es Bueno Johnny Ventura – Tronco Viejo
2017	Rubén Blades & Roberto Delgado & Orquesta	Salsa Big Band	Alberto Barros – Tributo A La Salsa Colombiana 7 Juan Pablo Díaz – Fase Dos Alain Pérez – ADN Various Artists; Isidro Infante (album producer) – Isidro Infante Presenta... Cuba y Puerto Rico, Un Abrazo Musical Salsero
2018	Víctor Manuelle	25/7	Alexander Abreu & Havana D'Primera – Cantor del Pueblo Charlie Aponte – Pa' Mi Gente Chiquito Team Band – Los Creadores del Sonido Pete Perignon – La Esquina del Bailador	[15]
2019	Tony Succar	Mas De Mi	Maite Hontelé – Cuba Linda Mario Ortiz All Star Band – 55 Aniversario Eddie Palmieri – Mi Luz Mayor Quintero's Salsa Project – Nuestro Hogar	[16]
2020	Grupo Niche	40	Luisito Ayala and La Puerto Rican Power – 40 Años de Power Charlie Cruz – Tentaciones Vol. 1 Víctor Manuelle – Memorias de Navidad Tito Rojas – Un Gallo para la Historia	[17]
2021	Rubén Blades & Roberto Delgado & Orquesta	SALSA PLUS!	El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico – En Cuarentena Willy García – El Día es Hoy Gilberto Santa Rosa – Colegas Varios Artistas; José Gaviria & Milton Salcedo, album producers – En Barranquilla Me Quedo, El Disco Homenaje a Joe Arroyo	[18]
2022	Marc Anthony	Pa'llá Voy	Alexander Abreu & Havana D'Primera – Será Que Se Acabó Luis Figueroa – Luis Figueroa Luisito Ayala and La Puerto Rican Power – Y Te lo Dice... Víctor Manuelle – Lado A Lado B	[19]
2023	Grupo Niche & Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia	Niche Sinfónico	Daniela Darcourt – Catarsis Luis Figueroa – Voy a Ti Willy García – Cambios Plena79 Salsa Orchestra featuring Alain Pérez & Jeremy Bosch – Tierra y Libertad Gilberto Santa Rosa – Debut y Segunda Tanda (Deluxe)	[20]
2024	TBA	TBA	Christian Alicea – Yo Deluxe Marc Anthony – Muevense Rubén Blades and Roberto Delgado & Orquesta – Siembra: 45° Aniversario (En Vivo en el Coliseo de Puerto Rico, 14 de Mayo 2022) Ronald Borjas – Joyas Que Bailan Luis Figueroa – Coexistencia	[21]

Notes

^{^[I]} Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year.
^{^[II]} The name of the performer and the nominated album

See also

• Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album
• Grammy Award for Best Salsa/Merengue Album

References

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External links

• Official site of the Latin Grammy Awards Archived 2010-04-13 at the Wayback Machine