GRAMMY AWARDS

Blues, Folk, Reggae and World Music Nominees and Winners

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BLUES, FOLK, REGGAE AND WORLD MUSIC NOMINEES AND WINNERS
48th annual Grammy Awards

BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM
"Live! Down The Road," Marcia Ball
"In Your Arms Again," John Hammond
"80," B.B. King & Friends (Winner)
"Sweet Lovin' Ol' Soul," Maria Muldaur
"About Them Shoes," Hubert Sumlin

BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM
"Make Do With What You Got," Solomon Burke
"Twenty," Robert Cray
"Bring 'Em In," Buddy Guy
"Cost Of Living," Delbert McClinton (Winner)
"Electric Blue Watermelon," North Mississippi Allstars

BEST TRADITIONAL FOLK ALBUM
"Live From Dublin - A Tribute To Derek Bell," The Chieftains
"Come On Back," Jimmie Dale Gilmore
"Fiddler's Green," Tim O'Brien (Winner)
"Live In The UK," Tom Paxton
"Cajun Mardi Gras!," Jo-EL Sonnier

BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK ALBUM
"Chávez Ravine," Ry Cooder
"The Outsider," Rodney Crowell
"Why Should The Fire Die?" Nickel Creek
"Fair & Square," John Prine (Winner)
"Devils & Dust," Bruce Springsteen

BEST NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC ALBUM
"More Kids' Pow-Wow Songs," Black Lodge
"Intonation: Harmonized Songs From The Southern Plains," Alex E. Smith & Cheevers Toppah
"Sacred Ground - A Tribute To Mother Earth," Various Artists, Jim Wilson, producer (Winner)
"Our Love Will Never Die," Randy Wood

BEST HAWAIIAN MUSIC ALBUM
"Slack Key Dreams Of The Ponomoe," Kapono Beamer
"Sweet & Lovely," Raiatea Helm
"Kiho'alu - Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar," Ledward Ka'apana
"Slack Key Guitar: The Artistry Of Sonny Lim," Sonny Lim
"Masters Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Vol. 1," Various Artists, Daniel Ho, Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers (Winner)

BEST REGGAE ALBUM
"Our Music," Burning Spear
"Welcome To Jamrock," Damian Marley (Winner)
"The Trinity," Sean Paul
"Clothesdrop," Shaggy
"Black Gold & Green," Third World

BEST TRADITIONAL WORLD MUSIC ALBUM
"Behmanka," Mamadou Diabate
"Para Todos Ustedes," Los Pleneros De La 21
"Faryad," Masters Of Persian Music
"Tibetan Master Chants," Lama Tashi
"In The Heart Of The Moon," Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté (Winner)

BEST CONTEMPORARY WORLD MUSIC ALBUM
"Dimanche A Bamako," Amadou & Mariam
"Eletracústico," Gilberto Gil (Winner)
"You've Stolen My Heart - Songs From R.D. Burman's Bollywood," Kronos Quartet & Asha Bhosle
"No Boundaries," Ladysmith Black Mambazo & The Strings Of The English Chamber Orchestra
"Rise," Anoushka Shankar

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· Pop, Dance, Traditional Pop and Rock
· Alternative, R&B, Rap and Country
· New Age, Jazz, Gospel and Latin
· Blues, Folk, Reggae and World Music
· Polka, Children's, Spoken World and Comedy
· Musical Show, Film/TV/Visual Media and Composing and Arranging
· Package, Album Notes, Historical
· Production, Non-Classical; Surround Sound; Production, Classical; Classical; Music Video

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