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BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM
"Pinetop Perkins On The 88's - Live In Chicago," Pinetop Perkins
"Live...And In Concert From San Francisco," Otis Rush
"10 Days Out: Blues From The Backroads," Kenny Wayne Shepherd Featuring Various Artists
"Old School," Koko Taylor
"Last Of The Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live In Dallas," Henry James Townsend, Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins, Robert Lockwood, Jr. & David "Honeyboy" Edwards (Winner)

BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM
"Into The Blues," Joan Armatrading
"Is It News," Doyle Bramhall
"The Road To Escondido," JJ Cale & Eric Clapton (Winner)
"Truth," Robben Ford
"The Scene Of The Crime," Bettye LaVette

BEST TRADITIONAL FOLK ALBUM
"Try Me One More Time," David Bromberg
"Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John," Peter Case
"Banjo Talkin,'" Cathy Fink
"Dirt Farmer," Levon Helm (Winner)
"Charlie Louvin," Charlie Louvin


BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK/AMERICANA ALBUM
"The Calling," Mary Chapin Carpenter
"My Name Is Buddy," Ry Cooder
"Washington Square Serenade," Steve Earle (Winner)
"Children Running Through," Patty Griffin
"Orphans," Tom Waits

BEST NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC ALBUM
"Oklahoma Style," Walter Ahhaitty & Friends
"Watch This Dancer!," Black Lodge
"The Ballad Of Old Times," Davis Mitchell
"Reconnections," R. Carlos Nakai, Cliff Sarde, William Eaton & Randy Wood
"Totemic Flute Chants," Johnny Whitehorse (Winner)

BEST HAWAIIAN MUSIC ALBUM
"Ka Hikina O Ka Hau (The Coming Of The Snow)," Keola Beamer
"Hawaiiana," Tia Carrere
"He'eia," Cyril Pahinui
"Hawaiian Blossom," Raiatea
"Treasures Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar," Various Artists, Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers (Winner)

BEST ZYDECO OR CAJUN MUSIC ALBUM
(Vocal or Instrumental)
"Le Cowboy Creole," Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie
"King Cake," Lisa Haley
"Live: Á La Blue Moon," Lost Bayou Ramblers
"Blues De Musicien," Pine Leaf Boys
"Racines," Racines
"The La Louisianne Sessions," Roddie Romero And The Hub City All-Stars
"Live! Worldwide," Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience (Winner)

BEST REGGAE ALBUM
"The Burning Spear Experience," Burning Spear
"Mind Control," Stephen Marley (Winner)
"The End Of An American Dream," Lee "Scratch" Perry
"Anniversary," Sly & Robbie And The Taxi Gang
"Light Your Light," Toots & The Maytals

BEST TRADITIONAL WORLD MUSIC ALBUM
"When The Soul Is Settled: Music Of Iraq," Rahim Al Haj With Souhail Kaspar
"From Mali To America," Cheick Hamala Diabate & Bob Carlin
"Live At Couleur Café," Konono Nº1
"African Spirit," Soweto Gospel Choir
"Singing For Life: Songs Of Hope, Healing, And HIV/AIDS In Uganda, Various Artists, Gregory Barz, producer (Winner)

BEST CONTEMPORARY WORLD MUSIC ALBUM
"Céu," Céu
"Gil Luminoso," Gilberto Gil
"Momento," Bebel Gilberto
"Djin Djin," Angelique Kidjo (Winner)
"An Ancient Muse," Loreena McKennitt

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