my-server
← Wiki Redirected from Latin Grammy Awards of 2008

9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards

The 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards took place on Thursday, November 13, 2008, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas and were aired on Univision. The Brazilian Field awards were presented on the same day at the Ibirapuera Auditorium in São Paulo. The Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year was Gloria Estefan. Juanes was the night's big winner, winning 5 awards including Album of the Year. He now has 17 Latin Grammy awards which is more than any other recording artist. The show was watched by an average of 5.8 millions.

Awards

Winners are in bold text.

General

Record of the Year

Juanes — "Me Enamora"

Album of the Year

Juanes — La Vida... Es un Ratico

Song of the Year

Juanes — "Me Enamora"

Best New Artist

Kany García

Pop

Best Female Pop Vocal Album

Kany García — Cualquier Día

Best Male Pop Vocal Album

Juanes — La Vida... Es un Ratico

Best Pop Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals

Belanova — Fantasía Pop

Urban

Best Urban Music Album

Wisin & Yandel — '

Best Urban Song

Flex — "Te Quiero"

Rock

Best Rock Solo Vocal Album

Andrés Calamaro — La Lengua Popular

Best Rock Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals

Molotov — Eternamiente

Best Rock Song

Café Tacuba — "Esta Vez"

Alternative

Best Alternative Music Album

Julieta Venegas — MTV Unplugged

Best Alternative Song

Café Tacuba — "Volver a Comenzar"

Tropical

Best Salsa Album

Marc Anthony — El Cantante

Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album

Peter Manjarrés, and Sergio Luis — Sólo Clásicos

  • Chicas de Canela — Chicas de Canela
  • El Combo de las Estrellas — Somos La Esencia
  • Gusi & Beto — La Mandarina
  • Emilianito Zuleta and Toba Zuleta — Palabra de Honor
Best Contemporary Tropical Album

José Feliciano — Señor Bachata

Best Traditional Tropical Album

Gloria Estefan — 90 Millas

Best Tropical Song

Singer-Songwriter

Best Singer-Songwriter Album

Fito Páez — Rodolfo

Regional Mexican

Best Ranchero Album

Vicente Fernández — Para Siempre

Best Banda Album

Los Horóscopos de Durango — Ayer, Hoy y Siempre

Best Tejano Album

Emilio Navaira — De Nuevo

  • Chente Barrera & Taconazo — Music Lessons
  • Jimmy González & El Grupo Mazz — Incomparable
  • Freddie Martínez — The Legend Returns
  • Elida Reyna — Domingo
Best Norteño Album

Siggno — Six Pack

Best Regional Mexican Song

Joan Sebastian — "Estos Celos" (Vicente Fernández)

  • Freddie Martínez, Jr. — "Búscame En El Cielo" (Jimmy González & El Grupo Mazz)
  • Charlie Corona and Jesse Turner — "Decirte Te Quiero" (Siggno)
  • Adolfo Angel — "Si Tú Te Vas" (Los Temerarios)

Instrumental

Best Instrumental Album

Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá — Orquesta Filarmómoca de Bogotá - 40 Años

Traditional

Best Folk Album

Cholo Valderrama — Caballo!

Best Tango Album

Various Artists — Buenos Aires, Días y Noches de Tango

  • Esteban Morgado Cuarteto — Milongueros
  • Luis Salinas — Tango
  • Javier Vinasco and Edith Ruiz — Astos Piazzolla/Heitor Villa-Lobos
  • Pablo Ziegler, Quique Sinesi and Walter Castro — Buenos Aires Report
Best Flamenco Album

Juan Habichuela — Una Guitarra En Granada

  • Diego Amador — Río de los Canasteros
  • Camarón de la Isla — Reencuentro
  • Esperanza Fernández — Recuerdos
  • Lole — Metáfora

Jazz

Best Latin Jazz Album

Caribbean Jazz Project featuring Dave Samuels — Afro Bop Alliance

  • Hamilton de Holanda Quinteto — Brasilianos 2
  • Pau Brasil — Nonada
  • David Sánchez — Cultural Survival
  • Charlie Sepúlveda & The Turnaround — Charlie Sepulveda & The Turnaround

Christian

Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)

Soraya Moraes — Tengo Sed de Tí

Best Christian Album (Portuguese Language)

Soraya Moraes — Som Da Chuva

  • Aline Barros — Aline Barros & CIA 2
  • Fernanda Brum — Cura-Me
  • Toque No Altar — E Impossivel Mas Deus Pode
  • Andre Valadao — Sobrenatural
  • Italo Villar — Deus Sonha Com Vocé

Brazilian

Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album

Vanessa da Mata — Sim

Best Brazilian Rock Album

CPM 22 — Cidade Cinza

Best Samba/Pagode Album

Paulinho da Viola — Acústico MTV

Maria Rita — Samba Meu

Best MPB Album

Seu Jorge — América Brasil o Disco

  • Maria Bethânia — Dentro do Mar Tem Rio - Ao Vivo
  • Chico Buarque — Chico Buarque Carioca - Ao Vivo
  • Omara Portuondo and Maria Bethânia — Omara Portuondo e Maria Bethânia
  • Roberta Sá — Que Belo Estranho Dia Pra Se Ter Alegria
  • Caetano Veloso — Multishow ao Vivo Cê
Best Romantic Music Album

César Menotti & Fabiano — .com Você

  • Bruno & Marrone — Acústico II - Volume 1
  • Daniel — Difícil Não Falar de Amor
  • Leonardo — Coração Bandido
  • Roberta Miranda — Senhora Raiz
Best Contemporary Brazilian Roots Album

Elba Ramalho — Qual o Assunto Que Mais Lhe Interessa?

  • Harmonia do Samba — Esse Som Vai Te Levar - Ao Vivo
  • Trio Curupira — Pés no Brasil, Cabeça no Mundo
  • Trio Virgulino — 26 Anos de Estrada
  • Victor & Leo — Ao Vivo em Uberlândia
Best Brazilian Roots/Regional Album

Chitãozinho & Xororó — Grandes Clássicos Sertanejos Acústico I

  • Pedro Bento and Zé da Estrada — 50 Anos de Mariachis & Grandes Sucessos Sertanejos
  • Banda Calypso — Acústico
  • Cezar & Paulinho — Companheiro é Companheiro
  • Siba e A Fuloresta — Toda Vez Que Eu Dou Um Passo o Mundo Sai Dolugar
Best Brazilian Song

Marco Moraes and Soraya Moraes — "Som da Chuva" (Soraya Moraes)

  • Vanessa da Mata and Sérgio Mendes — "Acode"
  • Dudu Falcão — "Coisas Que Eu Sei" (Danni Carlos)
  • Djavan — "Delírio dos Mortais"
  • Jota Maranhão and Jorge Vercillo — "Ela Une Todas as Coisas" (Jorge Vercillo)

Children's

Best Latin Children Album

Miguelito — El Heredero

  • Claraluna — Un Lugar Llamado Colombia
  • Raquel Durães — Hora de Dormir
  • Niños Adorando — Niños Adorando 3
  • Remi — Alegrate
  • Strings For Kids — Acordes para Hormiguitas y Menudas Criaturas

Classical

Best Classical Album

Plácido Domingo — Pasión Española

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

Carlos José Castro — "Concierto del Sol" (Orquesta Filarmónica de Costa Rica)<br> Sérgio — "Tahhiyya Li Ossoulina" (Sérgio Assad and Odair Assad)

  • Jorge Liderman — "Barcelonazo" (Jorge Liderman)
  • Roberto Valera — "Non Divisi" (Camerata Romeu)
  • Aurelio De La Vega — "Variación del Recuerdo" (The North/South Chamber Orchestra)

Recording Package

Best Recording Package

Leicia Gotlibowski, Daniel Kotliar, Karina Levy and Mercedes Sencio — Buenos Aires, Días y Noches de Tango (Various Artists)

  • Santiago Velazco-Land — Cara B (Jorge Drexler)
  • Jorge du Peixe and Valentina Trajano — Fome de Tudo (Nação Zumbi)
  • Gaspar Guerra — Gózalo (Orquesta La 33)
  • Fritz Torres — Tijuana Sound Machine (Nortec Collective presents Bostich and Fussible)

Production

Best Engineered Album

Moogie Canazio and Luiz Tornaghi — Dentro Do Mar Tem Rio - Ao Vivo (Maria Bethânia)

Producer of the Year

Sergio George

Music video

Best Short Form Music Video

Juanes — "Me Enamora"

Best Long Form Music Video

Julieta Venegas — MTV Unplugged

Special Awards

Lifetime Achievement Awards
Trustees Awards

Performers

Live from Brazil:

Presenters

Trivia

References

External links