Global Music

68th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best World Music Album

Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo. Caetano Veloso, Maria Bethânia

68th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Global Music Performance

EoO. Bad Bunny

67th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best World Music Album

ALKEBULAN II. Matt B, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

67th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Global Music Performance

Bemba Colorá. Sheila E., Gloria Estefan, Mimy Succar

66th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best World Music Album

This Moment. Shakti

66th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Global Music Performance

Pashto. Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer, Zakir Hussain, Rakesh Chaurasia

65th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best World Music Album

Sakura. Masa Takumi

65th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Global Music Performance

Bayethe. Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini, Nomcebo Zikode

64th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best World Music Album

Mother Nature. Angélique Kidjo

64th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Global Music Performance

Mohabbat. Arooj Aftab

About Global Music

Music Facts: Global Music

Global music blends many different genres from around the world, found outside the United States.
At the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards in 2021, the Recording Academy introduced the Best Global Music Album category, formerly known as the Best World Music Album category.
Burna Boy, Yo-Yo Ma and Ravi Shankar are famous GRAMMY winners in the global music field.
At the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards in 2022, the Recording Academy will introduce the Best Global Music Performance category.

Grammy Awards for Global Music

Year	Category	Winner	Work	Actions
2026	Best World Music Album	Caetano Veloso, Maria Bethânia	Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo	All Nominees
2026	Best Global Music Performance	Bad Bunny	EoO	All Nominees
2025	Best World Music Album	Matt B, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	ALKEBULAN II	All Nominees
2025	Best Global Music Performance	Sheila E., Gloria Estefan, Mimy Succar	Bemba Colorá	All Nominees
2024	Best World Music Album	Shakti	This Moment	All Nominees
2024	Best Global Music Performance	Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer, Zakir Hussain, Rakesh Chaurasia	Pashto	All Nominees
2023	Best World Music Album	Masa Takumi	Sakura	All Nominees
2023	Best Global Music Performance	Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini, Nomcebo Zikode	Bayethe	All Nominees
2022	Best World Music Album	Angélique Kidjo	Mother Nature	All Nominees
2022	Best Global Music Performance	Arooj Aftab	Mohabbat	All Nominees
2021	Best World Music Album	Burna Boy	Twice As Tall	All Nominees
2020	Best World Music Album	Angélique Kidjo	Celia	All Nominees
2019	Best World Music Album	Soweto Gospel Choir	Freedom	All Nominees
2018	Best World Music Album	Ladysmith Black Mambazo	Shaka Zulu Revisited: 30th Anniversary Celebration	All Nominees
2017	Best World Music Album	Yo-Yo Ma, Silk Road Ensemble	Sing Me Home	All Nominees
2016	Best World Music Album	Angélique Kidjo	Sings	All Nominees
2015	Best World Music Album	Angélique Kidjo	Eve	All Nominees
2014	Best World Music Album	Ladysmith Black Mambazo	Live: Singing For Peace Around The World	All Nominees
2014	Best World Music Album	Gipsy Kings	Savor Flamenco	All Nominees
2013	Best World Music Album	Ravi Shankar	The Living Room Sessions Part 1	All Nominees
2012	Best World Music Album	Tinariwen	Tassili	All Nominees
2011	Best World Music Album	Ali Farka Toure, Toumani Diabate	Ali And Toumani	All Nominees
2011	Best Contemporary World Music Album	Béla Fleck	Throw Down Your Heart , Africa Sessions Part 2: Unreleased Tracks	All Nominees
2010	Best World Music Album	Mamadou Diabate	Douga Mansa	All Nominees
2010	Best Contemporary World Music Album	Béla Fleck	Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 - Africa Sessions	All Nominees
2009	Best World Music Album	Ladysmith Black Mambazo	Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu	All Nominees
2009	Best Contemporary World Music Album	Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju, Giovanni Hidalgo	Global Drum Project	All Nominees
2008	Best World Music Album	Soweto Gospel Choir	African Spirit	All Nominees
2008	Best Contemporary World Music Album	Angélique Kidjo	Djin Djin	All Nominees
2007	Best World Music Album	Soweto Gospel Choir	Blessed	All Nominees
2007	Best Contemporary World Music Album	The Klezmatics	Wonder Wheel - Lyrics By Woody Guthrie	All Nominees
2006	Best World Music Album	Ali Farka Toure, Toumani Diabate	In The Heart Of The Moon	All Nominees
2006	Best Contemporary World Music Album	Gilberto Gil	Eletracústico	All Nominees
2005	Best World Music Album	Ladysmith Black Mambazo	Raise Your Spirit Higher	All Nominees
2005	Best Contemporary World Music Album	Youssou N'Dour	Egypt	All Nominees
2004	Best World Music Album	Monks of Sherab Ling Monastery	Sacred Tibetan Chant	All Nominees
2004	Best Contemporary World Music Album	Cesaria Evora	Voz D'Amor	All Nominees
2003	Best World Music Album	Rubén Blades	Mundo	All Nominees
2002	Best World Music Album	Ravi Shankar	Full Circle - Carnegie Hall 2000	All Nominees
2001	Best World Music Album	João Gilberto	João Voz E Violão	All Nominees
2000	Best World Music Album	Caetano Veloso	Livro	All Nominees
1999	Best World Music Album	Gilberto Gil	Quanta Live	All Nominees
1998	Best World Music Album	Milton Nascimento	Nascimento	All Nominees
1997	Best World Music Album	The Chieftains	Santiago	All Nominees
1996	Best World Music Album	Deep Forest	Boheme	All Nominees
1995	Best World Music Album	Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder	Talking Timbuktu	All Nominees
1994	Best World Music Album	Ry Cooder, V.M. Bhatt	A Meeting By The River	All Nominees
1993	Best World Music Album	Sergio Mendes	Brasileiro	All Nominees
1992	Best World Music Album	Mickey Hart	Planet Drum	All Nominees