Best Global Music Album
The Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album recognizes excellence in albums of global music that incorporate music elements uniquely found beyond traditional U.S. conventions or styles. This category focuses on the excellence and quality of recordings and performances, independent of a particular genre or style.
61st Annual Grammy Awards • 2019
Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 2017 and Aug 30, 2018
Soweto Gospel Choir won the 2019 Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album with "Freedom"
Winners & Nominees 2019
Winner
Nominees
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Freedom
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Deran
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Fenfo
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Black Times
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The Lost Songs Of World War II
Previous Winners
| Year | Winner | Work | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Caetano Veloso, Maria Bethânia | Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo | All Nominees |
| 2025 | Matt B, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | ALKEBULAN II | All Nominees |
| 2024 | Shakti | This Moment | All Nominees |
| 2023 | Masa Takumi | Sakura | All Nominees |
| 2022 | Angélique Kidjo | Mother Nature | All Nominees |
| 2021 | Burna Boy | Twice As Tall | All Nominees |
| 2020 | Angélique Kidjo | Celia | All Nominees |
| 2019 | Soweto Gospel Choir | Freedom | All Nominees |
| 2018 | Ladysmith Black Mambazo | Shaka Zulu Revisited: 30th Anniversary Celebration | All Nominees |
| 2017 | Yo-Yo Ma, Silk Road Ensemble | Sing Me Home | All Nominees |
| 2016 | Angélique Kidjo | Sings | All Nominees |
| 2015 | Angélique Kidjo | Eve | All Nominees |
| 2014 | Ladysmith Black Mambazo | Live: Singing For Peace Around The World | All Nominees |
| 2014 | Gipsy Kings | Savor Flamenco | All Nominees |
| 2013 | Ravi Shankar | The Living Room Sessions Part 1 | All Nominees |
| 2012 | Tinariwen | Tassili | All Nominees |
