Best Latin Recording
21st Annual Grammy Awards • 1979
Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 1977 and Aug 30, 1978
Tito Puente won the 1979 Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording with "Homenaje a Beny More"
Winners & Nominees 1979
Winner
Nominees
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Homenaje a Beny More
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Coro Miyare (Track)
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La Raza Latina (Album)
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Laurindo Almeida Trio (Album)
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Lucumi, Macumba, Voodoo (Album)
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Mongo A La Carte (Album)
Previous Winners
| Year | Winner | Work | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Machito | Machito & His Salsa Big Band '82 | All Nominees |
| 1982 | Clare Fischer | Guajira Pa La Jeva | All Nominees |
| 1981 | Cal Tjader | La Onda Va Bien | All Nominees |
| 1980 | Irakere | Irakere | All Nominees |
| 1979 | Tito Puente | Homenaje a Beny More | All Nominees |
| 1978 | Mongo Santamaria | Dawn | All Nominees |
| 1977 | Eddie Palmieri, Sr. | Unfinished Masterpiece | All Nominees |
| 1976 | Eddie Palmieri, Sr. | Sun Of Latin Music | All Nominees |