Best Latin Recording
23rd Annual Grammy Awards • 1981
Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 1979 and Aug 30, 1980
Cal Tjader won the 1981 Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording with "La Onda Va Bien"
Winners & Nominees 1981
Winner
Nominees
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La Onda Va Bien
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Dancemania '80 (Album)
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Hey (Album)
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Irakere 2 (Album)
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Rican/Struction (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 |