Best Traditional Folk Recording

30th Annual Grammy Awards • 1988

Honoring recordings released between October 1, 1986 – September 30, 1987

Ladysmith Black Mambazo won the 1988 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Recording with "Shaka Zulu"

Winners & Nominees 1988

Winner
Nominees
  • Ladysmith Black Mambazo
  • Michael Doucet

    Belizaire The Cajun (Original Soundtrack) (Album)

    Michael Doucet

  • The Chieftains

    Celtic Wedding (Album)

    The Chieftains

  • Mbube Roots - Zulu Choral Music From South Africa (Album)

    Bantu Glee Singers, Crocodiles, Shooting Stars And Others

  • Zulu Men's Singing Competition (Album)

    Various Artists

Previous Years

Year Winner Title
1991 Doc Watson On Praying Ground All Nominees
1990 (Bulgarian State Female Vocal Choir) Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares, Vol. II All Nominees
1989 (Various Artists) Folkways -- A Vision Shared: A Tribute To Woody Guthrie & Leadbelly All Nominees
1988 Ladysmith Black Mambazo Shaka Zulu All Nominees
1987 Doc Watson Riding The Midnight Train All Nominees