Best World Music Album

50th Annual Grammy Awards • 2008

Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 2006 and Aug 30, 2007

Soweto Gospel Choir won the 2008 Grammy Award for Best World Music Album with "African Spirit"

Winners & Nominees 2008

Winner
Nominees

  • African Spirit

    Soweto Gospel Choir

  • When The Soul Is Settled: Music Of Iraq

    Rahim Al Haj, Souhail Kaspar

  • From Mali To America

    Bob Carlin

  • Live At Couleur Café

    Konono Nº1

  • Singing For Life: Songs Of Hope, Healing, And HIV/AIDS In Uganda

    Various Artists

Previous Winners

Year Winner Work
2011 Ali Farka Toure, Toumani Diabate Ali And Toumani All Nominees
2010 Mamadou Diabate Douga Mansa All Nominees
2009 Ladysmith Black Mambazo Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu All Nominees
2008 Soweto Gospel Choir African Spirit All Nominees
2007 Soweto Gospel Choir Blessed All Nominees
2006 Ali Farka Toure, Toumani Diabate In The Heart Of The Moon All Nominees
2005 Ladysmith Black Mambazo Raise Your Spirit Higher All Nominees
2004 Monks of Sherab Ling Monastery Sacred Tibetan Chant All Nominees
2003 Rubén Blades Mundo All Nominees
2002 Ravi Shankar Full Circle - Carnegie Hall 2000 All Nominees
2001 João Gilberto João Voz E Violão All Nominees
2000 Caetano Veloso Livro All Nominees
1999 Gilberto Gil Quanta Live All Nominees
1998 Milton Nascimento Nascimento All Nominees
1997 The Chieftains Santiago All Nominees
1996 Deep Forest Boheme All Nominees
1995 Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder Talking Timbuktu All Nominees
1994 Ry Cooder, V.M. Bhatt A Meeting By The River All Nominees
1993 Sergio Mendes Brasileiro All Nominees
1992 Mickey Hart Planet Drum All Nominees
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