Best Latin Recording

1979 • 21st Annual GRAMMY Awards

Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 1977 and Aug 30, 1978

1979 Winner is Tito Puente with "Homenaje a Beny More"

Homenaje a Beny More

Tito Puente

Nominees 1979

Winners

Year Winner Nomination Actions
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

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