Best Latin Recording

1981 • 23rd Annual GRAMMY Awards

Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 1979 and Aug 30, 1980

1981 Winner is Cal Tjader with "La Onda Va Bien"

La Onda Va Bien

Cal Tjader

Nominees 1981

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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