Traditional World Music Album

1998 • 40th Annual GRAMMY Awards

Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 1996 and Aug 30, 1997

1998 Winner is Milton Nascimento with "Nascimento"

Nascimento

Milton Nascimento

Nominees 1998

Winners

Year Winner Nomination Actions
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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