The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 13, 2011, and, as always, the nominees in the various world music categories, as well as folk music, jazz, blues, classical, and... well, pretty much everything but Top 40-type music, were announced in an earlier ceremony that was televised at Grammy.com and YouTube.com. Here are the winners in the world music categories (see the world music nominees here), and a couple of world music winners in other categories:
Best Traditional World Music Album:
Ali Farka Toure and Toumani Diabate - Ali and Toumani (Compare Prices)Best Contemporary World Music Album:
Bela Fleck - Throw Down Your Heart: Unreleased Tracks Volume 2 (Listen/Download)Best Reggae Album:
Buju Banton - Before the Dawn (Compare Prices)Best Hawaiian Music Album:
Tia Carrere - Huana Ke Aloha (Compare Prices)Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album:
Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band - Zydeco Junkie (Buy Direct From Artist)Best Native American Music Album:
Various Artists - 2010 Gathering of Nations Pow Wow: A Spirit's Dance (Buy Direct From Artist)Best New Age Album:
Paul Winter Consort - Miho: Journey to the Mountain (Compare Prices)Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals:
Herbie Hancock with Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No. 1, Jeff Beck, and Oumou Sangare - "Imagine" (Listen/Download)