Grammy Award for Best World Music Album

The Grammy Award for Best World Music Album was a Recording Academy honor for albums in the world music category, presented from 1992 through 2020. In 2021, the category was renamed Best Global Music Album.

Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album: A Recording Academy award honoring albums in the global music category, introduced under that name in 2021. It is the renamed successor to this award, following a change in category terminology.
Mickey Hart: An American percussionist and composer, best known as a member of the Grateful Dead. His album Planet Drum won the inaugural award in 1992.
Grammy Award for Best Traditional World Music Album: A former Grammy category recognizing traditional world music albums, presented from 1992 through 2011. It separated traditional releases from the broader category before both awards were consolidated.
Youssou N'Dour: A Senegalese singer, songwriter, and producer whose music helped bring mbalax to international audiences. His 2005 win brought a prominent African artist into the category’s Grammy spotlight.
Grammy Awards: Annual awards presented by the Recording Academy to recognize achievements in recorded music. This category was one of the awards within the broader Grammy program.
Ry Cooder: An American guitarist and composer known for collaborations across musical traditions. He won in 1994 with A Meeting by the River, recorded with V. M. Bhatt.
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album: A former Grammy category recognizing contemporary world music albums, presented from 1992 through 2011. It recognized contemporary releases separately until its merger with this category.
Béla Fleck: An American banjo player and composer known for blending bluegrass with jazz and other traditions. His 1998 win for Tabula Rasa exemplified the category’s broad and sometimes contested scope.
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences: The former name of the organization now known as the Recording Academy, which presents the Grammy Awards. The Academy established and administered the award throughout its original run.
V. M. Bhatt: An Indian slide guitarist who developed the Mohan veena and performed Hindustani classical music. His collaboration with Ry Cooder earned the category’s 1994 award.

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