Grammy Award for Best World Music Album
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The Grammy Award for Best World Music Album is a prestigious music industry honor recognizing outstanding albums that showcase traditional, contemporary, or cross-cultural sounds from around the globe.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grammy Award category
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music award ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Recording Academy
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surface form:
The Recording Academy Awards Department
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| alsoKnownAs |
Grammy Award for Best World Music Album
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surface form:
World Music Grammy
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| awardCeremonyLocation |
Los Angeles
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New York City ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
contemporary world music albums
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cross-cultural world music albums ⓘ outstanding world music albums ⓘ traditional world music albums ⓘ |
| awardType | peer-recognized industry award ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discontinuedIn | 2020 ceremony ⓘ |
| excludes |
EPs
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singles ⓘ |
| field | world music ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1992 ⓘ |
| formerName | Best World Music Album ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | world music ⓘ |
| hasAwardCriteria |
artistic achievement in world music
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overall excellence in world music albums ⓘ technical proficiency in world music recording ⓘ |
| hasCategoryType | album category ⓘ |
| hasEligibilityPeriod | one-year release period prior to the ceremony ⓘ |
| hasFocus |
fusion of Western and non-Western musical traditions
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traditional non-Western music ⓘ |
| hasSuccessorCategory |
Grammy Award for Best Global Music Performance
ⓘ
surface form:
Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album
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| inception | 1992 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lastAwarded | 2019 ⓘ |
| mediaType | music album ⓘ |
| notableChange | renamed to Best Global Music Album in 2020 ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.grammy.com ⓘ |
| organizer |
Recording Academy
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surface form:
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
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| partOf |
Grammy Awards ceremony
ⓘ
surface form:
Grammy Awards
|
| presentedBy |
Recording Academy
ⓘ
surface form:
The Recording Academy
|
| replacedBy |
Grammy Award for Best Global Music Performance
ⓘ
surface form:
Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album
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| scope | international ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | voting by members of The Recording Academy ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
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Grammy Award for Best Traditional World Music Album