2012 LATIN GRAMMY NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED

Cuban music in the 2012 Latin Grammys! -- Los Van Van secured a nomination in the "Best Contemporary Tropcial Album" category with their recent album "La Maquinaria". This was surprising for timba fans as that release was received with mixed results. It competed with plenty of strong material but the news is a welcome addition.   

Trumpeter Arturo Sandoval also scored various nominations. His Latin Jazz album "Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You)" is listed in the Album of the Year, Best Latin Jazz Album, and Best Engineered Album. 

Other nominees listed included..
- Best Traditional Tropical = Eliades Ochoa " Un Bolero Para Ti "
- Best Traditional Tropical = Miguel García " Guarachando "
- Best Salsa Album = Mambo Legends Orchestra " Watch Out - Ten Cuidado "
- Best Latin Jazz = Jerry González y El Comando de la Clave (self-titled)
* is Alaín Pérez on the record?
- Song Of The Year = Amaury Guitiérrez & Gian Marco " Invisible "
- Best Instrumental Album = Paquito D' Rivera & Berta Rojas " Rasgando Seda "
- Best Latin Jazz = Chuchito Valdés "Live In Chicago "
- Best Classical Contemporary Composition = Yalil Guerra & Elizabeth Rebozo " Seducción "

** Update - also nominated for Best Contemporary Tropical Album is Elaín (of the Cuban Timba All-Stars) with his album " Volando Alto - Made On The Road "

Good luck to all the nominees !!!!!! Buena suerte.

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Two more update items

1, " Best Folk Album" usually isn't the first place we looking for these things, but one of the Best Latin Jazz nominees, Chuchito Valdés, was also nominated for Best Folk Album ("Piano & Charango" by Chuchito Valdés & Eddy Navia)
2, Those who live near Lincolnshire, Illinois (close to Chicago) should know that Arturo Sandoval is coming into the Viper Alley there to perform live on October 5, 2012. See http://www.viper-alley.com/ for more information.

Posted by: Bill Tilford on Wednesday, 26 September 2012, 11:48 PM

Alaín Pérez and Arturo Sandoval

Alaín is indeed on bass and voice in El Comando de la Clave and is very much worth hearing. A couple of adds for Arturo: He's also up for Producer of the Year for "Dear Diz", and his Tango album, "Tango Como Yo Te Siento", is up for Best Tango Album.

As Mike said, BUENA SUERTE!

Posted by: Bill Tilford on Tuesday, 25 September 2012, 08:59 AM