Grammy Award for Best World Music Album

• Grammy Awards of 2003
  • Oscar Marin (engineer/mixer), Walter Flores (engineer/mixer & producer) & Rubén Blades (producer & artist) for Mundo
• Grammy Awards of 2002
  • Tom Lazarus (engineer), Hans Wendl (producer) & Ravi Shankar for Full Circle/Carnegie Hall 2000
• Grammy Awards of 2001
  • Antônio 'Moogie' Canàzio (engineer/mixer & producer), Caetano Veloso (producer) & João Gilberto for João Voz e Violão
• Grammy Awards of 2000
  • Caetano Veloso for Livro

In 2004 the award was split into two new awards for Those two awards are

• Grammy Award for Best Traditional World Music Album
• Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album

Grammy Award for Best Traditional World Music Album

• Grammy Awards of 2008
  • Soweto Gospel Choir for African Spirit
• Grammy Awards of 2007
  • Soweto Gospel Choir for Blessed
• Grammy Awards of 2006
  • Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabate for In The Heart Of The Moon
• Grammy Awards of 2005
  • Ladysmith Black Mambazo for Raise Your Spirit Higher
• Grammy Awards of 2004
  • Jon Mark (engineer & producer) & the monks of Sherab Ling Monastery for Sacred Tibetan Chant

Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album

• Grammy Awards of 2007
  • The Klezmatics for Wonder Wheel - Lyrics by Woody Guthrie
• Grammy Awards of 2006
  • Gilberto Gil for Eletracústico
• Grammy Awards of 2005
  • Youssou N'Dour for Egypt
• Grammy Awards of 2004
  • Cesária Évora for Voz D'Amo