Every Grammys Best Regional Roots Music Album winner

14 ceremonies, 2012–2025. 10 different winners.

Best Regional Roots Music Album was first awarded in 2012, so it does not run the full 2000–2025 window.

It took over from Best Hawaiian Music Album, Best Native American Music Album and Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album.

Kalani Pe'a ×4Ranky Tanky ×2

One band per year, because no winner has gone back-to-back in the years on record. Colored by label; scroll sideways for the full run.

Rebirth Brass Band'12

Wayne Toups, Steve Riley and Wilson Savoy'13

Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience'14

Jo-El Sonnier'15

Jon Cleary'16

Kalani Pe'a'17

The Lost Bayou Ramblers'18

Kalani Pe'a'19

Ranky Tanky'20

New Orleans Nightcrawlers'21

Kalani Pe'a'22

Ranky Tanky'23

The Lost Bayou Ramblers and Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra'24

Kalani Pe'a'25

Wins by label

Kalani Pe'a Music LLC217%
Pe'a Records & Entertainment217%
Basin Street18%
Bloodline Music18%
FHQ18%
Independent18%
Other433%

2 further wins have no label on record and are not counted in the 12 above.

2 of these 14 wins have no label on record, so the bar covers the other 12.

Who kept losing

Counting nominations in this category only, 2012–2025.

Most nominated, never won

Northern Cree3 noms
Cha Wa2 noms
Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers2 noms
Joe Tohonnie Jr.2 noms
Natalie Ai Kamauu2 noms
The Rumble featuring Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr.2 noms

Most losses

Northern Cree3L · 0W
Cha Wa2L · 0W
Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers2L · 0W
Joe Tohonnie Jr.2L · 0W
Natalie Ai Kamauu2L · 0W
The Rumble featuring Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr.2L · 0W

The full list

Year	Winner	Label
2025	Kalani Pe'a (Kuini) beat 4 others Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & The Golden Eagles featuring J'Wan Boudreaux (Live at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival) New Breed Brass Band featuring Trombone Shorty (Live at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival) The Rumble featuring Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr. (Stories from The Battlefield) Sean Ardoin and Kreole Rock And Soul (25 Back to My Roots)	Pe'a Records & Entertainment
2024	The Lost Bayou Ramblers and Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (Live: Orpheum Theater Nola)tieBuckwheat Zydeco Jr. & The Legendary Ils Sont Partis Band (New Beginnings) beat 4 others Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers (Live at the 2023 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival) The Rumble featuring Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr. (Live at the Maple Leaf) New Breed Brass Band (Made in New Orleans) New Orleans Nightcrawlers (Too Much to Hold)	Bloodline Music
2023	Ranky Tanky (Live at the 2022 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival) beat 4 others Sean Ardoin & Kreole Rock and Soul featuring LSU Golden Band from Tigerland (Full Circle) Halau Hula Keali'i O Nalani (Halau Hula Keali'i O Nalani - Live at the Getty Center) Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas (Lucky Man) Natalie Ai Kamauu (Natalie Noelani)	Unknown
2022	Kalani Pe'a (Kau Ka Pe'a) beat 4 others Big Chief Monk Boudreaux (Bloodstains & Teardrops) Corey Ledet Zydeco (Corey Ledet Zydeco) Sean Ardoin & Kreole Rock and Soul (Live in New Orleans!) Cha Wa (My People)	Pe'a Records & Entertainment
2021	New Orleans Nightcrawlers (Atmosphere) beat 4 others Cameron Dupuy & the Cajun Troubadours (Cameron Dupuy & the Cajun Troubadours) Nā Wai 'Ehā (Lovely Sunrise) Black Lodge Singers (My Relatives "Nikso Kowaiks") Sweet Cecilia (A Tribute to Al Berard)	Independent
2020	Ranky Tanky (Good Time) beat 4 others Various Artists, Imua Garza and Kimié Miner (producers) (Hawaiian Lullaby) Amy Hānaiali'i (Kalawai'anui) Rebirth Brass Band (Recorded Live at the 2019 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival) Northern Cree (When It's Cold – Cree Round Dance Songs)	Resilience Music Alliance
2019	Kalani Pe'a (No 'Ane'i) beat 4 others Na Hoa (Aloha From Na Hoa) Sean Ardoin (Kreole Rock and Soul) Young Spirit (Mewasinsational – Cree Round Dance Songs) Cha Wa (Spyboy)	Kalani Pe'a Music LLC
2018	The Lost Bayou Ramblers (Kalenda) beat 4 others Ho'okena (Hoʻokena 3.0) Northern Cree (Miyo Kekisepa, Make a Stand (Live)) Josh Tatofi (Pua Kiele) Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers (Top of the Mountain)	Rice Pump
2017	Kalani Pe'a (E Walea) beat 4 others Barry Jean Ancelet & Sam Broussard (Broken Promised Land) Roddie Romero & The Hub City All-Stars (Gulfstream) Various Artists, Joshua Caffery and Joel Savoy, (producers) (I Wanna Sing Right: Rediscovering Lomax in the Evangeline Country) Northern Cree (It's a Cree Thing)	Kalani Pe'a Music LLC
2016	Jon Cleary (Go Go Juice) beat 4 others Windwalker and The MCW (Generations) The Revelers (Get Ready) Keali'i Reichel (Kawaiokalena) Natalie Ai Kamauu (La La La La)	FHQ
2015	Jo-El Sonnier (The Legacy) beat 4 others Joe Tohonnie Jr. (Ceremony) Kamaka Kukona (Hanu 'A'ala) Bonsoir Catin (Light the Stars) Magnolia Sisters (Love's Lies)	Takau
2014	Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience (Dockside Sessions) beat 4 others Joe Tohonnie Jr. (Apache Blessing & Crown Dance Songs) Kahulanui (Hula Ku'i) Zachary Richard (Le Fou) Hot 8 Brass Band (The Life & Times of... The Hot 8 Brass Band)	Unknown
2013	Wayne Toups, Steve Riley and Wilson Savoy (The Band Courtbouillon) beat 4 others Keola Beamer (Malama Ko Aloha (Keep Your Love)) Corey Ledet, Anthony Dopsie, Dwayne Dopsie and Andre Thierry (Nothin' But the Best) Weldon Kekauoha (Pilialoha) Radmilla Cody (Shi Kéyah – Songs for the People)	Valcour
2012	Rebirth Brass Band (Rebirth of New Orleans) beat 4 others C.J. Chenier (Can't Sit Down) Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys (Grand Isle) Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra (Not Just Another Polka) George Kahumoku Jr. (Wao Akua – The Forest of the Gods)	Basin Street

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