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A visual history · Grammys

The winners who defined Salsa Album.

4 ceremonies, 2000–2003. 4 different winners.

Who won most recently?
Celia Cruz in 2003 for La Negra Tiene Tumbao.
  1. La Negra Tiene TumbaoCelia Cruz
  2. EncoreRoberto Blades
  3. Masterpiece/Obra MaestraTito Puente and Eddie Palmieri
  4. Llego... Van Van - Van Van is HereLos Van Van
Years explored
2000–2003
Different winners
4
Category leader
No leader
About this record

It was awarded for the last time in 2003.

It was previously known as Best Salsa Performance.

From 2004 the Grammys awarded Best Salsa/Merengue Album instead.

2000–2003

4 ceremonies

20002003

01 / The reigns

4 winners shaped this category.

The timeline turns the 2000–2003 record into a sequence of reigns. Longer bands reveal sustained runs; color shows the credited label.

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.
Los Van Van'00
Tito Puente and Eddie Palmieri'01
Roberto Blades'02
Celia Cruz'03

04 / The archive

Every year.
Every winner.

The complete reference behind the story, showing 2000–2003. Open any year to see the rest of the field when nominee records are available.

YearWinnerLabel
2003Celia Cruz (La Negra Tiene Tumbao)
beat 4 others
  • Anthony Cruz (Un Nuevo Amanecer)
  • Maraca (Tremanda Rumba!)
  • Marc Anthony (Libre)
  • Spanish Harlem Orchestra (Un Gran Día en el Barrio)
Sony Discos
2002Roberto Blades (Encore)
beat 4 others
  • Frankie Negrón (Por Tu Placer)
  • Gilberto Santa Rosa (Intenso)
  • Oscar D'León and Wladimir (Doble Play)
  • Tito Nieves (En Otra Onda)
Unknown
2001Tito Puente and Eddie Palmieri (Masterpiece/Obra Maestra)
beat 4 others
  • Celia Cruz (Celia Cruz and Friends: A Night of Salsa)
  • Luis Enrique (Evolución)
  • Son By Four (Son By Four)
  • Tony Vega (Hablando del Amor)
Unknown
2000Los Van Van (Llego... Van Van - Van Van is Here)
beat 4 others
  • Dark Latin Groove (Gotcha!)
  • India (Sola)
  • Jerry Rivera (De Otra Manera)
  • Oscar D'León (La Formula Original)
Unknown