Brazil’s nominees for the 2015 Latin Grammy awards held a few musical surprises… plus a few head scratchers, too.
It was good to see MPB stalwarts like Ivan Lins, Maria Gadu, Lenine and Adriana Calcanhotto with Bebel Gilberto return as Grammy hopefuls, along with longtime favorites Maria Bethania and Dori Caymmi and talented Mario Adnet.
Coming into their own in 2015 were Seu Jorge with a truly excellent album, the trio of Hamilton de Holanda, Diogo Nogueira & Marcos Portinari and the popular Pagode group Sorriso Maroto. Sao Paulo’s Tulipa Ruiz and Vitrola Sintética were nominated for ‘Best New Artist’.
Surprisingly, Brazil offered no ‘Roots’ nominees in 2015, due to a lack of recordings. And while both Brazilian pianist Antonio Adolfo and Kenny G were worthy nominees for ‘Best Instrumental Album’, we wondered how it is possible for Brazil to be shut out of the ‘Jazz’ category once again. (#?!!!!)
Brazil also fared poorly in most of the Latin Grammy’s General categories: Although the list of nominees for ‘Record of the Year’ was expanded, not a single Brazilian song made the cut.
Ditto for ‘Album of the Year’ and ‘Song of the Year’.
The Latin Recording Academy stepped up by honoring popular Latin jazz saxophonist Gato Barbieri and Djavan as two of the seven recipients of 2105’s year’s Lifetime Achievement Awards.
So which Brazilians won Latin Grammy awards on Sunday, November 15th, 2015? We’ve highlighted the winners, below
Here are 2015’s Brazilian nominees:
BEST BRAZILIAN CONTEMPORARY POP ALBUM
Insano -Jamz
Músicas Para Churrasco Vol. 2 – Seu Jorge
Vida Loka – Onze:20
Dancê – Tulipa Ruiz WINNER
Blam! Blam! – Jonas Sá
BEST BRAZILIAN SONG
Bossa Negra – Hamilton de Holanda, Diogo Nogueira & Marcos Portinari, songwriters (Diogo Nogueira & Hamilton de Holanda) WINNER
Track from: Bossa Negra Label: EMI Records Brazil / Universal Music
Diz Pra Mim – Bruno Boncini, songwriter (Malta)
Track from: Supernova Label: Som Livre
Mais Ninguém – Mallu Magalhães, songwriter (Banda do Mar)
Track from: Banda Do Mar, Label: Sony Music
Simples Assim – Dudu Falcão & Lenine, songwriters (Lenine)
Track from: Carbono Label: Universal Music / Casa 9
Tudo – Adriana Calcanhotto & Bebel Gilberto, songwriters (Bebel Gilberto)
Track from: Tudo Label: Sony Music Entertainment
BEST MPB (MUSICA POPULAR BRASILEIRA) ALBUM
Meus Quintais – Maria Bethânia
Centenário Caymmi – Varios Artistas – Mario Adnet & Dori Caymmi, producers
Guelã – Maria Gadú
Carbono – Lenine
América, Brasil – Ivan Lins WINNER
BEST INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Tema – Antonio Adolfo
Trilogy – Chick Corea Trio
Dr. Ed Calle Presents Mamblue – Ed Calle & Mamblue WINNER
Brazilian Nights – Kenny G
Camino – Gustavo Santaolalla
BEST SAMBA/PAGODE ALBUM
Verde Amarelo Negro Anil – Nilze Carvalho WINNER
Herança Popular – Arlindo Cruz
Só Felicidade – Fundo de Quintal
Em Samba! Ao Vivo – Mart’nália
Bossa Negra – Diogo Nogueira & Hamilton de Holanda
Ser Humano – Zeca Pagodinho
Sorriso Eu Gosto – Ao Vivo No Maracanãzinho – Sorriso Maroto
BEST BRAZILIAN ROCK ALBUM
Banda Do Mar – Banda do Mar
Insular Ao Vivo – Humberto Gessinger
Supernova – Malta
Não Pare Pra Pensar – Pato Fu
Sol-Te – Suricato WINNER
BEST SERTANEJA MUSIC ALBUM
Os Anjos Cantam – Jorge & Mateus
Cabaré – Leonardo & Eduardo Costa
Amizade Sincera II – Renato Teixeira & Sérgio Reis WINNER
Bem Sertanejo – Michel Teló
Irmãos – Victor & Leo
BEST CHRISTIAN ALBUM (PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE)
Da Eternidade – Fernanda Brum WINNER
Ao Vivo – Anderson Freire
Posso Tudo Nele – Jane Gomes
Como Águia – Bruna Karla
Não Vou Desistir – Wilian Nascimento
