None of Cuban musicians based in the island that were nominees to the Latin Grammy Awards, were selected by the Academy to take home the golden gramophone.
Chucho Valdés with the Border- free CD, singer Miriam Ramos with Cuban song, and the Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro and Santiaguero Septets with their albums Habana tiene su son and Vamos pa ‘ la fiesta, respectively, all nominees in the same category, were displaced by the prize committee, which awarded the coveted trumpeter Arturo Sandoval and his CD A Century of Passion.
Sandoval thus wins is tenth Grammy and nearly two dozen nominations, and manages to stay as the Cuban artist with greater number of recognitions of this type. Precisely Sandoval was the big winner last awards (2012) when he won the Best Latin Jazz Album with Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You) , dedicated to the great Dizzy Gillespie, and Best tango album with Tango como yo siento.
Of the other Cuban nominees for the Latin Recording Academy awards, all residing outside the island, Alex Cuba won with his video clip Eres Tu in Best Music Video short version and Pitbull the Best Urban Song with “Echa pa’ alla manos pa’ arriba”.
With empty hands were Paquito D’Rivera, Chuchito Valdes, Jorge Luis Piloto, and Albita Rodriguez, among others.
Those born in the Greater Antilles were shortlisted in 12 of the 48 competition categories.
After the awards ceremony at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in the U.S. city of Las Vegas, people has enjoyed a varied show with performances by Cirque Du Soleil, Willy Chirino, Oscar D’León, Juanes, Ricky Martin, Laura Pausini, besides the honoree Miguel Bosé and a segment of Alejandro Sanz with students from the Berklee Music Institute.
