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05-Feb-2010
Accordionists Amongst the Grammy Awards! - USAby Rob Howard |
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| The 52nd annual Grammy Awards results were announced at the end of January, and accordionists were amongst the winners, as follows: Best Cajun/Zydeco Album category: ‘Lay Your Burden Down’, by Buckwheat Zydeco. Buckwheat Zydeco has replaced the late Clifton Chenier as Zydeco’s best-known and most commercially successful artiste. Other nominees were: Beausoleil Avec Michael Doucet (‘Alligator Purse’), The Magnolia Sisters (Stripped Down’), Pine Leaf Boys (Live At 2009 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival’), and Cedric Watson et Bijou Créole (L’Ésprit Créole’). Best Norteño Album category: ‘Tu Noche Con’, by Los Tigres Del Norte. During their 40-year history, Los Tigres have sold more than 32 million albums and are generally regarded as the kings of norteño music, yet ‘Tu Noche Con’ their first live recording. Other nominees were: Cumbre Norteña (‘Dejame Soñar’), El Compa Chuy (‘El Niño De Oro’), Los Rieleros Del Norte (‘Pese A Quien Le Pese’), and Los Tucanes De Tijuana (‘Soy Todo Tuyo’). Best Tejano Album – ‘Borders y Bailes’, by Los Texmaniacs, featuring accordionist David Farias The Grammys have dropped the Polka Album section, and 18-times Polka winner Jimmy Sturr this year was nominated for Best Traditional Folk Album, coming second to Loudon Wainwright III. |