Letošní cenu Grammy za nejlepší reggae album získala deska Colours Of Royal Juliana Marleyho a Antaeuse!
Moderátorka Patti Austin vyhlásila vítěze během slavnostního předávání 66. výročních cen Grammy v neděli 5. února 2024 v Peacock Theatre v Los Angeles.
Album Colours Of Royal vyhrálo nad Born for Greatness od Buju Bantona, Simma od Beenie Mana, Cali Roots Riddim 2023 od Collie Buddze a No Destroyer od Burning Speara.
Protože Julian Marley je momentálně na turné po Austrálii a nemohl se ceremoniálu zúčastnit, cenu převzal „pouze“ producent řeckého původu Alexx Antaeus. Antaeus vyjádřil vděčnost a poděkoval akademii, jejím členům, své matce a manželce Haně a vítězství věnoval lidu Jamajky.
“And I’d like to dedicate this to the people of Jamaica, who have accepted me as one of their own. And they have lived up to the motto of the country, ‘Out of many, One,’” řekl.
Požadavky na nominování desky do soutěže:
„Aby bylo možné nahrávku považovat za album, musí obsahovat nejméně pět různých skladeb a celková doba musí být minimálně 15 minut nebo celková stopáž nahrávky je alespoň 30 minut a pak bez minimálního požadavku na počet skladeb.“
Vítězové a nominanti od roku 1985 dodnes:
1985
Black Uhuru – Anthem
- Jimmy Cliff – „Reggae Night„
- Steel Pulse – „Steppin‘ Out“
- Peter Tosh – Captured Live
- Yellowman – King Yellowman
1986
Jimmy Cliff – Cliff Hanger
- Blue Riddim Band – Alive in Jamaica
- Burning Spear – Resistance
- Judy Mowatt – Working Wonders
- Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers – Play the Game Right
1987
Steel Pulse – Babylon the Bandit
- Black Uhuru – Brutal
- Jimmy Cliff – Club Paradise
- Linton Kwesi Johnson and the Dub Band – Linton Kwesi Johnson in Concert with the Dub Band
- The Itals – Rasta Philosophy
1988
Peter Tosh – No Nuclear War
- Black Uhuru – Brutal Dub
- Burning Spear – People of the World
- Third World – Hold On to Love
- UB40 – UB40 CCCP: Live in Moscow
1989
Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers – Conscious Party
1990
Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers – One Bright Day
1991
Bunny Wailer – Time Will Tell: A Tribute to Bob Marley
- Black Uhuru – Now
- Burning Spear – Mek We Dweet
- Toots & the Maytals – An Hour Live
- Andrew Tosh – Make Place for the Youth
1992
Shabba Ranks – As Raw As Ever
- Black Uhuru – Iron Storm
- Bunny Wailer – Gumption
- Rita Marley – We Must Carry On
- Steel Pulse – Victims
- Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers – Jahmekya
1993
Shabba Ranks – X-tra Naked
- Jimmy Cliff – Breakout
- Steel Pulse – Rastafari Centennial: Live in Paris – Elysee Montmartre
- The Wailing Souls – All Over the World
- Third World – Committed
1994
Inner Circle – Bad Boys
1995
Bunny Wailer – Crucial! Roots Classics
- Aswad – Rise and Shine
- Black Uhuru – Strongg
- Dennis Brown – Light My Fire
- Inner Circle – Reggae Dancer
- Various artists – Stir It Up
1996
Shaggy – Boombastic
- Burning Spear – Rasta Business
- The Skatalites – Hi-Bop Ska! The 30th Anniversary Recording
- Third World – Live It Up
- Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers – Free Like We Want 2 B
1997
Bunny Wailer – Hall of Fame: A Tribute to Bob Marley’s 50th Anniversary
- Gregory Isaacs – Mr. Cool
- Maxi Priest – Man with the Fun
- Sister Carol – Lyrically Potent
- The Skatalites – Greetings from Skamania
1998
Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers – Fallen Is Babylon
- Aswad – Big Up
- Burning Spear – Appointment with His Majesty
- Steel Pulse – Rage and Fury
- Yellowman – Freedom of Speech
1999
Sly and Robbie – Friends
- Buju Banton – Inna Heights
- Beenie Man – Many Moods of Moses
- The Wailing Souls – Psychedelic Souls
- Toots & the Maytals – Ska Father
2000
Burning Spear – Calling Rastafari
- Aswad – Roots Revival
- Beenie Man – The Doctor
- Steel Pulse – Living Legacy
- Third World – Generation Coming
2001
Beenie Man – Art and Life
- Pato Banton – Life Is a Miracle
- Dennis Brown – Let Me Be the One
- Gregory Isaacs – Private & Confidential
- The Wailing Souls – Equality
2002
Damian Marley – Halfway Tree
- Beres Hammond – Music Is Life
- Luciano – A New Day
- Ky-Mani Marley – Many More Roads
- Various artists – Island Warriors
2003
Lee „Scratch“ Perry – Jamaican E.T.
- Alpha Blondy – Merci
- Bounty Killer – Ghetto Dictionary: The Mystery
- Capleton – Still Blazin‘
- Freddie McGregor – Anything for You
2004
Sean Paul – Dutty Rock
- Buju Banton – Friends for Life
- Burning Spear – Free Man
- Third World – Ain’t Givin‘ Up
- Wayne Wonder – No Holding Back
2005
Toots and the Maytals – True Love
- Jimmy Cliff – Black Magic
- Sly and Robbie – The Dub Revolutionaries
- Steel Pulse – African Holocaust
- Various artists – Def Jamaica
2006
Damian Marley – Welcome to Jamrock
- Burning Spear – Our Music
- Sean Paul – The Trinity
- Shaggy – Clothes Drop
- Third World – Black Gold & Green
2007
Ziggy Marley – Love Is My Religion
2008
Stephen Marley – Mind Control
- Burning Spear – The Burning Spear Experience
- Lee „Scratch“ Perry – The End of an American Dream
- Sly and Robbie and the Taxi Gang – Anniversary
- Toots and the Maytals – Light Your Light
2009
Burning Spear – Jah Is Real
- Elephant Man – Let’s Get Physical
- Heavy D – Vibes
- Lee „Scratch“ Perry – Repentance
- Shaggy – Intoxication
- Sly and Robbie – Amazing
2010
Stephen Marley – Mind Control – Acoustic
- Buju Banton – Rasta Got Soul
- Gregory Isaacs – Brand New Me
- Julian Marley – Awake
- Sean Paul – Imperial Blaze
2011
Buju Banton – Before the Dawn
- Gregory Isaacs and King Isaac – Isaacs Meets Isaac
- Lee „Scratch“ Perry – Revelation
- Bob Sinclar and Sly and Robbie – Made in Jamaica
- Sly and Robbie and the Family Taxi – One Pop Reggae +
- Andrew Tosh – Legacy: An Acoustic Tribute to Peter Tosh
2012
Stephen Marley – Revelation Pt. 1 – The Root of Life
- Monty Alexander – Harlem-Kingston Express Live!
- Israel Vibration – Reggae Knights
- Ziggy Marley – Wild and Free
- Shaggy – Summer in Kingston
2013
Jimmy Cliff – Rebirth
- The Original Wailers – Miracle
- Sean Paul – Tomahawk Technique
- Sly and Robbie and the Jam Masters – New Legend – Jamaica 50th Edition
- Toots and the Maytals – Reggae Got Soul: Unplugged on Strawberry Hill
2014
Ziggy Marley – In Concert
- Beres Hammond – One Love, One Life
- Sizzla – The Messiah
- Sly and Robbie and the Jam Masters – Reggae Connection
- Snoop Lion – Reincarnated
2015
Ziggy Marley – Fly Rasta
- Lee „Scratch“ Perry – Back on the Controls
- Sean Paul – Full Frequency
- Shaggy – Out of Many, One Music
- Sly and Robbie and Spicy Chocolate – The Reggae Power
- SOJA – Amid the Noise and the Haste
2016
Morgan Heritage – Strictly Roots
2017
Ziggy Marley – Ziggy Marley
- Devin Di Dakta & J.L – Sly & Robbie Presents…Reggae For Her
- J Boog – Rose Petals
- Raging Fyah – Everlasting
- Rebelution – Falling Into Place
- SOJA – Live in Virginia
2018
Damian „Jr. Gong“ Marley – Stony Hill
- Chronixx – Chronology
- Common Kings – Lost in Paradise
- J Boog – Wash House Ting
- Morgan Heritage – Avrakedabra
- Black Uhuru – As The World Turns
- Etana – Reggae Forever
- Ziggy Marley – Rebellion Rises
- Protoje – A Matter of Time
- Julian Marley – As I Am
- Sly and Robbie & the Roots Radics – The Final Battle: Sly & Robbie vs. Roots Radics
- Steel Pulse – Mass Manipulation
- Third World – More Work to Be Done
2021
Toots and the Maytals – Got to Be Tough
- Buju Banton – Upside Down 2020
- Skip Marley – Higher Place
- Maxi Priest – It All Comes Back To Love
- The Wailers – One World
2022
SOJA – Beauty in the Silence
- Etana – Pamoja
- Gramps Morgan – Positive Vibration
- Sean Paul – Live N Livin
- Jesse Royal – Royal
- Spice – 10
2023
Kabaka Pyramid – The Kalling
2024
Julian Marley & Antaeus – Colors of Royal
- Buju Banton – Born For Greatness
- Beenie Man – Simma
- Collie Buddz – Call Roots Riddim 2023
- Burning Spear – No Destroyer