Berklee Alumni Nominated for 2023 Latin Grammy Awards

Berklee Alumni Nominated for 2023 Latin Grammy Awards Juan Luis Guerra, Miguel Zen n, and Kristhyan Benitez are among this years nominees.

By

Colette Greenstein

September 20, 2023

Juan Luis Guerra

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Numerous Berklee alumni have received Latin Grammy nominations for performing, songwriting, production, engineering, and mixing across several categories, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Tropical Song, and Best Instrumental Album.

The Latin Recording Academy will honor the achievements of Latin music and its creators at the 24th annual Latin Grammy Awards on Thursday, November 16, from the Conference and Exhibition Centre (FIBES) in Sevilla, Spain, marking the first-ever international telecast in the history of the organization and awards. The telecast will be produced by TelevisaUnivision in collaboration with Radio Televisi n Espa ola (RTVE) in Spain, and will air on Univision in the United States.

Internationally renowned Dominican musician and singer Juan Luis Guerra '82, who studied jazz composition at Berklee, is up for three awards: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Tropical Song for his performance on Si T Me Quieres. Miguel Zen n '98, who is a visiting artist this academic year at the college, was nominated for his seventh Latin Grammy in the category of Best Instrumental Album for his contribution to Romance Al Campesino Porte o, which explores the textures of Puerto Rico and Latin America. Lewis Pickett B.M. '09, who is a former Latin Grammy winner, is nominated in three categories for his work as mixer on Carretera y Manta and Correcaminos, both nominated for Record of the Year, and for La Cu4rta Hoja, which is one of the nominees for Album of the Year. Producer, songwriter, and singer Cristina Abaroa 91 received her third consecutive nomination in the Best Latin Childrens Album category, for her work on Vamos Al Zoo by Danilo & Chapis. Conservatory alumnus and Venezuelan pianist Kristhyan Benitez G.P.D. '10, A.D. '15, who won a Latin Grammy in 2021, has been nominated in the Best Classical Album category for his newest project, Afro-Cuban Dances.

Since the Latin Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences founded the Latin Grammys in 2000, 51 Berklee alumni have received 118 awards.

Below is a full list of Berklee alumni Latin Grammy nominees. Please note the list is subject to change as we receive updated information.

Record of the Year

Si T Me Quieres, Fonseca and Juan Luis Guerra

Juan Luis Guerra 82, '09H, singer, producer

Sebastian De Peyrecave B.M. '04, recording engineer

Mientras Me Curo Del Cora, Karol G

Juan Andr s Ospina B.M. '07, producer

Carretera y Manta, Pablo Albor n

Lewis Pickett B.M. '09, mixer

Correcaminos, Alejandro Sanz featuring Danny Ocean

Lewis Pickett B.M. '09, mixer

Album of the Year

La Cu4rta Hoja, Pablo Albor n

Lewis Pickett B.M. '09, mixer

De Adentro Pa Afuera, Camilo

Juan Ariza B.M. '16, album producer, album recording engineer

Vida Cotidiana, Juanes

Vago Galindo B.M. '14, mixing engineer

Play, Ricky Martin

Enrique Larreal B.M. '04, album recording engineer

Eadda9223, Fito Paez

Gustavo Borner B.M. '89, album producer, mixer, and album recording engineer

Phil Levine '16, album recording engineer

Justin Moshkevich B.M. '07, album mastering engineer

Song of the Year

Si T Me Quieres, Fonseca and Juan Luis Guerra

Juan Luis Guerra '82, '09H, singer, producer

Best New Artist Borja 18

Best Pop Vocal Album

Beautiful Humans Vol. 1, Alemor

Alemor B.M. '12, singer, songwriter

Best Pop Song

Bailo Pa Ti, Monsieur Perin

Natalia Hern ndez Morales B.M. '19, songwriter

Mitchie Rivera '17, songwriter

Best Salsa Album

Voy A Ti, Luis Figueroa

Luis Figueroa B.M. '20, singer, songwriter

Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album

Hombre Absurdo, Gregorio Uribe

Gregorio Uribe B.M. '07, singer, songwriter, accordion

Best Tropical Song

Que Me Quedes T , Techy Fatule

Techy Fatule, 10, songwriter

Si T Me Quieres, Fonseca and Juan Luis Guerra

Juan Luis Guerra '82, '09H, songwriter

Best Instrumental Album

Romance Al Campesino Porte o, Miguel Zen n, Jos A. Zayas Cab n, Ryan Smith, and Casey Rafn

Miguel Zen n B.M. '98, saxophonist, composer

Jos A. Zayas Cab n B.M. '80, saxophone

Best Latin Childrens Album

Vamos Al Zoo, Danilo & Chapis

Cristina Abaroa PDM 91, album producer, songwriter, singer, arranger, vocals, guitar

Bruce Sugar '76, mixing engineer

Jett Galindo B.M. '12, mastering engineer

Scott Erickson '92, arranger, recording engineer

Best Classical Album

Afro-Cuban Dances, Kristhyan Benitez

Kristhyan Benitez G.P.D. '10, A.D. '15, artist, album producer

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

Aroma A Distancia (Live from Paliesius, Lithuania), Gonzalo Grau

Gonzalo Grau B.M. '98, composer

Best Engineered Album

Quietude, Eliane Elias

Rodrigo de Castro Lopes B.M. '90, engineer

Pete Karam B.M. '94, mixer

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