Berklee Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2022 Latin Grammy Awards Juan Luis Guerra, Berta Rojas, Javier Lim n, Nicole Zignago, and Paulina Aguirre are among this years nominees.
By
Colette Greenstein
September 20, 2022
Juan Luis Guerra
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Thirteen Berklee alumni and two faculty members have received Latin Grammy nominations for performing, songwriting, production, engineering, and mixing across several categories, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, and Best Engineered Album.
The Latin Recording Academy will honor the achievements of Latin music and its creators at the 23rd annual Latin Grammy Awards on Thursday, November 17, at Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Univision will broadcast the ceremony live beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET.
Renowned Dominican artist Juan Luis Guerra '82, who studied jazz composition at Berklee, is up for two awards: Record of the Year, for his song Vale la Pena, and Best Merengue/Bachata Album, for his 2022 release Entre Mar y Palmeras. Javier Lim n, a 10-time Latin Grammy winner and artistic director of Berklee's Mediterranean Music Institute, is one of the producers and songwriters on Alejandro Sanz's 2021 album, Sanz, which is up for Album of the Year. Peruvian singer-songwriter Nicole Zignago '19 was nominated for Best New Artist, and Lewis Pickett B.M. '09 was nominated for Best Engineered Album and Album of the Year for his work on Elsa y Elmar's Ya No Somos Los Mismos.
Berta Rojas, an associate professor in Berklees Guitar Department, received two nominations: Best Classical Album, for her 2022 release, Legado, and Best Classical Contemporary Composition, for the song Anidos Portrait: I. Chacarera.
Since the Latin Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences founded the Latin Grammys in 2000, 48 Berklee alumni have received 114 awards.
Below is a full list of Berklee alumni and faculty Latin Grammy nominees. Please note the list is subject to change as we receive updated information.
Record of the Year
Vale la Pena - Juan Luis Guerra
Juan Luis Guerra '82, record producer
Album of the Year
Ya No Somos Los Mismos - Elsa y Elmar
Elsa Carvajal B.M. '14, album producer, songwriter
Lewis Pickett B.M. '09, album mixer
Alberto Hern ndez B.M. '13, album recording engineer
Felipe Mej a '14, album recording engineer
Sanz - Alejandro Sanz
Javier Lim n, album producer, songwriter
Best New Artist
Nicole Zignago '19
Best Pop Vocal Album
Ya No Somos Los Mismos - Elsa y Elmar
Elsa Carvajal B.M. '14, artist
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Filarm nico 20 A os - Marta G mez
Marta G mez B.M. '02, artist
Best Pop/Rock Song
Qu Voy a Hacer Conmigo??? - Elsa y Elmar
Elsa Carvajal B.M. '14, songwriter
Best Merengue/Bachata Album
Entre Mar y Palmeras - Juan Luis Guerra
Juan Luis Guerra '82, artist
Best Folk Album
La Tierra Llora - Paulina Aguirre
Paulina Aguirre B.M. '21, artist
Flor y Ra z - Pedro Aznar
Pedro Aznar '82, artist
Best Latin Children's Album
Danilo & Chapis, Vol. 2 - Danilo & Chapis
Christina Abaroa '91
Best Classical Album
Legado - Berta Rojas
Berta Rojas, artist
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Anidos Portrait: I. Chacarera - Berta Rojas
Sergio Assad, composer (Berta Rojas)
Best Arrangement
Adoro - Alondra de la Parra and Buika
Marco Godoy B.M. '06, arranger
Cucurrucuc Paloma - Alondra de la Parra and Pitingo
Paul Rubinstein B.M. '06, arranger
Best Recording Package
Bailaora (Mis Pies Son Mi Voz) - Siudy Garrido
Adolfo Herrera '03, art director
Best Engineered Album
Ya No Somos Los Mismos - Elsa y Elmar
Lewis Pickett B.M. '09, mixer
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Berklee Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2022 Latin Grammy Awards Juan Luis Guerra, Berta Rojas, Javier Lim n, Nicole Zignago, and Paulina Aguirre are among this years nominees.
