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2011 Reggae Grammy Winner

The Best Reggae Album Grammy Award for 2011 went to Buju Banton - Before The Dawn [Amazon | iTunes]. The announcement was made on February 13, 2011 at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, USA.

The Losing nominees were:
Gregory Isaacs & King Isaac – Isaacs Meets Isaac [ iTunes ]
Lee “Scratch” Perry – Revelation [ Amazon | iTunes ]
Bob Sinclair And Sly & Robbie – Made In Jamaica [ Amazon | iTunes ]
Sly & Robbie & The Taxi Gang – One Pop Reggae + [ Amazon | iTunes ]
Andrew Tosh – Legacy: An Acoustic Tribute To Peter Tosh [ Amazon | iTunes ]

Recent Reggae Grammy Award Winners

2010 - Stephen Marley for Mind Control (Acoustic)

2009 - Burning Spear for Jah Is Real

2008 - Stephen Marley for Mind Control

2007 - Ziggy Marley for Love Is My Religion

2006 - Damian Marley for Welcome to Jamrock

2005 - Toots & the Maytals for True Love

2004 - Sean Paul for Dutty Rock

Did You Know?

  • From 1985 to 1991, the award was called the Grammy Award for "Best Reggae Recording"
     
  • From 1992 onwards it was known as the Grammy Award for the "Best Reggae Album"
     
  • Black Uhuru won the first Reggae Grammy award in 1985 for Anthem
     
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