Miami, FL. – Fresh off his two 2023 Latin GRAMMY® nominations for his album Escalona: Nunca Se Había Grabado Así, bringing his total career nomination count to 40, multi-platinum certified singer- songwriter Carlos Vives celebrates receiving a 2024 GRAMMY® nomination for the album, under “Best Tropical Latin Album.” The 66th annual GRAMMY® Awards are set to take place on February 4th, 2024, in Los Angeles at Crypto.com Arena.
2024 GRAMMY®
Best Tropical Latin Album: Escalona Nunca Se Había Grabado Así
2023 LATIN GRAMMY®
Album of the Year: Escalona Nunca Se Había Grabado Así
Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album: Escalona Nunca Se Había Grabado Así
Escalona: Nunca Se Había Grabado Así is an album that explores 12 of Rafael Escalona’s most memorable compositions. The journey to his roots began with the search of a special notebook that contained, in the form of a literary diary, new compositions for Escalona’s classics. The modern production includes the discoveries and sound connections that were protagonists in the Colombian music revolution.
The album is a 30 year journey to Vives’ roots and to the milestone that made him one of the leading voices in the Colombian sound of the world for 3 decades. He starred in the TV series inspired by the life and work of Rafael Escalona, writer of Vallenato folklore anthems, such as, “El Testamento,” “Jaime Molina,” “La Casa en el Aire,” and much more.
Earlier this week, Vives wrapped the US leg of his “El Tour de los 30,” a celebration of his three-decade long career. The 10-city run, which followed a successful trek through Latin America earlier this year, was filled with SOLD-OUT shows in New York, Miami, Orlando, Washington and Boston, and is set to wrap at El Campín Stadium in Bogotá, Colombia on December 15th. The euphoric nights have had fans singing along with Vives from start to finish, bringing the songs that have made him one of the most important Latin music artists in the world to life.
