The Latin Grammy Hall of Fame is a

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established by the

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to recognize "early recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance that were released more than 25 years ago". LARAS is also the same organization that distributes the

Latin Grammy Award The Latin Grammy Awards are an award by The Latin Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the Latin music industry. The Latin Grammy honors works recorded in Spanish or Portuguese from anywhere around the world that has been r ...

s. The albums and songs are picked by a panel of recording-arts professionals, such as

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and historians, and selected from all major categories of

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. The first inductions were made in 2001 to honor 17 recordings. These included

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's "

Oye Como Va "Oye Cómo Va" is a 1962 cha-cha-chá by Tito Puente, originally released on ''El Rey Bravo'' (Tico Records). The song achieved worldwide popularity in 1970, when it was recorded by American rock group Santana for their album ''Abraxas''. This ...

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's rendition of "

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" and the 1948 performance of

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and the

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. The inductions have each occurred six years apart from one another. " La Bamba" by

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were also inducted into the

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in 2000. ''

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'' by

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and

won the

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at the 7th Annual Grammy Awards in 1965. " El Manisero (The Peanut Vendor)" by

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/Descargas'' by

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were inducted into the

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in 2005 and 2012 respectively. "

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" by

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placed second on the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest. Brazilian musician

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is the artist with the most works inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame with four recordings.

Recipients

Each year is linked to an article about the Latin Grammy Awards ceremony of that year.

References

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Recipients

See also

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