{"id":494028,"date":"2025-12-09T13:38:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T17:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/the-latin-grammy-cultural-foundation-reveals-the-winners-of-its-2025-grants\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T13:38:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T17:38:02","slug":"the-latin-grammy-cultural-foundation-reveals-the-winners-of-its-2025-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/entertainment\/the-latin-grammy-cultural-foundation-reveals-the-winners-of-its-2025-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation reveals the winners of its 2025 grants"},"content":{"rendered":"MIAMI, \u2014 The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation\u00ae announced the winners of its 2025 Latin Music Research and Preservation Grant Program. This year, the Foundation awarded a total of $30,000 through six grants supporting projects dedicated to the research and preservation of Latin music. Two of the research and preservation grants have been allocated to the growth and development of vallenato, a commitment by Silvestre Dangond, Latin GRAMMY\u00ae winner and GRAMMY\u00ae nominee.\n\n“Research and preservation allow us to keep the pulse of Latin music by protecting the stories, rhythms, and cultural roots for future generations,” said Raquel “Rocky” Egusquiza, Executive Director of the Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation. “We are honored to support these extraordinary projects and grateful to Silvestre Dangond for his commitment to preserving the legacy of vallenato and ensuring the future of Latin music.”\n\n\n

You may be interested in:<\/strong> Eddy Herrera wins the Latin Grammy for his album \u201cNovato Apostador\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n“Vallenato gave me my voice, my purpose, and my connection to the world,” said Dangond. “Supporting projects that study and preserve its history is a responsibility I carry with pride. If we want this music to continue touching hearts, we must protect the legacy of those who created it.”\n\n\n

Preservation Grants Awarded:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\nJulia S\u00e1nchez, Peru \u2013 Conservation and Preservation of the Musical Heritage of Master Singer-Songwriter Ernesto S\u00e1nchez Fajardo \u201cEl Jilguero del Huascar\u00e1n\u201d. Julia S\u00e1nchez, researcher and cultural manager at the National University of Folklore \u201cJos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Arguedas\u201d, leads the project dedicated to preserving and restoring the phonographic archive of Ernesto S\u00e1nchez Fajardo, \u201cEl Jilguero del Huascar\u00e1n\u201d, a pioneering Andean artist and symbol of Peruvian migration in the 20th century. The initiative aims to restore and digitize 159 recordings of 78 RPM and little-known vinyls that document four decades of the evolution of the huayno as a form of cultural resilience. The project will produce a complete technical inventory, restore and digitize the audio files in high-resolution WAV format, and produce three documentary podcasts for public and academic dissemination.\n\nMiviam Ruiz P\u00e9rez, Mexico \u2013 Preservation and Dissemination of the Unpublished Work of Carlo Borbolla (1902-1990): Living Archive of Caribbean Music. This project aims to preserve and disseminate the unpublished works of the Cuban musicologist Carlo Borbolla T\u00e9llez, whose extensive personal archive includes compositions, writings, and autobiographical documents largely unknown to the public. Led by Dr. Miviam Ruiz P\u00e9rez, the initiative will establish a freely accessible digital repository to promote Borbolla’s legacy through research, interpretation, and musical education in Latin America. Through this effort, the project not only revives Borbolla’s contributions but also deepens the knowledge of the musical and cultural roots that connect genres such as jazz and salsa with their Caribbean origins.\n\nResearch Grants Awarded:<\/strong>\n\nLuis Alvarado, Peru \u2013 The Evolution of the Selv\u00e1tica Gang. Luis Alvarado’s research explores the evolution of the Selv\u00e1tica gang, a defining genre of Peruvian Amazonian popular music. The project analyzes how its transformation through the incorporation of the electric guitar into Amazonian cumbia forged a unique regional identity. It also examines how the genre continues to grow in contemporary jazz and experimental electronic music scenes, illustrating its growing relevance in the dynamic Peruvian musical landscape.\n\nDr. Romy Mart\u00ednez, Netherlands \u2013 Guaran\u00eda in Translation: From Paraguay to Europe Through Music and Language. (Guaran\u00eda en traducci\u00f3n: desde Paraguay a Europa a trav\u00e9s de la m\u00fasica y el lenguaje). This project celebrates the centenary of the Paraguayan musical genre guaran\u00eda, created in 1925 by Jos\u00e9 Asunci\u00f3n Flores and recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2024. Dr. Romy Mart\u00ednez seeks to preserve and disseminate the genre internationally through concerts, research, and intercultural collaboration throughout Northern Europe. By involving new audiences in multicultural and multilingual spaces, the initiative ensures that the guaran\u00eda genre continues to be a living tradition. Creating cultural bridges while honoring the musical legacy of Paraguay.\n\nVallenato Preservation Grant Awarded:<\/strong>\n\nJhojam Rinc\u00f3n, Colombia \u2013 Tiempos Idos \u2013 Apology to Friendship. Jhojam Rinc\u00f3n’s preservation initiative seeks to safeguard the extraordinary sound archive that captures the spontaneity of vallenato parties recorded between 1974 and 1985, with legends like Leandro D\u00edaz, Rafael Escalona and the Zuleta brothers. Collected by collector Juan de Jes\u00fas Celed\u00f3n, the 120 analog cassettes contain unpublished interpretations, improvisations and verses that mark the golden age of Colombian vallenato. Through professional digitization and secure archiving, the project preserves this musical record for future generations.\n\nVallenato Research Grant Awarded:<\/strong>\n\n\u00c1ngela Mar\u00edn Niebles, Colombia \u2013 Women in Vallenato: A Story to Tell. Dr. \u00c1ngela Mart\u00edn Niebles leads a multidisciplinary study to document and celebrate the pioneering women of vallenato music from the early twentieth century. Through historical, anthropological, and musicological research, the project reconstructs the lives and contributions of female composers and artists who have been ignored in a genre predominantly dominated by men. By generating accessible multimedia materials, the project strengthens the cultural memory of Colombia and promotes gender equity in the musical legacy of the nation.\n\nA committee of experts from Latin America, the Iberian Peninsula, and the United States selected the winners from a group of qualified candidates. Since its creation in 2015, the program has awarded more than $285,000 in grants to support projects, including one that has received a Latin GRAMMY and a GRAMMY.\n\n\n

ABOUT SILVESTRE DANGOND:<\/strong>
Silvestre Dangond is a Colombian artist recognized worldwide, especially for having globalized the vallenato genre. In his almost 25 years in the industry, Dangond has won four Latin GRAMMYs\u00ae, including Best Cumbia\/Vallenato Album this year for his most recent LP, El \u00daltimo Baile, in addition to having received a GRAMMY nomination. Dangond recently announced the US leg of his El \u00daltimo Baile Tour, a series of concerts that will take his historic project to major venues across the country in 2026. He has collaborated with artists such as Nicky Jam, Natti Natasha, Car\u00edn Le\u00f3n, Emilia, Sebasti\u00e1n Yatra, Fonseca and Carlos Vives, and frequently works with initiatives in favor of the next generation of vallenato artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABOUT THE LATIN GRAMMY CULTURAL FOUNDATION:<\/strong>
The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation\u00ae is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization established by The Latin Recording Academy\u00ae, with the vision of becoming a world-renowned leader in music education and empowering communities through Latin music and culture. In 2024, the Foundation celebrated its tenth anniversary and, over the past decade, has propelled the next generation of Latin music creators through scholarships, educational programs, and grants that promote Latin music and celebrate its rich cultural legacy. To date, the Foundation has donated more than $13.9 million with the support of members of The Latin Recording Academy, artists, corporate sponsors, and other generous donors. For more information or to make a donation, please visit latingrammyculturalfoundation.org. And follow us @latingrammyfdn on Instagram and Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation on Facebook and LinkedIn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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