Arturo Sandoval is being feted for his lifetime of work…
The 73-year-old Cuban jazz trumpeter, pianist, timbalero and composer is among the honorees selected by the Latin Recording Academy to receive this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Sandoval’s life was the subject of the film For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000) starring Andy García.
He has won 4 Grammy Awards, Billboard Awards and one Emmy Award. He has performed at the White House and at the Super Bowl (1995).
Other Lifetime Achievement Award honorees include Ana Torroja, Mijares, Carmen Linares, Simone and Soda Stereo.
Additionally, Alex Acuña, Gustavo Santaolalla and Wisón Torres will receive the Trustees Award.
“We are extremely honored for the opportunity to recognize these great figures of Ibero-America, whose musical legacy continues to inspire new generations,” Manuel Abud, CEO of The Latin Recording Academy, said in a statement. “We look forward to celebrating their virtuoso careers during Latin GRAMMY® Week in Sevilla this coming November.”
The Lifetime Achievement Award, according the Academy, is presented to performers who have “made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to Latin music and its communities.”
Meanwhile, the Trustees Award is given to individuals who have made “significant contributions to Latin music during their careers in ways other than performance.” Both are voted on by the Latin Recording Academy’s Board of Trustees.
The honorees will be celebrated at a private event on November 12 at the Teatro Lope de Vega in Seville, Spain during Latin Grammys week.
In May, the Latin Grammys announced that the 24th edition of the awards ceremony will take place in Spain on November 16 at the Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones — marking the first time the ceremony will be held outside the United States. As in previous years, Latin Grammy Week will include Person of the Year gala, the Special Awards ceremony, a Leading Ladies of Entertainment luncheon, among other events.
The nominations for the 2023 Latin Grammys will be announced on September 19.