The Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording was awarded from 1976 to 1983. In 1984 other categories such as Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album, Best Tropical Performance and Best Mexican/Mexican American Performance were added to the Latin field.

Best Latin Recording

Year
Winner/s
Album
1983
Machito and His Salsa Big Band '82
Machito
1982
Guajita Pa' La Jeva
Clare Fischer
1981
La Onda Va Bien
Cal Tjader Sextet
1980
Irakere
Irakere
1979
Homenaje a Beny Moré
Tito Puente
1978
Dawn
Mongo Santamaría
1977
Unfinished Masterpiece
Eddie Palmieri
1976
Sun of Latin Music
Eddie Palmieri