"Folk Roots album of the Year"
* 1986 "Graceland" by Paul Simon
* 1987 "Soro" by Salif Keita
* 1988 "Amnesia" by Richard Thompson
* 1989 "Djam Leelii" by Baaba Maal and Mansour Seck
* 1992 "Lam Toro" by Baaba Maal
* 1993 "A Meeting By the River" by Ry Cooder and V.M. Bhatt
* 1994 "Waterson:Carthy" by Waterson:Carthy
* 1995 "Kate Rusby and Kathryn Roberts" by Kate Rusby and Kathryn Roberts
* 1996 "Norma Waterson" by Norma Waterson
* 1997 "Buena Vista Social Club" by Buena Vista Social Club
fRoots album of the year
* 1998 "Red Rice" by Eliza Carthy
* 1999 "Kulanjan" by Taj Mahal and Toumani Diabaté
* 2000 "Wanita" by Rokia Traoré
Last updated on 09/02/2008