Larry & Joe is Larry Bellorín and Joe Troop. Their debut album, Nuevo South Train, is eligible for several GRAMMY Awards®. Please consider Nuevo South Train while determining your votes for the following nine (9) categories:

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

NEW ARTIST

FOLK ALBUM

Engineered, mixed, mastered by Jason Richmond.
Produced by Charlie Hunter

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (non-classical)

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AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE

AMERICAN ROOTS SONG

Nuevo South Train was written by Joe Troop.
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Gabanjo was composed by Larry Bellorín (harp) and Joe Troop (banjo) in a traditional llanera form, the gabán.
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GLOBAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE

INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION

Caballo Viejo was the first Venezuelan song to win a Latin GRAMMY. Written and composed by Simón Díaz, Joe Troop’s arrangement on the five-string banjo gives new life to this beloved llanera standard.
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ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTS AND VOCALS

Cover photography by Samantha Everette. Design by Krysta Oelhafen. Neon by DJ Neon.