Best Traditional World Music Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
African Spirit Soweto Gospel Choir [Shanachie Entertainment]

Best Contemporary World Music Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Djin Djin Angelique Kidjo [Razor & Tie Direct/Starbucks Entertainment]

Best Traditional Folk Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Dirt Farmer Levon Helm [Dirt Farmer Music/Vanguard Records]

Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Washington Square Serenade Steve Earle [New West Records]

Best Traditional Blues Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Last Of The Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live In Dallas Henry James Townsend, Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins, Robert Lockwood, Jr. & David "Honeyboy" Edwards [The Blue Shoe Project]

Best Contemporary Blues Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
The Road To Escondido JJ Cale & Eric Clapton [Reprise Records/Warner Music Group]