BEATrio’s eponymous debut album is nominated for a 2026 GRAMMY Award in the Best Contemporary Instrumental Album category. The band features American banjo player Béla Fleck, Colombian harpist Edmar Castañeda, and Mexican drummer Antonio Sánchez.
In addition to BEATrio, other nominations in the Best Contemporary Instrumental Album category this year are Brightside by ARKAI, Ones & Twos by Gerald Clayton, Just Us by Bob James & Dave Koz, and Shayan by Charu Suri. Results will be announced Feb. 1, 2026, at the 68th GRAMMY Awards.
Castañeda was previously nominated for a Latin GRAMMY in the Best Latin Jazz Album category for his album Family. Read our interview with Castañeda in the January/February 2011 issue of Harp Column.
