Unlike the main Grammy Awards, the Latin Grammy Academy nominates great music from around the world that may not be well-known in the U.S. Take, for instance, Diego Amador: a young pianist who's heir to a major flamenco dynasty.

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Pippin is the young son of Charlemagne, and heir to the throne, but that's not enough for him: He's desperate to find a meaningful role in life (his own "Corner of the Sky, " to quote his opening song.) On Broadway, John Rubinstein (son of pianist Arthur) imbued the role with a sweet, almost absent-minded innocence.

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