SAT Question 3fd0ab63: Transitions answer and explanation

English - Transitions - Cause Effect Transition
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Voting members of the 2002 Latin Grammys were impressed by Banda Cuisillos’s album Puras Rancheras Con Cuisillos and its contribution to the banda genre, a form of regional Mexican music featuring large ensembles of wind instruments and drums that first developed in southern and central Mexico in the mid-nineteenth century. ______ they awarded the group the Best Banda Album award.
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Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?