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List of South African Grammy Award winners and nominees

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South Africa has won a total of 32 Grammy Awards from 113 nominations. Africa had its first Grammy Award winner when South African recording artist Miriam Makeba won the Best Folk Recording for An Evening With Belafonte/Makeba in 1966 at the 8th Annual Grammy Awards.[1]

A black and white image of Miriam Makeba performing in 1978
Miriam Makeba was the first African to win a Grammy Award.
A young woman wearing a neon yellow dress and a diamond necklace.
Tyla became the youngest African to win a Grammy after receiving the inaugural Best African Music Performance.

South Africa produced twelve Grammy Award winners. Phil Ramone is the most honoured with fourteen accolades, followed by Ladysmith Black Mambazo with five.[2] In 2024, Tyla was named the youngest African soloist to win a Grammy after receiving the inaugural Best African Music Performance for "Water" at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards.[3]

1960s and 1970s

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Year[a] Category Recipient(s) or nominee(s) Work Result Ref.
1961 Best New Artist of 1960 Miriam Makeba Nominated [4]
Best Performance - Folk Miriam Makeba Miriam Makeba Nominated
Best Vocal Performance Album, Female Nominated
1964 Best Folk Recording The World of Miriam Makeba Nominated
Best Vocal Performance, Female Nominated
1965 Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical Phil Ramone Getz/Gilberto Won [5]
Best Folk Recording Miriam Makeba The Voice of Africa Nominated [4]
1966 Best Folk Recording An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba Miriam Makeba Won [4]
1967 Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical Phil Ramone Presenting Thad Jones/Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra Nominated [5]
Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones/Mel Lewis, the Jazz Orchestra Nominated
1969 Best Contemporary-Pop Performance, Instrumental Hugh Masekela Grazing in the Grass Nominated [6]
1970 Best Score From An Original Cast Show Album Phil Ramone Promises, Promises Won [5]
1974 Pippin Nominated
Cyrano Nominated
Album of the Year There Goes Rhymin' Simon Nominated
1975 Best Score From the Original Cast Show Album The Magic Show Nominated
1976 Album of the Year Still Crazy After All These Years Won
Best Cast Show Album Chicago Nominated
1977 Record of the Year "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" Nominated
1978 "Evergreen" Nominated
1979 "Just the Way You Are" Won
Producer of the Year Phil Ramone Nominated

1980s

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Year[a] Category Recipient(s) or nominee(s) Work Result Ref.
1980 Album of the Year Phil Ramone 52nd Street Won [5]
1981 Glass Houses Nominated
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical Phil Ramone Won
1983 Album of the Year Phil Ramone The Nylon Curtain Nominated
1984 An Innocent Man Nominated
Best Album Of Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special Flashdance Won
Record of the Year "Maniac" Nominated
Best Cast Show Album Little Shop of Horrors Nominated
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical Phil Ramone Nominated
1985 Best Rock Instrumental Performance Trevor Rabin "Cinema" Won [7]
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal 90124 Nominated
"Owner of a Lonely Heart" Nominated
Grammy Award for Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices "Leave It" Nominated
1987 Best Music Video, Long Form 9012Live: The Solos Nominated
1988 Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal Big Generator Nominated
Best Traditional Folk Recording Ladysmith Black Mambazo Shaka Zulu Won [8]
Journey of Dreams Nominated
Best Musical Cast Show Album Herbert Kretzmer Les Miserables Won [9]
Best R&B Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group Or Soloist) Jonathan Butler "Going Home" Nominated [10]
Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male "Lies" Nominated

1990s

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Year[a] Category Recipient(s) or nominee(s) Work Result Ref.
1990 Best Musical Cast Show Album Hugh Masekela Sarafina! The Music Of Liberation Nominated [6]
1991 Best Recording For Children Ladysmith Black Mambazo How the Leopard Got His Spots Nominated [8]
Best Traditional Folk Recording Classic Tracks Nominated
1994 Best World Music Album Johnny Clegg And Suvuka Heat, Dust and Dreams Nominated [11]
1995 Best Musical Show Album Phil Ramone Passion Won [5]
Best Traditional World Music Album Ladysmith Black Mambazo Liph' Iqiniso Nominated [8]
Best Instrumental Arrangement With Accompanying Vocals Lebo Morake "Circle of Life" Won [12]
1996 Best Music Video, Short Form Dave Matthews "What Would You Say" Nominated [13]
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal Nominated
1997 Best Traditional World Music Album Ladysmith Black Mambazo Thuthukani Ngoxolo (Let's Develop In Peace) Nominated [8]
Best Musical Show Album Phil Ramone A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Nominated [5]
Best Rock Performance By A Duo or Group with Vocal Dave Matthews "So Much to Say" Won [13]
Best Rock Album Crash Nominated
Best Rock Song "Too Much" Nominated
1998 Best Contemporary World Music Album Ladysmith Black Mambazo Heavenly Nominated [8]
Best Rock Album Kevin Shirley Nine Lives Nominated [14]
Best Rock Performance By A Duo or Group with Vocal Dave Matthews "Crash Into Me" Nominated [13]
Best Rock Song Nominated
1999 Best Traditional World Music Album Ladysmith Black Mambazo Live at the Royal Albert Hall Nominated [8]
Best Rock Performance By A Duo or Group with Vocal Dave Matthews "Crash" Nominated [13]
Best Rock Album Before These Crowded Streets Nominated

2000s

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Year[a] Category Recipient(s) or nominee(s) Work Result Ref.
2000 Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals Dave Matthews "Love of My Life" Nominated [13]
2001 Best Musical Show Album Phil Ramone The Wild Party Nominated [5]
Best World Music Album Miriam Makeba Homeland Nominated [4]
Best Traditional Folk Album Ladysmith Black Mambazo Live at the Royal Albert Hall Nominated [8]
2002 Best Musical Album Show Phil Ramone Seussical: The Musical Nominated [5]
Best Rock Performance By A Duo or Group with Vocal Dave Matthews "The Space Between" Nominated [13]
2003 Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Phil Ramone Playin' with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues Won [5]
Best Pop Performance By A Duo or Group with Vocal Dave Matthews "Where Are You Going" Nominated [13]
2004 Best Male Rock Vocal Performance "Gravedigger" Won
2005 Best Surround Sound Album Phil Ramone Genius Loves Company Won [5]
Album of the Year Won
Best Musical Album Show The Boy From Oz Nominated
Best Traditional World Music Album Ladysmith Black Mambazo Raise Your Spirit Higher Won [8]
2006 Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Phil Ramone The Art of Romance Won [5]
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Beyond the Sea Nominated
Best Contemporary World Music Album Ladysmith Black Mambazo No Boundaries Nominated [8]
2007 Long Walk to Freedom Nominated
Best Traditional World Music Album Soweto Gospel Choir Blessed Won [15]
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Phil Ramone Duets: An American Classic Won [5]
2008 Best Traditional World Music Album Soweto Gospel Choir African Spirit Won [15]
2009 Best Traditional World Music Album Ladysmith Black Mambazo Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu Won [8]
Best Contemporary World Music Album Soweto Gospel Choir Live at the Nelson Mandela Theater Nominated [15]

2010s

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Year[a] Category Recipient(s) or nominee(s) Work Result Ref.
2010 Album of the Year Dave Matthews Big Whiskey And The GrooGrux King Nominated [13]
Best Rock Album Nominated
2011 Rock Instrumental Performance Kundalini Bonfire Nominated
Traditional World Music Album Soweto Gospel Choir Grace Nominated [15]
2012 Traditional Pop Vocal Album Phil Ramone Duets II Won [5]
Surround Sound Album An Evening With Dave Grusin Nominated
Best World Music Album Ladysmith Black Mambazo Songs from a Zulu Farm Nominated [8]
2013 Best World Music Album Hugh Maskela Jabulani Nominated [6]
2014 Ladysmith Black Mambazo Live: Singing for Peace Around the World Won [8]
2015 Best New Age Album Wouter Kellerman Winds Of Samsara Won [16]
2016 Best World Music Album Ladysmith Black Mambazo Music from Inala Nominated [8]
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album Wouter Kellerman Love Language Nominated [16]
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song Brenton Brown "Soul on Fire" Nominated [17]
Best Gospel Performance/Song Neville Diedericks "How Awesome Is Our God (Live)" Nominated [18]
2017 Best World Music Album Ladysmith Black Mambazo Walking in the Footsteps of Our Fathers Nominated [8]
2018 Shaka Zulu Revisited: 30th Anniversary Celebration Won
Best Children's Album Songs of Peace & Love for Kids & Parents Around the World Nominated
2019 Best World Music Album Soweto Gospel Choir Freedom Won [15]

2020s

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Year[a] Category Recipient(s) or nominee(s) Work Result Ref.
2020 Best Comedy Album Trevor Noah Son of Patracia Nominated [19]
2022 Best Dance/Electronic Album Black Coffee Subconsciously Won [20]
Best New Age Album Wouter Kellerman Pangaea Nominated [16]
2023 Best Global Music Performance Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini and Nomcebo Zikode "Bayethe" Won [b]
2024 Best African Music Performance Tyla "Water" Won [23]
Musa Keys "Unavailable" Nominated [24]
Best Comedy Album Trevor Noah I Wish You Could Nominated [19]
2025 Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album Wouter Kellerman Triveni Pending [16]
Best Comedy Album Trevor Noah Where Was I Pending [19]
Best Global Music Performance Soweto Gospel Choir "Sunlight to My Soul" Pending [15]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
  2. ^ References for Grammy Awards history of Zakes Bantwini,[21] Nomcebo Zikode,[22] and Wouter Kellerman.[16]

References

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  1. ^ References:
    • "Miriam Makeba Charts & Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 14 March 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
    • "Roger Miller Tops Grammy". Edmonton Journal. 16 March 1966. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
    • "A history of African artists at the Grammys". CNN. 31 January 2024. Archived from the original on 21 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  2. ^ Adams, Mariette (5 February 2024). "Updated: List of South African Grammy Award winners!". The South African. Archived from the original on 21 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  3. ^ Kazeem, Tiléwa (13 February 2024). "South African Singer Tyla Won The Inaugural Best African Music Performance Category At The 2024 GRAMMYs. What Does It Mean For African Music On The Global Stage?". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d "Miriam Makeba (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Phil Ramone (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "Hugh Masekela (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Trevor Rabin (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Ladysmith Black Mambazo (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Herbert Kretzmer (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Jonathan Butler (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Johnny Clegg And Suvuka (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Lebo Morake (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h "Dave Matthews (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  14. ^ "Kevin Shirley (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  15. ^ a b c d e f "Soweto Gospel Choir (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  16. ^ a b c d e "Wouter Kellerman (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  17. ^ "Brenton Brown (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  18. ^ "Neville Diedericks (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  19. ^ a b c "Trevor Noah (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on 17 November 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  20. ^ "Black Coffee (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  21. ^ "Zakes Bantwini (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  22. ^ "Nomcebo Zikode (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on 20 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  23. ^ "Tyla (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  24. ^ "Musa Keys (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on 12 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
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