List of South African Grammy Award winners and nominees
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]
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
[edit]1980s
[edit]1990s
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]References
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- "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "Miriam Makeba (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Trevor Rabin (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Herbert Kretzmer (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Jonathan Butler (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Johnny Clegg And Suvuka (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Lebo Morake (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Dave Matthews (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Kevin Shirley (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e "Wouter Kellerman (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Brenton Brown (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Neville Diedericks (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Black Coffee (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Zakes Bantwini (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Nomcebo Zikode (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on 20 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Tyla (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Musa Keys (Grammy Awards history)". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on 12 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.