List of South African Grammy Award winners and nominees
South Africa has won a total of 33 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, a recording engineer, 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]2000s
[edit]2010s
[edit]2020s
[edit]| Year[a] | Category | 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 | Won | [16] |
| Best Comedy Album | Trevor Noah | Where Was I | Nominated | [19] | |
| Best Global Music Performance | Soweto Gospel Choir | "Sunlight to My Soul" | Nominated | [15] |
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ References for Grammy Awards history of Zakes Bantwini,[21] Nomcebo Zikode,[22] and Wouter Kellerman.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.