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]

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Miriam Makeba was the first African to win a Grammy Award.
Tyla became the youngest African to win a Grammy after receiving the inaugural Best African Music Performance. Tyla for Vogue 2024 01.jpg
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

Year [a] CategoryRecipient(s) or nominee(s)WorkResultRef.
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, FemaleNominated
1965 Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical Phil Ramone Getz/Gilberto Won [5]
Best Folk RecordingMiriam Makeba The Voice of Africa Nominated [4]
1966 Best Folk Recording An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba Miriam MakebaWon [4]
1967 Best Engineered Recording - Non-ClassicalPhil 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
CyranoNominated
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 RamoneNominated

1980s

Year [a] CategoryRecipient(s) or nominee(s)WorkResultRef.
1980 Album of the Year Phil Ramone 52nd Street Won [5]
1981 Glass Houses Nominated
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical Phil RamoneWon
1983 Album of the YearPhil 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-ClassicalPhil RamoneNominated
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

Year [a] CategoryRecipient(s) or nominee(s)WorkResultRef.
1990 Best Musical Cast Show AlbumHugh Masekela Sarafina! The Music Of Liberation Nominated [6]
1991 Best Recording For Children Ladysmith Black MambazoHow the Leopard Got His SpotsNominated [8]
Best Traditional Folk RecordingClassic TracksNominated
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 MambazoLiph' IqinisoNominated [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 VocalNominated
1997 Best Traditional World Music AlbumLadysmith Black MambazoThuthukani Ngoxolo (Let's Develop In Peace)Nominated [8]
Best Musical Show AlbumPhil Ramone A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Nominated [5]
Best Rock Performance By A Duo or Group with VocalDave 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 MambazoHeavenlyNominated [8]
Best Rock Album Kevin Shirley Nine Lives Nominated [14]
Best Rock Performance By A Duo or Group with VocalDave Matthews"Crash Into Me"Nominated [13]
Best Rock SongNominated
1999 Best Traditional World Music AlbumLadysmith Black MambazoLive at the Royal Albert HallNominated [8]
Best Rock Performance By A Duo or Group with VocalDave Matthews"Crash"Nominated [13]
Best Rock Album Before These Crowded Streets Nominated

2000s

Year [a] CategoryRecipient(s) or nominee(s)WorkResultRef.
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 AlbumMiriam Makeba Homeland Nominated [4]
Best Traditional Folk Album Ladysmith Black Mambazo Live at the Royal Albert Hall Nominated [8]
2002 Best Musical Album ShowPhil Ramone Seussical: The Musical Nominated [5]
Best Rock Performance By A Duo or Group with VocalDave 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 VocalDave 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 YearWon
Best Musical Album Show The Boy From Oz Nominated
Best Traditional World Music AlbumLadysmith Black Mambazo Raise Your Spirit Higher Won [8]
2006 Best Traditional Pop Vocal AlbumPhil 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 AlbumLadysmith Black Mambazo No Boundaries Nominated [8]
2007 Long Walk to Freedom Nominated
Best Traditional World Music Album Soweto Gospel Choir BlessedWon [15]
Best Traditional Pop Vocal AlbumPhil Ramone Duets: An American Classic Won [5]
2008 Best Traditional World Music AlbumSoweto Gospel ChoirAfrican SpiritWon [15]
2009 Best Traditional World Music AlbumLadysmith Black Mambazo Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu Won [8]
Best Contemporary World Music AlbumSoweto Gospel ChoirLive at the Nelson Mandela TheaterNominated [15]

2010s

Year [a] CategoryRecipient(s) or nominee(s)WorkResultRef.
2010 Album of the YearDave Matthews Big Whiskey And The GrooGrux King Nominated [13]
Best Rock AlbumNominated
2011 Rock Instrumental Performance Kundalini Bonfire Nominated
Traditional World Music AlbumSoweto Gospel ChoirGraceNominated [15]
2012 Traditional Pop Vocal Album Phil Ramone Duets II Won [5]
Surround Sound Album An Evening With Dave GrusinNominated
Best World Music AlbumLadysmith Black MambazoSongs from a Zulu FarmNominated [8]
2013 Best World Music AlbumHugh Maskela Jabulani Nominated [6]
2014 Ladysmith Black MambazoLive: Singing for Peace Around the WorldWon [8]
2015 Best New Age Album Wouter Kellerman Winds Of SamsaraWon [16]
2016 Best World Music AlbumLadysmith Black MambazoMusic from InalaNominated [8]
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album Wouter KellermanLove LanguageNominated [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 AlbumLadysmith Black MambazoWalking in the Footsteps of Our FathersNominated [8]
2018 Shaka Zulu Revisited: 30th Anniversary CelebrationWon
Best Children's AlbumSongs of Peace & Love for Kids & Parents Around the WorldNominated
2019 Best World Music AlbumSoweto Gospel ChoirFreedomWon [15]

2020s

Year [a] CategoryRecipient(s) or nominee(s)WorkResultRef.
2020 Best Comedy Album Trevor Noah Son of PatraciaNominated [19]
2022 Best Dance/Electronic Album Black Coffee Subconsciously Won [20]
Best New Age AlbumWouter KellermanPangaeaNominated [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 AlbumTrevor NoahI Wish You CouldNominated [19]
2025 Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album Wouter KellermanTriveniPending [16]
Best Comedy AlbumTrevor NoahWhere Was IPending [19]
Best Global Music PerformanceSoweto Gospel Choir"Sunlight to My Soul"Pending [15]

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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]

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