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The following is a list of Grammy Awards winners and nominees from South Africa:
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The following is a list of Grammy Awards winners and nominees from South Africa:
| Year [a] | Category | Recipient(s) or nominee(s) | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical | Phil Ramone | Getz/Gilberto | Won | [1] |
| 1967 | Presenting Thad Jones/Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra | Nominated | |||
| Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones/Mel Lewis, the Jazz Orchestra | Nominated | ||||
| 1970 | Best Score From An Original Cast Show Album | Promises, Promises | Won | ||
| 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 | |||
| Year [a] | Category | Recipient(s) or nominee(s) | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Best Recording For Children | Ladysmith Black Mambazo | How the Leopard Got His Spots | Nominated | [3] |
| Best Traditional Folk Recording | Classic Tracks | Nominated | |||
| 1994 | Best World Music Album | Johnny Clegg And Suvuka | Heat, Dust and Dreams | Nominated | [4] |
| 1995 | Best Musical Show Album | Phil Ramone | Passion | Won | [1] |
| Best Traditional World Music Album | Ladysmith Black Mambazo | Liph' Iqiniso | Nominated | ||
| 1996 | Best Traditional World Music Album | Gift of the Tortoise | Nominated | ||
| Best Music Video, Short Form | Dave Matthews | "What Would You Say" | Nominated | [5] | |
| Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal | Nominated | ||||
| 1997 | Best Traditional World Music Album | Ladysmith Black Mambazo | Thuthukani Ngoxolo | Nominated | |
| Best Musical Show Album | Phil Ramone | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | Nominated | [1] | |
| Best Rock Performance By A Duo or Group with Vocal | Dave Matthews | "So Much to Say" | Won | [5] | |
| Best Rock Album | Crash | Nominated | |||
| Best Rock Song | "Too Much" | Nominated | |||
| 1998 | Best Contemporary World Music Album | Ladysmith Black Mambazo | Heavenly | Nominated | |
| Best Rock Performance By A Duo or Group with Vocal | Dave Matthews | "Crash Into Me" | Nominated | [5] | |
| Best Rock Song | Nominated | ||||
| 1999 | Best Traditional World Music Album | Ladysmith Black Mambazo | Live at the Royal Albert Hall | Nominated | |
| Best Rock Performance By A Duo or Group with Vocal | Dave Matthews | "Crash" | Nominated | [5] | |
| Best Rock Album | Before These Crowded Streets | Nominated |
| Year [a] | Category | Recipient(s) or nominee(s) | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals | Dave Matthews | "Love of My Life" | Nominated | [5] |
| 2001 | Best Musical Show Album | Phil Ramone | The Wild Party | Nominated | [1] |
| Best World Music Album | Miriam Makeba | Homeland | Nominated | ||
| 2002 | Best Musical Album Show | Phil Ramone | Seussical: The Musical | Nominated | [1] |
| Best Rock Performance By A Duo or Group with Vocal | Dave Matthews | "The Space Between" | Nominated | [5] | |
| 2003 | Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album | Phil Ramone | Playin' with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues | Won | [1] |
| Best Pop Performance By A Duo or Group with Vocal | Dave Matthews | "Where Are You Going" | Nominated | [5] | |
| 2004 | Best Male Rock Vocal Performance | "Gravedigger" | Won | ||
| 2005 | Best Surround Sound Album | Phil Ramone | Genius Loves Company | Won | [1] |
| 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 | ||
| 2006 | Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album | Phil Ramone | The Art of Romance | Won | [1] |
| Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | Beyond the Sea | Nominated | |||
| Best Contemporary World Music Album | No Boundaries | Nominated | |||
| 2007 | Ladysmith Black Mambazo | Long Walk to Freedom | Nominated | ||
| Best Traditional World Music Album | Soweto Gospel Choir | Blessed | Won | ||
| Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album | Phil Ramone | Duets: An American Classic | Won | [1] | |
| 2008 | Best Traditional World Music Album | Soweto Gospel Choir | African Spirit | Won | |
| 2009 | Best World Music Album | Ladysmith Black Mambazo | Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu | Won |
| 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 | [5] |
| Best Rock Album | Nominated | ||||
| 2011 | Rock Instrumental Performance | Kundalini Bonfire | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | Traditional Pop Vocal Album | Phil Ramone | Duets II | Won | [1] |
| Surround Sound Album | An Evening With Dave Grusin | Nominated | |||
| Best World Music Album | Ladysmith Black Mambazo | Songs from a Zulu Farm | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | Best World Music Album | Hugh Maskela | Jabulani | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Best World Music Album | Ladysmith Black Mambazo | Live: Singing for Peace Around the World | Won | [b] |
| 2015 | Best New Age Album | Wouter Kellerman | Winds Of Samsara | Won | [6] |
| 2016 | Best World Music Album | Ladysmith Black Mambazo | Music from Inala [c] | Nominated | |
| Best Contemporary Instrumental Album | Wouter Kellerman | Love Language | Nominated | [6] | |
| 2017 | Best World Music Album | Ladysmith Black Mambazo | Walking in the Footsteps of Our Fathers | Nominated | |
| 2018 | Best World Music Album | Ladysmith Black Mambazo | Shaka Zulu Revisited: 30th Anniversary Celebration | Won |
| Year [a] | Category | Recipient(s) or nominee(s) | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Best Dance/Electronic Album | Black Coffee | Subconsciously | Won | [7] |
| Best New Age Album | Wouter Kellerman | Pangaea | Nominated | [6] | |
| 2023 | Best Global Music Performance | Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini and Nomcebo Zikode | "Bayethe" | Won | [d] |
| 2024 | Best African Music Performance | Tyla | "Water" | Won | [10] |
| Musa Keys | "Unavailable" | Nominated | [11] | ||
| 2025 | Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album | Wouter Kellerman | Triveni | Pending | [6] |
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