# 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.
South Africa produced twelve Grammy Award winners. Phil Ramone is the most honoured with fourteen accolades, followed by Ladysmith Black Mambazo with five. 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.

## 1960s and 1970s

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

## 1980s

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

## 1990s

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

## 2000s

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

## 2010s

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

## 2020s

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

## Footnotes

* 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.
* ↑ References for Grammy Awards history of Zakes Bantwini, Nomcebo Zikode, and Wouter Kellerman.