The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture congratulates Wouter Kellerman, Nomcebo Zikode and Zakes Bantwini on Grammy win!
The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture wishes to congratulate eminent South African musicians Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini and Nomcebo Zikode who were officially declared Grammy Award winners in the Best Global Music Performance category for their collaboration ‘Bayethe’.
The 65th annual Grammy Awards were held in Los Angeles, California on the 5th of February, and hosted by another South African Trevor Noah. This is a first time Grammy for Department of Sport, Arts and Culture Ambassador, Zikode and a first for Bantwini. This was Kellerman’s 4th nomination and his second Grammy.
The Grammy Award for Best Global Music Performance is an honour presented to recording artists for influential music from around the globe at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honours in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honour artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position”.
South Africa is proud of the great work of art that you continue to churn out with excellence and high levels of creativity without compromising national identity and our beautiful story of a beautiful people, able to rise from the ashes of the past, and rise to conquer against all odds. We salute you on behalf of all the people of this, our beautiful country, South Africa.
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Masechaba Khumalo
Spokesperson (Minister)
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E-mail: MasechabaK@dsac.gov.za
Zimasa Velaphi
Chief Director Comms and Marketing
Tel: 072 172 8925
E-mail: MasechabaK@dsac.gov.za
