Halala! Zakes Bantwini, Nomcebo, Kellerman win Grammy [watch]

Halala! Zakes Bantwini, Nomcebo, Kellerman win Grammy [watch]Yet another Grammy Award is coming to SA after Zakes Bantwini, Nomcebo Zikode and Wouter Kellerman clinched one for Bayethe'.

by Nokuthula Ngcobo

06-02-2023 07:38

in Music

South African artists Zakes Bantwini, Nomcebo Zikode and Wouter Kellerman won a Grammy award for Best Global Music Performance for their collaboration Bayethe'. Image via @wouterkellerman/Twitter

The South African flag is flying high after South African artists Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini and Nomcebo Zikode won a Grammy award for Best Global Music Performance for their collaboration song titled Bayethe.

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The 65th annual Grammy Awards were held on Sunday, 5 February, in Los Angeles California and hosted by another South African Trevor Noah.

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South African Grammy winners Zakes Bantwini, Nomcebo Zikode and Wouter Kellerman. Image: wouterkellerman.org. ZAKES BANTWINI, NOMCEBO ZIKODE AND WOUTER KELLERMAN BAG GRAMMY AWARD Taking to the Grammys stage, Kellerman thanked Zakes and Nomcebo for the collaboration.

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Thank you so much. This is such a beautiful moment, on the road to sharing South African music and culture with the world. Thank you Nomcebo, thank you Zakes for your incredible creativity. Thanks to Tulsi Pillay my manager and friend who stood with me. Thanks to JB and all the musicians who worked on the album. Thanks to you all my peers who've supported us I'll never forget it, he said.

Zakes Bantwini added: I just want to say, we are coming from Africa, South Africa. And this moment right here to anybody who's in Africa just proves and affirms that every dream is valid. And I wanna say thank you very much to the academy and thank you very much to each and everyon. Every child in the ghetto, in the village, just know it's possible.

Concluding their speech, Nomcebo sang a portion of her biggest song to date, Jerusalema, before thanking her family and team.

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This is flautist Kellerman's 4th Grammy nomination and second win. Both Zakes and Nomcebo were winning it for the first time.

The SA trio was up against Nigeria's Burna Boy, USA's Matt B, Ghana's Rocky Dawuni, Uganda's Eddy Kenzo and Pakistan's Arooj Aftab.

WE WON THE GRAMMY! Congrats @wouterkellerman @ZakesBantwiniSA @Nomcebozikode Best Global Music Performance- Courtesy Jen Su reporting via CBS | GRAMMYs for Entertainment News #GRAMMYs #Grammy #SouthAfrica #wouterkellerman #zakesbantwini #nomcebozikode pic.twitter.com/Q3wBsf9ys4

Jennifer Su (Jen Su) (@jennifer_su) February 5, 2023

Look at God!!! From Hammarsdale to the world!

I never imagined that God would take me to such heights and platforms!

I want to give a special shoutout to my fans @wouterkellerman, @tholsi_pillay, @zakesbantwini @sibo_the_zulu @fraserselwyn @gertjohan #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/gFPSArX49B

Nomcebo Zikode (@Nomcebozikode) February 5, 2023

THE DAY BEFORE THE BIG WIN According to Sunday Times, Zakes, Kellerman and Nomcebo were honoured on Saturday at an African nominees brunch at Spring Place in Beverly Hills, California.

The Osama hitmaker, who announced last year that he will be retiring as a recording artist, said that he has been hard at work in the studio and networking

Being in LA for the Grammys and being able to network and connect with other fellow African artists, music executives, and entrepreneurs is such an amazing thing, said Zakes.

I've been busy here with meetings with music executives, taking part in a Grammy Week panel discussion at the Grammy Museum, and later today I'm going to the studio to do some song programming and writing music - and of course getting ready for the big night.

Took me 17 years to find my path,

I have no words to express the emotions and grace that have come over me.

This moment is owed to my late Mother & Father.

I'm grateful

Unkulu' Nkulu uNumber 1!!!!

#roadtothegrammys pic.twitter.com/FLhi2OmzTT

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