The 66th Grammy Awards nominations featured prominent ... While African artists have previously won Grammys, including Miriam Makeba in 1966 and Burna Boy in 2021, it’s essential to highlight ...

The first Grammy Awards ceremony was in 1959, the same year South African star Miriam Makeba first toured the US. In 1960 the Best Folk Performance category was added. This was the key.

Grammy-nominated jazz artist, Somi perfoms her new album Zenzile, The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba in honor of the late South African singer Miriam Makeba. [REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko] Late South ...