Like Kellerman's Triveni, Thandiswa's 2024 release Sankofa is also full of collaborations.
South African flutist Wouter Kellerman has been nominated for a Grammy Award for his collaborative project with Japanese and Indian vocalist Chandrika Tandon.
Nominations for the 67th Annual Grammy Awards were announced Friday, and the Kellermans Triveni ” was selected in the Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album category along with five other nominees.
“I am deeply grateful for this Grammy nomination and honored to share this journey with inspiring artists like Elle and Chandrika,” Kellerman declared.
This category is for albums that contain at least 75% new age vocals or instrumentals.
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7 tracks Triveni Weaving together musical traditions from three continents to create a unique and meditative sonic experience.
“Our goal with Triveni was to create a space for healing and reflection, a meeting place for different cultures, and a place to celebrate the power of music to connect us all,” Kellerman said. .
Other nominees in this category include Ricky Kej dawn break and Chapter 2: Is it so dark before dawn? Written by Anushka Shankar, a British-American muso.
The 67th Annual Grammy Awards will be held live at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on the first Sunday in February.
Kellerman is a 2022 Grammy Award winner for Best Global Music Performance. Bayete Along with fellow South Africans Nomcebo Zikode and Zekes Bantwini.
But the flautist first won a Grammy almost a decade ago, in 2015, for another collaborative project. wind of reincarnationalong with Keji.
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Thandiswa's Sankofa is absent.
Singer-songwriter Thandiswa Mazwai submits latest album Sankofa It was nominated for a Grammy Award, but unfortunately it was not nominated.
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Similar to Kellerman's nominated work, Thandiswa's Sankofa We also focus on collaboration. The album includes songs produced by American singer-songwriter and bassist Mechelle Ndegeocello.
World-renowned musician Ndudduzo Makhatini also features on the 11-track album, which also features West African musicians.
In a recent interview, email and guardian Tandiswa admitted that he is not attached to awards, but the way the project was put together made him feel the urge to submit Sankofa for the next Grammy Awards.
“[Sankofa] It really connects the history between all of us Africans and the Diaspora. [along with] The history of slavery, the history of empire, and the history of our connections.
“With this album, I felt like it was about more people, so it made sense to give it a shot at the Grammys this time,” she asserted.
for the recording of SankofaTandiswa researched the International Library of African Music (ILAM) at Rhodes University, an archive of African sounds.
The word Sankofa comes from the Akan people of Ghana and means “come back and get it.”
The essence of meaning symbolizes going back, so one can move forward.
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Looking back at Africa at Harvard University
Ms. Thandiswa spoke with author and philosopher Dr. Sara Setraelo at Harvard University's Center for African Studies on Tuesday about how her body of work speaks to culture, spirituality, identity, race, gender, and politics. We are planning to have a conversation.
Tandiswa is currently in the United States on tour and is scheduled to perform at New York's (Le) Poisson Rouge (LPR) on Thursday and Boston's Crystal Ballroom the day before.
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