South African group,
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, has scooped two nominations for
the 2018 Grammy Awards! The group has been
nominated in the Best World Music category, for
Shaka Zulu Revisited: 30th Anniversary Celebration
and in the Best Children's Album for Songs Of Peace
& Love For Kids & Parents Around The World.
The South African group won their first of several
Grammies in 1988 (for Shaka Zulu) and in 2014,
they shared their fourth Grammy, for Best World Music
Album, with the Gipsy Kings. It was the same year the
band celebrated its 50th anniversary.
They first shot to worldwide fame when they collaborated
on Paul Simon's Grammy-winning album Graceland
in the 1980s.
The 60th Grammy Awards will be held in January 2018.
Both Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar have been nominated for
the most awards. Jay-Z will also be receiving the Icon
award. Bruno Mars has received the third most
nominations. ¡V Source:
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