Miriam Makeba, a key determine in African music historical past, spent a lot of her 76 years selling African tradition globally. The Grammy Awards have more and more acknowledged African music, with the Finest African Music Efficiency class launched lately. This yr, Rema and Tems are nominated for Finest World Music Album, whereas Tems can be up for Finest R&B Tune. Different notable African nominees embrace Angélique Kidjo and Rocky Dawuni for Finest World Music Efficiency. Nigerian-American artist Shaboozey, with a number of nominations, and British Nigerian Jordan Adetunji are additionally within the working. The Grammys proceed to have fun African musical excellence and historical past.
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