It was a night of a thousands stars but for South Africa, the 65th Grammy Awards yesterday morning was an evening of triumph.
Trio Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini, and Nomcebo Zikode took home the gold for their collaborative track, Bayethe, in the category Best Global Music Performance.
Kellerman is no stranger to international accolades and already has four Grammys on his mantelpiece.
Last year, Black Coffee flew the flag when he walked off with a Grammy for Best Dance and Electronic Music Album.
Bantwini and Zikode made their debut on the same night that Beyonce set a record as the most awarded artist of all time.
Bantwini said a gathering at the South African Music Awards (Samas) previously saw the threesome imagine winning a Grammy.
Little did they know, at the time, that the vision would become reality a couple of months later.
He said: "I think the beautiful story is we met with Wouter chatting about this at the South African Music Awards. So we met at the awards in South Africa talking about this particular moment, and it today we're at the Grammys. Come on!"
Kellerman has earned seven Samas and Bantwini received several accolades over the past few months.
He recently won two Samas for highest airplay and best collaboration, he was celebrated with a GQ Award for Musician of the Year last year and he received
a South African Social Media Award for Most Popular Song on South African Social Media.
SA music has been a constant at the Grammy Awards for just over three decades with Bantwini and Zikode joining a small but powerhouse collective of legends, all who have triumphed at one of the toughest awards in the world.
To earn a Grammy, you cannot just be good, you must be exceptional at your craft.
