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AWARDS

2003

Australia: A Helpmann Award, Australia’s prestigious Performing Arts Award, for “Best Contemporary Music Concert”

USA: American Gospel Music Award for “Best Choir”

USA: “Gospel Music Award” (US based) for “Best International Choir”

2007

USA: Grammy Award for their second CD “Blessed”, in the category “Best Traditional World Music”

Sth Africa: SAMA Award (South African Music Association Award) in the Category “Best Live Performance DVD”

Sth Africa: Metro FM Music Award for Best Gospel Album for “African Spirit”, based on nominations submitted by the radio station’s listeners, and the public.

2008

USA: Second Grammy Award for their third album “African Spirit”, in the “Best Traditional World Music” category

Sth Africa: PanSALB Award for Multilingualism and Nation Building, for “Album of the Decade”

2009

Sth Africa: SAMAs (South African Music Awards), Award for “Best Duo or Group”

2010

In April 2010, Soweto Gospel Choir was honoured with the inaugural International Achievement Award, at the SAMAs held at Sun City.

Associated Grammy Award for “Down to Earth” with Peter Gabriel

Nomination for Academy Award for “Down to Earth” from the movie “Wall-E”

2011

Emmy Award for ESPN’s 2010 FIFA World Cup music promos – collaboration with U2

Grammy nomination for “Grace”

Associated Grammy Awards for “Baba Yetu” and “Calling All Dawns” – arranger Chris Tinv

2018

A 5th SAMA (South African Music Award) – 2018 for the album Symphonic Soweto

5th Grammy nomination for Freedom, in Best World Music Category – 2019

2019

3rd Grammy Award for Freedom in the Best Traditional World Music Album category

2020

Best Music Award – Adelaide Fringe Festival

Soweto Gospel Choir and Groove Terminator – History of House

2022 & 2023

Associated Grammy Award for Best New Age Album Divine Tides, Ricky Kej & Stuart Copeland

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