The organisers of the prominent Grammy Awards haveput forward a list of African musicians who have gone home with a golden gramophone.

This move is done ahead of the 66th Grammy Awards which will be happening on February 4, 2023.

The ceremony would stream live on CBS and on-demand on Paramount +

In the list, the late South African singer, Miriam Makeba, came first as the first African to win a Grammy award in 1966 for ˜Best Folk Recording(with Harry Belafonte) followed by Nigerian pop singer, Sade Adu, who became the first Nigerian to bag the award in 1986 for ˜Best New Artist.

The second to last name on its list was Burna Boy, who won the award for ˜Best Global Music Album in 2021.

The list of only 10 names, however, did not carry Nigerian singers, Wizkid and Tems which has caused a stir online.

Wizkidin 2021, won his first-ever Grammy award for his role in ˜Brown Skin Girl, a 2019 song by Beyonce in the ˜Best Music Video category while in 2022 Tems won her first-ever Grammy award in the ˜Best Melodic Rap Performance category for her role in ˜Wait for U, the hit song by Future featuring Drake.

Below is the full list:

1. Miriam Makeba (South Africa) - Best Folk Recording (with Harry Belafonte) “ 1966

2. Sade Adu (Nigeria/UK) - Best New Artist “ 1986

3. Ali Farka Touré (Mali) - Best World Music Album “ 1994

4. Cesária Évora (Cape Verde) - Best Contemporary World Music Album “ 2004

5. Youssou NDour (Senegal) - Best Contemporary World Music Album “ 2005

6. Angélique Kidjo (Benin/France) - Best Contemporary World Music Album “ 2008

7. RedOne (Morocco) - Best Dance/Electronic Album “ 2010

8. Tinariwen (Mali/Algeria/Libya) - Best World Music Album “ 2012

9. Burna Boy (Nigeria) - Best Global Music Album “ 2021

10. Black Coffee (South Africa) “ Best Dance/ Electronic Album - 2022

Speaking on Burna Boy, the award organisers wrote: Femi Kuti, King Sunny Adé, Babatunde Olatunji, and his rival WizKid had all received GRAMMY nods before Burna Boy became the first Nigerian male artist to grab a golden gramophone for original work. The Afrobeats megastar earned the prize for Best World Music Album in 2021 for his album Twice as Tall.

It was reported that Burna Boy aside from being a nominee, would be performing on stage on Sunday in Los Angeles during the show alongside other artists including Luke Combs, Travis Scott, Billie Eillish, Dua Lipa, and Olivia Rodrigo amongst others.(Nation)