South African flautist Wouter Kellerman has brought home another Grammy Award – the most prestigious music award in the world.

Kellerman, also a composer, producer and nine-time South African Music Award winner, was honoured with his third Grammy Award, along with Japanese cellist Eru Matsumoto and Indian vocalist Chandrika Tandon. For their collaboration on the album Triveni, they received the Grammy Award for Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album.

The 2025 Grammy Awards were held in Los Angeles last night.

Wow 🤩 super grateful 🙏❤️❤️ #Grammy #Win dressed by amazing @gertjohan #FlutePainter🎶🎶#WouterKellerman #Blessed #CRYPTO #LOSANGELES pic.twitter.com/f9enOxJnR9

— Wouter Kellerman (@wouterkellerman) February 3, 2025

The three dynamic musicians, from diverse backgrounds, united to create a healing musical experience, blending ancient mantras with the soothing sounds of flute and cello.

Their mission was to explore their cultural roots, find common ground and build bridges between their varied experiences, spreading healing energy globally.

Watch: Behind the harmony: A conversation on the healing journey of Triveni

“Triveni represents the sacred convergence of diverse musical styles, creating a peaceful tapestry of sound that encourages introspection and meditation. Each track serves as a river, flowing into the next, inviting you to the journey within,” is the explanation of the album on Kellerman’s website.

Watch: Triveni album trailer

For a full list of the nominees and winners of the 2025 Grammy Awards click here.

Bayethe collaboration won a Grammy too

In 2023, Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini and Nomcebo Zikode won a Grammy Award for Best Global Music Performance for their collaboration Bayethe.

It was Kellerman’s second Grammy Award and Zikode and Bantwini’s first.

Bayethe, a powerful South African Zulu royal salute of ‘Hail’, inspired the three musicians to create a universal message – a distinct call to action to the world to lighten our loads, to heal and bring peace and happiness, explains Kellerman on his website.

Woohooo we won the GRAMMY for the ‘Best Global Performance’ for our song ‘Bayethe’ a collaboration with @Nomcebozikode and @ZakesBantwiniSA … proudly South African 😍 @MorningLiveSABC @Anele @DStv #GRAMMYs #FlutePainter🎶🎶 #WouterKellerman pic.twitter.com/hfseEhwM81

— Wouter Kellerman (@wouterkellerman) February 6, 2023

His album, Winds of Samsara, a collaboration with Indian composer Ricky Kej, won a Grammy Award for Best New Age Album in 2015.

Kellerman has certainly come a long way since his first appearance as a soloist with the Johannesburg Symphony Orchestra in 1981.

Whether it’s his strikingly original flute playing that moviegoers hear on the soundtrack of the Emmy Award-winning film, Eye of the Leopard, or his own compositions, his work is simply unforgettable.