Birth name Wouter Kellerman Name Wouter Kellerman Occupation(s) Musician, composer Role Musical composer | Years active 1981–present Parents Pieter Kellerman Website wouterkellerman.com | |
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Born 20 September 1961 (age 62)
Johannesburg, South Africa ( 1961-09-20 ) Genres World, Roots, Classical, Jazz, Instrumental Instruments Flute, "c" flute (traverse flute), Bass Flute, Fife, Alto Flute, Bansuri (Indian Flute) Albums Winds of Samsara, Two Voices, Love Language, Mzansi, Half Moon, Timeless, COLOUR Awards Grammy Award for Best New Age Album Nominations Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album Similar People Ricky Kej, McCoy Mrubata, Beatenberg, Lulu Dikana, Bittereinder | ||
Wouter kellerman half moon
Wouter Kellerman (born 20 September 1961) is a Grammy Award-winning South African flautist, producer and composer who has won six South African Music Awards. Using his classical training as a foundation, Kellerman has focused his attention on World and Roots music, exploring the versatility of the instrument and fusing classical and contemporary sounds.
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- Wouter kellerman half moon
- Grammy award winner winds of samsara longing ricky kej and wouter kellerman love song
- Performance Highlights
- Philanthropy
- Albums
- References
Kellerman received a Grammy Award at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards for his 2014 album Winds of Samsara, a collaboration with Indian composer and producer Ricky Kej. Winds of Samsara reached No. 1 on the US New Age Album Billboard Charts and also peaked at No. 1 on the ZMR (Zone Music Reporter) Top 100 Radio Airplay Chart in the month of July 2014.
Kellerman’s latest album 'Love Language’ (2015) received a Grammy® Nomination for 'Best Contemporary Instrumental Album', and won a SAMA for 'Best Instrumental and/or Classical Album'. It debuted at nr. 1 on the World Music Billboard charts in July 2015. This album also featured at No. 1 on the ZMR Top 100 International Radio Airplay Chart in August 2015, and spent 11 weeks in the CMJ New World Top 40 Chart, peaking at nr. 12.
Kellerman's albums were mixed by Grammy Award–winning sound engineer S. Husky Höskulds and have been released in South Africa, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Australia, Taiwan and the US.
Grammy award winner winds of samsara longing ricky kej and wouter kellerman love song
Performance Highlights
Kellerman's flute-playing can be heard on the soundtrack of the Emmy Award-winning film Eye of the Leopard.
Philanthropy
Kellerman has sponsored the living expenses of 10 children in the SOS Children's Village in Ennerdale, South Africa for the past 15 years and has also financed the building of a house in the SOS Children's Village in Rustenburg. For his continued efforts in helping give these children a better life, Kellerman was nominated by the SOS Children's Villages for the 2007 Inyathelo Special Recognition Award for Philanthropy. He continues to facilitate the teaching of young dance and music students.
Wouter is a Musical Ambassador for Project Peace on Earth