The top honors for Best Traditional World Music were awarded Sunday night at the 49th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles to the Soweto Gospel Choir for its CD,  Blessed. Record producer, Scientologist, Robin Hogarth, was inspired in his work by L. Ron Hubbard's vision of the potential of Southern Africa.

"We are thrilled at this honor. It's every musician's dream and for us the dream has come true," said the choir's Executive Producer Beverly Bryer, who accepted the award in Los Angeles along with the choir's Musical Director Lucas Bok, Choir Master David Mulovhedzi and Record Producer Robin Hogarth. "How proud we all feel in bringing the Grammy home to share with the nation."

"This is a tremendous honor for the choir and all who worked so hard on the album, and for South Africa," said Robin Hogarth, the producer of the album. "The importance of this cannot be underestimated."

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