The biggest night in music, the South African Music Awards (SAMAs) took place on Saturday, October 2 and some of the biggest names in music were celebrated.
Presenter Minnie Dlamini was the host of the evening and made sure to pay homage to some of South Africa’s biggest names such as Tyla and even Doja Cat – who has a South African father actor, Dumisani Dlamini.
Potelwa is no stranger to award ceremonies, but at the SAMAs main show, she owned her throne and firmly took her place at the table of Mzansi’s top presenters.
South Africa’s international singing sensation Tyla was again a big winner at a local award ceremony. In absentia, she won Female Artist of the Year, Newcomer of the Year and Best Pop Album for her self-titled debut album.
Tyla also received the International Achievement Award. Her acceptance speech was played as she couldn’t make it to the awards as she was shooting a music video.
Kabza De Small’s collaborative album “Isimo” with Mthunzi keeps reaping the rewards. They won Album of the Year, Duo/Group of the Year and Best Amapiano Album.
Mthunzi collected the awards solo without the amapiano pioneer Kabza De Small but in his speeches ensured to thank him for working with him.
Maskandi artist uGatsheni was one of the night’s biggest winners after being crowned Male Artist of the Year and also walked away with Best Maskandi Album awards for “Uyihlo noNyoko”.
Sykes finally clinched a well-deserved award after “iPlan” by Dlala Thukzin and Zaba scooped the Best Collaboration award. Sykes was awarded Best Kwaito Album for Most Wanted.
In his speech, he reflected on how he was ready to quit the whole music thing but went on to have immense success with radio hits and finally a South African Music Award.
In the spirit of 30 years of the SAMAs and the theme of Less Noise More Music, the night at Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand was a musical feast.
Bridging old and new generations with a line-up of performers who gave the nation some of the biggest soundtracks of democracy and freedom. Babes Wodumo, KB Motsilanyane, Babalwa M, Rebecca Malope, DJ Cleo, Emtee, Nasty C, Zee Nxumalo, Buhle, Arthur, Chomee, Cici, Ross Learmonth, Ihhashi Elimhlophe, MmaAusi, Liquid Deep and even Ishmael Morabe.
The musical element of the SAMAs was a production that celebrated the music our country has made, evoking nostalgia with each genre exploration, pop, gospel, hip hop to the much-loved amapiano.
Complete list of winners
Best Adult Contemporary Album
“Stimela” – Drakensberg Boys Choir
Best African Adult Contemporary Album
“Sane” – Brenda Mtambo
Best Afro-pop Album
“Imizwa” – Lwah Ndlunkulu
Best Alternative Album
“I’m With the Singer” – I’m With the Singer
Best Amapiano Album
“Isimo” – Kabza De Small and Mthunzi
Best Classical/Instrumental Abum
“End of the Beginning” – Fanie Dick
Best Collaboration
“iPlan” – Dlala Thukzin, Sykes and Zaba
Best Dance Album
“Permanent Music 3” – Dlala Thukzin
Best Engineered Album
“Reimagined” – The Soil
Best Gqom Album
“We Don’t Play the Same Gqom” – QueDj
Best Hip Hop Album
“Dust” – Priddy Ugly
Best Jazz Album
“Enhlizweni: Song From My Heartland” – Steve Dyer
Best Kwaito Album
“Most Wanted” – Sykes
Best Maskandi Album
“Uyihlo noNyoko” – Ugatsheni
Best Pop Album
“Tyla” – Tyla
Best Produced Album
“No Other Love” – David Watkyns
Best Produced Music Video
“Dali” by Kamo Mphela – Kudzi
Best R&B/Soul Album
“Testament” – Lordkez
Best Reggae Album
“Give Praises” – Skeleton Blazer
Best Rock Album
“Dans Deur Die Donker” – Fokofpolisiekar
Best Traditional Faith Music Album
“Mo Roriseng” – Omega Khunou
Best Traditional Music Album
“Hamba Naye” – Soul Brothers
Beste Kontemporere Musiek Album
“Estetika” – Elandre
Beste Pop
“Almal Gly” – Die Piesangskille
Remix of the Year
“Weekend Special” (Jnr SA remix) – Jnr SA
Rest of Africa
“Son of a Tribe (Royalty Edition)” – Edgar Muzah (Zimbabwe)
Best African Indigenous Faith Album
“Soothe My Soul: Songs From Our South African Church” – Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Best Contemporary Faith Album
“Unusual” – Xolly Mncwango
Male Artist of the Year
UGatsheni – “Uyihlo noNyoko”
Female Artist of the Year
Tyla – “Tyla”
Duo/Group of the Year
Kabza De Small and Mthunzi – “Isimo”
Newcomer of the Year
“Tyla” – Tyla
Album of the Year
“Isimo” – Kabza De Small and Mthunzi
RiSA/RAV Music Video of the Year
“Lemons (Lemonade)” – AKA featuring Nasty C
Motsepe Foundation Record of the Year
“Paris” – Mthandeni SK featuring Lwah Ndlunkulu
Source: IOL
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