SAMA Award Winners 2008
Sadly we couldn’t be at the SAMA’s in Sun City last night but from what we hear - they rocked yet again! See the official press announcement below filling you in on the evening’s entertainment and the winners. Well done to the PR team behind the event… great online presence! The only award that really puzzled us was song of the year… please share the appeal of “Maputo Song” with us… we’re not getting it. Otherwise, we’re touched by the Lucky Dube tribute and that Lira and Tony Cox were recognised and of course that SA’s king of music HHP got propped yet again… Now can we please take Jabba and Lira global?
It was all that the fans had expected – and more. The Main Awards Ceremony on Saturday the 3rd of May at the 14th Annual MTN SA Music Awards was a triumph for the local music industry, an opportunity to showcase our country’s extensive talent to the audience in the Sun City Super Bowl and to the millions of fans who tuned in to watch it live on SABC 1. This was truly South African music’s biggest night, an event that has come to be considered as one of the highlights on the local entertainment calendar.
The event was hosted, for the second year running, by kwaito kingpin Kabelo, and the energetic artist proved that he’s much more than just a musician – he’s an all-round entertainer. The nominees were announced, the winners were called up, the acceptance speeches were delivered and the audience got involved in an absolutely electrifying evening of blinged-out lighting, phenomenal dancing and uplifting animation. And then there were the live acts, a selection of SAMA 14 nominees who proved how richly diverse our musical landscape is.
The show kicked off with an emotive performance by Jub Jub and Jaziel Brothers before the party really got going when dance-floor doyens DJ Sdunkero and T’zozo en Professor got a massive response to their kwaito hits. Kurt Darren showed his range with two hits – one for the feet and another for the heart – before a very moving tribute to much-loved deceased singer and Lifetime Achiever Gé Korsten. MXO and Zonke got together for a power-packed collaboration that celebrated their shared roots before The Parlotones took to the stage to entertain the exited audience with their melodic rock. Freshlyground performed next and the got together with Kwela Tebza and Lucky Dube’s band One People (the house band for all live performances) to pay a touching tribute to the late reggae legend, the evening’s second Lifetime Achiever. The party got going again when DJ Vetkuk vs Mahoota rocked out one of their huge club hits before the incomparable HHP topped off the evening with a stellar performance that set the Bowl alight. It was a climactic way to end an absolutely exhilarating evening, leaving guests charged up for the after-parties that took them into the early hours of Sunday morning.
The full list of winners of the 14th Annual MTN South African Music Awards are:
MTN Record of the Year
DJ Sdunkero - Maputo Song
Best Male Solo Artists
Hip Hop Pantsula – Acceptance Speech
Best female Solo Artist
Karen Zoid – Postmodern World
Best Duo / Group
Freshlyground – Macheri
Best Newcomer
Tasha Baxter – Colour of Me
Album of the Year
Freshlyground – Macheri
Best Traditional / African Adult Contemporary DVD
Joyous Celebration 11 – Joyous 11: Live At The Sun City Superbowl (Sony BMG Africa)
Best Global Chart DVD
Harris Tweed – Live Under The Pillows (Just Music cc)
Best Afrikaans DVD
Jan Blohm – Jan Blohm Live At The Performer (Hathor Records)
Best Music Video
Lira – Ixesha (Sony BMG Africa)
Lara Hollis FOR Ixesha BY Lira
Best Producer
Loyiso – Blow Your Mind (Sony BMG Africa)
Crighton Goodwill FOR Blow Your Mind BY Loyiso
Best Engineer
Freshlyground – Macheri (Sony BMG Africa)
David Langemann FOR MaCheri BY Freshlyground
Best Afrikaans Traditional Music Album
Valiant Swart And Ollie Viljoen – Vuur En Vlam (Rhythm Records)
Best Tsonga Music (XiTsonga) Album
Thomas Chauke – Shimatsatsa (CCP)
Best Mgxobanyawo Album
Thokozani Langa – Phuma Kimi (Bula Music)
Best Maskandi Album
Umgqumeni – I Juke Box (GRC)
Best Traditional A Capella Album
Ladysmith Black Mambazo – Ilembe (GRC)
Best Instrumental Album
Tony Cox – Blue Anthem (Sheer Sounds)
Contemporary Jazz
Jimmy Dludlu – Portrait (Universal Music)
Traditional Jazz
McCoy Mrubata – Brasskap Session Vol 1 (Sheer Sounds)
Best Adult Contemporary Album: English
Freshlyground – Macheri (Sony BMG Africa)
Best Adult Contemporary Album: Afrikaans
Danie Niehaus – Fynskrif (EMI Musiek)
Best Adult Contemporary Album: African
Kwela Tebza – King Kwela (CCP)
Best Urban Gospel
Benjamin Dube – In His Presence (Spirit Music)
African Contemporary Gospel
Hlengiwe Mhlaba – Blessings (Izibusiso) (Amanxusa Music Productions)
African Traditional Gospel
Lundi – Impilo (Bula Music)
Traditional African A Capella Gospel
Macecilia A St. Paul – Moshe Mohlanka Oa Modimo (Sony BMG Africa)
Pop/Rock Gospel
Reason (Spirit Music)
Afrikaans Gospel
Retief Burger – Luidkeels Hersien (Merchant Music)
Best Kiddies Album: Afrikaans
Lienka – In Afrikaans se Kinderliedjies (Mastermax Productions)
Best Country Music
Alan Ladd – Sing Country (Fantasia Music Distribution)
Best Rock Album: English
Seether – Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces (Musketeer Records)
Best Rock Album: Afrikaans
Kobus! – Swaar Metaal (Rhythm Records)
Best Alternative Music Album
Somerfaan – Kyk Of Sy Kyk (Roar Agencies)
Best Pop Album: English
Tasha Baxter – Colour Of Me (EMI South Africa)
Best Pop Album: Afrikaans
Nicholis Louw – Hier Naby Jou (Select Music)
Best African Pop Album
Malaika – Sekunjalo (Sony BMG Africa)
Best Urban Pop Album
Kb – My Rhythm (Sony BMG Africa)
Best Sokkie Dans Album
Kurt Darren – Voorwarts Mars (Select Music)
Best Urban Dance Album
Dj Cleo – Eskhaleni Phase 4 (Ghetto Ruff)
Q – Best R&B / Neo-Soul Album
Loyiso – Blow Your Mind (Sony BMG Africa)
Best Rap Album
Hip Hop Pantsula – Acceptance Speech (CCP)
Best Kwaito Album
Brickz – Estokfeleni (Ghetto Ruff)
Best Comedy Album: Afrikaans
Op Veiling (Thys die Bosveldklong – Op Veiling) (Fantasia Music Distribution)
After all has been said and done the winners have been announced and nothing could be done to change that. It’s surprising how some of us think.uCleo deserved it, uJub Jub deserved it, Bongi Dube deserved it, Rebecca Malope deserved it because of her good work and good album. Lundi takes old songs from my pre school tyms and I really don’t think he deserved to win. Congratz to Ncandweni, Benjamin Dube and Hlengiwe Mhlaba. You rock guyz!!!
I wanna say” kuthi congra.. to all u guyz.
U make me feel proud to b e south African.
Am missing home already.
i wanna say congra 2 incandweni bayayideserva i ward abayiwinile bcoz imessage emculweni wabo its so powerfull plz guyz come with another new realise ezosisikelela emipefumlweni yethu pambili ncandweni!!!!!!!!
I think Thokozani Langa’s Music falls under maskandi category, if so why he was competing with umgxobanyawo groups? Good people of Samas, do things the way they are, don’t change them.
I LOVE U MGQUMENI UYAROCKA
ngithi halala mfoka maqawe shaya ingoma ungabanaki ofishi abancane
ngithi halala mfoka maqawe shaya ingoma ungabanaki ofishi abancane fro sakhile ntuli
asivumeni ma-africa sisho sonke sithi Umgqumeni uyinkosi yomaskandi abamuyeke uhamba yedwa, qhubeka njalo mfoka maqhawe ngeke besakuthola manje uhamba wedwa.
hi i just want to say to people who bad talk umgqumeni they must stop because he is the king of maskand finish.thanks
mgqumeni uyiskhokho sam agudl’ indlu
Eish bantu benkosi I think SAMA is insulting our music…what if they donot want to have a category in it babngayeki….aha nxa mani labodoti…in 2008 they nominated uThokozani kuMbhaqanga and now in 2009 kwi maskandi category…NXM these mtn awards nominators they do not do their research prior to nominations especial in our african music….how could they not nominate mgqumeni?? well I think its during time like these when people wonder if these awards reflects our music…..F*** MTN and its associates !!!!1
Ibhova liyarokha noma bengathini uyishaye ingoma mfoka maqhawe uze ungabanaki abantu…yazi kwamanje ngilalele isms and kwazekwangithusa ukuthi lelicwecwe elisezingeni eliphezulu kangaka lizokhonya ngonyaka olandelayo…..Trust me you will seee…bcos they donot know a thing about our music they will nominate is in 2020 to be the best maskandi!!
i was so happy to see the nominees in the best maskandi category. phela they nominated izinkunzi zikamaskandi zodwa lapha. a person who was not there should know ukuthi akakabi yinkunzi kamaskandi okwamanje. akaqhubeke azame, abuze nakuzo izinkunzi lezi ukuthi how do they do it? those who did not win the sama lost to the best. mfana kagcwensa we want that award to go to you nextyear because you are simply the best. we’ve had enough satmas sifuna isama manje.
yazi ngisazibuza namanje ukuthi le ngoma ethi wagudl’indlu ekabani kahlekahle?. phela ngake ngayizwa kwi-cd kamgqumeni kanti ukuqala kwami ukuyizwa okhozini utshatha wathi ekamfana kagcwensa. kuma-sama le ndidane evamise ukudida abaningi ngoba njalo uma ishaye intombi bakhuluma kuze kuxege imilomo kusuke amaduku amakand’ onina iqokwe ngayo leyo ngoma. cha mina i’m smelling a rat here. someone must clarify that matter because south africa deserves to know the truth. please mgqumeni you need to come clean. did you steal that song to prove ukuthi wena ungumenzelwa?. ukuphila ngezithukuthuku zenye indoda phela lokhu. because every copy of your cd that gets sold, ithengwa ngenxa yaleyo ngoma(kagcwensa).
BAYAHLUPHA LABANTU ABAKHULUMA IZINTO ABANGAZAZI ,AKASEKHO UMUNTU ONGAZI UKUTHI INKOSI KAMASIKANDI YIBHOVA,LOKHU OKUNZANDLA EZIGOBILE NEMIBIMBI YINGCUBA NJE ENGENAMSEBENZI,HHAYI CHA,UHAMBA WEDWA MFOKAMAQHAWE AYASHIYANA.
MASKANDI BEST
AWU’SUKA MADODA YANGENA INTOMBI KAMA’MUMKHWANAZI KWA GXUBHUZELA IZISU KUBAFOKAZANE BABUZA SEBATATAZELA BATHI SEKUWUBANI KE LO’KUPHENDULI INSIZWA NEYNTOMBI ZASE SOUTH AFRICA ZATHI ANIYAZI YINI INDIDANE BASHO BAVUMA NGAMAKHANDA NOBHI NHLOKO GIGI’SIYAVUMA UTSHELWA UYENA NJALO UFANELE ANGAZI MINA UKUTHI BAMU NOMINATER KANJANI U MGQUMENI KODWA KUSHIYWE INKUNZI MALANGA UMTSHENGSENI UMFOKA GCWENSA UMPHOSWE WETHAMBO LEQE ZONKI ZINJA MAQEDE ZIMKHONKOTHE IYONA NKOSI KAMASKANDI LEYO NGOBA PHELA KULE NGOMA ETHI WAGUDLINDLU IPHUMA KUYE UMFOKA GCWENSA NOMA BANGATHINI NGAYE UYINKUNZI MTSHENGSENI NGOBA PHELA UMGQUMENI LOYO WASIZWA UYENA UMFOKA GCWENSA KULEYO ALBUM NGI TSHELA WENA NJALO MZWANDILE NGOBA UTHI IBHOVA LIKA DIKADIKA INKOSI KAMASKANDI UMGQUMENI CHA UNE PHUTHA LAPHO MFOWETHU NGISHO LEZINDABA NJALO ZONKE NGCASUKILE FUTHI NGINEQOLO NGIYAKHUKHUMBA NGYAFUTHELWA NGOBA NGABEKWA ESHLALWENI SIKAMASKSANDI NGABEKWA INKUNZI ENDALA UMTSHENGSENI UMFOKA GCWENSA WENA WABEKWA WUBANI WABEKWA UTSHATUGODO’HA HA’HA HA……. ANGHLEKI NJALO NGIYA LINGANISA ANGPHATHI KE MASEHLANGENE NABAFANA BAKHE AMAGEZA MAHLE BAKSHAYU’NYE KUSHO MINA NJALO NGUWU’NTOMBI KAZIMZWELANGA ZIMQOMA NGOBA ZIMTHANDA’HE ‘HE ‘HE ….ANGHLEKI NJALO NGIYALINGANISA NGITHE MAWUNEMALI ENCANE SHONO NGZOKWEHLISELA .
uzon’shaya nikake umtshengseni umfoka gcwensa ngithi phambili ngoma skandi phambili awu’suka lento enomona le qhathizwe mathandu kwenzelwa njenge ndiza
ah.iwant to say congra to umgqumeni he real rock.he dersever to be best maskandi.all maskandis fan nimanjalo
IZE ENGASEKHO UMGQUMENI KODWA BASAHLULEKA UKUMUFICA UKUNOKUBA BAMFICE SEBEVELE BABOLA OSI GINXI SIYAZIBETHA. ULALE KAHLE BHOVA YOU A STILL THE KING OF MASKANDIE.
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