Namibia: Women win big at NAMAs

The three artists were each awarded two gongs. Saxophonist Suzy Eises walked away with the Best Newcomer and Album of the Year awards while Afro-fusion singer and performer Sally Boss Madam won in the Female of the Year and Best R&B categories. Afro-jazz musician Chikune was awarded for Best Collaboration and Best Afro-pop.

The Song of the Year and Best Video awards went to One Blood and Gazza respectively. D-Naff scooped Best Reggae of the Year while the Best Kwaito award was given to Exit. South African group Distruction Boyz were honoured with the Best Pan African Artist gong. 

“Look at how far we’ve come everyone. Thank you everyone for the outpouring support,” Suzy Eises wrote on Facebook.

Here is the full list of winners:

Album of the Year

• Effy – Given
• Chikune – Her
• Sally Boss Madam – My Black
• Shaeto – Overdue
• Suzy Eises – Suzy Eises 

Best Male Artist of the Year

• Kalux – Tuhafeni
• Effy –  Given
• Exit – Cum Laude
• KP Illest – Price Of Ambition
• N.I.A – The Inspiration 

Best Female Artist of the Year

• Sally Boss Madam – My Black
• Chikune – Her
• Römi – 11:11
• Suzy Eises – Suzy Eises
• Taylor Jaye – 780 Reloaded 

Best Duo/Group of the Year

• Paradox – The Known Unknown Ii
• Cool Under Pressure – Free Money
• House Guru Gang – The Noise
• One Blood – One Blood
• PDK – Odikwa 

Best Newcomer of the Year

• Suzy Eises – Suzy Eises 
• Athawise – Elite Asylum
• Cool Under Pressure – Free Money
• Römi – 11:11
• Salvador – Everything

Best Afrikaans

• Reeziana – ‘Jammer’
• Doctor Peter H – ‘Hy Is Die Lig’
• Harmonic Messengers – ‘Kom Na Die Kruis’
• Priscilla The Namibian Dessert Queen – ‘Ronne Manne’
• S-Man and Dik Bones – ‘Manskap Lewe’ 

Best Afro Pop (Inclusive of Township Disco)

• Chikune – ‘Pieces’
• House Guru Gang – ‘Pressure’
• One Blood – ‘Warakat_Ulalaa’
• Pdk – ‘Onjema’ 
• Suzy Eises – ‘Only You’ ft. DJ Maphorisa

Best Collaboration

• Chikune – ‘Too Much Sauce’ ft. Nyashinski
• Karlos Lokos – ‘Ondjira’ ft. Etjo
• KP Illest – ‘Bang Bang’ ft The Dogg, Young T and Sam-E Lee Jones
• Sally Boss Madam – ‘I Need You’ ft. KP Illest
• Suzy Eises – ‘Only You’ ft. DJ Maphorisa 

Best Damara Punch

• Kalux – ‘Ra # Au’
• Lorenda – ‘Sa !Gomsigu’
• Michael Seraun !Owos-Oab – ‘Xun Ra I’
• Oc Bulan – ‘Matits - Matis Ta Tsâ?’
• Ou Stakes – ‘Bly In Jou Baan’ 

Best Gospel

• N.I.A – ‘I Give My Life To You’ ft. Monique English
• Bradley Anthony – ‘Wangithathala’ ft. Irene Gaingob and Yolande Isaaks
• Effy – ‘Halleluja’
• My Ongoma – ‘He Loves Us’
• Rodney Seibeb – ‘Sadu /N ami’ 

Best House

• Cool Under Pressure – ‘Pangaman’ ft. Mavis Braga and Sam-E Lee Jones
• KP Illest – ‘If There Is Love’ ft. Nga-I
• Suzy Eises – ‘Friday’
• Taylor Jaye – ‘!Kho Te Re’ ft. Uhuru and DJ Clap
• Waka – ‘Okupunduka’ ft. New Turn

Best Kwaito

• Exit – ‘Oludalo Lange’
• Big Jay 2 – ‘Let Go’ ft. Bonesy (TKB)
• Magogoz – ‘Attitude’
• Nyangaz – ‘Ava Vatota’
• Young T – ‘Rockaz Ugu Anthem’ ft. Exit

Best Music Video

• Gazza – ‘Abangani Bako’ ft. Emtee and Saudi
• Gazza – ‘Up Up Away’ ft. Nyanda
• Leather Mein – ‘You and Me’ ft. Lady May
• Paradox – ‘Jive Zaak’
• Tswazis – ‘!Eshee’

Best Oviritje

• Bullet Ya Kaoko – ‘December’
• Ouwa Uo Viritje – ‘Three Times Papa’ ft. MBM
• Rax Kandjoze – ‘!Xoko’
• Triple T – ‘Vevangapi’
• Wild Dogs – ‘Uazakojao’

Best Producer

• Sam-E Lee Jones – ‘Still In Love’ by Teqla
• Araffath Muhuure – ‘Halleluja’ by Effy
• Kallo On The Beat – ‘Tribute’ by Maszanga
• Mbapeua Mbaundamuje – ‘Warakat_Ulalaa’ by One Blood
• Ricardo Goagoseb – ‘Ode To Hip Hop’ by N.I.A

Best Rnb

• Sally Boss Madam – ‘Ecstacy’
• Bradley Anthony – ‘Bwoy’
• Chikune – ‘All In One’
• Salvador – ‘Lay It Down’
• Shaeto – ‘Special Thing’ ft. Arlinda

Best Rap/Hip Hop

• KP Illest – ‘Okay Okay’
• Nga-I – ‘Kurama’
• N.I.A – ‘Trying Times’ ft. Desmond
• Paradox – ‘Jive Zaak’
• Römi – ‘We Are Creations’

Best Reggae

• D-Naff – ‘Father God’
• Athawise – ‘Y Yo A Ti’
• Lorenda – ‘Gangans’
• OC Bulan – ‘Baby’
• Rodney Seibeb – ‘Sida Tsina Ra Tsa Kha’

Best Single

• Monique English – ‘Does She Know’
• Berthold – ‘Tot Daar’ ft. First Lady
• Big Ben – ‘Numba Numba’
• DJ Shoza – ‘Lombwelange’ ft. Tequila
• Teqla – ‘Still In Love’

Best Soukous/Kwasa

• PDK – ‘Shike Naana’ ft. Castro​​​​​​​
• Lady Dyna – ‘Ndafulungana’ ft. Abigal and Justine
• Maestro – ‘My Hustle’
• Sally Boss Madam – ‘Fasuluka’
• TKB – ‘Manterere’

Best Traditional

• Maszanga – ‘Wedding Bells’
• Dama Monique – ‘Kuna’ ft. Boom
• Kalina – ‘Namibiab’
• Michael Seraun !Owos-Oab – ‘//Kha /Kha Da Re’
• Ou Stakes – ‘Khoen Xúna Xu ≠ Oa’

Song of the Year

• One Blood – ‘Warakat_Ulalaa’​​​​​​​
• Cool Under Pressure – ‘Pangaman’ ft. Mavis Braga and Sam-E Lee Jones
• Gazza – ‘Swagga’
• Nga-I – ‘Kurama’
• Sally Boss Madam – ‘What You Say’

Pan African Artist Of The Year

• Distruction Boyz – ‘Omunye’​​​​​​​
• Davido – ‘Fall’
• Mafikizolo – ‘Love Potion’
• Sun El-Musician – ‘Akanamali’ ft. Samthing Soweto
• Winky D – ‘Disappear’