Namibia: NAMAs announce nominees

R&B artist Chikune was nominated for five awards and falls short of joining the front runners for an all-female triple threat.

This year’s NAMAs received a record 978 entries of which 115 made the final cut. Some of the successful entries are Pan-African Artist of the Year nominees Davido (Nigeria), Mafikizolo (South Africa) and Winky D (Zimbabwe), among others.

The awards take place at The Dome in Swakopmund on 28 April.

Here is the full list of nominees:

Album of the Year

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

Best Male Artist of the Year

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

Best Female Artist of the Year

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

Best Duo/Group of the Year

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

Best Newcomer of the Year

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

Best Afrikaans

• Doctor Peter H – ‘Hy Is Die Lig’
• Harmonic Messengers – ‘Kom Na Die Kruis’
• Priscilla The Namibian Dessert Queen – ‘Ronne Manne’
• Reeziana – ‘Jammer’
• 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

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

• Big Jay 2 – ‘Let Go’ ft. Bonesy (TKB)
• Exit – ‘Oludalo Lange’
• 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

• 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
• Sam-E Lee Jones – ‘Still In Love’ by Teqla

Best Rnb

• Bradley Anthony – ‘Bwoy’
• Chikune – ‘All In One’
• Sally Boss Madam – ‘Ecstacy’
• 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

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

Best Single

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

Best Soukous/Kwasa

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

Best Traditional

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

Song of the Year

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

Pan African Artist Of The Year

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

For more information visit the official NAMAs website.