Namibian Annual Music Awards 2019: All the winners

Lize Ehlers is the biggest winner in the Artist of The Year, Best Female Artist of The Year and Best House categories. Following with two awards each are Gazza, Exit, Top Cheri and KK. Gazza triumphed in the Best Afro Pop and Best Song of The Year categories while Exit came tops in the Best Kwaito and Best Male Artist of The Year.

The Best Newcomer and Best Album of the Year awards went to Top Cheri. KK took home the Best Single and Best Music Video gongs. Stoney Mubiana and the late South African artist Brenda Fassie were honoured with Lifetime Achiever’s Award and NAMA Special Award respectively.

The Pan African Artist of the Year award went to South African hip hop artist AKA. Other winners in different categories are Jaleel, Gerry Dread, Skrypt, DJ Chronic and Tswazis.

Below is the full list of winners:

Artist of The Year

• Lize Ehlers

Best Afrikaans

• ‘Amen’ – Vaughn Ahrens
• ‘Ek is Lief vir Jou’ – Bradley Anthony ft. Bwoy
• ‘God van Die Ou-tyd’ – Lindsey
• ‘Hou op Lieg’ – Lize Ehlers
• ‘Lief My’ – Reeziana

The Best Damara Punch

• ‘Nauxube’ – T-bozz and Staika
• ‘Eendjo’ – Kinnzo
• ‘Yaa Nangeshefa’ – Kinzzo and Fimbiko
• ‘Ne! hub-aib’ – Rodney Seibeb
• ‘Sa Geluks’ – Tswazis

The Best Oviritjie

• ‘Mukaa Kozongombe’ – MBM
• ‘Penina’ – Alma Peki Hiamuhona
• ‘I’m Sorry’ – Ouwa uo Viritje
• ‘Mbakondja o’sharpa’ – Rax Kandjoze
• ‘Okakuruha’ – The Big Five

The Best Soukous/Kwasa

• ‘Chichikezako’ – Allen Jonathan ft DJ Lenga Lenga
• ‘Mukwako’ – DJ Siya ft. Tate Buti
• ‘Molukanda’ – Msunday ft. JS
• ‘Ondjeke’ – Tate Buti
• ‘Top Cheri’ – Danisa 

The Best Afropop

• ‘Chelete’ – Gazza 
• ‘Comprende’ – Antany Knows
• ‘Nuba te Allen’ – Jonathan ft. Stakes and Adora
• ‘The Music’ – DJ Kboz ft. King Elegant, Princelou, Top Cheri and Athawise
• ‘Roro’ – Kalux ft. One Blood

Best Gospel

• ‘Alles op die Altaar’ – Lindsey
• ‘Yadah Praise’ – Adoration Holy Choir
• ‘We Pray’ – D-naff ft. Namgospel United
• ‘Pray’ – Tswazis
• ‘Op die See’ – Zay Zay

Best Kwaito

• ‘Limwaku Mwaku’ – Exit
• ‘Mistake Me’ – ft. Young T D-Jay
• ‘Do Like I Do’ – Rocking Gents
• ‘Omakunde’ – Satlam and MA Jay ft. Exit, Alcovibe and Yizo Yizo
• ‘Kotoka’ – Sixer Vundakan ft. Exit

Best R&B

• ‘Real Love’ – Jaleel
• ‘Maukuhongo’ – DJ Kboz ft. Etjo
• ‘Just like That’ – Michael Pulse
• ‘So Bae’ – Sean K
• ‘Take it Away’ – Shaeto

Best Rap/Hip Hop

• ‘I got it’ – Skrypt
• ‘Mirror Image’ – Abdallah ft. Zara, Fiddy the Rapper and Leo the Guitarist
• ‘Molukanda’ – Kanibal
• ‘Remain Me’ – Shaeto ft. Bradley Anthony
• ‘Run the Whole Town’ – Slammer

Best House

• ‘Fantastic Sam’ – Lize Ehlers
• ‘Kala Wahafa’ – Franklin and Dee’a ft. Esme and Imms
• ‘Today’ – Good Soul ft. Desire
• ‘Eengoma’ – Kinzzo and Fimbiko
• ‘I’m in Love with Jesus’ – Seun

Best Reggae

• ‘Ghetto Survival’ – Gerry Dread
• ‘Who can i Send?’ – Frans Domingos
• ‘Vana Vandje’ – Kana Boy ft. Kamati Ekanda
• ‘Stellenbosch’ – Vaughn Ahrens
• ‘Loving You is Easy’ – Valentino Elago ft. Dalux

Best Traditional

• ‘Vakuru’ – Big Ben
• ‘Ombili Naipangele’ – Katopi
• ‘Change’ – Laviyalava ft. Himba Boi
• ‘Iao Khoen’ – Pulaza
• ‘Ontumwafo’ – Torshlam

Best Collaboration

• ‘Mo Fire’ – Blenge ft. Etjo and Jimmy Jay
• ‘Top Cheri’ – 0.com Nana ft. and Daka Yonongo
• ‘Love Language’ – Kanibal ft. King Wasaby
• ‘Aina’ – Tate Buti ft. Top Cheri
• ‘Remain Me’ – Shaeto ft. Bradley Anthony

Best Single

• ‘Khâimâ’ – KK ft. Tswazis
• ‘Know Better’ – Desmond ft. Jaleel
• ‘No Surprise’ – Rush ft. Lamore
• ‘Net So’ – Sally Boss
• ‘Young, Wild And Free’ – Sunny Boy

Best Music Video

• ‘Khâimâ’ – KK ft. Tswazis
• ‘Real Love’ – Jaleel 
• ‘Give me Dance’ – Leather Mein
• ‘Net So – Sally Boss Madam
• ‘So Bae’ – Sean K

Song of the Year

• ‘Chelete’ – Gazza   
• ‘Slickartie BAD’ – Lioness 
• ‘Drowning in my Feelings’ – ‘Y Cliff’

Pan-African Artist of the Year

• AKA ft. Kiddominant – ‘Fela In Versace’
• Diamond Platnumz – ‘African Beauty’
• Holly Rey – ‘Deeper’
• Master KG – ‘Skeleton Move’
• Prince Kaybee – ‘Banomoya’

Best Producer

• DJ Chronic – ‘Life of Kuntakinte’
• DJ Chronic – ‘5’
• Mr Andrew – ‘Fertile’
• Elvo Dierghaat – ‘Critical but Stable’

Best Newcomer

• Top Cheri – ‘Fertile’
• Franklin and Dee’a – ‘Church in Session’
• Lindsey – ‘Renewed’
• Skrypt – ‘For the Wait’
• Vaughn Ahrens – ‘Songs for Wednesdays’

Best Duo/Group of the Year

• Tswazis – ‘Critical but Stable’
• Franklin and Dee’a – Church in Session’
• Kinzzo and Fimbiko – ‘Iimwaku’
• O.com – ‘Kings of Kulture’
• T-Bozz and Staika – ‘Nauxube’

Best Album of the Year

• Fertile – Top Cheri
• Life of Kuntakinte – Exit 
• Misunderstood – Gazza
• Ondjeke – Tate Buti 
• Critical but Stable – Tswazis

Best Female Artist of the Year

• Lize Ehlers – ‘5’
• Lindsey – ‘Renewed’
• Reeziana – ‘Dawn of the Enderdog’
• Top Cheri – ‘Fertile’
• Zay Zay – ‘U Genade’

Best Male Artist of the Year

• Exit – ‘The Life of Kuntakinte’
• Big Ben – ‘102’
• DJ Kboz – ‘38’
• Gazza – ‘Misunderstood’
• Sean K – ‘Status Updated’

Lifetime Achiever’s Award

• Stoney Mubiana

NAMA Special Award

• Brenda Fassie