Gospel ensemble Joyous Celebration stamped their authority as best sellers when they took home two awards on Friday night – for Best Selling DVD for Joyous Celebration 22 “All For You” and Best Selling Artist for the same.
Black Coffee’s “Drive” featuring David Guetta and Delilah Montagu took home the Best Collaboration award.
Other big name winners of the night were Nathi “Iphupha Labantu” for Best African Adult Contemporary Album; Zonke “L.O.V.E” for Best R&B/Soul Album; Nakhane “You Will Not Die” for Best Alternative Album; Bokani Dyer Trio “Neo Native” for Best Jazz Album; Ard Matthews “Impossible Machines” for Best Adult Contemporary Album; and Coenie de Villiers “Pure Coenie” for Beste Kontemporere Musiek Album.
Again Best Selling Artists winner goes to @JoyousSA #SAMA25 #RecogniseSAMA25 @SAMAs @HME_SA @IOL_Lifestyle @SaturdayStar @SundayIndy pic.twitter.com/rbvm7bst85
— Ndou ya Malivha 🇿🇦 (@AmandaMaliba) May 31, 2019
Best Selling DVD goes to @JoyousSA #SAMA25 #RecogniseSAMA25 @SAMAs @HME_SA @IOL_Lifestyle @SaturdayStar @SundayIndy pic.twitter.com/Olaeb52j1e
— Ndou ya Malivha 🇿🇦 (@AmandaMaliba) May 31, 2019
We Will Worship’s “Seasons Volume 1” scooped the Best Contemporary Faith Album. Remix of the Year award was taken by Zakwe for “Sebentin” by Cassper Nyovest, HHP, Blaklez, Kwesta and Musiholiq; while Black Dillinger “Mavara is King” won Best Reggae Album.
On the technical front, Vusi Nova’s “Manyan-nyan” earned Robin Walsh the Best Engineered Album gong, while Robin Kohl’s work on Cassper Nyovest’s “Fill Up Orlando Stadium” was awarded the Best Live Audio Visual Recording of the Year. Nasty C’s “Strings and Bling” by Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo, Sipho Dlamini and Collin Gayle was declared the Best Produced Album of the Year; and Jeremy Loops’ “Gold” by Robert Smith won the Music Video of the Year award.
Tanzania’s bongo flava musician Diamond Platnumz’s won Rest of Africa Award for his album “A Boy From Tandale.”
Hosted by radio and TV personality Hulisani Ravele, with some of the biggest names in entertainment, media, radio and television handing out the SAMA25 trophies during the Industry awards night. It was a celebratory affair with performers like Tholwana, Bokani Dyer Trio and Simmy, who kept the audience in the Superbowl of Sun City on their feet with their scintillating tunes and warm melodies.
First performance of the night from @tholwanamohale #SAMA25 #RECOGNISE @SAMAs @HME_SA pic.twitter.com/KygRjLZoaC
— Ndou ya Malivha 🇿🇦 (@AmandaMaliba) May 31, 2019
On stage now is @simmymusicsa #SAMA25 #RecogniseSAMA25 @SAMAs @HME_SA @IOL_Lifestyle @SaturdayStar @SundayIndy pic.twitter.com/l8SjdLQI9X
— Ndou ya Malivha 🇿🇦 (@AmandaMaliba) May 31, 2019
Commented Nhlanhla Sibisi, RiSA CEO: “Last night was a perfect celebration of the best we have in our country. A hearty congratulations to all the winners as well as the nominees. The night went very well and we look forward to tonight with the broadcast ceremony”.
MEC for the sponsors, Department of Arts, Culture, Sports and Recreation Tsotso Thlapi, said “The first night set the right tone for SAMA25. Congratulations to tonight's winners. The performances and the whole vibe was even more electrifying than I had expected”.
The SAMA25 takes place on Friday, 31 May and Saturday, 1 June in Sun City, North West province. It will be broadcast live on June 1 on SABC1 at 8pm. Tickets to the show are available at Ticket Pro for R415
Winners list
Awards list -Non Broadcast Awards
Winner
BEST ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
Ard Matthews - Impossible Machines
BEST AFRICAN ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
Nathi- Iphupha Labantu
BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
Nakhane - You Will Not Die
BEST R&B/SOUL ALBUM
Zonke - L.O.V.E
BEST REGGAE ALBUM
Black Dillinger - Mavara is King
BEST CONTEMPORARY FAITH MUSIC ALBUM
We Will Worship - Seasons Volume 1
BESTE KONTEMPORÊRE MUSIEK ALBUM
Coenie de Villiers - Pure Coenie
BEST JAZZ ALBUM
Bokani Dyer Trio - Neo Native
REST OF AFRICA AWARD
Diamond Platnumz - A Boy from Tandale
BEST LIVE AUDIO VISUAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Cassper Nyovest - Fill up Orlando Stadium - Robin Kohl
BEST COLLABORATION
Black Coffee feat. David Guetta and Delilah Montagu - Drive
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Jeremy Loops - Gold by Robert Smith
BEST PRODUCED ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Nasty C - Strings and Bling by Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo, Sipho Dlamini and Collin Gayle
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Vusi Nova - Manyan-nyan by Robin Walsh
REMIX OF THE YEAR
Zakwe - Sebentin by Cassper Nyovest, HHP, Blaklez, Kwesta and Musiholiq
BEST SELLING DVD
Joyous Celebration 22 All for You
BEST SELLING ARTIST
Joyous Celebration - Umoya kulendawo
SAMRO/CAPASSO HIGHEST AIRPLAY COMPOSER’S AWARD
Lady Zamar -Collide