The winners of the 10th Annual
Channel O Africa Music Video Awards were announced at a ceremony
that was broadcast LIVE on Channel O from Walter Sisulu Square, in
Kliptown Soweto. Except for the Special Recognition Award, which went
to Nigerian R&B duo P-Square, winners were chosen
by music fans around the continent, who voted over more than two months
via sms, web and WAP.
Featuring
the who’s who of African entertainment and enough red carpet glamour to
sweep in the holiday season with style, the longest running and most
high-profile awards event on the continent
made a convincing case for African music being the new frontier.
This
was confirmed with an array of world-class performances from Africa’s
most gifted including Cassper Nyovest featuring Okmalumkooklat, Burna
Boy, The Soil, Khuli Chana, Victoria Kimani, Buffalo
Souljah, Wizkid, Aka featuring Da L.E.S., KCee, Lizha James, and
Mafikizolo.
Proving
why they are at the top of their respective games were hosts, Naeto C
and AKA who kept the energy high and the entertainment flowing on the
night.
AKA also walked home with the
Channel O Africa Music Video Award for Most Gifted Hip Hop Video for “Jealousy” – one of the most hotly fought genre categories on the night.
It wasn’t the only time that AKA was recognised on a night filled with high emotion.
Botswana emcee Zeus was named winner of the
Most Gifted Male Video for “#DatsWasup”, which features both AKA & Tumi. Zeus’ female counterpart [Most Gifted Female Video] was Zonke with the South African songstress being rewarded for the video for her hit track “Feelings”.
Most Gifted Newcomer Video went to South African hotshot Khaya Mthethwa for “Move” while
Most Gifted Duo/ Group/Featuring saw Zambian Hip-Hop outfit Zone Fam walk away with the trophy for their video “Contolola”.
The biggest category at the
Channel O Africa Music Video Awards is always the Most Gifted Video of the Year
which this year featured a massive 12 nominees. In the end it was
Wizkid who triumphed with “Azonto”, marking yet another big moment in
the career of the Nigerian
star.
The genre categories are always fiercely fought and alongside AKA’s Hip-Hop win, South Africans The Soil took home
Most Gifted Afro-Pop Video for the Zakwe-featuring “Inkomo”, Professor ft Oskido & Character won
Most Gifted Kwaito Video for “Finger Prints” and Mafikizolo’s monster 2013 hit “Khona” saw the long-standing duo named winners of the
Most Gifted Dance Video. Most Gifted R&B Video was won by Nigeria’s Banky W for “Yes/No” while Kenya’s P Unit walked off with the award for
Most Gifted Ragga Dancehall Video for their track with Collo “You Guy (Dat Dendai)”.
It wasn’t P Unit’s only win on the night: The Kenyan outfit became the only double winner when they picked up
Most Gifted African East Video, also for “You Guy (Dat Dendai)”. Special Recognition winners, P Square also proved they are still very much at the top of their considerable game by taking home
Most Gifted African West Video for “Alingo”. Last year’s Special
Recognition winner, Oscar “Oskido” Mdlongwa once again showed an
incredible gift for keeping his career fresh and hot when “Tsa
Mandebele” was named winner of the
Most Gifted African South Video.
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