Zambia: 2019 Ngoma Awards announce winners

Wezi and Ephraim Sekeleti Mutalange were victorious in the Most Outstanding Female Musician and Most Outstanding Male Musician categories. The Song of the Year went to Yo Maps while the Album of the Year Award was given to T Sean.

Below is the full list of winners:

Music

Most Outstanding Female Musician

• Wezi
• Bombshell
• Esther Chungu Mubanga

Most Outstanding Male Musician

• Ephraim Sekeleti Mutalange
• Roberto
• T Sean

Song of the Year

• ‘Finally’ – Yo Maps
• ‘African King’ – Wezi
• ‘Konkha’ – Mathew Tembo

Album of the Year

• Grateful – T Sean
• Christ Revealed – Rachael Nanyangwe
• Super Star – Roberto

Most Outstanding Choir

• New Apostolic Choir (Lusaka Central)
• St Margarets Choir (St Margarets Congregation – UCZ Kaunda Square)
• St Paul's Choir (St Paul's Congregation – UCZ Kabwata)

Most Outstanding Band

• Burning Youth
• Afro Red
• Sappers Band

Most Outstanding Traditional Instrumentalist

• Joseph Chibiya – Nsombo Malimba Dance Troupe
• Derrick Lukona – Likumbi Lya Mize Dance Troupe
• Teddy Tembo – Soli Cultural Dance Troupe

Most Outstanding Male Dancer

• Martin Kabwe – Amaombe Dance Troupe
• Moses Kaumba – Likumbi Lya Mize Dance Troupe
• Peter Tembo – Nomakanjani Dance Troupe

Most Outstanding Dance Troupe

• Kamanga Dance Troupe
• Tiyanjane Dance Troupe
• Zambia National Service Dance Troupe

Most Outstanding Female Dancer

• Elina Zulu – Zambia National Service Dance Troupe
• Mambo Mwinga – Zilile Dance Troupe
• Munkana Moola – Likumbi Lya Mize Dance Troupe

Visual Arts

Most Outstanding 2-dimensional Artwork

• Nyami Nyami – Isaac Kalambata
• Culture vs Technology – Boyd Bishonga
• Shades of Hue – Nukwase Tembo

Most Outstanding Male Visual Artist

• Ngandwe Mwaba
• George Mubanga
• Poto Kabwe

Most Outstanding Female Visual Artist

• Mulenga J Mulenga
• Alice Muyambo
• Nukwase Tembo

Most Outstanding Artisan

• Lawrence Lupiya
• Boyd Bishonga
• Lackson Mwape

Media Arts

Most Outstanding Artisan

• Boyd Bishonga
• Lackson Mwape
• Lawrence Lupiya

Most Outstanding Feature Film

• Kwacha – Cassie Kabwita
• Mushala – Angel Phiri
• Payback – Wyclif Mwamba

Most Outstanding Television Series

• Mpali – Frank Sibuuku
• Spoiler – Sidney Chisenga
• Zuba – Fred Phiri

Most Outstanding Male Media Artist

• Monde Mutale as Nguzu In Mpali
• Leo Dauty Simukoko as Ceasar In Payback
• Owas Ray Mwape as Mwiche In Vindanda

Most Outstanding Radio Drama

• Mtima Wa Mkango – Landmark Communications
• Chimbanzenzi – ZNBC
• Ifyabukaya – ZNBC

Most Outstanding Female Media Artist

• Anita Munamonga as Mwiza In Mpali
• Cassie Kabwita as Kwacha In Kwacha
• Grace Rumsey as Mwaka In Fever

Creative Writing

Most Outstanding Male Creative Writer

• Henry Joe Sakala – Khomboni Private Investigator
• Chishimba M Lumbwe – Sundu
• Gerry Sikazwe – Words That Matter

Most Outstanding Female Creative Writer

• Maliya Mzyece Sililo – Despite the Bruises
• Esnala Banda – Sketches of Paranoia
• Sheeba Lishika – Woman

Most Outstanding Prose

• Sundu – Chishimba M Lumbwe
• The Catalogue – Mweo Kondolo
• Khomboni Private Investigator – Henry Joe Sakala

Most Outstanding Script

• The Chosen One – Dr Cheela Chilala
• The Baby – Lee Kabongo Senford
• Shadow of Silence – Maggie Vivian Mbewe

Most Outstanding Poetry

• Sketches of Paranoia – Esnala Banda
• Woman – Sheeba Lishika
• Words That Matter – Gerry Sikazwe

Theatre

Most Outstanding Stage Theatre Actress

• Maureen Banda as Mwansa In The Throne
• Barbara Mumpanga as Zoe In The Baby
• Karen Ndhlovu Chulu as Luciana In Home Sweet Hell

Most Outstanding Stage Theatre Production

• Banjo – Green Buffaloes
• The Baby – Nkhwazi
• The Chosen One – Napsa

Most Outstanding Comedian

• Abel Chungu Musuka
• Cheelo Mwanachingwala
• Emmanuel Munsaka

Community Theatre

Most Outstanding Community Theatre Production

• Kakhonyonyo – Jere Ensemble Arts Acre
• Children of the Dead – Mwazanji Dance Theatre
• Umbili – Kanyama Theatre Production Unit

Most Outstanding Stage Theatre Director

• Bizwell Mudenda for Banjo – Green Buffaloes
• Hamalala Hamalala for The Chosen One – Napsa
• Samuel Mubita Sikwa for The Baby – Nkhwazi

Most Outstanding Male Community Theatre Artist

• Jacob Wachata – Chamwaza Performing Arts (Solwezi)
• Daniel Ngoma – Tusole Theatre (Livingstone)
• Sylvester Kasapu – Tasiyana Community Theatre (Kabwe)

Most Outstanding Female Community Theatre Artist

• Onolina Zulu – Twiza Mobile Theatre (Chipata)
• Grace Mudenda – Mwazanji Community Dance Theatre (Lusaka)
• Theresa Kapasu – Tasiyana Community Theatre (Kabwe)