South African Traditional Music Achievement Awards 2021: All the winners

The QTwins won the equally respected Best Female Artist/Group Award as well as the Best Traditional Collaboration Song and the Best Traditional House Music Song trophies.

Nomtiti bagged the Best Traditional Music Artist/Group of the Year. Other winners include Austebza, Ntombi Ya Mutsonga and Deejay Avesh.

Below is the full list of winners:

Best Male Artist/Group

• Sjava – U’mcebo’
• Khavisa – ‘U Na Nkoka
• 100%Ncobela – ‘I Esile’

Best Female Artist/Group

• Candy Tsamandebele – Yedin ft. Heeny C 
• QTwins – Hamba ft. DJ Tira 
• Mmadintsi – ‘Nuatsi’

Best Afro-soul Song

• ‘Rato Laka’ – Motlanalo
• ‘My Yoki Yoki’ – Vhudie 
• ‘Baby Musa Kuyenza Lento’ – Mc Records KZN

Best African Jazz Song

• ‘Imal’ayikho’ – Zazi ft. Iye Echa on sax 
• ‘Motheo’ – Austebza

Best Reggae Album

• Impilo Kantanga – Jeremiah Fyah Ises 
• One and Only – Chomza
• The Journey – Ras Canly

Best Traditional Praise Singer

• Ntombhi Ya Mutsonga – ‘SONA Praise’
• Malume Tau – ‘Kgarebe Nkhabe’ ft. Lesedi
• Khuluma Ndabezitha – ‘Imbongo Zika naMtsweni Tsipane’

Best Indigenous Poet

• Magcwabe Imbongi
• Otsile Aforika Yo Montle 
• Kwazi Nsele

Best Upcoming Artist/Group

• Menzi Mabizela
• Mshengu Tshabalala the Producer 
• Mmadintsi

Best Traditional A Capella Music Song

• ‘Uchoma’ – Ka-Shima
• ‘Hlalithwa’ – Thokozani Kabini
• ‘Ubaba’ – Terrence Motsepe

Best Traditional Music Community Radio Presenter

• Zizele Yandisa – Khanya FM 
• Silulami Dumza – Nkqubela FM 
• Khangelani Ngxaki Nkosana – Ingwane Community Radio 
• Jikijwa – Ngqushwa FM
• Emmanuel Xolani Magaqa – Radio Station 97.7 FM 
• Ausi Koropi – Kgatleng FM 91.3 
• Thapelino – Mahikeng FM 96.7 
• Piet – Makwas Radio Overberg FM
• Olwethu Majozi and Vezi Ntuli – AlexFM 

Best Department of Art & Culture

• Gauteng 
• Limpopo 
• Eastern Cape 
• Free State

Best Department Cultural Affairs Chief Director

• Northern Cape 
• Bokone Bophirima 
• Western Cape 
• KwaZulu Natal

Best Traditional Producer

• Deejay Avesh – ‘Chal gaye Nana’ 
• Mbuzeni Mkhize – ‘Ishoba Lenkonkoni’ 
• Dlayani Patrick Hlongwane (DJ Patmesh) – ‘Ndavhuko Yo Suka’

Best Traditional House Music Song

• ‘Lollilop’ – Candy Tsamandebele ft. Mr Brown
• ‘Umuhle’ – Qtwins ft. DJ Tira 
• ‘Wengoma Yami’ – NKR ft. Thokozani Langa 

Best SePedi Artist/Group

• Motlanalo – ‘Rato Laka’ 
• Tau Sebata – ‘Mathotse’
• Bana Ba Kgwale Cultural Group – ‘Segole’

Best TshiVenda Artist/Group

• Sikheli Junior – ‘Vhutshilo’ 
• Adziambei Band – ‘Tshipala Mulilo’ 
• Nnae – ‘Shonisani’ 

Best Xitsonga Artist/Group

• N’WA-K – ‘Before’
• Khavisa – ‘U Na Nkoka’
• Misskay Chardnah – ‘A Byi Olovi’

Best Ndebele Artist/Group

• Ngezekakaramba – ‘Idma Lami’ 
• NoAlliyah Mabhena – ‘NoMalanga’ 
• Ngezaka Dlaw’mbana – ‘Makalanyana’

Best IsiXhosa Artist/Group

• Yallunder – ‘Impilo Iyaqhubeka’ 
• Abafana BakuQumba – ‘Wayaphi Unembeza’
• Us’hlangu Semfene – ‘Umhlangano’ 

Best SeTswana Artist/Group

• Tiludi Tsa Magaga – ‘Dumelang’
• Tswelelang Cultural Dancers – ‘Motho Wa Me Richang’ 
• Legora la Mmino – ‘Kea Kgalema’ 

Best Siswati Artist/Group

• Licathazi Lika Mamzomba – Umhlaba Ungehlule
• PM² – Sikhanyisele 
• Soul Ngwane – Nonjabulo

Best Indian Artist/Group

• Pritisha M – ‘Meri Maa’
• Omesh Mohanpursad – ‘Aaya Naya Zamana’
• Praven Moodley – ‘Jai Govinda)

Best Sesotho Artist/Group

• Mahlanya – ‘Thuto’
• Bana Ba Motho – ‘LITABA’ 
• Morusu – ‘Corona’

Best Boeremusiek Artist/Group

• Hennie De Bruyn – ‘Stofskop & Gee Hom Vet’ 
• Die Teelepeltjies – ‘Klipwerf Vastrap’ 
• Kannie Warries Dansorkes – ‘Janenetjie’ 

Best Maskandi Artist/Group (Traditional/Digital)

• Ucevuzile Mchunu – ‘Kulele Kuwe’ 
• Sgwebo Sethambo – ‘Alibuyele Kuzuma’
• Ichwane Lebhanca – ‘Inkomo Yomqoyiso’ 

Best Traditional Collaboration Song

• ‘Yedin’ – Candy Tsamandebele ft. Henny C 
• ‘Laba Bantu’ – Qtwins ft. DJ Tira 
• ‘Ukubulawa Kwabafazi’ – Smangele ft. Abafana Baka Mgqumeni 

Best Traditional Music Artist/Group of the Year

• Roots 2000 – ‘Aye Africa’
• Candy Tsamandebele - ‘Yedin’ 
• Vendaboy Poet – ‘Yo Suka’ 
• Ichwane Lebhanca – ‘Inkomo Yomqoyiso’ 
• Nomtiti – ‘Bina Segaeno’ 
• Ngezaka Dlaw’mbana – ‘Makalanyana’ 
• Hennie De Bruyn En Die Kiaarkerels – ‘Stofskop & Gee Hom Vet
• Vho-Thaela – ‘Ndi ngani Africa’