SAMAs 2022 Day 1: All the winners

The remaining winners will be announced at the same venue on 28 August. Among some of the most popular winners include Nomfundo Moh, who won the Best Afro Pop Album while Chymamusique took home his first SAMA award when he emerged tops in the Best Dance Album category.

Msaki clinched the Best Adult Contemporary Album for Platinumb Heart Open while Dladla Mshunqisi’s Umshunqo Reloaded earned him the Best Gqom Album accolade. Amarato claimed the Best Kwaito Album Sun-El Musician and Azana walked away with the Remix of the Year for Uhuru. The Best African Adult Contemporary Album award went to Mandisi Dyantyis while Thokozani Langa took the Best Maskandi Album Award.

Yvonne Chaka Chaka received the inaugural Chairman's Award for her unique and outstanding contributions to the music industry's growth, success and sustainability. Other winners in different categories include Young Stunna, Jimmy Dludlu and Nigeria's Tems.

Meanwhile, the ceremony featured performances from Master KG, Khuli Chana, Brian Temba, Puleng March, Ncebakazi Msomi, Reign Afrika, Mobi Dixon and Joda Kgosi.

“We are immensely proud of the recipients of these technical excellence awards," RiSA CEO Nhlanhla Sibisi said. "Their hard work and dedication to their craft has been acknowledge. We are incredibly excited about the main awards set for 28 August 2022 and look forward to celebrating with South African music lovers.”

Below is the first batch of winners:

Best Adult Contemporary Album

• Platinumb Heart Open – Msaki
• Tapestry – Thapelo Lekoane
• Where The Light Gets In – Pat McCay
• Elephant In The Room – Watershed
• Brother – Jacob Swann

Best Classical/Instrumental Album

• African Bird – Khanyisile Mthetwa
• Pangaea – Wouter Kellerman and David Arkenstone
• It Takes Three – Charl Du Plessis Trio
• Afrikaans – Scheppel
• Franco Prinsloo: Kruis Van Liefde – Franco Prinsloo and Vox Chamber Choir

Best African Adult Contemporary Album

• Cwaka – Mandisi Dyantyis
• Thetha Mama – The One Who Sings
• Camagu – Ntando
• 2020 – Joe Nina
• The Red Stoep – Nomfusi

Beste Kontemporêre Musiek Album

• Volume – Die Heuwels Fantasties
• Al Die Ysters – Jan Jan Jan
• Sangoma Sandilands and Jou Pa Se Posse Maanskyn – Neil Sandilands
• Twintigeenentwintig – Jennifer Zamudio
• Woorde – Jodi Jantjies

Best Traditional Album

• Tshihwilili Tshanga – Dr Mercy Masakona Madzivhandila
• Dlozified – Mkhanyakude
• Dziya Fhirtana – Vha Venda Cultural Group
• Mathotse – Tau Sebata
• Hantam Kerfees – Klipwerf

Best Reggae Album

• Trailblazer – Reign Afrika
• He Crowned I Emperor – Skeleton Blazer
• Hard To Believe – Ras Canly
• The Shift – Botanist Mr Lamington
• Ngatanngwe – Red I Scorch

Best Jazz Album

• History In A Frame – Jimmy Dludlu
• At This Point In Time Voices in Volumes – Herbie Tsoaeli
• Music From My People – Sibusiso Mash Mashiloane
• Revision – Steve Dyer
• Quiet Please – McCoy Mrubata

Best Contemporary Faith Music Album

• Sacrificial Worship (Live) - Pulane Maphari
• My Heart To Him – Thabelo
• Denga – Kingdmusic
• Find Me Singing – Lauren Cullen
• The 34th Psalm – Ncebakazi Msomi

Best Traditional Faith Music Album

• Vela Nkosi – Jumbo
• In the Beginning – Paul K
• Heaven’s Scroll – Puleng March
• The Great Revival – Takie Ndou
• Shrubs of Chronicle (Live) – Zaza

Best African Indigenous Faith Music Album

• Similapha Nkosi – NUZ Voices Of Joy
• Ba Bosiu – Isaac and The Mighty Messengers
• Re Kopa Go Wena Ramasedi – JTG Gospel Choir
• Ore Etele Mohloeki – The Harmony Singers Artist Development
• Swi Lava Yeso – Zion Iskhalanga Academy

Best Maskandi Album

• Idaymani – Thokozani Langa
• Ziyashisa – Makhamnandi
• Wangikhulisa uMama – Shwi Nomtekhala
• Phakathi Komhlane nembeleko – Udumakahle
• Ivila Laselawini – Mzukulu

Best Alternative Music Album

• Glow – Alice Phoebe Lou
• City Of God and The Jungle Below – Daniel Baron
• Night Speak – Lo-Ghost
• Romance Was Born – Anna Wolf
• Child’s Play – Alice Phoebe Lou

Best Rock Album

• Partypocalypse – Springbok Nude Girls
• Headlights Dream – Steve Louw
• Revolution – Tim Parr
• Ennui – Deity’s Muse
• Sacred Sound – Albert Frost

Best R&B/Soul Album

• It’s All You – Brian Temba
• Real Talk – P.Postman
• The Arrival – Melleng
• Sour Milk – Joda Kgosi
• It Is What It is – Mikhale Jones

Best Pop Album

• Trouble In Paradise – Shekhinah
• Souvenirs – Jeremy Loops
• Motion – Tresor
• A Journal – Bonj
• Don’t Let Go – Jacky Carpede

Beste Pop Album

• Niks Vergelyk – Posduif
• Hier Waar Ek Nou Is – Juan Boucher
• Prisma – Janie Bay
• Rugsak – Elandrê
• Roekeloos – Rita Li

Best Afro Pop Album

• Amagama – Nomfundo Moh
• iStiff – Mnqobi Yazo
• New Faces To Old Problems – Bonga Kwana
• Sukulila – Cici
• Amalobolo – Aubrey Qwana

Best Produced Music Video

• ‘When House Was House’ by Mobi Dixon feat. Mariechan and JNR SA – Mabi Ntuli and Shona
• ‘Inhlupheko’ by Big Zulu – Edward (Gobi Beast) and Ofentse Mwase
• ‘Playback’ by K.O. – Ted Magerman
• ‘Mamezala’’ by Mafikizolo ft. Simmy – Dale Fortune
• ‘Finessin’ by AKA – Mninizo Sitho and Nhlanhla

Best Engineered Album of the Year

• It Takes Three by Charl Du Plessis Trio – Peter Auret
• Candid by Moonga K – Greg Abrahams, Mike Zietsman and Vicente Espi
• Ghetto King by Zakes Bantwini – Zakes Bantwini
• Pheli Makaveli by 25K – Sibabalwe Andile Fiphaza
• City Of God and The Jungle Below by Daniel Baron – Daniel Baron and Darryn Muller

Rest of Africa Award

• ‘If Orange Was A Place’ – Tems (Nigeria)
• ‘Son of A Tribe’ – Edgar Muzah (Zimbabwe)
• ‘Karabo’’ – Malome Vector (Lesotho)
• Boyfriend’ – Ckay (Nigeria)
• ‘Love & Isolation’ – Tay Iwar (Nigeria)

Remix of the Year

• Sun-El Musician, Azana and Da Capo – Uhuru by Sun-El Musician and Azana
• Manyelo Dafro, Bassekou Kouyate and Da Capo – Ladon by Manyelo Dafro ft Basekou Kouyate
• Lira and DJ Maphorisa – Feel Good by Lira
• Da Capo – Mama by Josiah De Disciple and Boohle
• DJ Cleo – Gcina Impilo Yam by Bucy Radebe

Best Kwaito Album

• Ama Roto Vol.2 – Reece Madlisa and Zuma
• Don’t Lose Focus – Sukiri Papa
• Let Dogs Lie Low – Simple Eugene
• Kwaito Pallet – Shisaboy
• Trip To Jozi – King Razo

Best Gqom Album

• Umshunqo Reloaded – Dladla Mshunqisi
• Khula – Bello No Gallo
• Summer Banger – Dlala Thukzin
• Best Of The Best – T-Man
• The Journey – Slenda Da Dancing DJ

Best Dance Album

• Musique – Chymamusique
• Muzika – Miza
• Ghetto King – Zakes Bantwini
• When House Was House – Mobi Dixon
• African Electronic Dance Music – Sun-El Musician

Chairman’s Award

• Yvonne Chaka Chaka

Best Selling Artist

• Notumato by Young Stunna