SAMAs 2018: Full list of winners

Leading the list with three awards each are Mafikizolo, Joyous Celebration, Shekhinah and Sun-El Musician/Samthing Soweto.

Present at the event on Saturday night were President Cyril Ramaphosa and Minister of Arts and Culture Nathi Mthetwa, who presented lifetime achievement awards to Mbongeni Ngema, Steve Kekana and the late Spokes H.

Here is a full list of winners: 

Record of the Year

• Distruction Boyz – 'Omunye'

Male Artist of the Year

• Prince Kaybee 
• Afrotraction
• Tresor
• Emtee
• Nduduzo Makhathini 

 Female Artist of the Year

• Shekhinah
• Siphokazi
• Lady Zamar
• Simphiwe Dana
• Busiswa

 Duo/Group of the Year

• Mafikizolo
• Prime Circle
• Team Mosha
• Goldfish
• Mi Casa

  Newcomer of the Year

• Shekhinah
• Rouge
• Shane Eagle
• Blaq Diamond
• Thabsie

 Album of the Year

• Rose Gold – Shekhinah
• Yellow – Shane Eagle
• Beautiful Madness – Tresor
• 20 – Mafikizolo
• King Zamar – Lady Zamar

Best Rock Album

• Fokofpolisiekar – Selfmedikasie
• Lost & Found – Snakes and Ladders
• Prime Circle – If You Don’t You Never Will
• Shortstraw – Those Meddling Kids (TMK)
• Willim Welsyn – Blitzkriek  

Best Pop Album

• Tresor – The Beautiful Madness
• Craig Lucas – Restless
• Connell Cruise – Barely Breathing
• Monark – Monark
• Shekhinah – Rose Gold

Beste Pop Album

• Kurt Darren – Laat Die Dansvloer Brand
• Ray Dylan – Uitbasuin   
• Karlien van Jaarsveld – Sing Vir Liefde
• Brendan Peyper – Hy Loop Oop
• Lianie May – Lemand Om Lief Te He

Best Adult Contemporary Album

• Wouter Kellerman – Symphonic Soweto
• Josie Field – Indie Soul
• Swing City – Now Listen Properly
• Charlie Finch – Life's Journey
• Janie Bay – Miscellany

Beste Kontempoêre Musiek Album

• Jo Black – Skepe
• Saarkie – Queen van die Toorbos
• Die Heuwels Fantasties – OKAY!
• Luna Paige, Nick Turner, Jamie Jupiter – Korreltjie Kantel
• Chris Chameleon – Jy en Ek en Ek en Jy

Best African Adult Contemporary Album

• Siseko Pame – Ilanga
• Joe Nina – Time II Time
• Serame Sediti – Based on a True Story
• Siphokazi – Siphokazi
• Tribute Birdie Mboweni – Tribute Birdie Mboweni The Deluxe Edition Album

Best Alternative Music Album

• Bongeziwe Mabandla – Mangaliso
• Loui Lvndn – You Princess is in Another Castle
• Jack Parow – Afrika 4 Beginners
• Francois van Coke – Hierdie is die Lewe
• Josh Kempen – The Morning Show

Best R&B/Soul/Reggae Album

• Afrotraction – Relationships
• Cici – Busisiwe
• The Nameless Band – The Greatest Hits
• Thabsie – Songs About You
• Thami – Never Lost

Best Hip Hop Album

• Shane Eagle – Yellow
• Riky Rick - Stay Shining
• Rouge – The New Era Sessions
• Emtee – Manando
• Fresh 2 Def Productions – F2D Presents: Hall of Fame

Best Kwaito Album`

• Busiswa – Highly Flavoured
• Mashabela Galane – Bona That Rural Dream
• Team Mosha – So fa Silahlane
• Chomee – Do Mo Squats
• Trendsetters – Ska Ba Hemisa

Best Dance Album

• Lady Zamar – King Zamar
• DJ Merlon – Pure Black Album
• DJ Ganyani – Ganyani's House Grooves 10
• Prince Kaybee – I Am Music
• Mi Casa – Familia

Best Traditional Faith Music Album

• Andile KaMajola – Andile KaMajola Chapter 8 Sekwanele
• Women In Praise – Live In Johannesburg
• Sipho Makhabane – Sinekhaya
• Dumi Mkokstad – Egameni LikaJesu
• Omega Khunou – Worship In Spirit & in Truth with Omega Khunou

 Best Contemporary Faith Music Album

• Nqubeko Mbatha – Heaven’s  Ways
• Bongani Nchang – Wonders of Mercy
• Benjamin Dube – Victorious In His Presence with Benjamin Dube
• Swazi – The Alabaster
• Sicelo Moya – Solid Rock

 Best African Indigenous Gospel Album

• Vuma Zion – Samson Aphi Amandla Akho
• Futhi Shongwe – Bonke Abamethembayo
• Amadodana Ase Wesile – Soloko Intliziyo Yam
• Barorisi Ba Morena – Ntjhafatso
• Believers in Christ – Yala Nkosi

Best African Artist Album

• Simphiwe Dana – The Simphiwe Dana Symphony Experience
• NINIOLA – This is Me
• Wizkid – Sounds from the Other Side
• Zoë Modiga – Yellow The Novel
• Moreira Chonguica and Manu Dibango – M&M

Best Traditional Music Album

• Jessica Mbangeni – Jessica Mbangeni Sings IGoli Live @Lyric Theatre Johannesburg
• Dinonyane Cultural Group – Pitsi
• Bomshell – Uthando
• Complete – Isiqalo The Beginning
• University of Pretoria Camerata – Indodana

Best Maskandi Album

• Abafana Baka Mgqumeni – 6 to 6
• Uqhosha Ngokwenzakwakhe – Miss South Africa
• Shwi noMtekhala – Emkhathini
• Khuzani – Isixaxa Samaxoki
• Mbuzeni – Wavuma

Best Jazz Album

• Nduduzo Makhathini – Ikhambi
• Simphiwe Dana – The Simphiwe Dana Symphony Experience
• The Blue Notes Tribute Orkestra – Live at the Bird's Eye
• Zoë Modiga – Yellow The Novel
• Tune Recreation Committee – Voices of our Vision

Best Classical and/or Instrumental Album

• Charl du Plessis Trio – Baroqueswing Vol. III
• CH2 – Insomnia  
• James Grace – Chilled
• Uni of Limpopo Choristers & the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra – Matimba Ya Vuyimbeleri
• Kinsmen – Window to the Ashram

Best Afro Pop Album

• Mafikizolo –  20
• Blaq Diamond – Inqola
• Ntando – Mayibuye
• Zahara – Mgodi
• Robbie Malinga – Robbie Malinga

Best Live Audio Visual Recording/DVD

• Donald – Red Mic Experience
• Krone – Krone 4 Live
• Benjamin Dube – Victorious In His Presence with Benjamin Dube
• Simphiwe Dana – The Simphiwe Dana Symphony Experience
• The Parlotones – The Parlotones Orchestrated

Best Collaboration

• Sun-EL Musician ft Samthing Soweto – 'Akanamali'
• Distruction Boyz ft Benny Maverick & Dladla Mshunqisi – 'Omunye'
• Kwesta ft Wale – 'Spirit'
• Heavy K ft Busi & Nokwazi – 'Inde'
• Sjava ft Howard & DJ Maphorisa – 'Ngempela'

Music Video of the Year

• Rouge – 'Arumtumtum'
• Shane Eagle – 'Let It Flow'
• Nadia Nakai – 'Naaa Meaan'
• Kwesta ft Wale – 'Spirit'
• Nasty C – 'Don't do it'

Best Produced Album

• Goldfish – Late Night People
• Shekhinah – Rose Gold
• Mi Casa – Familia
• Mafikizolo – 20
• Prince Kaybee – I Am Music

CAPASSO Best Selling Digital Download Composer 

• Timothy Bambela Myeni

Best Engineered Album

• Mafikizolo – 20
• Kahn – A Noise in the Void
• Mi Casa – Familia
• Nduduzo Makhathini – Ikhambi
• Distruction Boyz – Gqom  Is The Future

 Remix of the Year

• Mobi Dixon – 'I Got You'
• King Bayaa – 'Faith Alive'
• Household Funk – 'Free'
• Riky Rick feat. Youngsta CPT, KLY, Da Les, others – 'Buy  It Out'
• Mobi Dixon – 'Lake By The Ocean'

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Steve Kekana
• Spokes H
• Mbongeni Ngema

Best Digital Download

• Joyous Celebration 

Best Selling DVD

• Joyous Celebration – Volume 21 Heal Our Land

Best Selling Album 

• Joyous Celebration – Volume 21 Heal Our Land

Highest Air Play of the Year

• Samething Soweto/Sun-EL Musician

Highest Airplay Composers Awards

• Sun-EL Musician/Samething Sowetho – 'Akanamali'

International Achivement Award 

• Shashika Mooruth