Zimbabwe Music Awards 2022: All the winners

The ‘Handipere Power’ hitmaker was victorious in the Best Album, Best Male Artist and Song of the Year categories. Freeman HKD Boss and Agga Nyabinde won two awards apiece. The Best Newcomer Award went to Shashl while Breeze Music triumphed in Best Group/Duo category. D.T Bio Mudimba and Ex Q won the Best Sungura and Best Afropop Awards, respectively.

Other winners in different categories include R. Peels, Everton Mlalazi and Dorcas Moyo.

Below is the full list of winners:

Best Group/Duo

• Breeze Music
• Criss Wis And The Dot
• Fusion 5 Mangwiro
• Vabati VaJehova

Best Newcomer

• Shashl
• D.T Bio Mudimba
• Feli Nandi
• Kae Chaps

Best Album

• Mustard Seed – Nutty O
• Robbery – Freeman Hkd
• Songs Of David – Nyasha David
• Bvudzijena – Tamy Moyo

Best Zimdancehall

• Freeman HKD
• Enzo Ishall
• Ma9nine
• Nutty O
• Tocky Vibes

Best Sungura

• D.T Bio Mudimba
• Mukoma Panga
• Romeo Gasa
• Shamblo

Best Afropop

• Exq
• Gemma Griffiths
• Herman
• Tamy Moyo

Best Hip Hop

• R. Peels
• Dough Major
• M.U.S.E
• Probeats
• Tashamiswa

Best Contemporary Gospel

• Everton Mlalazi
• Janet Manyowa
• Minister Michael Mahendere
• Vusa Mangena

Best Traditional Gospel

• Dorcas Moyo
• Breeze Music
• Mambo Dhuterere
• Vabati Vajehova  

Best R&B and Soul

• Nyasha David
• Feli Nandi
• Trevor Dongo
• Kae Chaps
• Roki

Best Jazz

• Agga Nyabinde
• Nagug
• Nonkanyiso
• Josh Meck

Best Dance (House/Gqom/Kwaitoo/EDM)

• DJ Zandimazi
• Anita Jackson
• Leslie Kampila
• Mawiza
• Shasha

Best Tshibilika

• Insimbi Zezhwane
• Clement Magwaza
• Madlela Skhobokhobo
• Martin Sibanda and Ndolwane Supersounds

Best Traditional (Chinyakare/Chimurenga)

• Andy Muridzo
• Diana Samkange Mangwenya
• Kumbira Project
• The Lioness  

Best Traditional (Ezomdabu/Imbube)

• Amaqaqa
• Mamozi
• Skhosana Buhlungu Sunduza

Best Alternative

• Agga Nyabinde
• Juntal
• Mbeu
• Qeqeshiwe

Producer of the Year

• DJ Tamuka
• Jusa Dementor
• Levels Chillspot
• Oskid
• Rodney Beatz

Best Music Video

• ‘Pombi’ – Freeman HKD
• ‘Ndijehovah’ – Janet Manyowa
• ‘Ndiwe’ – Nutty O ft. Dermarco
• ‘Screenshot’ – Roki ft. Mr Brown & Leon Lee

Videographer of the Year

• San Pedro
• Director Am
• Studio Art Pictures
• Umsebenzi Ka Blaqs  

Best Collaboration

• Roki ft. Koffi Olomide & Ray Vanny – ‘Patati Patati’
• Baba Harare ft. Mai Tt – ‘Rita’
• DJ Zandimazi ft. Nhlanhla & Nutty O – ‘Ngifuna Wena’
• Janet Manyowa ft. Takesure Zamar Ncube – ‘Mutsvene’
• Nox, Freeman Hkd ft. Tyfah Guni – ‘Unobvuma Here’

Best International Zimbabwean Artist

• DJ Zandimaz
• Mamozi
• Nox
• Nutty O
• Sha Sha

Best Male Artist

• Nutty O
• Freeman HKD
• Mambo Dhuterere
• Roki

Best Female Artist

• DJ Zandimazi
• Gemma Griffiths
• Janet Manyowa
• Sha Sha
• Tamy Moyo 

Song Of The Year

• ‘Handiperi Power’ – Nutty O
• ‘Rita’ – Baba Harare ft. Mai Tt
• ‘Kujata Kujata’ – ‘D.T Bio Mudimba’
• ‘Pombi’ – Freeman HKD
• ‘Patati Patati’ – Roki ft. Koffi Olomide and Ray Vanny