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| Naima Kay |
A number of new
kids on the music block dominate the major categories for the landmark 20th Annual
South African Music Awards – with some familiar favourites also creeping into
the running for SA’s most prestigious music competition.
The nominees for SAMA 20
were announced amid great excitement and anticipation at Sun International’s
Carnival City in Ekurhuleni this morning.
Newcomers Gangs of
Ballet are set to rock the SAMAs with five nominations, leading the
pack along with perennial dance darlings Mi Casa.
Another two stellar fresh
faces, Naima Kay and NakhaneTouré, have
emphatically announced their presence on the scene with four nods apiece –
including three in the coveted top five categories.
Also bagging four SAMA
nominations are Mafikizolo, whose comeback release Reunited has
been crowned with nods for Best Pop Album, Best Collaboration, Duo or Group of
the Year and Album of the Year.
Former SAMA winners The
Parlotones have made it clear that they have no intention of slowing
down any time soon by securing nominations across four categories.
Joining Mafikizolo in the Album
of the Year category are music acts representing a diverse mix of
genres: DJ Kent, Mi Casa, Naima Kay andNakhaneTouré.
Another fiercely contested
category is Duo or Group of the Year, in which electronic trio GoodLuck and
Afropop duo Mafikizolo vie for glory with veteran rockers The
Parlotones and newbies Gangs of Ballet, as well as house
favouritesMi Casa.
SAMA 20 will once again see
debutantes basking in the well-deserved limelight, with the Newcomer of
the Year category contested among Gangs of Ballet,
NakhaneTouré, Naima Kay, IFaniand MuzArt.
Kay also gamely steps up to
the plate to compete with her more established counterparts in the Female
Artist of the Year category: Judith Sephuma, Rebecca, Zaharaand Dear
Reader.
Similarly, fellow newcomer Touré will
be hoping to stand his ground when it comes to the competition for Male
Artist of the Year. He will be slugging it out with breakthrough
singer-songwriters Connell Cruise and Matthew Mole,
as well as more seasoned campaigners VusiMahlasela and Kabomo.
David du Plessis, the Chief
Operating Officer of the Recording Industry of SA (RISA), said this year’s
event will be special in more ways than one: “Not only are we celebrating 20
years of South Africa’s premier music awards, we are also commemorating the
country’s 20th anniversary of democracy.”
Du Plessis said that as a
symbolic tribute to the first democratic elections, which were held on 27 and
28 April 1994, the SAMA 20 awards ceremony will take place exactly 20 years
later, on 28 April 2014, at the Sun City Superbowl.
“Just as the country has
evolved into a mature democracy over the past two decades, the SAMAs have also
developed into the polished, professional and hotly anticipated industry event
that they are today,” he added.
“This year’s crop of SAMA
nominees perfectly encapsulate the rainbow nation in all its creative diversity
and vibrancy. We are extremely proud to be sharing our 20-year milestone with
the birth of the new South Africa as a nation.”
As always, all eyes will be
on the Record of the Year category, which is determined by a
public vote. The nominees for this award will be announced shortly, after which
fans will have the opportunity to vote for their favourite song and artist of
2013. Prepare for a thrilling contest!
The Lifetime
Achievement Awards, honouring the veterans and game-changers in the
industry, will also be revealed prior to the awards ceremony.
The countdown to the 20th Annual
SAMA Awards at Sun City on 28 April 2014 starts tonight with a bash of note at
the official SAMA Celebration Party in Sandton, where Mzansi’s
finest music makers of 2013 will come out to play – and dance the night away!
The nominees’
announcement and all the red-carpet glamour and excitement of the
celebration party will be streamed live in real time on the SAMA 20 mobisite.
For those who miss out on all the live action, packaged highlights will also be
available for viewing on the mobisite (www.samatv.mobi) and on the official SAMA 20 YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/samusicawards).
For more
information on SAMA 20, visit www.samusicawards.co.za. Get hold of the nominated albums now
at iTunes.com/SAMA
The Annual South African
Music Awards are organised by the Recording Industry of South Africa (RISA), a
trade association of recording companies operating in South Africa.
Nominees for
the 20th Annual South African Music Awards:
Album of the Year
DJ Kent
TheWeekent
Mafikizolo
Reunited
Mi Casa
Su Casa
Naima Kay
Umsebenzi
NakhaneTouré
Brave Confusion
Duo or Group of the
Year
Gangs of Ballet
Yes/No/Grey
GoodLuck
Creatures of
the Night
Mafikizolo
Reunited
Mi Casa
Su Casa
The Parlotones
Stand Like Giants
Female Artist of the
Year
Dear Reader
Rivonia
Judith
Sephuma
The Experience Live in Concert
Naima Kay
Umsebenzi
Rebecca
Bayos'Khomba
Zahara
Phendula
Male Artist of the
Year
Connell Cruise
Connell Cruise
Kabomo
Memory Remains
Matthew Mole
The Home We Built
NakhaneTouré
Brave Confusion
VusiMahlasela
Sing to the People
Newcomer of the Year
Gangs Of Ballet
Yes/No/Grey
IFani
I Believes in Me (1st Quadrant)
MuzArt
MuzArt
Naima Kay
Umsebenzi
NakhaneTouré
Brave Confusion
Best Rock Album
Gangs of
Ballet
Yes/No/Grey
Shadowclub
Goodbye Wild Child
The Black Cat
Bones
Beatipiller
The
Parlotones
Stand Like Giants
Van Coke
Kartel
Bloed, Sweet
& Trane
Best Pop Album
Danny K
Good Look
GoodLuck
Creatures of
the Night
LCNVL
Faster Longer Mixtape
Mafikizolo
Reunited
Matthew Mole
The Home We Built
Beste Pop Album
(Afrikaans)
4Werke
4 Harte
Charlize Berg
Charlize Berg
JAY
Dis Hoe OnsRol
Karlien van
Jaarsveld
Uitklophou
Kurt Darren
Seerower
Best Adult Contemporary Album
Connell Cruise
Connell Cruise
FarrylPurkiss
Home
Hinds Brothers
Ocean of Milk
Michael Lowman
Crayon Boxes
Shaun Jacobs
Love Can
BesteKontemporêreMusiek Album
Ampie
Niks en Niemand
Andriëtte
WatRym met Liefde
Bok van
Blerk
Steek Die VureAan
Elvis Blue
Afrikaans
Jak de
Priester
N1 van My Hart
Best African Adult Album
Naima Kay
Umsebenzi
SelaeloSelota
The Promise
VusiMahlasela
Sing to the People
Zamajobe
ThulaMntwana
Zonke
Give and Take Live
Best Alternative
Album
Chris Letcher
Hyperbalist
Dear Reader
Rivonia
Death by
Misadventure
dumb dumb
Die See
II
NakhaneTouré
Brave Confusion
Best R&B/Soul/Reggae
Album
Kabomo
Memory Remains
MuzArt
MuzArt
The
Soil
Reflections Live in Joburg
Vusi
Nova
Walk into Light
Zahara
Phendula
Best Rap Album
AB Crazy
Home Coming
iFani
I Believes in Me (1st Quadrant)
Kwesta
DaKAR
L-Tido
All of Me
Molemi
A Sia
Best Kwaito Album
Alaska
The Revival
Big
Nuz
Made in Africa
Character
Self-Control
Mandoza
Sgantsontso
Tzozo
Amabills
Best Dance Album
DJ
Kent
TheWeekent
Lulo Café
Soul Africa
Mi Casa
Su Casa
Uhuru
Our Father
ZakesBantwini
The Fake Book & Real Book: My Music Bible
Best Traditional Faith Music
Album
AndileKaMajola
Chapter 6
ujehovaungibiyele
Deborah
Umqhele
Lusanda Spiritual Group
UhamboLwam
Rebecca
Bayos'Khomba
Worship House
Project 10 Live in Limpopo, RSA
Best Contemporary Faith Music
Album
Benjamin DubeRenewal in His Presence with
BenjaminDube
Judith
Sephuma
The
Experience Live in Concert
NqubekoMbatha
Sentiments
of a Worshiper
Soweto Gospel Choir
Divine Decade&
Friends
We Will Worship
YHWH
Best Traditional Album
Hennie de Bruyn endieKitaarkêrels
KitaarKwêla
Joe
ShirimaninaVanavaNdoda
Hawu Ra Mina
PS. Manyike Na
VatirhiVaHosi
Taduma e
Kerekeni
Sayicology
Round 2
Dr. Thomas ChaukeNa Shinyori Sisters
Shimatsatsa No 32
Best Maskandi Album
Amabunjwa
X6
Buselaphi
GijimaNtuthwane
Khwelebhasini
Ngiyistress
Phuzekhemisi
KungakhoNilwaNodwa
ThokozaniLanga
Inyakanyaka
Best Jazz Album
Marcus Wyatt Quartet
One Life in the Sun
Shane Cooper
Oscillations
SisaSopazi
Images & Figures
Tumi
Mogorosi
Project Elo
ZimNgqawana Live at the Cape Town
International Jazz Festival
Best Classical and/or Instrumental Album
Cape Consort
Claudio Monteverdi - Selected Madrigals
Guy Buttery
Live in KwaZulu
Ockie Vermeulen
Obsession
Tygerberg Children's Choir
Glorious
ZanneStapelberg&
Soul of Fire
Kathleen
Tagg
Best Live DVD
Nataniël
Factory
Skouspel
2013
Skouspel 2013
The
Soil
Reflections Live in Joburg
Unathi
An Intimate Night with Unathi
Zonke
Give and Take Live
Best Collaboration
DJ Kent Ft The Arrows
Spin My World Around
LCNVL Ft Lakota Silva
Closer
Mafikizolo Ft May D
Happiness
The Parlotones,
Khuli
Sleepwalker
Chana & Jon Savage
Uhuru Ft Oskido, Professor
& Y-tjukutja
DJ Bucks
Best Music Video of the Year
Goldfish
One Million Views
Mi Casa
Jika
The MuffinzUmsebenziWendoda (An Ode to
Single Mothers)
The Parlotones,
Khuli
Sleepwalker
Chana & Jon Savage
ToyaDelazy
Memoriam
Best Producer of the Year
Danny K
Good Look by Danny K
Darryl
Torr
Yes/No/Grey by Gangs of Ballet
David Poole
&
Three Second Memory by Goldfish
Dominic Peters
Dan
Roberts
Border Crossing by Laurie Levine
Shaun Jacobs
Love Can by Shaun Jacobs
Best Engineer of the Year
Peter
Auret
Pimp My
Piano by Charl du Plessis
Darryl
Torr
Yes/No/Grey by Gangs of Ballet
Matthew
Fink
The Home We Built by Matthew Mole
Matthew
Fink
Goodbye Wild Child by Shadowclub
Shaun Jacobs
Love Can by Shaun Jacobs
Remix of the Year
Euphonik
Hallelujah Anyway
Khuli Chana
Hape (Part 2)
Mi
Casa
Jika
Oskido
Tsa Ma Ndebele
Uhuru
Thath'isghubu
Category
winners to be announced at the awards ceremony:
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