Wednesday, 26th September 2018 – After weeks of public online voting, tonight saw the winners of the 2nd official Dance Music Awards South Africa being announced at a prestigious closed ceremony in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni.
Hosted by the City of Ekurhuleni, the honouree dinner was attended by nominees, industry players and selected key media, where the winners were recognised and celebrated by their peers.
The second annual awards were announced to the public this past July. Fans were given the chance to openly nominate their top 5 favourites followed by a finalist voting selection which closed last week. The online votes were tallied up by an independent auditing company and the winners were announced live at the dinner as well as online.
The ‘Pioneers of Dance Award’, an accolade which pays homage and gives recognition to a legendary dance music contributor was also announced at this year’s ceremony. This is the one award not voted for by the public but rather by dance music industry players. The recipient of this year’s award went to living legend DJ Ganyani “Master G” Tshabalala.
SA’s biggest DJ export Black Coffee walked away with two awards for Best International DJ and Best International Producer while repeat winners Lady Zamar, Black Motion, Lady Sakhe won in their categories again this year. House Afrika Records won the Record Label again while Metro FM’s Urban Beat won the Best Dance Radio Show award for a second year.
Here’s The Full List Of Dance Music Awards South African Winners:
Best Male DJ
KaySoul
Best Female DJ
Lady Sakhe (2017 winner)
Best Producer
Sir LSG
Best Live Act
Black Motion (2017 winner)
Best Festival
Spring Fiesta
Best Music Video (From Dance Artist)
Sun-EL Musician – Sonini feat. Simmy & Lelo Kamau
Best Male Vocalist of the Year
Ziyon
Best Female Vocalist of the Year
Lady Zamar (2017 winner)
Best Record Label
House Afrika Records (2017 winner)
Compilation of The Year
House Afrika Mzansi House Vol.7
Album of The Year
Da Capo – Indigo Child
Remix of The Year
Hans Seance – Elanora (KaySoul Remix)
Best International DJ
Black Coffee
Best International Producer
Black Coffee (2017 winner)
Promoter of the Decade
Jsik Bouhbot
Best Club Night / Night Club
Truth Night Club (2017 winner)
Best House Record of the Year
DJ Ganyani Ft. Nomcebo – Emazulwini
Best Gqom Record of the Year
Distruction Boyz- Omunye
Pioneers of House Award
Ganyani “Master G”
Best EDM Record of the Year
Cinimin – You & Me ft. Amy Jones
Best Underground Record of the Year
Dwson – Luna
Best Dance Radio Show Award
Urban Beat – Metro FM (2017 winner)