NAMAs Nominees 2019

The nominees for the highly anticipated Namibia Annual Music Awards (NAMAs) were finally made public yesterday, according to statistics only 64 artists have been nominated from which only 24 will be walking away as winners on 7 September at the Dome, Swakopmund.

The nominees are:

Best Duo Or Group
Franklin And Dee’A – Church In Session
Kinzo And Fimbiko For – Iimkwaku
O . Com For- Kings Of Culture
Tswazis For – Critical But Stable
Tbozz And Staika For – Nxaube

Best Producer
DJ Chronic
Andrew
Elvo

Best Afrikaans
Bradley Anthony For – Ek Is Lief Vir Jou
Lize Ehlers For – Hou Op Lieg
Reezaina For – Lief My
Vaughn Ahrens For – Amen

New Comer Of The Year
Franklin And Dee’A – For Church Is In Session
Lindsey For – Renewed
Skrypt For – The Wait
Top Cheri For – Fertile
Vaughn Ahrens For Songs For Wednesdays

Best Damara Punch
Kinzzo – Eendjo
Kinzzo & Fimbiko – Yaa Nangeshefa
Rodney Seibeb – Ne !Hub-Aib
T-Bozz & Staika – Nauxube
Tswazis – Sa Geluks

Best Oviritjie
Alma Peki Hiamuhona – Penina
Ouwa Uo Viritje – I’m Sorry
Mbm – Mukaa Kozongombe
Rax Kandjoze – Mbakondja O’sharpa
The Big Five – Okakuruha

Best Soukous/Kwasa
Allen Jonathan – Chichikezako Ft DJ Lenga Lenga
DJ Siya – Mukwako Ft Tate Buti
Msunday – Molukanda
Tate Buti – Ondjeke
Top Cheri – Danisa

Best Afro Pop (Inclusive Of Township Disco)
Antany Knows – Comprende
Allen Jonathan – /Nuba Te Ft Stakes & Adora
Dj Kboz – The Music Ft King Elegant, Princelou, Top Cheri & Athawise
Gazza – Chelete
Kalux – Roro Ft One Blood

Best Collaboration
Blenge Mo Fire Ft Etjo (Ethnix) & Jimmy Jay – 2 Sides
Kanibal – Love Language Ft King Wasaby
O.Com – Nana Ft Top Cheri & Daka Yonongo
Shaeto Ft Bradley Anthony – Remain Me
Tate Buti – Aina Ft Top Cheri

Best Gospel
Adoration Holy Choir – Yadah Praise
D-Naff – We Pray Ft Namgospel United
Lindsey – Alles Op Die Altaar
Tswazis – Pray
Zay Zay – Op Die See

Best Kwaito
D-Jay – Mistake Me Ft Young T
Exit – Iimwaku- Mwaku
Rocking Gents – Do Like I Do
Satlam & M-Jay – Omakunde Ft Exit, Alcovibe & Yizo Yizo
Sixer Vundakan – Kotoka Ft. Exit

Best R&B
DJ Kboz – Maukuhongo Ft Etjo (Ethnix)
Jaleel – Real Love
Micheal Pulse – Just Like Thatt
Sean K – So Bae
Shaeto – Take It Away

Best Rap/Hip Hop
Abdallah – Mirror Image
Kanibal – Molukanda
Shaeto – Remain Me
Skrypt – I Got It
Slammer – Run The Whole Town

Best House
Franklin & Dee’a – Kala Wahafa Ft Esme & Imms
Good Soul – Today Ft Desire
Kinzzo & Fimbiko – Eengoma
Lize Ehlers – Fantastic Sam
Seun – I’m In Love With Jesus

Best Traditional
Big Ben – Vakuru
Katopi – Ombili Naipangele
Laviyalava – Change Ft Himba Boi
Pulaza – Iao Khoen
Torshlam – Ontumwafo

Best Reggae
Frans Domingos – Who Can I Send?
Gerry Dread – Ghetto Survival
Kana Boy – Vana Vandje Ft Kamati Ekanda
Vaughn Ahrens – Stellenbosch
Valentino Elago – Loving You Is Easy Ft Dalux

Best Single
Desmond Ft Jaleel – Know Better
Kk – Khâimâ Ft Tswazis
Rush – No Surprise Ft Lamore
Sally Boss Madam – Net So
Sunny Boy – Young, Wild And Free

Best Music Video
Jaleel – Real Love
Kk Ft Tswazis – Khâimâ
Leather Mein – Give Me Dance
Sally Boss Madam – Net So
Sean K – So Bae

Pan African Artist of The Year
AKA – Fela Inversace
Diamond Platnumz – African Beauty
Holly Rey – Deeper
Master Kg – Skeleton Move
Prince Kaybee – Banomoya

Song of The Year
Gazza – Chelete
Lioness Ft. Slickatie – Bad
Y Cliff – Drowning In My Feelings

Best Male Artist
Big B
DJ Kboz
Exit
Gazza For
Sean K For

Best Female Artist Of The Year
Lindsey
Lize Ehlers
Reeziana
Top Cheri
Zay Zay