SAMA Awards 2011 – All The Winners
This past weekend saw the annual South African Music Awards being made at two glittering functions held at Monte Casino in Johannesburg.
Despite criticism by members of the public over the poor quality of the televised Main Event function on Saturday night, the weekend saw some fantastic live performances and a number of very popular winners. Here’s the full list of SAMA 17 Awardees:
| Album of the Year: | Liquideep – Fabrics of the Heart |
| MTN Record of the Year: | Professor – Imoto |
| Male Artist of the Year: | Professor – University of Kalawa Jazmee |
| Female Artist of the Year: | Thandiswa Mazwai – The Forgotten Free (Live in Concert) |
| Lifetime Achievement Award: | Sipho Gumede and Lance James |
| International Achievement Award: | Die Antwoord |
| Duo / Group of the Year: | Liquideep – Fabrics of the Heart |
| Newcomer of the Year: | Locnville – Sun in my Pocket |
| Best Selling Album: | Locnville – Sun in my Pocket |
| Music Video of the Year: | The Parlotones – The Stars Fall Down |
| MTN Best Selling Mobile Music Download: | DJ Cleo & DJ Mzi |
| Best Rap Album: | Amu – The Principal |
| Best Kwaito Album: | Professor – University of Kalawa Jazmee |
| Best Rock Album English: | Prime Circle – Jekyll & Hyde |
| Best Pop Album African: | Theo Kgosinkwe – Grateful |
| Best Pop Album Afrikaans: | Juanita du Plessis – Engel Van My Hart |
| Best Urban Pop Album: | Kwela Tebza – Gauteng Made In South Africa / Mzansi |
| Best Urban Dance Album: | DJ Kent – I Can’t Survive |
| Best Pop Album English: | Jax Panik – I am Jax Panik |
| Best Sokkie Dans Album: | Kurt Darren – Die Beste Medisyne |
| Best Maskandi Album: | Bhekumuzi Luthuli – Imali Yabelungu |
| Best Contemporary Jazz Album: | Ological Studies – OS Freedom |
| Best African Traditional Gospel Album: | Sechaba – Thank You |
| Best Traditional Jazz Album | Tutu Puoane – Mama Africa |
| Best Instrumental Album | Wouter Kellerman – Two Voices |
| Best Popular Classical Album | Peter Martens & Luis Magalhaes – Beethoven Cello Sonatas |
| Best Jazz/Instrumental/Popular Classic DVD | SterlingEQ - Live in Concert at the Artscape Opera House, Cape Town |
| Best R&B/Neo-Soul Album | Leanne – The Journey |
| Best Urban Gospel Album | Patrick Duncan – Worship in Colour |
| Best Urban DVD | Thandiswa – Dance of the Forgotten Free |
| Best Reggae Album | Jah Seed – No Retreat No Surrender |
| Best Producer | Leanne – The Journey |
| Best Engineer | Freshlyground – Radio Africa |
| Best Album Packaging | Versus the Wolf – Uncovering Faces |
| Remix of the Year | Stimela – Turn on the Sun |
| Best Adult Contemporary Album | Steve Hofmeyr – Duisend en Een |
| Best Rock Album: Afrikaans | Van Coke Kartel – Skop, Skiet en Donner |
| Best Country Music Album | Manie Jackson – Manie Jackson |
| Best Afrikaans Gospel Music Album | Willie Joubert – Ek Wil Jubel |
| Best Afrikaans Traditional Music Album | Mooiplaas Boere Orkes – Boere Lekkerkry |
| Best Afrikaans DVD | Romanz – Treffers Live |
| Best Alternative Music Album: Afrikaans | Bittereinder – n’ Ware Verhaal |
| Best Kiddies Album: Afrikaans | Alta Joubert and Minkie Burger – Lollos 2: Bons Dat Dit Gons |
| Best Adult Contemporary Album: English | Freshlyground – Radio Africa |
| Best Alternative Music Album: English | Yoav – A Foolproof Escape Plan |
| Best Contemporary Christian Music Album | CRC Radiation – With All My Heart |
| Best Global Chart DVD | The Parlotones – Live Design |
| Best Kiddies Album: English | African Treehouse – African Numbers |
| Best Global Dance Album | Goldfish – Get Busy Living |
| Best Multi-Artist Live DVD | Huisgenoot Skouspel 2010 – Huisgenoot Skouspel 2010 |
| Best-selling True-Tone | DJ Mzi and DJ Cleo – Nababantwana |
| Best-selling DVD | The Parlotones – Live Design |
| Best South Sotho Music Album (SeSotho) | Morusu – Morusu Vol. 2 |
| Best Tsongo Music (XiTsonga) Album | Thomas Chauke – Shimatsatsa No. 30 |
| Best Venda Music (TshiVenda) Album | Zozo Sangere Super Beat – Tshelede |
| Best Alternative Music Album: African | Nomsa Mazwai – Nomisupa |
| Best Mbaqanga Album | Soul Brothers – Thul’ Ubheke |
| Best Adult Contemporary Album: African | Stimela – A Lifetime |
| Best African Contemporary Gospel Album | Mthunzi Namba – Mercy Live in Durban |
| Best Traditional African Acapella Gospel Album | Amadodana Ase Wesile – Ke Dumetse Ho Morena |
| Best Traditional/African Adult Contemporary African DVD | Stimela – Live in Concert: 30 Years |
Full lists of all of the 2011 SAMA nominees are here.
I was very disapointed not to have seen Fisherman among the noninees in album of the year. His music is good & his last album superb.
the sama’s were boring this year,who was the organaser she/he should get a life
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