Ghanaian artistes who were nominated for this
year's Channel O MVAs brought home no award.
Sarkodie, D-Black, E.L, Kaakie, R2bees, J-Town,
Jay So, Chase and others who were nominated
for the awards lost it to the deserving winners.
The winners of the 10th Annual Channel O Africa
Music Video Awards were announced at a
ceremony that was broadcast live on Channel O
from Walter Sisulu Square, in Kliptown Soweto
on Saturday November 30.
Except for the Special Recognition Award, which
went to Nigerian R&B duo P-Square, winners
were chosen by music fans around the
continent, who voted over more than two
months via sms, web and WAP.
Featuring the who's who of African
entertainment and enough red carpet glamour to
sweep in the holiday season with style, the
longest running and most high-profile awards
event on the continent made a convincing case
for African music being the new frontier.
This was confirmed with an array of world-class
performances from Africa's most gifted
including Cassper Nyovest featuring
Okmalumkooklat, Burna Boy, The Soil, Khuli
Chana, Victoria Kimani, Buffalo Souljah, Wizkid,
AKA featuring Da L.E.S., KCee, Lizha James, and
Mafikizolo.
Proving why they are at the top of their
respective games were hosts, Naeto C and AKA
who kept the energy high and the entertainment
flowing on the night.
AKA also walked home with the Channel O Africa
Music Video Award for Most Gifted Hip Hop
Video for "Jealousy" – one of the most hotly
fought genre categories on the night.
It wasn't the only time that AKA was recognised
on a night filled with high emotion.
Botswana emcee Zeus was named winner of the
Most Gifted Male Video for "#DatsWasup", which
features both AKA & Tumi. Zeus' female
counterpart [Most Gifted Female Video] was
Zonke with the South African songstress being
rewarded for the video for her hit track
"Feelings".
Most Gifted Newcomer Video went to South
African hotshot Khaya Mthethwa for "Move"
while Most Gifted Duo/ Group/Featuring saw
Zambian Hip-Hop outfit Zone Fam walk away
with the trophy for their video "Contolola".
The biggest category at the Channel O Africa
Music Video Awards is always the Most Gifted
Video of the Year which this year featured a
massive 12 nominees. In the end it was Wizkid
who triumphed with "Azonto", marking yet
another big moment in the career of the
Nigerian star.
The genre categories are always fiercely fought
and alongside AKA's Hip-Hop win, South Africans
The Soil took home Most Gifted Afro-Pop Video
for the Zakwe-featuring "Inkomo", Professor ft
Oskido & Character won Most Gifted Kwaito
Video for "Finger Prints" and Mafikizolo's
monster 2013 hit "Khona" saw the long-standing
duo named winners of the Most Gifted Dance
Video.
Most Gifted R&B Video was won by Nigeria's
Banky W for "Yes/No" while Kenya's P Unit
walked off with the award for Most Gifted Ragga
Dancehall Video for their track with Collo "You
Guy (Dat Dendai)".
It wasn't P Unit's only win on the night: The
Kenyan outfit became the only double winner
when they picked up Most Gifted African East
Video, also for "You Guy (Dat Dendai)".
Special Recognition winners, P Square also
proved they are still very much at the top of
their considerable game by taking home Most
Gifted African West Video for "Alingo".
Last year's Special Recognition winner, Oscar
"Oskido" Mdlongwa once again showed an
incredible gift for keeping his career fresh and
hot when "Tsa Mandebele" was named winner of
the Most Gifted African South Video.
