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Awarded for Outstanding achievements in the music industry of South Africa Presented by Recording Industry of South Africa First awarded 1995; 22 years ago (1995) Ceremony date May 26, 2017, 10:00 AM PDT Winners Pieces Of MeBlack Coffee, Pieces Of Me, Album of the Year, Album of the Year, For the FansBig Nuz, For the Fans, Best Kwaito Album, Best Kwaito Album, Big NuzFor the Fans, Big Nuz, Group or Duo of the Year, Group or Duo of the Year, Ubuntu - The Common StringDizu Plaatjies, Ubuntu - The Common String, Best African Adult Album, Best African Adult Album, One WordJudith Sephuma, One Word, Best Adult Contemporary Album, Best Adult Contemporary Album, Spirit and Life (Live)Ntokozo Mbambo, Spirit and Life (Live), Best Contemporary Faith Music Album, Best Contemporary Faith Music Album, Army of OneJack Parow - Freshlyground - Craig Hunter Parker -, Army of One, Best Music Video of the Year, Best Music Video of the Year, ZonkeWork of Heart, Zonke, Best Female Artist, Best Female Artist, ShumayaZinhle Ngidi - Dbn Nyts - Trademark, Shumaya, Best Collaboration, Best Collaboration, The Journey BeginsTYGC Family, The Journey Begins, Best Traditional Faith Music Album, Best Traditional Faith Music Album, Live at Emperors PalaceJimmy Dludlu, Live at Emperors Palace, Best Live DVD, Best Live DVD, Nathi, Nathi, Best Male Artist, Best Male Artist, Erens in die middel van nerensElvis Blue, Erens in die middel van nerens, Beste Kontemporêre Musiek Album, Beste Kontemporêre Musiek Album, My HartjieKarlien van Jaarsveld, My Hartjie, Best Pop Album (Afrikaans), Best Pop Album (Afrikaans), Pieces Of MeBlack Coffee, Pieces Of Me, Best Dance Album, Best Dance Album, Dbn NytsShumaya, Dbn Nyts, Highest Airplay of the Year, Highest Airplay of the Year, Roll Up (Re Up) (feat AkA & Wizkid)Emtee, Roll Up (Re Up) (feat AkA & Wizkid), Record of the Year, Record of the Year, Bayede BabaSfiso Ncwane, Bayede Baba, Best Selling Ring-Back-Tone, Best Selling Ring-Back-Tone, La Vie Est Belle / Life Is BeautifulPetite Noir, La Vie Est Belle / Life Is Beautiful, Best Alternative Album, Best Alternative Album, VII (Repack)Tres Or, VII (Repack), Best Pop Album, Best Pop Album, The Hanging Gardens of BeatenbergBeatenberg, The Hanging Gardens of Beatenberg, Album of the Year, Album of the Year, University of Kalawa Jazmee Since 1994Professor, University of Kalawa Jazmee Since 1994, Best Kwaito Album, Best Kwaito Album, BeatenbergThe Hanging Gardens of Beatenberg, Beatenberg, Group or Duo of the Year, Group or Duo of the Year, You Make My Heart GoMaleh, You Make My Heart Go, Best African Adult Album, Best African Adult Album, Igema LamiThokozani Langa, Igema Lami, Best Maskandi Album, Best Maskandi Album, Back AgainNiemand, Back Again, Best Adult Contemporary Album, Best Adult Contemporary Album, Power Love SoundLoyiso, Power Love Sound, Best Contemporary Faith Music Album, Best Contemporary Faith Music Album, Let the Night InPrime Circle - Ryan Kruger, Let the Night In, Best Music Video of the Year, Best Music Video of the Year, BuciePrincess of House (Easy to Love), Bucie, Best Female Artist, Best Female Artist, For the LoversAfrotraction, For the Lovers, Best R&B/Soul/Reggae Album, Best R&B/Soul/Reggae Album, CaracaraKO - KiD X, Caracara, Best Collaboration, Best Collaboration, Bayede BabaSfiso Ncwane, Bayede Baba, Best Traditional Faith Music Album, Best Traditional Faith Music Album, First DecadeLira, First Decade, Best Live DVD, Best Live DVD, AKALevels, AKA, Best Male Artist, Best Male Artist, Indlela YamDJ Sbu - Robbie Malinga - Mojalefa Thebe, Indlela Yam, Best Remix of the Year, Best Remix of the Year, #EkEnJyDewald Wasserfall, #EkEnJy, Beste Kontemporêre Musiek Album, Beste Kontemporêre Musiek Album, Die Regte TydRiana Nel, Die Regte Tyd, Best Pop Album (Afrikaans), Best Pop Album (Afrikaans), Spoken Word & MusicBotlhale Boikanyo, Spoken Word & Music, Best Traditional Album, Best Traditional Album, Fortune TellerBlack Motion, Fortune Teller, Best Dance Album, Best Dance Album, BeatenbergPluto (Remember You), Beatenberg, Highest Airplay of the Year, Highest Airplay of the Year, ReunitedMafikizolo, Reunited, Album of the Year, Album of the Year, Made in AfricaBig Nuz, Made in Africa, Best Kwaito Album, Best Kwaito Album, MafikizoloReunited, Mafikizolo, Group or Duo of the Year, Group or Duo of the Year, Give and Take LiveZonke, Give and Take Live, Best African Adult Album, Best African Adult Album, InyakanyakaThokozani Langa, Inyakanyaka, Best Maskandi Album, Best Maskandi Album, Love CanShaun Jacobs, Love Can, Best Adult Contemporary Album, Best Adult Contemporary Album, Sentiments of a WorshiperNqubeko Mbatha, Sentiments of a Worshiper, Best Contemporary Faith Music Album, Best Contemporary Faith Music Album, SleepwalkerKhuli Chana - The Parlotones - Jon Savage -, Sleepwalker, Best Music Video of the Year, Best Music Video of the Year, ZaharaPhendula, Zahara, Best Female Artist, Best Female Artist, Reflections Live in JoburgThe Soil, Reflections Live in Joburg, Best R&B/Soul/Reggae Album, Best R&B/Soul/Reggae Album, HappinessMafikizolo - May D, Happiness, Best Collaboration, Best Collaboration, Bayos'KhombaRebecca Malope, Bayos'Khomba, Best Traditional Faith Music Album, Best Traditional Faith Music Album, Give and Take LiveZonke, Give and Take Live, Best Live DVD, Best Live DVD, KabomoMemory Remains, Kabomo, Best Male Artist, Best Male Artist, Tsa Ma NdebeleOskido, Tsa Ma Ndebele, Best Remix of the Year, Best Remix of the Year, AfrikaansElvis Blue, Afrikaans, Beste Kontemporêre Musiek Album, Beste Kontemporêre Musiek Album, UitklophouKarlien van Jaarsveld, Uitklophou, Best Pop Album (Afrikaans), Best Pop Album (Afrikaans), Shimatsatsa No 32Thomas Chauke Na Shinyori Sisters, Shimatsatsa No 32, Best Traditional Album, Best Traditional Album, Su CasaMi Casa, Su Casa, Best Dance Album, Best Dance Album, DJ KentSpin My World Around, DJ Kent, Highest Airplay of the Year, Highest Airplay of the Year, Lost in TimeKhuli Chana, Lost in Time, Album of the Year, Album of the Year, The OrientationProfessor, The Orientation, Best Kwaito Album, Best Kwaito Album, FreshlygroundTake Me to the Dance, Freshlyground, Group or Duo of the Year, Group or Duo of the Year, Step ChildMaleh, Step Child, Best African Adult Album, Best African Adult Album, Inkunzi YomthakathiIchwane Lebhaca, Inkunzi Yomthakathi, Best Maskandi Album, Best Maskandi Album, JourneyElvis Blue, Journey, Best Adult Contemporary Album, Best Adult Contemporary Album, FilledNtokozo Mbambo, Filled, Best Contemporary Faith Music Album, Best Contemporary Faith Music Album, Honey SpidersClaudio Pavan, Honey Spiders, Best Music Video of the Year, Best Music Video of the Year, Kelly KhumaloThe Past - The Present - The Future, Kelly Khumalo, Best Female Artist, Best Female Artist, For YouKhaya Mthethwa, For You, Best R&B/Soul/Reggae Album, Best R&B/Soul/Reggae Album, Thetha NamiZahara - Riot, Thetha Nami, Best Collaboration, Best Collaboration, Spirit of Praise Vol 4, Spirit of Praise Vol 4, Best Traditional Faith Music Album, Best Traditional Faith Music Album, The Captured Tour Concert FilmLira, The Captured Tour Concert Film, Best Live DVD, Best Live DVD, Khuli ChanaLost in Time, Khuli Chana, Best Male Artist, Best Male Artist, Thinking About YouDJ Kent, Thinking About You, Best Remix of the Year, Best Remix of the Year, RoeperTheuns Jordaan, Roeper, Beste Kontemporêre Musiek Album, Beste Kontemporêre Musiek Album, IsiphithiphithiSoul Brothers, Isiphithiphithi, Best Traditional Album, Best Traditional Album, Africa RisingBlack Coffee, Africa Rising, Best Dance Album, Best Dance Album, Mi CasaHeavenly Sent, Mi Casa, Highest Airplay of the Year, Highest Airplay of the Year, Kulungile BabaSfiso Ncwane, Kulungile Baba, Record of the Year, Record of the Year, LoliweZahara, Loliwe, Album of the Year, Album of the Year, Pound for PoundBig Nuz, Pound for Pound, Best Kwaito Album, Best Kwaito Album, Mi CasaMicasa Music, Mi Casa, Group or Duo of the Year, Group or Duo of the Year, Ina EtheZonke, Ina Ethe, Best African Adult Album, Best African Adult Album, I-Protection OrderThokozani Langa, I-Protection Order, Best Maskandi Album, Best Maskandi Album, Elvis BlueElvis Blue, Elvis Blue, Best Adult Contemporary Album, Best Adult Contemporary Album, We Are the Shining OnesThe Plain Truth, We Are the Shining Ones, Best Contemporary Faith Music Album, Best Contemporary Faith Music Album, ZaharaLoliwe, Zahara, Best Female Artist, Best Female Artist, Incwad'encane ft GeorgyZahara - Georgyn Kanana, Incwad'encane ft Georgy, Best Collaboration, Best Collaboration, Mwamba MwambaSolly Mahlangu, Mwamba Mwamba, Best Traditional Faith Music Album, Best Traditional Faith Music Album, AKAAltar Ego, AKA, Best Male Artist, Best Male Artist, AmaphuthaSoul Brothers, Amaphutha, Best Traditional Album, Best Traditional Album, Micasa MusicMi Casa, Micasa Music, Best Dance Album, Best Dance Album, These StreetsMi Casa, These Streets, Record of the Year, Record of the Year, Lost In The FallThe Dirty Skirts, Lost In The Fall, Best Alternative Album, Best Alternative Album, OneLloyd Cele, One, Best Pop Album, Best Pop Album, TonotaJimmy Dludlu, Tonota, Best Jazz Album, Best Jazz Album, LoliweJohan van der Colff, Loliwe, Best Engineer, Best Engineer, ZaharaLoliwe, Zahara, Best Newcomer, Best Newcomer, Guns and MoneyShadowclub, Guns and Money, Best Rock Album, Best Rock Album | ||
22nd south african music awards durban 04 june 2016
The South African Music Awards (often simply the SAMAs) are the Recording Industry of South Africa's music industry awards, established in 1995. The ceremony is held in late-April or May every year, with the judging process starting in November of the previous year. The nominations are typically announced at the end of March. The winners receive a gold-plated statuette called a SAMA.
Contents
- 22nd south african music awards durban 04 june 2016
- Prestigious 22nd south african music awards kick off in durban
- Awards
- Top Five awards
- Audience awards
- Eligibility and entry
- Adjudication process
- Phase one
- Phase two
- Phase three
- Ceremonies
- Arthur Mafokate on stage defiance 1995
- Funky national anthem 1997
- Brenda Fassie demanding her award 2001
- First Virtual Reality live broadcast 2016
- References
The show has mostly been held at the Super Bowl in Sun City, with the exception of three years, and broadcast live on national broadcaster, SABC. The ceremony features live performances as once-off collaborations by a selection of nominees. The SAMAs are considered the South African equivalent of the American Grammy Awards.
Prestigious 22nd south african music awards kick off in durban
Awards
As of the 21st SAMAs, in 2015, there are a total of thirty-six categories awarded. These categories change from year to year to accommodate changes in music styles and changes in popularity of already existing genres. These generes include Adult Contemporary, Afrikaans, Classical, Dance, Faith, Jazz, Kwaito, Maskandi, Pop, Rap, Reggae, RnB, Rock, Soul and Traditional.
At times genres are grouped together into a single category based on their popularity amongst a certain demographic (e.g. Best Urban Artist nominees are often Hip Hop, African pop and Kwaito artists grouped together since these genres are popular amongst South Africans living in urban areas).
Top Five awards
These are the top five award categories of the SAMAs. They were first introduced at the ceremony in 1995, with exception of Album of the Year that was introduced in 2007.
Audience awards
The winners of the following SAMAs are not chosen by a panel of judges:
Eligibility and entry
As per the committee guidelines, only citizens and permanent residents of South Africa are eligible for a nomination.
Adjudication process
At the beginning of the adjudication process a Supervisory Committee is setup, It consists of two members from each of five “super genre” categories, which are Global Charts, Urban, Traditional, Technical and Jazz or Classical. This committee oversees the entire SAMA ceremony production process, along with the Steering, General Rules, and Vetting Committees. These committees are composed of unpaid volunteers from record companies and industry stakeholders. The judges are drawn from a wide spectrum to include journalists, critics, musicians, producers, and academics. There are five judges per genre category, based on the judge’s field of expertise. The judge’s anonymity is protected by the Steering committee, who ensure the judge’s do not influence each other. The entire adjudication process takes place between September and February, with the nominees announced in March.
Phase one
The first phase takes place between late-September and December. The Steering Committee first determine the award categories, rules, and judging criteria for the entries. A panel of judges is elected and a call for entries takes place in November. The entries are vetted to comply with the committee rules, and genre guidelines.
Phase two
In this genre category phase, the judges receive a copy of the entries (either an album and DVD) by the end of December. The entries are scored against the criteria set by the Steering Committee. The score cards are submitted online, along with recommendations for the Top Five category nominees. The Top Five categories are nominated from the same pool of entries. An electronic judging system calculates the results, which are then audited by an independent firm at the end of January.
Phase three
This final phase of adjudication evaluates the Top Five categories. One judge from each genre category is selected to be part of the first round of voting. These judges select their top three entries, in their respective genres, taking into account the recommendations from other judges. The independent auditing firm ensures that a finalist in the Top Five has qualified for a nomination in their respective genre. Once the auditors have confirmed the Top Five finalist list, the last round of voting begins. All the judges participate in this round to determine the winners of each Top Five categories.
Ceremonies
The first awards ceremony was in 1995, there have been 21 editions to date.
Arthur Mafokate on-stage defiance (1995)
At the 1st South African Music Awards, kwaito artist Arthur Mafokate performed a simulation of anal sex on a dancer. This was done as an act of defiance to the organisers, as he felt there was a need for a Kwaito Award. The following year the organiser introduced the award category.
Funky national anthem (1997)
It had been three years since the first democratic elections in South Africa and a new national anthem had been introduced at the beginning of the 1997. At the 3rd South African Music Awards, popular kwaito-group Boom Shaka decided to re-create the anthem in a "funky" on-stage performance, that later caused a "public blacklash".
Brenda Fassie demanding her award (2001)
Towards the end of the five-hour-long 7th South African Music Awards, Brenda Fassie accused a prominent journalist of being a homosexual - using the derogatory slang word moffie. She went on to further accuse him of destroying her with the articles he published. At an after-party, she was seen fighting with Mandoza and demanding that he hand over his award as it was "her award".
First Virtual Reality live broadcast (2016)
The SAMA22 was the first awards show to be broadcast live in its entirety in 360° video, with Virtual Reality made possible by Unreal Industries.