Gobe crony, Nigerian
Davido join Uhuru, Mafilozolo and Clarence Peters to win big at the MAMAs’
award in SA last night.
Mafikizolo
who were nominated 4 times triumphed in the Best Group Category and Song of The
Year. Davido was crowned Best Male and Artist of the Year, while Uhuru was
given the Best Collaboration for his part in Y’-tjukuja’ ft. Oskido, DJ Bucks,
Professor and Yuri Da Cunha, and in Song of the Year. Nigerian prolific video
director, Clarence Peters won two awards – Transform Today by Absolut and Best
Video.
See more pics after the cut:
Kenya
actress Lupita Nyong’o won in the newly introduced lifestyle award categories
for Personality of the Year, while the inaugural MTV Base Leadership award was
won by Tanzanian entrepreneur Ashish J. Thakkar.See more pics after the cut:
An
emotional moving acoustic guitar tribute to the late great, former South
African President and African Icon Nelson Mandela by Afro Soul star, Simphiwe
Dana, whose performance was in front of a giant time lapse video artwork by
street artist Rasty.
The
event culminated with all the artist assembled on stage for a medley of French
Montana songs including “Pop “ and “Ain’t Worried About Nothin!”
See the
full list of winners of the 2014 MTV AFRICA MUSIC AWARDS below:
Best Male: Davido
(Nigeria)
Best Female: Tiwa Savage
(Nigeria)
Best Group: Mafikizolo
(South Africa)
Best New Act: Stanley Enow
(Cameroon)
Best Live Act: Flavour
(Nigeria)
Best Collaboration: “Y-tjukutja”
– Uhuru Ft. Oskido, DJ Bucks, Professor and Yuri Da Cunha (South Africa/Angola)
Best Hip Hop: Sarkodie
(Ghana)
Best Alternative: Gangs of
Ballet (South Africa)
Best Francophone: Toofan
(Togo)
Best Lusophone: Anselmo
Ralph (Angola)
Artist of the Year: Davido
(Nigeria)
Song of the Year: “Khona” –
Mafikizolo ft Uhuru (South Africa)
Best Video: Clarence
Peters (Nigeria)
Best Pop: Goldfish
(South Africa)
Best International: Pharrell
Personality of the Year:
Lupita Nyong’o (Kenya)
MTV Base Leadership Award:
Ashish J. Thakkar (Tanzania)
Transform Today Award by Absolut: Clarence Peters (Nigeria)
Story Credit: Bella Naija.
Congratulations to Davido, you sure deserve it. No gobe for this one, na you be king of MAMAs 2014. Carry go!
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