Channel O Music Video Awards
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Channel O Music Video Awards, also known as Spirit of Africa Music Video Awards are Pan-African music awards organised by South Africa
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television channel. The awards were first held in 2003 under the name Reel Music Video Awards. Since 2005 the awards have been held annually . The winners are voted by Channel O's viewers across the continent .
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
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Channel O
Channel O is a South African-based music channel which first started transmission in the early nineties. Its main concept is African music in Africa and the diaspora. Over the years, this music channel has made household names of its presenters such as Mimi, Nonhle, KB, Miss Candy.Channel O can be...
television channel. The awards were first held in 2003 under the name Reel Music Video Awards. Since 2005 the awards have been held annually . The winners are voted by Channel O's viewers across the continent .
2006
- Best Male Video: LagbajaLagbajaLagbaja is a Nigerian Afrobeat musician.-Name and mask:According to Lagbaja, his mask is used as an icon of man’s facelessness. Lagbaja is a Yoruba word that means "nobody in particular". It depicts the anonymity of the so-called “common man”. The mask and the name symbolize the faceless, the...
- “Never Far Away“ (Nigeria) - Best Female Video: Lizha JamesLizha JamesElisa Lisete James Humbane, popularly known as Lizha James , is one of the biggest musicians in Lusophone Africa. Born in the capital of Mozambique, Maputo her music style includes a mixture of rhythms like Marrabenta, Reggae, R&B and hip-hop. She is also famous for the Mozambican style Dzukuta...
- “For All Ya“ (Mozambique) - Best Newcomer: D'banjD'banjDapo Daniel Oyebanjo , is a Nigerian singer-songwriter and harmonica player. He has won several music awards including the awards for Best African Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007, Artist of the Year at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2009. and BET Awards of 2011 for Best International Act; Africa...
- "Tongolo" (Nigeria) - Best Duo or Group: MalaikaMalaika (Group)Malaika is a South African Afro-pop music group, which has been described as post-kwaito, post-mbaqanga and neo-soul, consisting of three young musicians: Bongani Nchanga and the late Jadu Ndaba from the previous band the Stouters and Matshediso Mholo , a former school teacher.Malaika toured...
- "2 Bob" (South Africa) - Best Urban Jazz Video: Zama Jobe - "Ndawo Yami" (South Africa)
- Best Dance Video: Dj Cleo - "Goodbye" (South Africa)
- Best African Pop: 2Face2face2face may refer to:*2face Idibia - Nigerian musician*Two-Face - DC Comics supervillain...
- "Ole" (Nigeria) - Best African Southern: Mista Doe - "Hot To Death" (Botswana)
- Best African West: 2Face2face2face may refer to:*2face Idibia - Nigerian musician*Two-Face - DC Comics supervillain...
- "Ole" (Nigeria) - Best African East: Jonny Ragga - "Give Me The Key" (Ethiopia)
- Best African DJ: DJ Fresh (South Africa)
- Best Hip Hop Video: Mode 9 (Feat. NnenaNnenaNnena is a writer, singer and arranger was formally introduced to the music scene in Nigeria in 2006 with her feature appearance on the Nigerian rapper and MC, Modenine’s song, “”...
) - "Cry" (Nigeria) - Best Reggae Video: Lucky DubeLucky DubeLucky Philip Dube was a South African reggae musician. He recorded 22 albums in Zulu, English and Afrikaans in a 25-year period and was South Africa's biggest selling reggae artist...
- "Respect" (South Africa) - Best R&B Video: DareDare-Arts and entertainment:* Dan Dare, a classic British science fiction comics hero* Dare , a 1965 novel by Philip José Farmer* Dare, a 2007 novel by BET host Abiola Abrams* Dare , a 2009 film- Music :...
- "Escalade" (Nigeria) - Best Kwaito Video: Brickz - "Tjovitjo" (South Africa)
- Best Collaboration Video: Danny KDanny KDanny K is a versatile South African singer, songwriter and actor. He holds a B.A. degree from the Wits University...
& MandozaMandozaMduduzi Tshabalala , well known as Mandoza, is a South African kwaito musician.- Early life :Mandoza was born in the Zola South section of Soweto, where he shared a house with his mother, his grandparents and two sisters. He never knew his father, his mother claiming that he was murdered the same...
- "Music" (South Africa) - Best Director: Mode 9 (Feat. NnenaNnenaNnena is a writer, singer and arranger was formally introduced to the music scene in Nigeria in 2006 with her feature appearance on the Nigerian rapper and MC, Modenine’s song, “”...
) - "Cry" (Nigeria) - Best Special Effects: Weird MCWeird MCWeird MC is a Nigerian rapper, songwriter, and producer. Known for her catchy English/Yoruba lyrics, androgynous appearance, and rumoured sexuality, Weird MC - also known as Shola Idowu and The Rappatainer - is one of Africa's token number of female rap artistes, and one of the few Nigerian women...
- "Ijoya" (Nigeria) - Video Of The Year: Mode 9 (Feat. NnenaNnenaNnena is a writer, singer and arranger was formally introduced to the music scene in Nigeria in 2006 with her feature appearance on the Nigerian rapper and MC, Modenine’s song, “”...
) - "Cry" (Nigeria)
2007
- Best Male Video: NamelessDavid MathengeDavid Mathenge , better known by his stage name Nameless, is a Kenyan pop artist.- Biography :Mathenge was educated at Strathmore School, He rose to fame in 1999 through a star-search contest on Kenya's urban music station 98.4 Capital FM, which he won with his original song "Megarider." The song...
– “Sinzia” (Kenya) - Best Female Video: Dama Do Bling - “Danca Do Remexe” (Mozambique)
- Best Newcomer: “The DoggThe DoggMartin Morocky , known by his stage name as The Dogg is a Namibian multi-award winning musician, producer and actor. He's one of the most outstanding artists in Namibia and is considered one of the pioneers of Namibia's kwaito genre. His debut album Shimaliw' Osatana, released in 2004, was...
- Baby Don't Go” (Namibia) - Best Duo Or Group: “P-SquareP-SquareP-Square are a Nigerian R&B duo composed of non-identical twin brothers Peter and Paul Okoye.-History:The story of P-Square began in St. Murumba secondary school, a small Catholic school in Jos, Nigeria...
” - Bizzy Body (Nigeria) - Best Dance Video: AcidAcidAn acid is a substance which reacts with a base. Commonly, acids can be identified as tasting sour, reacting with metals such as calcium, and bases like sodium carbonate. Aqueous acids have a pH of less than 7, where an acid of lower pH is typically stronger, and turn blue litmus paper red...
- “Banyane E Basimane” (Botswana) - Best Ragga Dancehall Video: Peter MilesPeter MilesPeter Miles is a British actor. He has played many television roles including several different characters in Z-Cars and Doctor Who. His other television work has included Survivors, The Sweeney, Dixon of Dock Green, Moonbase 3, Poldark and Bergerac.In the science fiction series Blake's 7 he played...
– “Love“ (Uganda) - Best R&B Video: Lizha JamesLizha JamesElisa Lisete James Humbane, popularly known as Lizha James , is one of the biggest musicians in Lusophone Africa. Born in the capital of Mozambique, Maputo her music style includes a mixture of rhythms like Marrabenta, Reggae, R&B and hip-hop. She is also famous for the Mozambican style Dzukuta...
- “Numa wa mina” (Mozambique) - Best Kwaito: GazzaGazza (artist)Lazaruz Karandu Shiimi known by his stage name as Gazza, is a Namibian kwaito musician from Oshakati. As a soccer lover, he nicknamed himself Gazza after famous English soccer player Paul Gascoigne. He is one of the most commercially successful recording artists in Namibia...
– “Mokasie” (Namibia) - Best African Southern: Dama Do Bling - “Danca Do Remexe” (Mozambique)
- Best African West: De Indispensables - “I Love U” (Nigeria)
- Best African East: Juma NatureJuma NatureJuma Nature a.k.a Sir Nature is a Tanzanian hip hop artist and a singer. He is the founder and member of a Temeke group called Wanaume, an informal group of rappers from the poor side of Dar es Salaam...
– Mugambo (Tanzania) - Best Hip-Hop Video: ScarScarScars are areas of fibrous tissue that replace normal skin after injury. A scar results from the biological process of wound repair in the skin and other tissues of the body. Thus, scarring is a natural part of the healing process. With the exception of very minor lesions, every wound results in...
- “Metlholo” (Botswana) - Best Special Effects: D'BanjD'banjDapo Daniel Oyebanjo , is a Nigerian singer-songwriter and harmonica player. He has won several music awards including the awards for Best African Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007, Artist of the Year at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2009. and BET Awards of 2011 for Best International Act; Africa...
- “Why Me” (Nigeria) - Best Director: East African Bashment CrewEast African Bashment CrewEast African Bashment Crew is a Kenyan-Ugandan reggae group. It consists of three members, Bebe Cool from Uganda, and the Kenyan duo Necessary Noize . All of them were already established musicians when the group was formed in 2005...
- “Kube” (Kenya & Uganda) - Video Of The Year: East African Bashment CrewEast African Bashment CrewEast African Bashment Crew is a Kenyan-Ugandan reggae group. It consists of three members, Bebe Cool from Uganda, and the Kenyan duo Necessary Noize . All of them were already established musicians when the group was formed in 2005...
- “Kube” (Kenya & Uganda)
2008
- Best Male Video: Ikechukwu – “Wind Em Well” (Nigeria)
- Best Female Video: Lizha JamesLizha JamesElisa Lisete James Humbane, popularly known as Lizha James , is one of the biggest musicians in Lusophone Africa. Born in the capital of Mozambique, Maputo her music style includes a mixture of rhythms like Marrabenta, Reggae, R&B and hip-hop. She is also famous for the Mozambican style Dzukuta...
– “Nita Mukuna Nwini” (Mozambique) - Best Newcomer: Buffalo Souljah – “Bubble You Bumz” (Zimbabwe)
- Best Duo Or Group: P-SquareP-SquareP-Square are a Nigerian R&B duo composed of non-identical twin brothers Peter and Paul Okoye.-History:The story of P-Square began in St. Murumba secondary school, a small Catholic school in Jos, Nigeria...
– “Do Me” (Nigeria) - Best Dance Video: Lady May – “Chokola” (Namibia)
- Best Ragga Dancehall Video: Buffalo Souljah – “Bubble Your Bumz”
- Best R&B Video: Gal LevelGal LevelGal Level is an award-winning R&B girl duo from Windhoek, Namibia, made up of Daphne Willibard and Frieda Haindaka . They are very popular in Southern Africa, and other African countries. They are produced and managed by continental music producers Ogopa Deejays of Kenya...
– “Falling In Love” (Namibia) - Best Kwaito: The DoggThe DoggMartin Morocky , known by his stage name as The Dogg is a Namibian multi-award winning musician, producer and actor. He's one of the most outstanding artists in Namibia and is considered one of the pioneers of Namibia's kwaito genre. His debut album Shimaliw' Osatana, released in 2004, was...
– “Can U Feel It” (Namibia) - Best African Southern: FreshlygroundFreshlygroundFreshlyground is a South African Afro-fusion band that formed in Cape Town in 2002. The band members variously hail from South Africa, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe...
– “Pot Belly” (South Africa) - Best African West: M-Trill – “Bounce” (Nigeria)
- Best African East: WitnessWitnessA witness is someone who has firsthand knowledge about an event, or in the criminal justice systems usually a crime, through his or her senses and can help certify important considerations about the crime or event. A witness who has seen the event first hand is known as an eyewitness...
– “Zero” (Tanzania) - Best Hip-Hop Video: KC Presh – “Sengemenge” (Nigeria)
- Video Of The Year: P-SquareP-SquareP-Square are a Nigerian R&B duo composed of non-identical twin brothers Peter and Paul Okoye.-History:The story of P-Square began in St. Murumba secondary school, a small Catholic school in Jos, Nigeria...
– “Do Me” (Nigeria)
2009
- Best Male Video: DareyDareyDare Art Alade - popularly known as Darey - is a Nigerian multi-platinum selling and award-winning musician and singer-songwriter. He is the son of the renowned Nigerian entertainer, Art Alade....
- “Not the Girl” (Nigeria) - Best Female Video: SashaSasha (deejay)Sasha is a dancehall deejay.Born in Kingston, Jamaica, she was raised in Brooklyn. Her first big hit was "Kill the Bitch" while she as still well in her teens...
- “Only One” (Nigeria) - Best Newcomer: Khuli - “Tswak Stik'em” (South Africa)
- Best Duo Or Group: Buffalo Souljah & Taygrin & Gal LevelGal LevelGal Level is an award-winning R&B girl duo from Windhoek, Namibia, made up of Daphne Willibard and Frieda Haindaka . They are very popular in Southern Africa, and other African countries. They are produced and managed by continental music producers Ogopa Deejays of Kenya...
- “My Type Of Girl” (Zimbabwe, Malawi, Namibia) - Best Dance Video: Lady MayLady May (singer)Lady May is a Namibian singer. Martha claim to fame in 2004 with the release of her first album Kamali which won her her first award at the Sanlam-NBC Music Awards. Martha is one of the most popular female singers in Namibia...
- “Ndota” (Namibia) - Best Ragga Dancehall Video: Buffalo Souljah - “Judgment” (Zimbabwe)
- Best R&B Video: DareyDareyDare Art Alade - popularly known as Darey - is a Nigerian multi-platinum selling and award-winning musician and singer-songwriter. He is the son of the renowned Nigerian entertainer, Art Alade....
- “Not the Girl” (Nigeria) - Best Afro Pop: Gal LevelGal LevelGal Level is an award-winning R&B girl duo from Windhoek, Namibia, made up of Daphne Willibard and Frieda Haindaka . They are very popular in Southern Africa, and other African countries. They are produced and managed by continental music producers Ogopa Deejays of Kenya...
- “Touch Me” (Namibia) - Best Kwaito: GazzaGazza (artist)Lazaruz Karandu Shiimi known by his stage name as Gazza, is a Namibian kwaito musician from Oshakati. As a soccer lover, he nicknamed himself Gazza after famous English soccer player Paul Gascoigne. He is one of the most commercially successful recording artists in Namibia...
feat. Bleksem - “Passop” (Namibia, South Africa) - Best African Southern: Lizha JamesLizha JamesElisa Lisete James Humbane, popularly known as Lizha James , is one of the biggest musicians in Lusophone Africa. Born in the capital of Mozambique, Maputo her music style includes a mixture of rhythms like Marrabenta, Reggae, R&B and hip-hop. She is also famous for the Mozambican style Dzukuta...
- “Estilo Xakhale” (Mozambique) - Best African West: Ikechukwu - “Shoobeedoo” (Nigeria)
- Best African East: XOD - “I Want You Back” (Uganda)
- Best Hip-Hop Video: ZeusZeus (Musician)Game Goabaone Bantsi but better known by his stage name Zeus, is a Motswana hip-hop artist, MC and businessman.Zeus released his debut album Freshly Baked in 2008 which included the hits Back in the days and Gijima....
- “Gijima” (Botswana) - Video Of The Year: Naeto CNaeto CNaetochukwu Chikwe , stage name Naeto C, is a Nigerian rapper, Afrobeat artist and record producer. He was born in Houston, Texas and is of Nigerian origin.-Early life:...
- “Ki Ni Big Deal” (Nigeria) - Special Recognition Award: Brenda FassieBrenda FassieBrenda Fassie , was a South African pop singer. She was known for her "outrageousness" and widely considered a voice for disenfranchised blacks during apartheid. She was affectionately known as the Queen of African Pop and her nickname amongst fans was Mabrr.-Biography:Brenda was born in Langa,...
(South Africa)
2010
- Best Male Video: Black CoffeeBlack CoffeeBlack coffee may refer to:* Coffee, served as a beverage without cream or milk-Music:* "Black Coffee" , written by Sonny Burke, the lyrics by Paul Francis Webster* Black Coffee , 1956...
(feat Zakes Bantwini) - “Juju” (South Africa) - Best Female Video: Mo'Cheddah (feat OthelloOthelloThe Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in approximately 1603, and based on the Italian short story "Un Capitano Moro" by Cinthio, a disciple of Boccaccio, first published in 1565...
) - “If You Want Me” (Nigeria) - Best Newcomer: L-Tido (feat T-P) - “Calling” (South Africa)
- Best Duo Or Group: P-SquareP-SquareP-Square are a Nigerian R&B duo composed of non-identical twin brothers Peter and Paul Okoye.-History:The story of P-Square began in St. Murumba secondary school, a small Catholic school in Jos, Nigeria...
(feat J-Martins) - “E No Easy” (Nigeria) - Best Dance Video: Liquideep - “Fairytale” (South Africa)
- Best Ragga Dancehall Video: General Pype (Feat Naeto CNaeto CNaetochukwu Chikwe , stage name Naeto C, is a Nigerian rapper, Afrobeat artist and record producer. He was born in Houston, Texas and is of Nigerian origin.-Early life:...
& Vector & SashaSasha (deejay)Sasha is a dancehall deejay.Born in Kingston, Jamaica, she was raised in Brooklyn. Her first big hit was "Kill the Bitch" while she as still well in her teens...
& Da GrinDa GrinOladapo Olaitan Olaonipekun, also known as Dagrin , was an award winning Nigerian rapper from Ogun, Nigeria. A film of his life entitled Ghetto Dreamz was released in April 2011.-Biography:...
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) - “Champion (remix)” (Nigeria) - Best R&B Video: Urban ReignUrban Reign-External links:*** at GameSpot* at IGN* at MobyGames...
- “Addicted” (South Africa) - Best Afro Pop: D'banjD'banjDapo Daniel Oyebanjo , is a Nigerian singer-songwriter and harmonica player. He has won several music awards including the awards for Best African Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007, Artist of the Year at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2009. and BET Awards of 2011 for Best International Act; Africa...
- “Fall in Love” (Nigeria) - Best Kwaito: Big Nuz & DJ Tira - “Umlilo” (South Africa)
- Best African Southern: ProPROPRO may refer to:* Professional, abbreviation for either a person in a profession or in sports* .pro, a sponsored generic top-level domain* Pro Theme, an Apple Macintosh GUI* Pro Hart , Australian painter nicknamed "Pro" for "professor"-PRO:...
- “Sekele” (South Africa) - Best African West: 2face Idibia2face IdibiaInnocent Ugah Idibia , best known by his stage name 2Face Idibia, is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, actor and record producer. He was a member of the defunct R&B/hip hop group Plantashun Boyz. 2Face is currently one of the most popular artistes on the African music scene.- Early life :2Face Idibia...
- “Implications” (Nigeria) - Best African East: Obita & Loyiso - “Everybody Dance” (South Africa)
- Best Hip-Hop Video: Naeto CNaeto CNaetochukwu Chikwe , stage name Naeto C, is a Nigerian rapper, Afrobeat artist and record producer. He was born in Houston, Texas and is of Nigerian origin.-Early life:...
- “Ako Mi Ti Poju” (Nigeria) - Video Of The Year: Teargas - “Party 101” (South Africa)
- special recognition award: k'naanK'naanK'naan , born Keinan Abdi Warsame in 1978, is a Somali Canadian poet, rapper, singer, songwriter and instrumentalist.-Biography:Born in Somalia, K'naan spent his childhood in Mogadishu and lived there during the Somali Civil War, which began in 1991. His aunt, Magool, was one of Somalia's most...
- "waving flag" (SOMALIA-CANADA)