The 9th annual Channel O Music
Video Awards took place this past Saturday evening at the Walter Sisulu Square
in Soweto, South Africa. The awards delivered fourteen winners at the glitz
filled event that staged a night of great memories and great co-hosting by
South Africa’s Bonang Matheba and Nigerian Muso Ice Prince.
Every year Channel O puts together a
prestige’s awards ceremony to pay tribute to Africa’s talented acts. The star
of the show was Nigerian superstar D’banj who took with him three awards, Most
Gifted Video of the year, and Most Gifted Male Video of the Year for his hot
joint “Oliver Twist” to mention only two. The awards were largely dominated by
Nigerian acts, which also saw the likes of Davido bagging an award for Most
Gifted Newcomer, duo PSquared scooped an award for Most Gifted Duo for club
banger “Chop my money” featuring Akon.
Other African Stars who walked out
victorious were South African hit-maker DJ Cleo who took Most Dance Video for
his offering “Facebook”, Zimbabwean Buffalo Souljah won Most Gifted Ragga
Dancehall Video. Nigerian rising star Brymo continued the Nigerian onslaught by
bagging an award for Most Gifted Afro Pop Video for his track “Ara”.
Zahara the South African Musician was too
part of the nights winners taking home the award for Most Gifted Video and
Namibian kwaito star EES bagged Most Gifted Kwaito Video. Flavour and Nigerian
Ice Prince also claimed victory for Most Gifted RnB Video and Most gifted Hip
Hop video respectively.
The night gifted those in Attendance great
performances by the likes of Nigerian Pop princess Mo’cheddah, South African
acts such as Khuli, duo Mi-casa who shared the staged with the Soweto Gospel
choir, Zeus of Botswana showed why his one of the most loved in his home
country. Who could forget the crazy performance by Dr. Malinga, and the
stunning performance by D’banj. Those weren’t the only performances, but even
those not mentioned gave some bit of brilliance on the stage.
This year’s Special Recognition recipient
was South African music veteran Oskido, while acts such as Cash Time family
from South Africa, Ghana’s D’Black, and Tanzanian Ay scooped the regional
accolades.
To all winners of this year’s Channel O
Music Video Awards may you continue with the hard work and do not stop in flying
Africa’s flag.
Ashley
Mokwena
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