#CHOAMVA Winners
Saturday, 30 November: The fans have spoken
and rewarded a stunning spread of African artists
with the ultimate honour: a Channel O Africa
Music Video Award.

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.
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.

If you missed the LIVE broadcast of this incredible
celebration of African music tune into Channel O
on:
Sunday, 1 December at 16:00
Monday, 2 December at 19:00.
Wednesday 4, December at 16:00
Follow us on twitter @ChannelOTV and
@ChannelOAfrica and the 2013 Channel O Africa
Music Video Awards official hashtag is
#CHOAMVA.

source:http://channelo.dstv.com/2013/12/choamva-winners/

Congrats to P square, Wizkid n Banky W