Here’s a List of the 2020 South African Music Awards (SAMAs) Winners

NOBANTU SHABANGU

Editor’s note: this list will be updated as more winners are announced.

Congratulations are in for winners from the second night of the 2020 SAMAs week-long virtual ceremony. Surprising wins and loses have rocked the award show since the beginning of the week.

The 2020 SAMAs are running under a series of five 30-minute episodes from the 3rd to the 7th of August. To keep audiences online glued to their screens, subthemes in hashtags accompany each episode.

Episode one, dubbed #ForThaRoots was dedicated to traditional and gospel music. Ndlovu Youth Choir, who shot to fame by making it to America’s Got Talent semi-final, aptly opened with a resounding and soulful rendition of Toto’s “Africa”. Amanda Black’s powerful performance added to the razzle and dazzle of the first night dedicated to the recognition of organic African music. Biggest win of the night was Davido for A Good Time in the category “Rest of Africa Award” while Nandi Madida and K.O won “Best Collaboration” for “Say You will”. Ami Faku surprisingly lost out in “Newcomer Of The” to Ndabo Zulu & Umgidi Ensemble for Queen Nandi: The African Symphony.

Episode two, themed #ForThaSoul opened with soulful intergenerational performances from Jazz dame Judith Sephuma and Imali songstress Ami Faku. Prince Kaybee swooped in the “Male Artist of the Year” category while Samthing Soweto grabbed Best Afro Pop Album for Isphithiphithi.

Hosts Dineo Langa and comedian Donovan Goliath have kept the show alive by keeping to the overtop style of SAMAs with smooth engagement between online audiences and celebrity co-hosts who announced winners from home. Keep up to date with the action on SAMAs Instagram.

Here are the lists of winners so far: