05 October saw the winners of the first official Dance Music Awards South Africa being announced at a prestigious closed ceremony in Boksburg, Ekhuruleni. Winners were voted for online by the South African public over the past few weeks. These favourites were recognised at an honouree dinner in their name last night, and attended by winners, their industry peers and selected media.
These awards were initially announced to the media in July 2017, where fans could nominate their top 5 favourites. This was followed by a finalist selection running for the past month online ending last week. The online votes were tallied up by an independent auditing company and the winners announced as below.
An additional award ‘Pioneers of House Award’, an award which pays homage and gives recognition to a legendary dance artist was also added to the list of winners.
AND THE DANCE MUSIC AWARDS SOUTH AFRICAN WINNERS ARE:
BEST ALBUM
Jullian Gomes – Late Dreamer
BEST INTERNATIONAL DJ
Lars Behrenroth
BEST MALE DJ
Black Coffee
BEST UNDERGROUND RECORD
Jazzuelle Ft Lazarusman – Don’t Forget Me
BEST EDM RECORD
Das Kapital – Bend It
BEST CLUB / CLUB NIGHT
Truth
BEST DANCE SHOW
The Urban Beat – Metro FM
BEST FEMALE DJ
Lady Sakhe
BEST FEMALE ARTISTS
Lady Zamar
BEST FESTIVAL
Ultra South Africa
BEST HOUSE RECORD
Jullian Gomes – 1000 Memories
BEST INT PRODUCER
Atjazz
BEST KWAITO
Babes Wondumo – Wololo
BEST LIVE ACT
Black Motion
BEST MALE ARTIST
Kaylow
BEST VIDEO
Bucie Ft Black Motion – Rejoice
BEST PRODUCER
Black Coffee
REMIX OF THE YEAR
Alicia Keys – In Common (Black Coffee Remix)
PIONEERS OF HOUSE AWARD
– Sandy Rivera – “Kings of Tomorrow”
BEST RECORD LABEL
House Afrika
COMPILATION OF THE YEAR
House Afrika Mzanzi 6
