Jah Prayzah in Nama clean sweep
“TSVIRIYO” hitmaker Jah Prayzah was the toast of the night as he scooped four awards at the 13th National Arts Merit Awards held on Saturday at the Bulawayo Rainbow Hotel, reports Zimbojam.
He scooped awards for the Outstanding Male Artiste, Outstanding Song, Outstanding Album as well as the People’s Choice Award. A fifth credit for Jah Prayzah was for his video “Mwanasikana”, which was voted Outstanding Video and the award went to his producer Willard Ma- gombedze.
The singer walked away a cool US$2 000 richer as each award bagged US$500 and a hamper containing various goodies.
Below is the list of the award winners:
LITERARY AWARDS
Outstanding First Creative Published Work —Rebel Soldier by Solomon Mwapangidza
Outstanding Children’s Book — The River God Unyaminyami by Fortune Tazvivinga
Outstanding Fiction Book — Branching Streams Flow in the Dark by Charles Mungoshi and Imbwa Yemunhu by Ignatius Mabasa
DANCE AWARDS
Outstanding Group — 8 Count Dance crew
Outstanding Female Dancer – Maylene Chenjerai from Tumbuka Dance Company
Outstanding Male Dancer — Peter Lenso from Tumbuka dance Company
Outstanding Choreographer — Sean George Mabwere from Rolex Dance Crew
FILM AND TELEVISION AWARDS
Outstanding Actor — Nash Mphepho in Decoder
Outstanding Actress —Eunice Tava in Sinners
Outstanding Music Video – Mwanasikana by Willard Magombedze ft. Jah Prayzah
Outstanding Screen Production Full Length Film — Gringo the Troublemaker by Enock Chihombori
Outstanding Screen Production — Short Film Decoder by Jasen Maphepho
Outstanding Screen Production (TV) — No Nominees
VISUAL ARTS AWARDS
Outstanding Mix Media – Nhapwasikana by Forbes Mushipe
Outstanding 2 Dimensional Work – House of Stone by Webster Mubayirenyi
Outstanding 3 Dimensional Work – Indigenisation by Israel Israel
Outstanding Exhibition – No Nominees
SPOKEN WORD AWARDS
Outstanding Comedian
Simba the Comic King for Haakeem VS Pistorious
Outstanding Poet
Obert Dube
THEATRE AWARDS
Outstanding Actress Nyaradzo Nhongonhema in Pub Stories
Outstanding Actor
Tafadzwa Hananda in Pub Stories/ Half Empty Half Full
Outstanding Theatrical Production – Half Empty Half Full by Savannah Trust
Outstanding Director – Ryan Lawrence & Peter John Smyth for The Woman in Black
MUSIC AWARDS
Outstanding Female Musician — Olivia Charamba
Outstanding Male Musician — Mukudzei Mukombe aka Jah Prayzah
Outstanding Album Tsviriyo by Mukudzei Mukombe aka Jah Prayzah
Outstanding Song – Tsviriyo from Tsviriyo by Mukudzei Mukombe aka Jah Prayzah.
MEDIA AWARDS
Outstanding Journalist Print — Shamiso Yikoniko from The Sunday Mail
Outstanding Journalist TV —Sifiso Mpofu from ZBC
Outstanding Journalist Radio — Problem Masau from Star FM
Outstanding Online Media — Zimbo Jam
