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NAMA awards 2024: In depth analysis and responses from the winners

The National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA) ceremony took place in Bulawayo on Saturday 24 February 2024. Winky D and Jah Prayzah won “People’ Choice Award” and “Album of the year” respectively. Beyond that, 2024, the year of upsets, is not stopping. Assessing ‘merit” by secret vote conjures up a few surprises.

*We speak to the producer of “Damage” the winning video that caused controversy.
*Quotes from Winky D and Jah Prayzah
*Enzo Ishall vs Holy Ten. Our verdict.
*Where could NAMA improve
*The problem with subjective awards

Feb 28, 2024 Read more

Did Jah Prayzah deserve three awards at Nama?

Jah Prayzah emerged the biggest winner at the National Arts Merit Awards in the music category, but many felt there was no justification to have his song “Ndini Ndamubata” winning the Most Outstanding Song ahead of “Pamamonya Ipapo” by Soul Jah Love.

Feb 19, 2018 Read more

Nama 2016 ‘may go down as one of the worst’

By Tinashe Kusema Is there no end to the depths that the National Arts Merit Awards will sink to? That seems to be the biggest question in the aftermath of the ceremony as critics and arts lovers try to decipher the colossal disappointment during last week’s Nama Awards. This may go down as one of […]

Feb 21, 2016 Read more