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Jah Prayzah: Nama’s biggest winner

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A MASSIVE National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) celebration has been lined up for Thursday at Private Lounge in Harare.

A MASSIVE National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) celebration has been lined up for Thursday at Private Lounge in Harare.

BY ENTERTAINMENT REPORTER

Headlined by the Batai Munhu combination of Sulumani Chimbetu and Jah Prayzah, the gig will feature Guspy Warrior while Ammara Brown will make a guest appearance to perform her duet with Jah Prayzah released two weeks ago. Titled Kure Kure, the track is receiving significant airplay.

Jah Prayzah walked away the biggest winner on Saturday, bagging four gongs at the awards ceremony held at Bulawayo Rainbow.

The celebrations on Thursday will also include owner of the venue Biggie Chinoperekwei who scooped the Promoter of the Year with his company Divine Assignments.

Enock Chihombori, who won the Best Production with Gringo The Trouble Maker, broke into tears on receiving the award and lamented that he had lost everything.

The winners walked away with a variety of hampers and $500.

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
  • 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 Trouble Maker by Enock Chihombori

Outstanding Screen Production — Short Film

  • Decoder by Zandile Mahaja

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 — Hakeem 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 and 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 — Sunday Mail

Outstanding Journalist TV

  • Sifiso Mpofu — ZBC

Outstanding Journalist Radio

  • Problem Masau — Star FM

Outstanding Online Media

  • Zimbojam

Special awards Arts Promoter

  • Divine Assignments

Arts Personality

  • Oliver Mtukudzi

Arts Service

  • Intwasa Arts Festival

People’s Choice

  • Jah Prayzah