NukA

Hey fellows.. we not dead okay, now lets dance to NUKA by The Dogg!!! Nuka nuka nuka!! UULaaH

......AND THE WINNERS OF THE NAMA AWARDS ARE..

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
Axali Doeseb

MOST SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Lize Ehlers

BEST ACAPPELLA:
I'll Hear Your Voice by VMSIX

BEST AFRIKAANS:
Wil Jy In My Arms Lê Vanaand by Elvis se Seun

BEST COLLABORATION:  
Hold My Hand Ft. Sinna-G   by KaniBal

BEST GOSPEL:    
Zuva-Ekundungu by VMSIX

BEST INSTRUMENTAL (INCLUSIVE OF JAZZ):              
Hi Tilite by Erna Chimu

BEST NON ALBUM SINGLE:             
God Will Fight My Battles by Stella

BEST REGGAE:
Prisoner of Love by Mr Rhee

BEST ROCK/ ALTERNATIVE:             
Adamantine by Tonetic

BEST SINGLE ALBUM:      
Get to Know You by Vanity

BEST TRADITIONAL:         
Hai-Serute by Erna Chimu

BEST PRODUCER :              
Christian Polloni for Hai Serute by Erna Chimu

RADIO SONG OF THE YEAR:            
My Note Book by Exit

MOST DISCIPLINED ARTIST OF THE YEAR:                    
Freeda

ENTERTAINMENT DJ OF THE YEAR:                                 
Max T

ENTERTAINMENT JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR:                             
Gordon Joseph

SPECIAL NAMA AWARD:
THE DOGG

BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR :           
Boere Rock by Elvis Se Seun

BEST MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR:                  
Kwateni Omnona by Gazza

BEST FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR:             
Hi Tilite by Erna Chimu

BEST NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR:  
Rise & Shine by Jean-Michael

SONG OF THE YEAR         
Nuka  by The Dogg

BEST KIZOMBA:
Indikupapatele by Blossom

BEST KWAITO:   
My Note Book by Exit

BEST AFRO POP (INCLUSIVE OF TOWNSHIP DISCO):
Tuli Mo Hole by  Vanity

BEST DAMARA PUNCH:   
Khorixas  by Lettie

BEST GROUP OR DUO:
Getting Back To Basics by VMSIX

BEST HOUSE:    
Nuka by The Dogg

BEST MUSIC VIDEO:         
Kwateni Omnona  by Gazza

BEST OVIRITJE: 
Onguae by Kallefa Tjiriange

BEST R&B:           
Don't Judge by Floritha

BEST RAP/HIP HOP:           
More Love by N.I.A

BEST SHAMBO: 
Ondjila by Tunakie

BEST SOUKOUS/KWASA:
We Do It This Way by Lady May

BEST LIVE PERFORMANCE:                               
Castro

MOST POPULAR ARTIST OF THE YEAR :                         
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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS!

     NAMA AWARDS
     
The Namibian Annual Music Awards exist to recognize accomplishment in the Namibian recording industry by celebrating those groups and individuals who have excelled in the past year.

Most Musicians entered the competition for different categories. Categories were as follows:
BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR 
BEST MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
BEST FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
BEST NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
SONG OF THE YEAR
BEST ACAPPELLA
BEST AFRIKAANS
BEST AFRO POP (INCLUSIVE OF TOWNSHIP DISCO)
BEST COLLABORATION
BEST DAMARA PUNCH
BEST GOSPEL
BEST GROUP OR DUO
BEST HOUSE
BEST INSTRUMENTAL (INCLUSIVE OF JAZZ)
BEST KIZOMBA
BEST KWAITO
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
BEST NON ALBUM SINGLE
BEST OVIRITJE
BEST R&B
BEST RAP/HIP HOP
BEST REGGAE
BEST ROCK/ ALTERNATIVE
BEST SHAMBO
BEST SINGLE ALBUM
BEST SOUKOUS/KWASA
BEST TRADITIONAL
BEST PRODUCER 
RADIO SONG OF THE YEAR
BEST LIVE PERFORMANCE
MOST DISCIPLINED ARTIST OF THE YEAR
MOST POPULAR ARTIST OF THE YEAR
ENTERTAINMENT DJ OF THE YEAR
ENTERTAINMENT JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

TEE DEE

Lady May
Martha Namundjebo, came to fame in 2004 with the release of her first album Kamali which won her first award at the Sanlam-NBC Music Awards. Namundjebo is one of the most popular female singers in Namibia. Her music is also recognized beyond the Namibian border and she has been nominated and won several awards at the Channel O Music Video Awards.

Lady May's music is a mixture of Oshiwambo traditional music and western pop. Most of her music is categorized under the Afro pop and house genre. Her early styles were a combination of R&B and hip hop. She is signed to a South African record label, Big Ear Records. Lady May was Namibia's celebrity housemate for the seventh season of Big Brother Africa, where she came out as runner-up. Lady May started to sing from the age of six, during her teenage years she started performing at school concerts. She recorded her first song "Lady for Life" with the help of producer Kanibal in 2004 which won her an award for Best Female Artist at the 2004 Sanlam-NBC Music Awards. In 2005 Martha released her debut album titled Kamali which means little Martha in her native language Oshiwambo.

Her second album Come And Get Me was released in 2006, it was a change in style as she was moving into the afro pop genre. The album included 3 hit songs "Come and Get Me", "Bubblgum" and the popular "Chokola" whose video received a lot of play on Channel O and MTVBase Africa. The video was shot in Namibia in two locations by Tim Huebschle as part of an MTVBase Africa initiative. The video also charted on the channel and won the award for Best Dance Video at the 2008 Channel O Music Video Awards.
In 2008 Martha performed at the Big Brother Africa 3 eviction show in Johannesburg, South Africa. In 2009 Lady May teamed up with DJ Kboz's label Turntable King Productions and music management company Great Wings Promotions to produce and release her third album, Pink Chocolate. 

Tekla Iita

 Better known as Tequila (often stylized as TeQuila) is a Namibian singer Tekla is one of Namibia's most gifted vocalists. Tekla started her career as a featuring artist in, first appearing on Sunny Boy's sophomore breakthrough hit single "Serious", for his debut album Young, Black en Gifted. Her appearance on the song brought her more attention, as she began getting popular. She appeared on two more songs from Young, Black en Gifted. Later that year, with the help from producer, Stalin Kapembe, she started recording her own songs. Her first single was "Who's Gonna Love You", which was released only for radio promotion. In 2006, she won the Legal Shield Winna Mariba Song writing competition. In 2008, she acted in Vixen Hangula film titled Between Friends, which encourages condom use and encourages women to stand together. In 2009, Tekla took the industry by storm in both Namibia and South Africa when she lend her vocals on South African DJ Bojo Mojo hit song "Tando Lwam", for his album Session 6. In, 2012 she was nominated in 6 categories at for the Namibian Annual Music Awards of which she won 5, including "Best Female Artist of the Year"