Tyla wins big at SAMA 30
The 30th South African Music Awards (Samas) were held at the Gallagher Convention Center on Saturday.
The prestigious event was hosted by Minnie Dlamini, who showed up wearing dazzling colors.
Tyra, Kabza de Small and Mthunzi returned home with top wins in various categories.
Tyra, who won three awards, did not attend the ceremony, but shared a video expressing her gratitude.
The award-winning singer said he was unable to come to South Africa to shoot a music video.
Below is the complete list of 2024 Samas winners.
- Best Adult Contemporary Album: Stimera – Drakensberg Boys’ Choir
- Ikwezi FM Best African Adult Contemporary Album: sanity – Brenda Mutambo
- Best Afropop Album Award: Imizuwa – Ruwa Ndrunkulu
- Best alternative album: I'm with the singer – I’m with the singer
- Motswedin FM Best Amapiano Album: Isimo – Kabza de Small and Mthunzi
- Best Classical/Instrumental Album: the end of the beginning – Fanny Dick
- Best collaboration: iplan – Dorara Takuzin, Sykes, Xaba
- Best dance album: Permanent music 3 – Dorara Takuzin
- Best Engineer Album: reconsider – soil
- Best Gqom Album: We don't play the same Gqom – QueDj
- Best hip hop album: dust – Priddy Ugly
- Best jazz album: Enfrizweni: Song From My Heartland – Steve Dyer
- Best Kwaito Album: most wanted person – Sykes
- Best Maskandi Album: Willononyoko – Gascheni
- Best pop album: Tyra – Tyra
- Best produced album: no other love – David Watkins
- Best Produced Music Video: daily Kamo Mphela – Written by Kudzi
- Best R&B/Soul Album: will – Roadkes
- Best Reggae Album: praise – Skeleton blazer
- Best rock album: dan dour di donker – Fokovpoliciekar
- Best traditional devotional music album: Mo Lorisen – Omega Kunou
- Best traditional music album: Hamba Naye – Soul Brothers
- Beste contemporary rail Music album: Aesthetica – Elandre
- Best pop: Almar Gulai – Die Piesan Skills
- This year's remix: weekend special (JNR SA Remix) – JNR SA
- Rest of Africa: son of the tribe (Royalty Edition) – Edgar Muzah (Zimbabwe)
- Best African Indigenous Faith Album: Calm My Soul: Our South African Church Songs – Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- Best Contemporary Face Album Award: unusual – Zolie Mankwango
- Lesedi FM Male Artist of the Year: Ugasheni – Willononyoko
- Uhoji FM Female Artist of the Year: Tyra – Tyra
- Radio 2000 Duo/Group of the Year: Ishimo – Kabza de Small and Mthunzi
- Santam Newcomer Award: Tyra – Tyra
- Sampler Album of the Year: Ishimo – Kabza de Small and Mthunzi
