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Johannesburg – Thursday saw the winners of the first official Dance Music Awards South Africa being announced at a prestigious closed ceremony in Boksburg, Ekhuruleni.
Winners were voted for online by the South African public over the past few weeks.
How the awards worked:
Fans nominated their top five favourites for each award. This was followed by a finalist selection running for the past month online ending last week. The online votes were tallied up by an independent auditing company and the winners announced as below.
An additional award 'Pioneers of House Award’, an award which pays homage and gives recognition to a legendary dance artist was also added to the list of winners.
The Dance Music Award winners are
Best album:
Jullian Gomes - Late Dreamer
Best Club / Club night
Truth
Best dance show
The Urban Beat - Metro FM
Best EDM record
Das Kapital - Bend It
Best Female DJ
Lady Sakhe
Best female artist
Lady Zamar
Best festival
Ultra South Africa
Best house record
Jullian Gomes - 1000 Memories
Best international DJ
Lars Behrenroth
Best international producer
Atjazz
Best kwaito
Babes Wodumo - Wololo
Best live act
Black Motion
Best male DJ
Black Coffee
Best male artist
Kaylow
Best video
Bucie Ft Black Motion - Rejoice
Best producer
Black Coffee
Best record label
House Afrika
Best underground record
Jazzuelle Ft Lazarusman - Don’t Forget Me
Compilation of the year
House Afrika Mzanzi 6
Remix of the year
Alicia Keys - In Common (Black Coffee Remix)
Pioneers of house awards – Sandy Rivera - Kings of Tomorrow
