MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) 2009 winners

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Nigeria's D'Banj emerged as artiste of the year for the second year running at the MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs). The show took place today at the Moi International Sports Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. Ayeni The Great, one of the best entertainment journalists in Nigeria, reported prceedings from his Twitter account. (@alluevanid)

Wyclef Jean was the host of the awards and performed alongside Akon, Samini, who won Best Performer and other African musicians. Lucky Dube was honoured while Wyclef and Akon did a tribute to the late Michael Jackson. See the nominees at this link

The full list of winners
Best Male
Nameless (Kenya)

Best New Act
M.I. (Nigeria)

Best Hip Hop
M.I. (Nigeria)

Best Female
Amani (Kenya)

Best Performer
Samini (Ghana)

Best R&B
2Face (Nigeria)

Best Group
P-Square (Nigeria)

Artist of The Year
D’Banj (Nigeria)

Best Alternative
Zebra & Giraffe (South Africa)

Best Video
HHPMpitse (South Africa)

Best Listener’s Choice
Nameless – Sunshine (Kenya)

MAMA Legend Award
Lucky Dube (South Africa)

MAMA My Video award
Patricke-Stevie Moungondo (Congo Brazzaville)

Congratulations to all the winners!

stephenie's picture

i cant understand how u guys choose ur winners
how could m.i win the best hip hop award and why will dbanj wiin the artiste of the year and didnt win the best male award.
for all i care nigeria artiste should have won every thing cos they are the best.

Anonymous's picture

hi, MAMA is a really nice concept and it has gone a long way to encourage Hip Hop artists in a few African countries. to this i say Kudos and more grease to your sore elbows. but, MAMA does not represent the whole music corp in Africa. i know that not all African countries are blessed with Hip Hop gurus of international repute, but this in itself is not a bulwark for MAMA to streamline and confine its award to a few African countries. i do not find it funny to think or even see that all the fuss that has come with MAMA is emanating from and directed to a hand few of African countries. Yes i accept Nigeria, Ghana and the almighty South African are pace setters in the African music scene. this however is not ample elbow room for the organizers of MAMA to restrict their awards to these countries. you might think that people have not noticed this disparity and favoritism but if they have not, then they will. if you ask me, I'd say MTv is a tool of manipulation and assimilation. why not sort out real African Musicians such as Salif Keita, Youssouf Ndou, Manu Debango etc and bestow on them the recognition, appreciation and spot light that they deserve in fact......................nirogspro

Anonymous's picture

mtv and channel of are crazy and irrelevant

Sarpong's picture

congrats to all the winners, especially Samini, the best dancehall artist in Africa and best performer

modeix's picture

i was so shock to see m.i as the best hiphop artist of the year.taking away nothing from he is talented and i love his concept but he was'nt wort the award.we should consider rappers like mode 9,terry tha rapman.he was a nominee,cool,but i don't think he was wort the task.
secondly d'banj was awarded the best artist of the year why?i think he should have been awarded best male artist or best performer.well one more thing fuck MAMA.

Anonymous's picture

to all who feel MI does not worth the best hophop album can u please point out one real challenger for the price. The short black boy got naija hiphop token.
As for d'banj,i think the repeat is overhyped but he still deserves it likewise tu baba.
NAIJA, WE TOOOOOOOO MUCHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Anonymous's picture

ur right m.i should not havr won...am nigerian and i know the guy is not all that talented he is just a kanye west wanna be

Jideabeeeb abdulahi's picture

On a faithful situation d.bang n 2face did nt deserve any award. But 4 m.i, his doin his best & i tank God 4 him. God bless nja.

dml's picture

wel my questn is wat ar the criteria considered 4 any particular award....tuface deserves any award given so al hater shud stop their flops.d guy is represntin....mode9 is beta of m i

akintunde's picture

yeah, big up to all nigerian representing and am really pround to be naija most erspecially tu baba,baba u tu much joooo.
i don't really know the criteria they use in awarding it bt i think tu baba shuld have won more than one award lik the artist of the year and my hailin' goes to the short black boy { M I }.
NAIJA TILL I DIE B'COS WE RULE .............

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