The 18th Annual MTN South African Music Awards first awards night focusing on technical excellence and sales proved a worthy curtain-raiser to the main ceremony taking place on Monday night, to be broadcast live from the Superbowl at 8.30pm on SABC1.
Sunday Night Awards – 29 April 2012
The Winners Are:
Best Producer
Dan Roberts – Six Winters by Laurie Levine
Best Engineer
Johan van der Colff – Loliwe by Zahara
Best Video of the Year
Ryan Peimer – It’s Magic by The Parlotones
Best Live DVD
Simphiwe Dana – An Evening with Simphiwe Dana (Live in Concert)
Best Remix Of TheYear
DJ Sbu – Lengoma featuring Zahara
Lifetime Achievement Awards
Ray Phiri and Vusi Mahlasela
Best Selling True-Tone Download of the Year
Facebook by DJ Cleo (3 520 downloads)
Best Selling Ring-Back-Tone of the Year
Facebook by DJ Cleo (252 184 downloads)
Best Selling Full-Track Download of the Year
Loliwe by Zahara (downloaded 32 441 times)
SAMPRA Most Played Song on South African Radio in 2011
Alone by Liquideep
Don’t miss all the MTN SAMA 18 action at the main awards ceremony on Monday, 30 April 2012, broadcast live on SABC1 at 8.30pm.
