Musician Jah Prayzah emerged as the biggest winner at Saturday night’s National Musical Award (Nama) grabbing gongs in four categories.
AM Kudita Own Correspondent
The Tsviriyo hit-maker had it coming and romped to victory winning in all his nominated four categories namely outstanding musician, album, song and music video for his swan song Tsviriyo. Local artists who won are Israel Israel — outstanding three dimensional work, outstanding poets Obert Dube, a Victoria Falls-based teacher and budding film maker and last year’s Nama film category nominee Fortune Tazvivinga, for outstanding children’s book.
The children’s book entitled The River God Unyaminyami and published by Owen Maseko’s Komaseko Art and Ceramic Publishers, pipped authors Mzana Mthimkulu and Bernard Ndlovu’s Thoko and the Cannibal.
The book was also selected over Kolobeja 2: Izingane zikaMthwakazi written by Pathisa Nyathi. The outstanding dance group category was won by 8 Count, pundits described as nondescript as it beat hot favourites Umkhathi Theatre Works and Tumbuka Dance Company.
Other winners on the night were Olivia Charamba in the outstanding female musician category. Charamba shrugged off fierce challenges from Selmor Mtukudzi and Edith Katiji who both released relatively successful albums last year and were quite prominent on major platforms whereas she did not release any record during the period under review.
