2012 Kisima Award Winners Complete List

‘Making Legends’

The 10^th edition of the annual Kisima Awards were held on Friday night at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC), Tsavo Ballroom in Nairobi.

The prestigious music awards, which seek to recognize musical talent in East Africa, attracted top artistes in the Kenyan Music Industry all in line to bag the Sh2 million grand prize.

Finally, sensational Gospel artiste Daddy Owen clinched the Artiste of the Year and walked home with the grand prize.

Here is the full list of the award winners:

·         Music Video of the Year – ‘Colour Kwa Face’ – Nonini, Directed by Willie Owusu

·         Collaboration of the Year – P-Unit/ Sauti Sol, ‘Gentleman’  

·         Gospel Artiste of the Year – Daddy Owen ft. Denno, ‘Mbona’

·         Boomba Artiste/ Group of the Year – Avril, ‘Kitu Kimoja’

·         Reggae/ Ragga Artiste/ Group of the Year – Wyre, ‘Guarantee’

·         Urban Artiste/ Group of the Year – Camp Mulla, ‘Party Don’t Stop’

·         Hip-Hop Artiste/ Group of the Year – Nonini, ‘Colour Kwa Face’

·         Fusion Artiste/ Group of the Year – Nameless, ‘Coming Home’

·         Upcoming Artiste/ Group of the Year – Camp Mulla

·         Lifetime Achievement Award –  Nameless

·         Benga Artiste/ Group of the Year – Otieno Aloka, ‘Kanunga Eteko’

·         East African Recognition Award – Jose Chameleone (Uganda), ‘Valu Valu’

·         Artiste of the Year – Daddy Owen

In attendance were Sports Minister Ababu Namwamba, Nominated Member of Parliament Millie Odhiambo, former town clerk Phillip Kisia and Ndhiwa Mp Agustino Neto.   

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