Some Ghanaians entertainers have made Ghanaians proud at the just ended 39th edition of the International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA 2021).
Winners have been announced, and there is good news for Ghanaians as Sarkodie, Shatta Wale, DJ Switch, and Kwame Yeboah made the country proud winning in various categories of the awards.
Below are the full list of winners on various categories;
Emperor of Reggae & World Music – Hon. Bob Marley Award for Entertainer of the Year
Buju Banton *WINNER
Koffee
PopCaan
Protoje
Sizzla Kolongi
Peter Tosh Award for Recording Artist of the Year – Sponsored by IRIE FM
Buju Banton
Koffee
PopCaan
Protoje
Tarrus Riley
Jacob Miller Award for Best Male Vocalist – Sponsored by
Chronixx
Gramps Morgan
Proteje
Romain Virgo
Tarrus Riley *WINNER
Best Female Vocalist – Sponsored by Missyquai Signature Hair
Etana
Koffee *WINNER
Lila Ike
Sevana
Noami Cowan
Gregory Isaacs for Best Song – Sponsored by DSE (Downsound Entertainment)
“Blessed”- Buju Banton
“People LIke You” – Gramps Morgan
“Lock Down”- Koffee *WINNER
“Like Royalty”- Protoje & PopCaan
“Lighter” – Taurus Riley & Shenseea & Rvssian
Toots Hibbert Award for Best Album/CD – By MCGES (Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment & Sports)
“Upside Down- Buju Banton *WINNER
“In Search of Lost Time”- Protoje
“Higher Place”- Skip Marley
“One World” – The Wailers, featuring Skip Marley, Farruko, Shaggy and Cedella Marley.
“Hot Shot 2020”- Shaggy
Best Crossover Song
“People Like You” – Gramps Morgan
“Don’t Walk Away”- John Legend, featuring Koffee
”Party Next Door” – PopCaan, featuring Drake *WINNER
“I Don’t Know Why” – Rvissian, featuring Shenseea, Swae Lee and Young Tug
”Slow Down”- Ship Marley and “H.E.R.”
Best Gospel Song
“Forgiveness”- Eddie Neblett
“People Like You” – Gramps Morgan *WINNER
”Carry Me” – Kevin Downswell
“Watch Over Me” – Jermaine Edwards
“I’m Gonna Trust You” – Judith Gayle
U-Roy Award for Best Male Dancehall Artist
Beenie Man
Buju Banton
Bounty Killer
Govana
Popcaan
Best Female Dancehall Artist
D’Angel
Jada Kingdom
Shenseea
Spice
Stefflon Don
Best New Entertainer – Sponsored by IRIE JAM – 360
Alicia Harley – Jamaica
Nailah Blackman- Trinidad
Nomcebo Zikode – South Africa *WINNER
Sevena – Jamaica
Skillibeng – Jamaica
Best Virtual Entertainer of the Year
Agent Sasco
Beenie Man & Bounty Killer – Verzuz
Buju Banton
Capleton
Shatta Wale *WINNER
Best Calypso/Soca Entertainer
Farmer Nappy
Kes
Nadia Batson
Nailah Blackman
Patrice Roberts
Best Dancehall Stagecraft Entertainer – Sponsored by Onstage TV Winford Williams
Agent Sasco
Beenie Man & Bounty Killer- Verzuz Battle
Buju Banton
Desta Daps
Sizzla Kalonji
Spice
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Best Latin – Reggae Flavor Entertainer
Bad Bunny – Puerto Rico
Daddy Yankee *WINNER
Don Omar
Balvin
Ozuna
Best African Dancehall Entertainer
Buffalo Souljah – South Africa
Shatta Wale – Ghana
Stonebwoy – Ghana
Patoranking – Nigeria
Winky D – Zimbabwe *WINNER
Best Afrobeat Entertainer – Sponsored by African Spectrum
Burna Boy – Nigeria
Davido – Nigeria
Diamond Platnumz – Tanzania
Master KG, featuring Nomcebo Zikode “Jerusalema” – South Africa
Wizkid – Nigeria
Best Virtual Showcase/Concert
Beenie Man vs Bounty Verzuz Battle
Rebel Salute
Reggae Sumfest
Sarkodie – Black Love Virtual Concert *WINNER
Best R&B/Hip Hop & Reggae Collaborated Song
“Trust” – Buju Banton and Tory Lanez
”Slow Down”- Skip Marley and H.E.R
”Twist” – Drake & Popcaan *WINNER
“Don’t Walk Away”- Koffee – featuring John Legend
“Love Mi Ladies“ – Oryane – featuring Sean Paul
Best Reggae Rock Entertainer
Gentleman *WINNER
Rebelution Band
SOJA
Slightly Stoopid
Stick Figure
Best Young Entertainer (18 years and under) – Portland Curry Fest
DJ Switch * WINNER
DJ Whitney
Kailash
Wayne J.
Best Music Video
Buju Banton “Blessed”
Master KG, featuring Nomcebo- “Jerusalema” *WINNER
Sevana – “ Mango”
Taurus Riley & Shenseea “Lighter”
Sean Paul- “Love Me Ladies”
The Wailers, featuring Skip Marley, Farruko, Shaggy and Cedella Marley- “One World”
Mutabaruka Award for Best Poet/Spoken Word Entertainer
Antonia Valaire, Aka Christina Williams
Malachi Smith
Richie Innocent
Vachi Kepwe Di Poet – Zimbabwe * WINNER
Wise Wurdz
Most Cultural/Educational Entertainer
Anthony B.
Capleton
Ras Takura * WINNER
Mutabaruka
Kabaka Pyramid
Dennis Brown Award for Most Promising Entertainer
Bugle
Lila Ike
Orisha Sound
Sevana *WINNER
Skillibeng
Best Instrumentalist – Sponsored by 25th Century Radio
Dean Fraser
Kubix
Bongo Herman
Kwame Yeboah *WINNER
Sly & Robbie
Best Sound System/DJ
Dynamq – Africa *WINNER
Little Thunder – Canada
Pink Panther – Jamaica
Tony Matterhorn – Jamaica
Best Caribbean Entertainer – Sponsored by VP Records
Beenie Man
Bounty Killer
Buju Banton
Kes
Sean Paul
Record Producer of the Year – Sponsored by Balloons by Jaki Jade
Chimney Records *WINNER
Dane Ray
Andron “IzyBeats” Cross
Notnice
Rvssian
Comedian of the Year
Chris “Johnny” Daley *WINNER
Ity & Fancy Cat
Majah Hype
Oliver Samuels
Prince Pine
Marcus Garvey Humanitarian Award Nominees
Bounty Killer
Buju Banton *WINNER
Sharon Wiles
Sonia Patterson- Portland Curry Fest.
IRAWMA Award of Honor: Papa Michigan
IRAWMA Special Philanthropist Award: Josef Bogdanovich
RAWMA 2021 Inductee IRAWMA Hall of Fame/ Lifetime Achievement Award recipient: Ziggy Marley.
Stay glued as we furnish you with winners for the other categories.
Source: Kingaziz.com