Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jr., Ghanaian-born producer and reggae-dancehall recording and performing musician, known by his stage name Shatta Wale, formerly Bandana has added three (3) award plaques to his impressive collection of laurels at the just ended ended 2019 edition of the Ghana Music Awards – UK.
After gaining five nominations at the awards ceremony, the “Melissa” hit maker beat off competition from his colleagues to win the reggae-dancehall artiste of the year, popular song of th year with “My Level” and the artiste of the year. The 4th annual Ghana Music Awards UK was held on Saturday night at the Discovery Centre, Jenkins Lane, Barking in London.
A list of high profile celebrities and personalities within the industry and other dignitaries attend the event. The event has been designed to demonstrate a rich culture with a colourful exhibition of what defines the story of Ghana music from the traditional Adowa and kpanlogo, highlife, Burger Highlife, Hiplife , Afro beats, Reggae/dancehall and Gospel..
Black Entertainment Tv (BET) Hip Pop awards “Best International Flow” winner, Sarkodie was honoured with two awards — Best Music Video of the Year for “I Can’t Let Go” and Best Collaboration of the Year – CCTV – King Promise Ft. Mugeez & Sarkodie.
The Ghana music awards UK is largely a people’s choice awards scheme that seeks to champion and expand the development of the Ghanaian music industry both home and abroad, into an international market for global recognition of Ghanaian creative works. The scheme is established to create an open market for collaboration, sales, new music trends, cultural exchanges, marketing opportunities and several benefits to be accessed by Ghanaian musicians in the United Kingdom.
The annual event is put together by MR NII OFORI TACKIE-TETTEH and EMMELIO TETTEH, who own Alordia Promotions & West Coast UK respectively. These two UK top event organizers have set out an agenda to create the biggest music platform for music industry practitioners in the UK and for business people to network and interact especially in the field of promoting our rich Ghanaian culture and business.
The scheme is also to appreciate those working in the music industry who have released works that have generated the wildest public excitement within the specified period with an amazing stage craft for world class entertainment. As an award scheme, the GMAUK recognises the hard work of our veteran musicians who have contributed immensely to the development of the arts over the past years, and for reasons are not active in the filled of work to compete and are referred to as the veterans.
The expectation of the organisers of the scheme is to make the GHANA MUSIC AWARDS UK brand the biggest music festival to be held yearly in the United Kingdom to award excellence and creativity and give an equal opportunity for Ghanaians in the diaspora to compete with their local counterparts on one platform of excellence.
The scheme offers several Ghanaian entrepreneurs a platform to be part of a one-day exhibition from music, medicine, artworks, clothing, food and several indigenous contemporary Ghanaian dishes.
See the full list of winners at the 2019 Ghana Music Awards UK below.
African Artiste of The Year – Burna Boy
•Artiste of The Year – Shatta Wale
•Best Collaboration of The Year – CCTV – King Promise Ft. Mugeez & Sarkodie
•Best Female Vocalist of The Year- Eshun
•Best Ghanaian International Touring Act- Wiyaala
•Best Group of The Year – R2bees
•Best Male Vocalist of The Year – Akwaboah
•Best Music Video of The Year – Sarkodie – I Can’t Let Go
•Ghanaian Traditional/Cultural Act – Amamre Cultural Troupe
•Gospel Artiste of The Year – Koda
•Gospel Song of The Year – Bobolebobo – Evangelist Ik Aning
•Highlife Artiste of The Year – Kuami Eugene
•Highlife Song of The Year – Wish Me Well – Kuami Eugene
•Hiplife Artiste of The Year – Medikal
•Hiplife Song of The Year – Omo Ada – Medikal
•Popular Song of The Year – My Level – Shatta Wale
•Producer of The Year – Possi Gee
•Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of The Year – Shatta Wale
•The Reggae/Dancehall Song of The Year – Dagomba Girl – Maccasio Ft. Mugeez
•UK Based Afrobeat Song of The Year – Location – Charles Kalah
•UK Based Afrobeats Artiste of The Year – Atumpan (Drumz)
•UK Based Artiste of the Year – Diana Hamilton
•UK Based Best Collaboration of the Year – Ahuntanhunu – Alice Mckenzie Ft. Noble Nketsiah
•UK Based Best Gospel Song of the Year- Mo Ne Yo – Diana Hamilton
•UK Based Best DJ of the Year – DJ Fiifii
•UK Based Ghanaian International Artiste – Fuse ODG
•UK Based Gospel Artiste of the Year – Diana Hamilton
•UK Based Uncovered Artiste of the Year – Samuel Séy
•Uncovered Artiste of the Year – Krymi
•Lifetime Achievement – Vandyke Appiah Kubi
•Lifetime Achievement – Yaw Sarpong
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