2017 Kwacha Music Awards

2017 Kwacha Music Awards
Date	Thursday, September 28, 2017 (2017-09-28)
Venue	Mulungushi Conference Centre, Lusaka
Most nominations	Chef 187
Television/radio coverage
Network	Sun FM

The 2017 Kwacha Music Awards were held on September 28, 2017 at the Mulungushi Conference Center in Lusaka honoring musicians between 2016 and 2017. It was hosted by Chi.

Nominations

Winners are in bold text.

SONG OF THE YEAR

408 Empire – Chilepule Baby Tiye P Ft. Kekero – Unajaila TBwoy Ft. Chef 187 – I Miss You Chef 187 Ft. Daev – Ma Years (WINNER) Jae Cash Ft. Kekero – Akamutima

BEST NEW COMER (Male)

Daev (WINNER) Drifta Trek Neo T-Low

BEST NEW COMER (Female)

Bom$hell (WINNER) Wacheda Esther Chungu Chilu Tanny

BEST SOUND PRODUCTION

Kekero T-Sean Mr. Starsh (WINNER) KB (K-Army) Mag44 Ben Blazer

BEST DANCE HALL SONG

Dj Cosmo – Pro Twerker Petersen – Kalukobo 408 Empire – Chilepule Baby (WINNER) Willz Ft. Jedi – Theresa Jay Rox – One and Only

BEST HIP-HOP SONG

Slapdee – Vagwada (WINNER) Chef 187 Ft. Mumba Yachi & Dope G – Mundowendowe Drifta Trek Ft. Chef 187 – Ma Dance Yanasalako Church – Zaninge Tiye-P Ft. Dope-G – Ndefisosika Apa

BEST R&B SONG

T-Bwoy Ft. Chef 187 – I Miss You (WINNER) Roberto – Into You F Jay – Nilekelele Neo – Thanks To Your Ex Coziem Ft. Chef 187 – Twikalafye Umukumo

BEST MAINSTREAM (POP)

Tiye P/Kekero – Unajaila T-Sean – Mayeso Jae Cash Ft. Kekero – Akamutima Afunika – Pama Order Macky2 – Favour (Dabo Dabo) (WINNER)

MOST CONSCIOUS SONG

Kantu – Wanjipaya Wezi – Nyimbo Zako (WINNER) Lota House – People Just Like Us B’Flow Ft. Just Slim – Know Your Status Kaladoshas Ft. Tim – My Mother’s Tears BEST GOSPEL SONG (Male) Ephraim – Jericho Reuben – Mulatwelela (Imembu Shesu) (WINNER) Ausward – Yahweh Kings – Alikula BEST GOSPEL SONG (Female) Esther Chungu – Runaway Child Tholiwe Nyirenda – Umulopa Chileshe Bwalya – Tefyo Nali (WINNER) Martha – Nanaka BEST COLLABORATION Kantu x Wezi Bomb$hell – Anajaila (Cover) Chef 187 Ft. Daev – Ma Years Chef 187 Ft. Mumba Yachi & Dope G – Mundowendowe Afunika Ft. Slapdee – Umwaume Wakulela (WINNER) Tiye P Ft. Kekero – Unajaila BEST DUO/GROUP 408 Empire Urban Hype (WINNER) Davaos HD Empire Higher Calling BEST BAND Amayenge Asoza (WINNER) Uncle Rex and the Band Air Power Band Mutende Cultural Assemble Barotse Band BEST CHOIR GROUP Mount Senai (WINNER) Busokololo Great Chronicles Northmead Mega Choir ALBUM OF THE YEAR Chef 187 – Amnesia (WINNER) Slapdee – Bw2 Jae Cash – Giovani Dope G – Flowers TBwoy – Dweet Tiye P – RED GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR Ephraim – Teti Ntwishike (WINNER) Rueben – Naileta Abel Chungu Musuka – Love Unleashed (Deluxe) Ausward – Jehovah El Shadai Chileshe Bwalya – Talitha Cumi (Deluxe) Esther Chungu – Mubanga BEST MALE ARTIST Chef 187 Slapdee (WINNER) T-Sean Macky2 Ephraim Afunika BEST FEMALE ARTIST Wezi Kantu Cleo Ice Queen (WINNER) Chileshe Bwalya Mampi Salma Sky HUMANITARIAN AWARD B’Flow (WINNER) PilAto Macky2 Petersen Maiko Zulu BEST INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Roberto (WINNER) B’Flow JK Pompi Mampi LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD JK Danny Kaya Maureen Lupo Lilanda Lady MC Errol Hickey (WINNER) PROVINCIAL AWARDS: COPPERBELT PROVINCE Chef 187 (WINNER) Afunika PilAto 408 Empire Shenky LUSAKA PROVINCE Jay Rox Dope G Jae Cash (WINNER) Roberto TBwoy CENTRAL PROVINCE Drimz (WINNER) B’Flow Jemax D2 Higher Calling EASTERN PROVINCE Chimzy Kelly (WINNER) Crack P Digo LUAPULA PROVINCE IC (WINNER) BIC 24 Mommy MUCHINGA PROVINCE Rudie Noxter Wiza (WINNER) NORTHERN-WESTERN PROVINCE Kasonde Wana Boy Hash Tag (WINNER) NORTHEN PROVINCE Muzo AKA Alphonso (WINNER) Kiss B Beauty Shampogo WESTERN PROVINCE Sibabule Doc Mule (WINNER) Y Cost SOUTHERN PROVINCE Shyman (WINNER) Mpande Allan Mapiki

External links

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