The 9th annual Groove Awards was
held at a spectacular gala at the KICC lawns on 1st June. The theme this year
was “Let your light shine”. Safaricom was back as the main sponsor for the 7th
year running and ntv took over as the media partner broadcasting the event live
DJ Soxxy once again got to play host
with Victoria Rubadiri by his inside. The night was full of humor as the
presenters of the awards found ways to entertain guests before unveilig the
winner.
There was a marked improvement from
last year as the sound was slightly better and there was more sitting space.
The down side was the fact that there were fewer screens to display the event
and people had to strain to see the stage.
Despite all these, people still had
fun singing along to performances from Size 8, DK Kwenye Beat, Daddy Owen and
other selected artists
In attendance was Cabinet Secretary
for Devolution Anne Waiguru and Dennis Itumbi who both came bearing gifts from
the president. A total of Kshs. 1 million was donated by the president and his
deputy to all winners. They will get to choose a charity to donate the money
to.
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| Kriss Erroh on stage |
The best female artist and best male
artist went home with Kshs. 200,000 each from the president. This is alongside
getting a Samsung Galaxy S5 and Kshs. 20,000 worth of credit.
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| Bahati Receiving his award for MALE Artiste of the Year |
Special tribute was given to the
Late Peter Kaberere who was feted for his work in the gospel industry. His wife
was in attendance to receive the Lifetime Achievemet award.
Below is a list of the winners in
each category:
- Collabo of the Year … Ngai Ti Mundu by Betty Bayo ft Mr. Seed
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| Mr Seed and Betty Bayo receiving their award. |
- Western Song of the Year … Khwekanile by Geoffrey Kwatemba
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East and Central Africa Artiste of the Year … Solomon Mkubwa
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Central Song of the Year … Busy Busy by Betty Bayo
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| Betty Bayo Receiving her Second Award |
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Ragga/ Reggae song of the Year … Live up by Hopekid
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| Hopekid receiving his award with his mother and his fans |
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Western African Artiste of the Year … Uche
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Audio Producer of the Year … Jacky B
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Nyanza Song of the Year … Christine Otieno
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| Christine Atieno now on Stage receiving her award |
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Southern Africa artiste of the Year … Pompi
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| Pompi all the way from Zambia Receiving his award. |
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Lifetime Achievement Award … the Late Peter Kaberere
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| Njeri Wa Kaberere on stage receiving an Award. |
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Radio Presenter of the Year … And the Radio Presenter of the Year
is Anthony Ndiema of Radio Maisha
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| Anthony Ndiema now on stage receiving his award |
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Album of the year … Kirathimo
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| Grace Mwai on stage receiving the Album of the Year Award. |
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Pwani Song of the Year … Ahadi za Bwana by Pastor Anthony Musembi
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| Pastor Anthony Musembi from Mombasa receiving his award |
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Dance Group of the Year … Gospel Warriors
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| Gospel Warriors all the way from Eldoret receiving their award. |
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Rift Valley Song of the Year … Laleiyo by Shiro Wa GP and L Jay Maasai
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| LJay Maasai now on Stage receiving his Award. |
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Video of the Year … Mateke
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Worship Song of the Year … Hakuna Silaha by Sarah K.
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Songwriter of the Year … Sarah K.
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| Ken He-man and Sarah Kiarie's son receiving an award on behalf of Sarah Kiarie. |
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Eastern Song of the Year … Kitole by Stephen Kasolo
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| Eastern Song of the year Award. |
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Hip Hop Song of the Year … Wannabe” by Dee and Holy Dave
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| Dee Kenya receiving the award for Hip Hop song of the year. |
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Video Producer of the Year … Sammy Dee
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| Sammy Dee Kenya Receiving his award for Video Producer of the year |
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Gospel Radio Show of the Year … Gospel Sunday
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| Milele FM team receiving their award for Gospel Radio Show of the year. |
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| DJ MO receiving his award for DJ of the year. |
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Gospel TV Show of the Year … NTV Crossover
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| Faith Muturi receiving the award for TV show of the year |
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New Artiste of the Year … L Jay Maasai
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| LJAY MAASAI now on stage receiving his award |
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Skiza RBT of the Year … Loise Kim
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Group of the Year… Nicholas Harmonies
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| Nicholas Harmonies on stage receiving their award |
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Song of the Year … Lingala ya Yesu by Pitson
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| Pitson on stage receiving an award for his Song |
- Outstanding Contributor to Industry … B.A Kanyotu
- Female Artiste of the Year … Sarah K.
- Male Artiste of the Year … Bahati
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