Ghanaian Hip Life artiste Quata Budukusu, known in real life as Jacob Nana Kwame Etroo, was adjudged Hip Life Artiste of the Year at the maiden edition of Ghana Music Awards South Africa.

Quata who’s well-known as the originator of tongue twisting in Ghana won the Hip Life category against Yaa Pono, Kwesi Arthur, Kofi Kinaata, Captain Planet, among others.

Apart from Quata Budukusu who won the Hip Life artiste of the year, Shatta Wale, Stonebwoy, Wendy Shay, Kuami Eugene, King Promise and several others had their fair share of the plagues. Below are all the winners of for both Ghana-based and South Africa-based artistes at the just ended Ghana Music Awards South Africa;

Winners of Ghana-based artistes :

1. LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT –
ELDER MIREKU

2. YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECTS –
CHOIR MASTER

3. BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT EAST AFRICA –
VANESSA EMDEE (TANZANIA)

4. BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT WEST AFRICA –
MEDOSKY

5. BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT SOUTHERN AFRICA –
BABES WODUMO (SOUTH AFRICA)

6. BEST MUSIC JOURNALIST / BLOGGER OF THE YEAR –
NII ATTAKORAH MENSAH

7. BEST DJ OF THE YEAR –
DJ SWITCH

8. GOSPEL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR –
JOYCE BLESSING

9. PROMISING ARTISTE OF THE YEAR –
MACCASIO

10. NEW ARTISTE OF THE YEAR –
WENDY SHAY

11. BEST GROUP OF THE YEAR –
REGGIE AND BOLLIE

12. HIP-LIFE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR –
QUATA BUDUKUSU

13. BEST RAPPER OF THE YEAR –
STRONGMAN BURNER

14. MOST POPULAR SONG OF THE YEAR –
ONE CORNER (PATAPAA)

15. HIGH LIFE ARTIST OF THE YEAR –
KUAMI EUGENE

16. BEST MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR –
KING PROMISE

17. DANCE HALL ARTIST OF THE YEAR –
SHATTA WALE

18. REGGAE / DANCE HALL SONG OF THE YEAR
EBONY (SPONSOR)

19. BEST COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR –
ARTICLE WAN X PATAPAA (THAT THING)

20. BEST PRODUCER OF THE YEAR –
MASTER GARZY

21. BEST MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR –
CITIZEN WELKINS

22. ARTIST OF THE YEAR –
STONEBWOY

Winners of South Africa-based artists :

1. SOUTH AFRICAN BASED NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
AKU MERCY

2. SOUTH AFRICAN BASED BEST HI-LIFE ARTIST OF THE YEAR –
POLAMO

3. SOUTH AFRICAN BASED BEST MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
9PM  –

4. SOUTH AFRICAN BASED GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR –
DRUMPIPO

5. SOUTH AFRICAN BASED MOST POPULAR SONG OF THE YEAR
FINAL SOLUTION – DO LIKE I DO

6. SOUTH AFRICAN BASED HIP-LIFE ARTIST OF THE YEAR –
FINAL SOLUTION

7. SOUTH AFRICAN BASED BEST CLUB DJ OF THE YEAR –
DJ SHADOW

8. SOUTH AFRICAN BASED BEST COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR –
POLAMO X DJ MAPHORISA X DJ BUCKS (SOMTHING ABT U)

9. SOUTH AFRICAN BASED BEST CULTURAL AND LIVE BAND GROUP OF THE YEAR –
SANKOFA BAND

10. SOUTH AFRICAN BASED BEST GOSPEL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR –
DRUMPIPO

11. SOUTH AFRICAN BASED BEST PRODUCER OF THE YEAR –
C-TEA

12. SOUTH AFRICAN BASED ARTIST OF THE YEAR –
POLAMO

Source: https://www.ghbase.com