2018 SA Dance Music Awards' winners announcedThe winners of the second annual Dance Music Awards South Africa (DMASA) were recently announced at a closed ceremony held in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni. The honouree dinner was hosted by the City of Ekurhuleni and attended by nominees, industry players, and media. Fans were given the chance to openly nominate their top five favourites followed by a finalist voting selection which closed last week. The online votes were tallied up by an independent auditing company and the winners were announced live at the dinner as well as online. The 'Pioneers of Dance Award’, an accolade which pays homage and gives recognition to a legendary dance music contributor was also announced at this year’s ceremony. This is the one award not voted for by the public but rather by dance music industry players. The recipient of this year’s award went to living legend DJ Ganyani ‘Master G’ Tshabalala. SA’s biggest DJ export Black Coffee walked away with two awards for Best International DJ and Best International Producer, while repeat winners Lady Zamar, Black Motion, Lady Sakhe won in their categories again this year. House Afrika Records won the Record Label again while Metro FM’s Urban Beat retained the Best Dance Radio Show award. Here’s the full list of Dance Music Awards South Africa winners:Best Male DJ Best Female DJ Best Producer Best Live Act Best Festival Best Music Video (From Dance Artist) Best Male Vocalist of the Year Best Female Vocalist of the Year Best Record Label Compilation of The Year Album of The Year Remix of The Year Best International DJ Best International Producer Promoter of the Decade Best Club Night / Night Club Best House Record of the Year Best Gqom Record of the Year Pioneers of House Award Best EDM Record of the Year Best Underground Record of the Year Best Dance Radio Show Award |