Musicians Patience Namadingo and Joe Ikon were frontrunners in the fifth edition of Maso Awards when they bagged two awards each.
Held at Bingu International Convention Centre in Lilongwe, the red-carpet event saw several artists in different categories walking away with awards.
Namadingo—wh o recently bagged four awards during the yet-to-be-presented Urban Music People (UMP), including Artist of the Year (Male) and Song of the Year for ‘Tuli’—claimed the Best Artist of the Year (Male) and Song of the Year for ‘Tuli’ awards.
Joe Ikon collected Best New Artist (Male) and Best Stage/Live Performance awards
Namadingo said he was encouraged to do more.
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“It is a great honour to be recognised and honoured by both awards, UMP and Maso, this year and it means I have six awards in total,” the singer and guitarist said.
Maso Awards Chief Executive Officer Augustine Mukisi said the event was a success despite the capital city also hosting the Miss Malawi grand finale on the same night.
“We really had a good outing because nominees showed up and winners received their awards. We will now go to the drawing board and plan for the sixth edition,” Mukisi said.
Jai Banda, who received the Lifetime Achievement Award, said the event was perfect.
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“It felt good to get the award. There is nothing as nice about being appreciated and recognised, especially
when you do something for your country,” he said.
Popularly known as Mr Entertainer, Banda— who is also a lawyer— said music had been his passion.
“I have worked tirelessly to promote our local artists, to bring our music to the world and to showcase the rich cultural heritage of Malawi,” he said.
Other artists who collected awards on the night included Tee Mlinga and Madalitso Ziwaoh, who went home with Visual Artist of the Year (Female) and Male, respectively; Lady Aika (Best Artist (Female); Oana (Best New Artist, Female); Cifu by
Eli Njuchi (Best Album); Cuff B (Best Producer); ‘Magini’ by Driemo (Best Music Video); Kelvin Sings (Best Gospel Act, Male); and Theresa Phondo (Best Gospel Act, Female); and ‘Takulandirani by Masintha Women’s Choir (Best Gospel Song).
The others are Amos Msekandiana (Best Actor), Sangie (Best Actress), Welcome to Maula Prison (Best Feature Film), Qanary and Rich Baby (Best Fashion Designer), Joel Charley (Best Poet, Vernacular Language), Monalisa Alfonso (Best Poet, English) and Prophet Shepherd Bushiri (Humanitarian Award).
