Winners, 2009 Mtv Africa Music Award (mamas)

2009 MAMA Awards is reportedly “bananas” as Wyclef and 2Face bring down “da house.” Group performances on stage so far: Wyclef with Akon, 2face, HHP and Sound Sultan, Lira, Pype & MI, Mohits Pending. Wyclef also pays tribute and indtroduces the 2009 MAMAs Hip-hop Legend Awards which goes to the late Reggae Icon Lucky Dube.

The shortlist of winners as the event is happening right this moment includes:
1. Best Listener’s Choice Awards, Kenya’s Nameless
2. Best New Act, Nigeria’s M.I.
3. Best Group, Nigeria’s P.Square
4. Best Female, Kenya’s Amani
5. Best Performer, Ghana’s Samini
6. Best Male, Kenya’s Nameless
7. Best R&B Act, 2Face 2Face
8. Best Alternative, South Africa’s Zebra & Giraffee
9. Best Video, South Africa’s HHP
10. Best Hip-Hop Act, Nigeria’s M.I. (beats out Jay-Z and Kanye West)
11. Artist of the Year, Nigeria’s D’Banj

 Ugandan girlband Blu*3 rocking the stage on black outfit

Lucky Dube's son

 

 Congolese Music fan Patricke-Stevie Moungondo beat thousands of music fans who submitted entries to win the MAMA MyVideo Award

 

 

 

 

Nigeria's own M.I. (Best Hip hop act)

 

Nigeria's Dbanj (Artiste of the year)

 

 

Ghana's Samini won the Best Performer award

 

Dbanj

 

Fally Ipupa entertains the crowd

 

Nigeria's M.I. receiving his award

 

2008 Best Female Act Wahu performs for the MAMA audience

South Africa's HHP won the Best Video award. Wyclef called HHP back onstage to commend him on his work

 

Keepin' it in the family. Kenya's Nameless won 2 MAMAs.

 

SA's Zebra and Giraffe won Best Alternative Act

 

Newlywed SA music star Lira dazzles in red