African Global DJ Awards

 A child is born, the "African Global DJ Awards" were launched earlier in March and they will be taking place on the 4th of May in Sandton Johannesburg, hosted by Ugandan hip-hop star Navio and local TV presenter Lerato Kganyago.

Stronghold Entertainment, Stats Media and Kollertunz have partnered to launch the awards, a South African first. The DJ's are nominated in 16 categories.

Here are the nominees:

BEST AFRICAN DJ

• DJ ALY AND FILA (EGYPT)
• DJ FRESH (SOUTH AFRICA)
• DJ XCLUSIVE (NIGERIA)
• DJ CRÈME DE LA CRÈME (KENYA)
• DJ BLACK (GHANA)
• DJ OSKIDO (SOUTH AFRICA)

BEST DJ MIXTAPE

• DJ MIC SMITH (GHANA)
• DJ NEPTUNE (NIGERIA)
• DJ DEE MONEY (NIGERIA/USA)
• DJ WAXY (SOUTH AFRICA)
• DJ TBOE TOUCH (SOUTH AFRICA)
• DJ KAYWISE (NIGERIA)

BEST CLUB DJ

• DJ FLAVA (NIGERIA/ML)
• DJ ZIMO (NIGERIA/USA)
• DJ SHIRU (UGANDA)
• DJ SPINALL (NIGERIA)
• DJ WAXY (SOUTH AFRICA)
• DJ KILLA FINGERS (GHANA)

BEST RADIO DJ

• DJ JOE MFALME (KENYA)
• DJ GARETH CLIFF (SOUTH AFRICA)
• DJ BLACK (GHANA)
• DJ XCLUSIVE (NIGERIA)
• DJ CAISE (NIGERIA)
• DJ GLEN LEWIS (SOUTH AFRICA)

BEST TV DJ

• DJ VINNIE (NIGERIA)
• DJ CLEO (SOUTH AFRICA)
• DJ SHABSY (NIGERIA)
• DJ BILLI OCEAN (GHANA)

BEST ARTIST / BAND DJ

• DJ TUNEZ (NIGERIA / AWON BOYZ)
• DJ SPINALL (NIGERIA/MAVIN)
• DJ XCLUSIVE (NIGERIA/EME)
• DJ MENSA (GHANA/SAKORDIE)
• DJ NEPTUNE (NIGERIA/NAETO C)

BEST AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL DJ (FOR AFRICAN DJS NOT RESIDENT IN AFRICA)

• DJ ABASS (NG/UK)
• DJ AFOO (NG/US)
• DJ DEE MONEY (NG/US)
• DJ GABE (NG/UK)
• DJ ABRANTEE (GH/UK)
• DJ RONNIE (GH/US)

BEST GLOBAL DJ (FOR NON-AFRICAN DJS)

• DJ KHALED
• DJ ENUFF
• ­DAVID GUETTA
• DJ DEADMAUS
• SKRILLEX
• TIËSTO

BEST AFRO HIP POP/HIP HOP MUSIC DJ

• DJ WAXY (SA)
• DJ HUMILITY (NG)
• DJ XCLUSIVE (NG)
• DJ CAISE (NG)
• DJ TOMMY (NG)
• DJ MISTER

BEST KWAITO OR HOUSE MUSIC DJ

• DJ FRESH (SA)
• DJ EUPHONIK (SA)
• DJ KENT (SA)
• DJ LULO CAFÉ (SA)
• DJ FISTAZ (SA)
• DJ GLEN LEWIS (SA)

BEST EASTERN AFRICAN DJ

• DJ CRÈME DE LA CRÈME (KENYA)
• DJ ALUDAH (UGANDA)
• DJ JOE MFALME (KENYA)
• DJ KUMI (KENYA)
• DJ DONNACCIA (KENYA)
• DJ JAHAWI (KENYA)

BEST SOUTHERN AFRICAN DJ

• DJ GESHGROOVE (ZM)
• DJ EUPHONIK (SA)
• DJ NAVES (SA)
• NAKED DJ (SA)
• DJ BLACK COFFEE (SA)
• DJ SIZWE DLOMO (SA)

BEST WESTERN AFRICAN DJ

• DJ BLACK (GH)
• DJ NEPTUNE (NG)
• DJ XCLUSIVE (NG)
• DJ CAISE (NG)
• DJ MIXMASTER BROWN (NG)
• DJ HUMILITY (NG)

BEST NORTHERN AFRICAN DJ

• DJ ALY AND FILA (EG)
• DJ CARLOS (EG)
• DJ AMINE AKESBI (MRC)
• DJ NOOR EDGE (TUN)
• DJ FEEDO (EG)
• DJ AKM (AL)

 BEST FEMALE DJ

• DJ NANA (NG)
• DJ PIECES (NG/US)
• DJ LAMBO (NG)
• DJ KESS (GH)
• DJ CNDO (SA)
• DJ SOUPAMODEL (NG/US)

 BEST FRANCOPHONE DJ

• DJ HI-FA (BN)
• DJ COOL (BF)
• DJ KOKOB (ET)
• DJ MULUKU (IC)
• DJ PHILO (IC)
• DJ JAKE (BN)

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