Perhaps a night for the known Ghanaian dancehall and reggae icon Samini as he picked up four (4) awards at the first edition of the just ended BASS Awards. Wins included “Artiste of the Year”, “Best Dancehall Artiste”, “Best Performer (Reggae/Dancehall)” and the “Collaboration/Dancehall Song of the Year” which featured prominent act Stonebwoy.
The event which took place at the National Theatre in Accra and was well attended by the musicians and other industry players.
Although the main act headlined for the event Elephant Man failed to attend, the event was set ablaze with performances from Stonebwoy, Kaakie, General Marcus, Trigmatic and Jupitar. Others performers included Eazzy, Black prophet, Natural Face, D3 and Na U.
Check out the Full list of Winners at BASS Awards 2013
Most Popular Reggae Song of the Year = Hold Yuh (Trigmatic)
Discovery of the Year = Jupitar
Collaboration/Dancehall Song of the Year = Stonebwoy and Samini (Climax)
Collaboration/Reggae Song of the Year = Black Rasta and Jah Amber (Our Africa)
Alternative Song of the Year = Joe Mettle
Best Reggae Song of the Year = Ghetto Arise (Edem)
Best Female Vocalist = Kaakie
Best Male Vocalist = Mugeez
Album of the Year = Iwan (My Time)
Best African Act (Reggae/Dancehall) = 2Face Idibia
Producer of the Year = Kill Beatz (Time, Am Done)
Record of the Year = Knii Lante (Rocky Road)
Riddim of the Year = Forget Riddim (Jam Master Jay)
Best Performer (Reggae/Dancehall) = Samini
Best Song Writer (Reggae/Dancehall) = Rocky Dawuni (African Reggae Fever)
Best Dancehall Artiste = Samini
Best Reggae Artiste of the Year = Sherif Ghale
Artiste of the Year = Samini
Music Video of the Year (Reggae) = Na U (Independent Day)
Music Video of the Year (Dancehall) = Natural Face (So High)
Lifetime Achievement Award (Reggae/Dancehall) = Root Anabo and Felix Bell
The BASS Awards was organised by Rackus Productions with support from Bullhaus Entertainment and Solid Multimedia.
