AFRICAN GLOBAL DJ AWARDS

The African Global DJ Awards is an annual event set to recognize and celebrate the greatest DJs in Africa.
The award focuses on celebrating African DJs in all genre of music
both African and foreign, in a bid to let the world know that the art of DJ'ing is a respected craft with world-wide impact.
The DJs are nominated in sixteen categories including a category for the females. The winners will be decided by popular Fan votes while the event will be hosted by the lifestyle show presenter Lerato Kganyago and Ugandan rapper Navio.
This year's event is billed to hold at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa on the 4th of May, 2013.
Artistes performing at the event include Tear Gas, R2bees, Navio, Efya, Duncan Mighty, AKA, Ice Prince,Camp Mulla, Dj Oskido, Dj Aly and Fila, Dj Xclusive, Dj JimmyJatt, Dj Tbo Touch, Dj Kess, Dj Black and a host of other acts. Below are the award categories and nominees.

1. 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)
2. 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)
3. 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)
4. 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)
5. BEST TV DJ
- DJ VINNIE (NIGERIA)
- DJ CLEO (SOUTH AFRICA)
- DJ SHABSY (NIGERIA)
- DJ BILLI OCEAN (GHANA)
6. 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)
7. 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)
8. BEST GLOBAL DJ (FOR NON-AFRICAN DJS)
- DJ KHALED
- DJ ENUFF
- ¬DAVID GUETTA
- DJ DEADMAUS
- SKRILLEX
- TIËSTO
9. 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
10. 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)
11. 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)
12. BEST SOUTHERN AFRICAN DJ
- DJ GESHGROOVE (ZM)
- DJ EUPHONIK (SA)
- DJ NAVES (SA)
- NAKED DJ (SA)
- DJ BLACK COFFEE (SA)
- DJ SIZWE DLOMO (SA)
13. BEST WESTERN AFRICAN DJ
- DJ BLACK (GH)
- DJ NEPTUNE (NG)
- DJ XCLUSIVE (NG)
- DJ CAISE (NG)
- DJ MIXMASTER BROWN (NG)
- DJ HUMILITY (NG)
14. 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)
15. BEST FEMALE DJ
- DJ NANA (NG)
- DJ PIECES (NG/US)
- DJ LAMBO (NG)
- DJ KESS (GH)
- DJ CNDO (SA)
- DJ SOUPAMODEL (NG/US)
16. BEST FRANCOPHONE DJ
- DJ HI-FA (BN)
- DJ COOL (BF)
- DJ KOKOB (ET)
- DJ MULUKU (IC)
- DJ PHILO (IC)
- DJ JAKE (BN)