After directing a music video ‘Dadie Kye’ that won for Samini Ghana’s first ever award at the Channel O awards in South Africa, New Jersey based American film maker, Samad Davis is looking at winning an award at the 4Syte Music Video Awards 2011 slated for the Dome, Accra International Centre.
He is among the top music video directors whose music videos will be fighting for honours at the awards scheduled for Saturday November 19.
Samad directed six [6] of the videos which grabbed fifteen [15] nominations in ten [10] categories. His nominated videos include ‘Dadie Kye’, the video that won the ‘Most Gifted Ragga Dancehall Video Artiste’ for Samini at the 2011 Channel O awards in South Africa. Ghana’s first ever award at the Channel O.
The rest of the videos are ‘Imagination’ by ManSing Angel, ‘Move Back’ by Five5, ‘Waist & Power’ by 4X4, ‘Tell Them’ by Iwan and Becca’s ‘Push’ and ‘African Woman’.
They categories nominated are ‘Best Group Video’, ‘Best Photography’, ‘Best Reggae Video’, ‘Best Female Video’, ‘Best Male Video’, ‘Best Editing’, ‘Best Collaboration’, ‘Best Directed’, ‘Best Storyline’ and ‘Overall Best Video’.
Below are his nominated music videos.
Best Group Video
VIP – My Baby
R2Bees – Ajeeii
4X4 – WAIST & POWER
Rana – Fly With Me
5FIVE – MOVE BACK
Ruff & Smooth – Azingele
F.O.I – One More Time
Best Photography
BECCA – AFRICAN WOMAN
Trigmatic – My Life
MAN SING ANGEL – IMAGINATION
Bra Kevin Beats – Three Headed Beast
4X4 – WAIST & POWER
Dblack – Somebody
Guru – Mma Kuo
Jay Ghatey – Waiting For You
Best Reggae Video
IWAN – TELL THEM
Wa Don – High Performance
Sonni Balli – Oh Why
Blakk Rasta – Miss Right
Rough & Smooth – Time Changes
SAMINI – DADIE TSE
Best Female Video
BECCA – PUSH
Eazzy – One Gal
Diamond – Popping
Sherifa Gunu – Mbrantie
Sala – Falling
Raquel – Odo
Efya – Sexy Sassy Wahala
Best Male Video
Trigmatic – My Life
Asem – No More Kpayor
DCryme – Kill Me Shy
Bra Kevin Beats – Three Headed Beast
Chase – Tell Me Ur Name
Okyeame Kwame – Faithful
SAMINI – DADIE KYE
Best Editing
Iwan – Who Is Bad
Asem – No More Kpayor
Stay J – Sue
Richie & Sway – Intoxicated
Sarkodie – Lay Away
DBlack – Get On Da Dance Floor
4X4 – WAIST & POWER
Best Collaboration
Stay Jay & Sarkodie – Sue
Castro & Baby Jet – Do The Dance
BECCA & TRIGMATIC – PUSH
Eazzy & Richie – One Girl
Reggy & Sammini – Esawura
Jay Ghatey &Tinny – Hard All Day
DBlack & Kwabena Kwabena – Somebody
R2bees & Sarkodie – Ajiiee
Best Directed
BECCA – AFRICAN WOMAN
Eazzy – One Girl
Guru – Mmaa Kuo
Jay Gartey – Waiting For You
Sarkodie – Lay Away
Obour – Back To Obour
Bra Kevin Beats – Three Headed Beast
Reggy & Samini – Esawura
Best Storyline
Obour – Back To Obour
Reggie – Esewara
Chase – Tell Me Your Name
BECCA – AFRICAN WOMAN
Trigmatic – My Jolie
Guru – Mmaa Kuo
Eazzy – One Girl
Overall Best Video
4X4 – WAIST & POWER
Asem – No More Kpayor
Bra Kevin Beats – Three Headed Beast
BECCA – AFRICAN WOMAN
Obour – Back To Obour
Okyeame Kwame – Faithful
R 2 Bees – Ajiee
Jay Ghartey – Waiting For You
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Samad is a known producer and director behind many television series and movies. He was recently in Ghana as a judge for the ‘The Spirited Actor’ – The Search For Africa’s Next Hollywood Star! To vote for any of his videos, just text name and category of artiste to short code 1788, networks.
am proud of this man for making Ghana win an award @ this prestigeous award ceremony.congrats man!!!!!
hey man!!! ur name even suggest that u are a man a great person.can i be ur friend if its possible?
every gud thing begins with a step and i hope with this u can achieve more for ghana cos we are the best people to work with?aint we proud as ghanaians pple?
the man with loads of swag,congrats!!!!
the first TIME i saw u on viasat one,i knew u had something gud for this country.i think we are blessed to have someone like u.congrats DAVIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bravo mr davis!!!!!!!!! ghana is proud of u.
VIP WON B4 N I GUESS REGGIE TOO