Césaires de la Musique: The Winners

The Césaires de la Musique, an event that aims to honour artists and personalities from the French overseas territories and francophone Africa, and which was held on Monday 23 October at the Nouveau Casino in Paris, has announced its winners. Admiral T won the Césaire for Breakthrough Artist, Lord Kossity the one for Best Hit. The journalist Harry Roselmack was presented with the Césaire d'or.
The ceremony will be broadcast on Sunday 29 October and Saturday 4 November on France Ô.

The full list of winners:

Best Male Performer: Medhy Custos
Best Female Performer: Princess' Lover :
Best Album: Corneille
Breakthrough Artist: Admiral T
Best Hit: Lord Kossity
Best Video: Thierry Cham
Best Group: Magic System
Legendary Group: Kassav
Best Duo: Médhy Custos / Jane Fostin
Traditional Music: Marcé & Toumpac

Césaire d'or: Harry Roselmack
Césaire de Légende: Pascal Légitimus
Best Songwriter: Eric Virgal
Best Male Performer of the Decade: Patrick Saint Eloi
Best Female Performer of the Decade: Jocelyne Beroard

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