 The Ngoma Awards are Zambia's only official national artistic honours and awards, covering a wide range of disciplines.The National Arts Council of Zambia is mandated by the National Arts Council Act 31 of 1994 Part 5, Section (e) to “regulate and provide for modalities for the award of national honours for artistic merit.”

In 2019, the Ngoma Awards returned to Zambia after a 6 year hiatus.The newly relaunched Ngoma Awards includes 7 categories