List of Kenyan Artists Nominated in Africa’s Most Prestigious Music Awards
It’s that time of the year again when DStv and Channel O celebrate and award the best that the continent has to offer as far as music is concerned. Nominations for the 10th Annual Channel O Africa Music Awards were announced last evening, revealing an open field in the race to claim Africa’s most prestigious music awards.
Nominees in the 14 categories included multiple double nods for over 10 artists, from East, West and Southern Africa, reflecting the outpouring of world-class music videos on the continent over the past year.
Kenyan artistes haven’t been left out either. The artistes managed to get half of the nominations in terms of category indications that their music is appreciated across the continent. The admired awards has introduced another competitive and prestigious category Most Gifted Video of the Year and Kenya was priviledged to secure nominations.
Here are the other Kenyans selected;
MOST GIFTED DUO/GROUP FEATURING VIDEO
TEAR GAS – Wake Up
XTATIC/AKA & PRIDDY UGLY -Hit Em Up
MI CASA – Can’t Get Enough
EME – Baddest Boy
NAETO C FT D’BANJ – Tony Montana (Bad Pass) Remix
MOST GIFTED NEWCOMER VIDEO
MONEOA – Is’bhanxa
LOLA RAE – Watch My Ting Go
KHAYA MTHETHWA – Move
VICTORIA KIMANI – Mtoto
BURNA BOY – Tonight
MOST GIFTED FEMALE VIDEO
ZONKE – Feelings
LIZHA JAMES FT ANSELMO RALPH – Vais Rochar
STL – Stella Stella Stella
TIWA SAVAGE ft DON JAZZY – Without My Heart
TOYA DELAZY – Heart
MOST GIFTED RAGGA/DANCEHALL VIDEO
BUFFALO SOULJAH – Basawine
KAAKIE – Too Much
JESSE JAGZ – Murder Dem
P-UNIT FT COLLO – You Guy (Dat Dendai)
RADIO AND WEASEL – Can’t Let You Go
MOST GIFTED R&B VIDEO
BANKY W – Yes/No
ANSELMO RALPH – Curticao
DANNY K – Brown Eyes
CHASE – Lonely
VICTORIA KIMANI/M.I – Oya
MOST GIFED AFRO POP VIDEO
THE SOIL FT ZAKWE – Linkomo
SAUTI SOL – Money Lover
2FACE IDIBIA – Ihe Ne Me
THE MUFFINZ – Umsebenzi Wendoda
DAVIDO – Gobe
MOST GIFTED AFRICAN (EAST) VIDEO
AY/MARCO CHALI – Party Zone
P-UNIT FT COLLO: You Guy (Dat Dendai)
RADIO & WEASEL – Can’t Let You Go
SAUTI SOL – Money Lover
NAVIO – Kata
It’s now up to fans to vote for their favourites in this public-voted event, with more than two months for the continent’s music fans to have their say.
