Kenyan Singer Loses Out at Grammy Ballot. Gets NAACP Image Nomination Alongside K’naan

The US-based Kenyan artiste who went through the first round of voting for the Grammy Awards has missed out on the next round. Meaning the artiste now has no chance of getting a Grammy nomination for the five categories he had entered in: Best Urban Contemporary Album, Best New Artist, Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist, Best Engineered Album (non – classical) and Producer Of The Year.

KG Omulo has, however, scored a nomination at the NAACP Image Awards where he was recognized in the World Music Album category for his latest record, Aya Ye! Moving Train. He will have to fight it out with K’naan’s Country, God or the Girl, Brother B’s Diversionary and Estelle’s Wonderful Life.

KG Omulo started out as a member of the gospel accapela group, Nawez, back in 1997 Winyo. Then he formed KG and The Band after moving to the U.S. He released Aya Ye! Moving Train early this year to critical acclaim even being featured on Washington Post, NPR and the Jazz Journalists Association naming Aya Ye! as the Best Debut CD.

The NAACP Image Awards honors people of color, both individuals and organizations, in the fields of television, music, literature and people who promote social justice through creative endeavours. The awards ceremony will take place on February 1st next year and will be aired on NBC.