Sunday, October 26, 2008
by Ayokunle Joel-Taiwo
Voting for your favorite artist at the 2008 MTV Africa Music Award is now open here the event is will be held in Abuja, Nigeria on November 22, 2008. The line up is as follows:
Best Male:
2Face Idibia (Nigeria)
HHP (South Africa)
Jua Cali (Kenya)
DJ Cleo (South Africa)
D'banj (Nigeria)
Best Female
Asa (Nigeria)
Zonke (South Africa)
Wahu (Kenya)
Dama Do Bling (Mozambique)
Sasha (Nigeria)
Best Live Performer
P-Square (Nigeria)
Jozi (South Africa)
Samini (Ghana)
D'Banj (Nigeria)
Cassette (South Africa)
Best Group
Freshlyground (South Africa)
East African Bashment Crew (Uganda)
Jozi (South Africa)
P-Square (Nigeria)
The Parlotones (South Africa)
Best Alternatives
Gold Fish (South Africa)
Coldplay (UK)
The Parlotones (South Africa)
Buraka Som Sistema (Portugal)
Seether (South Africa)
Best Hip Hop
HHP (South Africa)
Lil Wayne (USA)
9ice (Nigeria)
The Game (USA)
Professor Jay (Tanzania)
Best R&B
P-Square (Nigeria)
Alicia Keys (USA)
Loyiso (South Africa)
Rihanna (USA)
Akon (Senegal / USA)
Artist of the Year
P-Square (Nigeria)
Asa (Nigeria)
HHP (South Africa)
D'Banj (Nigeria)
Seether (South Africa)
Best New Act
Naeto C (Nigeria)
Wahu (Kenya)
9ice (Nigeria)
Kwaw Kese (Ghana)
Da L.E.S (South Africa)
Best Video
Movaizhaleine (Gabon)
Pro Kid (South Africa)
Ikechukwu (Nigeria)
Freshlyground (South Africa)
P-Square (Nigeria)
While this award helps some African artist boost their international exposure, there are some names in the line-up that I don't understand how they fit in to the category of African music awards, I am referring to the non African artists included in the line-up, Lil Wayne, Alicia Keys, The Game and Rihanna. I acknowledge that all 4 non African artists are talented and I do enjoy their music, but they are not African artists, I can think of 10 African hip hop artists that can be nominated instead.
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