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Oh Mama, Those MAMAs!
MAMA Ticket
A general view of the official MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) with Zain ticket in Nairobi, Kenya.
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The MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) with Zain were off the chain this year. Wyclef Jean was in the house with several of the best artists in contemporary African music today. Akon was one of the guest performers and the audience was treated to a class-A performance.
For some reason though, Akon and Wyclef stripped to their skivvies. Guess it was all in good fun, but I wonder how many parents made their children turn off the television. It is also a surprise that there was no uproar in the local media about it. Kenya must be getting more permissive.
Ajuma Nasenyana was one of the presenters and the winners are all listed here. Overall it was a great show in the vein of MTV’s entertainment style with a wonderful tribute to two great performers, Lucky Dube and Michael Jackson. Let’s see what the 2010 awards bring.
3 Responses to “Oh Mama, Those MAMAs!”
Kimani Kenyatta says:
October 24th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Shirline, Kenya is one of the most progressive countries in Africa – economically, socially etc etc speaking. Your remark about the Kenyan media is quite patronizing and irrelevant to the reader’s general appreciation of your MAMA report. Besides, South Africa, Kenya is the only Westernized (and therefore socially tolerant) country south of the Sahara. This cannot be lost to anybody who has been visiting Nairobi since the early 1990s. Surely!
I am a Kenyan and a fan of Jamati.
wendo says:
October 29th, 2009 at 6:31 am
Hi Shirlene,
I am with kimani, that said the photo caption Amani is actually Wahu performing.
regards.
J.J says:
October 29th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
Social permissiveness is one thing, turning a blind eye toward immoral behaviour is another. We, Africans, are trying to shatter negative stereotypes and project a wholesome image to the world. We will not succeed until we learn to condemn what is wrong and set higher standards for ourselves.
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