African Love Tunes
In the spirit of Valentine’s day and and its week, what is a better way to kickstart the week than to share with you some of Africa’s most-loved songs from it’s kings and queens.
Nameless, MI Sweep Awards at MAMAs with Zain
Kenya’s Nameless was a big winner in this year’s MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain. He walked away with the Best Listener’s Choice award and Best Male award. Nigeria’s M.I. walked away with the Best New Act and Best Hip Hop awards. Ghana’s Samini won the Best Performer award.
Presenter Wyclef Jean, Akon (C) and other performers on stage
Tribe X Entertainment Offers Free Mixtape Download
Tribe X Entertainment is dedicated to sharing the best in African entertainment with the world. Their latest mixtape, Green October, promises to be one that will get your feet moving, get your party started, and provide a wonderful selection of contemporary African music.
Green October Volume II
P-Square has done it again!
This Nigerian sensational duo has done it again! Paul and Peter Okoye, famously known as P-Square, have released a new album titled “Danger” and, as we know, the boys delivered. Their energy and love for their craft and, more importantly, their fearlessa to ability to experiment with their craft, can be heard in this new album.
MTV Africa Music Award Nominees Announced
Well, the tension is building as we move closer to the MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain. The nominees have been listed and it looks like it is going to be a hotly contested race to the award podium. The nominees are some of the hottest acts in Africa today, recognized internationally, and making a larger name for themselves every year.
Alex Okosi, Senior Vice President & Managing Director, MTV Networks Africa and Mwambu Wanendeya, Zain Group Communications Director – Africa, will share the list with a star-studded cast in Nairobi, Kenya at the The Loft. » Read more…
P Square Storms the Gambia
The multi talented twin brothers, Peter and Paul Okoye, commonly known as P Square, a Nigeria popular music maestro group stormed The Gambia in a super mega-musical concert at the Independence Stadium in Bakau, The Gambia, on Saturday 16Th May 2009. The concert was organized by War Room and Wax Media and was proudly sponsored by Africell, the biggest GSM company in The Gambia.
Hip Hop World Awards winner
The Hip Hop World magazine held its annual music awards to honor the top achievers in the Nigerian music industry on Saturday, May 16 at the International Conference Center, Abuja.
List of winners:
Best R&B and Best Pop Album – Street Credibility by 9ice
Best Street Hip Hop – ‘4kasibe’ by DJ Zeez
Best Rap Album – ‘Lets Talk About It’ by MI
Best Rap Single – ‘Kini Big Deal’ by Naeto C
Best Lyricist on the roll – Modenine for ‘Nine’
Best Reggae and Dancehall Album – ‘The Gift and the Grace’ by Timaya
Best Female Vocal performance – Omawunmi
Best Male Vocal performance – Banky W for ‘Don’t Break My Heart’
Best Hip Hop World Revelation – MI » Read more…
Music meets Football at CAF Awards
The 2008 Glo CAF Awards held in Lagos, Nigeria Tuesday, was a marriage between some of the best footballers in Africa and some top-notch African musicians. The glitzy award ceremony hosted by Christopher Bongo and Bimbo Oloyede was not all about honoring the best footballers and teams on the continent; it was splashed with delightful performances by great African musicians like Yvonne Chaka Chaka of South Africa, King Mensah of Togo and the amazing Yossou N’ Dour.
Nigeria’s dynamic R&B duo P-Square, Ishmael from South Africa and a host of other musicians also joined the train to put some life into the otherwise boring ceremony filled with long speeches and technical hitches. Perhaps the organizers should have paid a little more attention to the technical issues such as cueing playbacks properly, checking microphones et cetera instead of turning the event into a promotional campaign for Glo, the title sponsors of the awards. » Read more…
The First Annual African Music Awards
Musically speaking, 2008 has been a year full of firsts; first it was the MTV African Music Awards, which was a big success, and, in a couple of weeks, live in London on December 27 2008, the African Music Awards (AMA) organization will present the first African Music Awards.
Aimed at promoting the diverse and rich African culture through music, it will be televised to over 10 million viewers worldwide with performances from the Continent’s giants. The AMA organizers are making sure no stones are left unturned as they strive to make the event a night to top all nights and use the award show to raise funds for the HIV/AIDS orphans in Africa. » Read more…
The ROAD TO MAMA Leads to Lagos with performances from THE GAME’, D’BANJ, 9ICE, SAMINI & NAETO C
The excitement continues to build on the Road to the MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain (MAMA). Last week The Game and a line-up of MAMA nominees gave performances that had fans going crazy in Kinshaha. After hours spent just trying to get clearance from customs to enter the city, I’m told that The Game gave it everything he had and the crowed went wild shouting, “The Game, The Game, we love The Game”.
P-Sqaure – The Unstoppable Duo!
It’s no secret that one of the biggest influential artists in the Naija entertainment industry right now is the electrifying duo, P-Square. Recently they have scooped numerous awards at the Channel O Spirit Of Africa Music Awards and been nominated for the best African act at the MOBO awards.
This shows that P-Square is making its mark in the industry with their fun and club-banging sounds. Although there has been an argument about whether they are a good representation of African music or just American-wannabes, I think we need to give props where they are due. » Read more…
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