REGGAE star Red Rat rhymes “vasikana call me”, “Zimbabwe queens are mi African darlings” and urges Zimbabweans to “look to the prize and rise” in a new song which emphasises the country’s growing influence on Jamaican music.

Lyrics for the song below

Chorus
Never let Babylon get you down!!!!
Rise up Zimbabwe!!!!!!
Dem wah fi turn your smiles ina frown!!!
Rise up Zimbabwe!!!!
Tonight we a party, Stamp out the ground!!!!
Rise up Zimbabwe!!!
Everybody get crazy with the Ohhhh Noooo Sound!!
Ohhhhh Noooooo!!!

Nominees were K’Naan – Somalia, Kaysha – DR Congo, May7ven – Nigeria, Mimitah – DR Congo, Mokobe – Mali, STL – Kenya, Suzanna Lubrano – Cape Verde

The Museke Online Africa Music Awards 2010 Best audio producer is Suzanna Lubrano.

Suzanna is based in Rotterdam, Holland and her music is widely known there as well as in Portuguese-speaking countries like Portugal, Angola and Mozambique. Her songs included Festa Mascarado, Pensa na mi, Friends, Amor em Abundançia, I care for you, and Quentura Tropical.

Find out more about Suzanna Lubrano by clicking here to read her biography and also listen to a number of her songs.
See the list of Suzanna Lubrano songs we have on Museke.com

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=0EE69AB67BA058E8

Watch this playlist

Nigerian music sensation, Nneka, had a world cup song, Viva Africa and has been featured on CNN recently. She also featured American hip hop star, Nas, on a remix of her hit song, Heart beat. Check out the original Heartbeat song. Nas has been working with Africans a lot too, as seen in his collaboration with Jabba aka Hip Hop Panstula on Keledimo as well as some mentions on his duets with Damian Marley. See what nneka has been up to below.

Nneka, Nas Heartbeat remix

Kojo Antwi, K'Naan, P-Square, M.I., Hip Hop Pantsula (HHP) were all nominated for best international act at the BET Awards but lost out to Dizzee Rascal, a British rapper, songwriter and record producer of Nigerian and Ghanaian descent. . Sade, who has ties to Nigeria, and Estelle (Senegal) and Dizzee Rascal (Ghana) were also nominated. Nigerian rapper, Wale, was also nominated for best new artist.

The 10th Annual BET Awards, hosted by Queen Latifah, were broadcast live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sunday.

Drake, Trey Songz and P. Diddy's Dirty Money were among the scheduled performers. The winner list is as follows:

Best Female R&B Artist: Alicia Keys

Best Male R&B Artist: Trey Songz

Best Gospel: Marvin Sapp

African musicians involved are Freshlyground, Lira, Nneka, Nameless, TKZee, Angelique Kidjo, Uju, Siphiwo, Soweto Spiritual Singers, Louise Carver, etc

Listen Up! The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Album is a collaboration by various artists, both local African and international. The album was be released on May 31, 2010.

See the Tracklist here. Check out some of the songs
#2. Shakira feat. Freshlyground - Click here for Waka Waka (This Time For Africa) (The Official Song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup)

#3. Nneka - Click here for Viva Africa

#7. Angelique Kidjo and John Legend - Click here for Move On Up

Suzanna Lubrano, is the inaugural winner of the best Diaspora based African artiste of the year at the annual Museke Online Africa Music Awards.

She enjoyed a spectacular 2009 with the release of her Festa Mascarado, which had countless hit singles. The album was produced by Mass Appeal Entertainment. She toured all around Africa, Europe and the United States. Her videos were shown to huge acclaim on continental television stations as well as online media like Youtube. She has been a strong proponent of Cape Verdean pop music and Zouk.

Suzanna is based in Rotterdam, Holland and her music is widely known there as well as in Portuguese-speaking countries like Portugal, Angola and Mozambique. Festa Mascarado, the first single, particularly enjoyed a lot of airplay.

UPDATED: Dizzee Rascal wins BET Awards Best International Act

Kojo Antwi, K'Naan, P-Square, M.I., Hip Hop Pantsula (HHP) have all been nominated for best international act at the BET Awards. Sade, who has ties to Nigeria, Estelle (Senegal) and Dizzee Rascal (Ghana) are also nominated. Nigerian rapper, Wale, is also nominated for best new artist.

The 10th annual show will feature performances from Trey Songz, Nicki Minaj, Drake, and Diddy-Dirty Money, who was on hand to announce the nominations, along with Oscar nominee Queen Latifah, who will serve as host. The BET Awards 2010 will air live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 27, at 8 p.m.
See full list of nominees for the BET Awards

Best Female R&B Artist
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Melanie Fiona
Alicia Keys
Rihanna

Best Male R&B Artist
Chris Brown
Raheem DeVaughn
Maxwell
Trey Songz
Usher

Carlou D, The Gangbe Brass Band, Les Espoirs De Coronthie, Les Freress Guisse, Victor Deme headline the UK’s largest free African music festival.

Africa Oyé returns to Sefton Park, Liverpool in 2010, bigger and better than ever. Year on year, the UK’s largest free African music festival just keeps on growing...
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