Nominees were Ca ne connait pas – Yeleen/Magic System – Burkina Faso/Cote d’Ivoire, Leo remix – A-Y/Avril/Wahu – Tanzania/Kenya, Malembe – Mokobe/Fally Ipupa – Mali/DR Congo, Meme pas fatigue – Magic System/Cheb Khaled – Cote d’Ivoire/Algeria, My type of guy – Buffalo Souljah/TayGrin/Gal Level – Zimbabwe/Malawi/Namibia, Put it down – Sasha P/Dama do Bling – Nigeria/Mozambique, Voodoo – Lizha James/Mandoza – Mozambique/South Africa.

The Museke Online Africa Music Awards 2010 African collaboration of the year is Estilo Xaxhale by SashaP and Dama do Bling

Find out more about SashaP by clicking here to read her biography and also listen to a number of her songs. See the list of SashaP songs we have on Museke.com. Find out more about Dama do Bling by clicking here to read her biography and also listen to a number of her songs. See the list of Dama do Bling songs we have on Museke.com. Find out more information about the Museke Online Africa Music Awards at http://moamas.com

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Nominees were Blu3 - Uganda, Bracket – Nigeria, Gal Level – Namibia, Jozi – South Africa, Mowzey Radio & Weasel – Uganda, P-Square – Nigeria, Sauti Sol – Kenya.

The Museke Online Africa Music Awards 2010 African groups of the year are Sauti Sol and P-Square

Find out more about Sauti Sol by clicking here to read her biography and also listen to a number of their songs.
See the list of Sauti Sol songs we have on Museke.com. Find out more information about the Museke Online Africa Music Awards at http://moamas.com.

Find out more about P-Square by clicking here to read her biography and also listen to a number of their songs. See the list of P-Square songs we have on Museke.com. Find out more information about the Museke Online Africa Music Awards at http://moamas.com

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The month ends with GS, Tunakie, DNaff and ML on top. The "yo music video countdown" show on one Africa television was created to offer the local artists in the Namibian music industry a chance to showcase their music videos and compete along side others.

Bubbling under was Damara Dik Ding
10) Os - Originias
9) Sunny boy ft Lady May - Touch me, tease me
8) Catty Cat - The Hood
7) Swartbaster - YZK
6) Ovandu vou pamba - Kondjera ezumo

The 2009 SANLAM NBC Namibia Music Awards ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2009 went to Eric "EeS" Sell. He was also interviewed on National Television (NBC). He talked about the Namibian music industry, what impact the award will make on his career, his career's trajectory since he first participated in the awards amongst others.

You can see the interview here and read the transcript below.

The Sanlam NBC Music Awards came off in Namibia last weekend and the big winners were Eric "EeS" Sell, The Dogg and Sunny Boy. R&B singing sensation, Roger, who passed away earlier this year also won a posthumous award. See full list of nominees here.

Here is the full list of winners below
Best Oviritje Ondarata Concert - Mbatjere

Best Ma/Khaisa/Damara Punch Stanley - Sigi Di Xun

Best Shambo Tunackie - Nanghelo

Best Kwiku/Soukous/Kwasa MN Johnson - Yata Yata

UPDATED: See winners here
Namibian musicians have been nominated for many international awards and now they get a chance to pick up some local awards soon. The Sanlam NBC Music Awards has announced its 2009 Nominees. The artists with the most nominations are Damara Dik Ding, EeS, The Dogg, Stanley, Tate Buti, etc.

To vote SMS/text "artist code" TO 7662 (in Namibia). One sms per category but one can vote as many times but only one vote per category from the same cellphone number. Voting ends at the end of November.

See below for codes and full list of nominees

Ogopa Deejays is a one of the best production houses in Africa. They've produced countless hits for East African musicians and have recently gotten into music video direction. They've worked with artists like Nameless, Mr. Lenny, Wahu, Big-Pin, Amani, Necessary Noize, A-Y, Lady Jaydee, etc. Their Ogopa Volumes and Compilation are hot commodities on the music scene and more recently, they have artists like Avril, Colonel Mustafa, Marya, Trapee, coming out of their stable. A few years ago, they partnered with Namibia's Butterfly Entertainment to produce Namibian musicians, expand their reach to Southern Africa and continue their excellent track record. That partnership has produced songs and videos for Gal Level, The Dogg, Sunny Boy, Faizel MC, Kalaharians, Roger, amongst others. Museke.com asked the Ogopa guys about their work and below is the transcript.

Museke.com: What is the history of Ogopa DJ’s?
Ogopa: Ogopa Djs is a production house that emerged in the late nineties in East Africa. The founding partners, having been performing artistes in their own right were actively involved with Deejaying and had constant interaction with upcoming artistes trying to make it in an environment that was 100% dominated with western music. In early 2000 the production house Ogopa Deejays was formed. And this was to be the beginning of what is sometimes referred to as the “local music Revolution” that was experienced in East Africa.

YES-JA!
Just got the news... that MTV Base has nominated EES for the MTV African Music Awards for Listeners Choice Award 2009! Only people from Namibia can vote – the winner gets to perform in Kenya at the MTV AFRICA Awards SHOW!!

.....it is now up to the FANS and SUPPORTERS to VOTE for "EES" by SMS:
"MAMA B" to 777

Kwaito music is synonymous with South Africa, but in recent years, Kwaito musicians from Namibia have been staking serious claims to be the best. The Dogg is one of them. First, he won best newcomer at the Channel O Music Awards 2007 edition and the following year, won the best Kwaito award for 'Can You Feel It'. Armed with an army of die-hard fans, The Dogg is poised to take on Africa and become one of the most recognised artistes. Museke.com asked him about his plans and his music as well as a few stories that had him in the news recently (including the controversy surrounding Nigeria's Hip Hop World Awards).

Museke.com: How are you?
The Dogg: I am fine just busy

Museke.com: Can you tell us about your background and family?
I am the last born of four children, born as Martin Morocky in Zambia in 1986 and came to Namibia in 1990, grew up with my uncle, and in 1993 my father died of HIV AIDS but came to know of his death in 1995 just after the passing away of my mother to the same sickness, I enrolled at the university of Namibia but left because of my commitments to music.

Museke.com: How did you get the name The Dogg?
My name came from Gal Level, a Namibian RnB group, coz they use to compare my voice to a dog’s bark.

This article was first published by Expose Newspaper
By Elvis Muraranganda - elvis@exposenewspaper.com

For the first time in the Namibian music history, gospel artist can look forward to an award that is organized and designed especially for them. The Namibia Gospel Music Awards (NGOMA) is open to all Namibian gospel artists, defined as artists whose music is at least 80% gospel.

The event that promises to be glamorous and entertaining is jointly being organized by Valentina Events and Entertainment Management (V.E.E.M) and Clive Willemson Productions. The event is planned for October 2009 at Country Club. Details will be shared at the NGOMA launch in June.

Exposé spoke to a couple of gospel artists and other major players in Namibia’s gospel industry about the awards and asked them questions of what their general perception is.