Kora All Africa Music Awards nominees 2008 - regional categories
The Pan-African KORA All-Africa Music Awards returns this year with a bang. Various nominations were sent by country to a panel representing the Kora Music Awards (also referred to as the African Grammy's). You can see the list of nominees for non-regional categories (many of whom are in the running for the best African artiste or group by region). Unlike some of the other awards ceremonies this year, the nominees consist of groups from all over Africa, irregardless of genre, style, language, popularity, reputation or country.
Here are the nominees for Best African Artiste/group for Central, East, Southern and West Africa.
Nominee name (artiste/group) - name of song - name of country
Best Artiste or Group - Southern Africa
Dikakapa - Mmalobeto - Botswana
Gal Level - Falling in love - Namibia
Gang of Instrumentals - My number one - South Africa
Jaziel Bro's - Ngeke Ndiphine - South Africa
Jimmy Dludlu - Tote - South Africa
Jusa - Vangani - Zimbabwe
Lady Jaydee - Siku hazigandi - Tanzania
Mampi - Your love - Zambia
Oliver Mtukudzi - Chikara - Zimbabwe
Paul G - Freaking me out - Angola
Sipkokazi - Amacala - South Africa
Yvonne Chaka Chaka - umbambe - South Africa
Best Artiste or Group - East Africa
Astar - In the name of Jesus - Kenya
Blu3 - Burrn - Uganda
Chebli & M'passi - Mama - Comoros
Klear Kut - Klear discussion - Uganda
Mikaya Behailu (micaih) - Delelegne (seduce me) - Ethiopia
Ross - It's over now - Uganda
Nameless - Salari - Kenya
Ras Minik ek cool is I - Pirataz - Mauritius
Suzan Kerunen - Ngom - Uganda
Valerie Kimani - Besame mucho - Kenya
Wahu - Sweet love - Kenya
Best Artiste or Group - Central Africa
Abby Surya - Bokila - Democratic Republic of Congo
Achalle - Feeling insecured - Cameroun
Afro Fiesta Band - Matinda - Democratic Republic of Congo
Avalon - Rotation - Democratic Republic of Congo
Bright Phase - Africa abong - Cameroun
Extra Musica - La main noire - Congo Brazzaville
Fally ipupa - Droit chemin - Democratic Republic of Congo
Ferre gola - Biberon - Democratic Republic of Congo
Lang'i - Dambadia - Democratic Republic of Congo
Oliver N'goma - Saga - Gabon
Papa Wemba - Ye te oh - Democratic Republic of Congo
Patience Dabany - C'est pour la vie - Gabon
Petit Pays - Frotambo - Cameroun
Pierre Akedingue - Bekelia - Gabon
Best Artiste or Group - West Africa
2face Idibia - If love is a crime - Nigeria
Alioune Mbaye Nder - Manayla - Senegal
Amity Meria - Siko - Burkina Faso
Ardiess - Danse danse - Benin
Asa - Fire on the mountain - Nigeria
Ba Cissoko - Silani - Guinea
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba - Segu blue - Mali
Becca - Sugar - Ghana
Black diamond - Safouloo - Senegal
D'Banj - Why me - Nigeria
Elizio - Make love on tempo - Cape Verde
Espoir 2000 - Abidjn farot - Cote D'Ivoire
Fallou Dieng - Le diengou de fallou - Senegal
Honakamy - Ihiyolele (anangman) - Cote D'Ivoire
Infinity - Olori oko - Nigeria
Irene n Jane - Babe (baby) - Ghana
King Nee - Well well - Togo
La Generation Consciente - Jaral ngama - Senegal
Les go de Koteba - Tougnafo - Cote D'Ivoire
Olu Maintain- Yahoozee - Nigeria
P-square - Do me - Nigeria
Princess Bassoura - I'm so crazy - Benin
Rico's Campus - Walai - Benin
Rooftop - La gi mo - Nigeria
Samini - Samini (rain god) - Ghana
Sammie Okposo n D-X Generation - many reasons (no more drama)
Sasha P - Adara - Nigeria
Shasha Marley - Maata family - Ghana
Soum Bill - Republic de president - Cote D'Ivoire
Ty Bello - Freedom - Nigeria
Tcheka - Sabu - Cape Verde
Tour 2 Garde - Ki veut test - Cote D'Ivoire
X-project - Lori le - Nigeria
Yinka Ayefele n his Merry maker band - odun ikore - Nigeria
Zem - Eternellemt - Benin
These nominations were announced more than 3 months ago. I am just wondering how many people would win awards out of this bunch.
Good luck to all the contestants and congrats to you all on your nominations
Vote for your favorite artistes/musicians/groups at the Kora Awards website.












MOZAMBICAN ARTSISTS NEED TO BE NOMINATED FOR KORA AWARDS......THESE GUYS MAKE GOOD MUSIC......
MOZAMBICAN ARTSISTS NEED TO BE NOMINATED FOR KORA AWARDS......THESE GUYS MAKE GOOD MUSIC......
Naija rules africa in all aspect but musically naija is inevictable in africa but i wonder why kora didn't nominate face cos he is a real G
I am also surprised there was no nominee from Mozambique, that's strange. Dama do Bling, Lizha James, Ziqo or MC Roger should have been nominated.
I am not sure how many artistes would win in the regional awards.
Yinka, do you mean 2face or faze? You said Face so I am confused.
Naija rules africa in all aspect but musically naija is inevictable in africa but i wonder why kora didn't no minate face cos he is a real G
WE' LL ALWAYS GOING TO BE ON TOP OF AFRICAN MUSIC, BECAUSE WE ARE BORN WITH IT AND ITS RUN IN OUR BLOOD...BIG UP FALLY IPUPA, FERRE, PAPA WEMBA & OTHERS CONGOLESE SINGER WHO MAKES US PROUND FOR OUR MUSIC.....WillMukena " Le Mignon Sexy " Club Esika London.
YO big up the African DANCEHALL KING "SAMINI" from ghana.
Go for it! boi..............
THE MUSIC WAS BORN IN DRC, TRUST ME PLEASE, TEL GET OUR CHOICES TO FALLY IPUPA WITH HIS RIGHT WAY THAT MEAN DROIT CHEMIN.
GHANA RULES WITH AFRICAN DANCEHALL KING SAMINI AND THE KING OF STREET KWAW KESE. WATCH OUT BOII.
Ivy's New Offering Politically Charged
Saturday, 25 October 2008 20:16
IVY Kombo has celebrated the birth of her third child by releasing a politically-charged 13-track gospel album, Two Minutes.
Baby Tahwyna Maya, a boy, was born on August 27 as the Nguva Yakwana and Handidzokere Shure star prepared to release her 14th album.
He is her third child after Sammy Joe and Atipa.
The singer, who now lives with husband Admire Kasi in England, takes on tough political questions and social issues in her latest offering — from protesting at the unavailability of goods and services to lack of basic medical and educational facilities in Zimbabwe.
She rails off in Chingwa Chapera (Bread/Food is Finished), noting there’s “no more hupfu (maize-meal)/No more meat/No more salt/No more medication/No more sadza/No more books” and cries “Jesu huyai (come Jesus)/Come Lord.”
Kombo says Zimbabwe rulers are at a loss for ideas as she summons the Lord to “take-over”. “Wenyama washaiwa zano (man of flesh are at loss for ideas),” she wails.
Continuing on that theme, Kombo captures the hopelessness of Zimbabweans caught up in a decade-long political crisis and rising poverty in Inokwira Mudendere — contrasting their problems with those of a pigeon which at least can take shelter in its nest, while Zimbabweans have no nest to hide in.
A trip to Zimbabwe last November triggered this new political protest that finds expression in her music, she said.
“I went home, stayed in a hotel in November with my daughter and did not eat bread until I came back. I gave people money but they would not buy anything because of the scarcity of commodities. There is nothing on the shelves,” Kombo said.
“People walk to as far as Chitungwiza and Norton because there is no fuel. You find people just roaming the streets because of unemployment; they buy medicinal supplies from street corners because there is no medicine in hospitals or clinics and you find them with truckloads of money because the dollar has no value.”
In Nyarara Zimbabwe, Kombo encourages Zimbabweans to place their trust in God, while predicting “deliverance is imminent”.
While political references in the album are many, most tracks are pure praise and worship songs.
Perhaps the only criticism of the album is it’s bland and overly repetitive beats and lack of an outstanding hit to threaten her past chart busters like Sammy Joe.
That said, Kombo’s soulful voice still comes through to rescue the album which should be well-received by her fans.
Kombo claimed asylum in Britain early this year, saying she feared for her life after helping opposition MP Paul Madzore and teachers’ union leader Raymond Majongwe record their protest albums in Zimbabwe.
Her Nguva yakwana gospel shows have been targeted for hijack by pro-government gospel artists and she lives in constant fear of an attack on her Gospel Train Studios in Harare where some of Madzore and Majongwe’s material was produced. — NewZimbabwe.com
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