The multiple Channel O Music Video Award winning artiste, Dama Do Bling (Ivannea Mudanisse) of Mocambique, has endeared herself to many African music fans with her rapping style, word flow, swagger and music videos. Recently, she's been collaborating with musicians from other African countries, such as Sasha P from Nigeria and Bleksem from South Africa. She's probably one of the most popular Portuguese rappers in the whole world. Museke.com caught up with her to inquire about a few things that had her in the news, her music, and her future plans. Read the chat transcript below.

Museke.com: Hello, how are you doing?
Dama Do Bling: I'm fine, thank you.

Museke.com: Can you tell us a little about your background and family?
Dama Do Bling: I was born in October 1979, I was the first child. I was raised by my grandpas in chamanculo in the suburbs. In fact, I was born in chamanculo hospital. I have a brother and a sister, my brother is a hip hop singer also, my sister nope …

Museke.com: How did you get the name Dama Do Bling?
Dama Do Bling: I love bling bling.. everything that shines just turn me up.. so dama means lady.. I called my self lady of the blings.. dama do bling

Did you know Segun Odegbami's daughter is an international singer? May7ven, as she's called, is a Nigerian artist based in the UK who's been making waves on MTV and in other media. Her single, "Bo Aso La Ra Mi", made waves in Nigeria and earned her many awards and nominations. In this interview with Museke.com, May7ven talks about her career, her thoughts on the industry, performing for different audiences and reveals her love for drumming. Read the transcript below.

Museke.com: How are you doing?
May7ven: I am very well thank you and thanks for asking.

Museke.com: Can you tell us about your background and family?
May7ven: Yes certainly. I was born in Lagos, Nigeria to my wonderful parents. Dad was an international football star/player and mum an ex athlete who became a chartered accountant and university lecturer. Left Nigeria and relocated to UK with mum, brother and sister when I was 6 years old.

Museke.com: How did you get interested in music and when did you realize you wanted to take up a music career?
May7ven: I have always been interested in music. My earliest memories dates back to my 1st year on earth. I am certain I started walking early at 9 months because I wanted to dance so much. I have been singing since I cold open my mouth and started talking. However it wasn’t till the age of 8 that I homed in and started writing songs and then singing in my church choir.

Cameroun's Blick Bassy has had a stellar start to his solo career with Leman, his debut album. It's been hailed as one of the best African albums of 2009. It was recorded in Salif Keita's Moffou studio in Mali. Museke.com asked him a few questions about his music, career, future plans and his thoughts on the African music industry. Below, is the interview transcript.

Museke.com: Hello, how are you?
Blick Bassy: Fine thanks

Museke.com: Can you tell us a little about your background and family?
Blick Bassy: I was born in Yaoundé, Cameroon. I grew up there with my family, my father has three wives and we were 21 children, brothers and sisters. I was for ten years with a band I had created, Macase, as a singer..after my secondary school, we were the winner of awards like Prix RFI musique du monde, Kora awards, Prix Ciciba, etc. After ten years, I left the band for my solo career. It was in 2005, I decided to move from Yaoundé to Paris.

Ambwene Yesayah aka A-Y is one of the most popular musicians in East Africa. He started collaborating with other African musicians way before it became common in the African music scene. He enjoyed a lot of success with his recent hit, Leo which won him MTV MAMA nominations and continues to shine. His album drops soon with singles like Leo (remix), Kings & Queens and Bed & Breakfast. He took some time out of his busy schedule to answer some questions from Museke.com. Here is the transcript of the interview.

Museke.com: Mambo? Habari gani?
A-Y: Poa sana mambo vipi?

Museke.com: Can you tell us a little about your background and family?
A-Y: - My name is Ambwene Yesayah, I’m a 3rd born in a family of four kids. A.Y is a stage name and a performance personality. I would say A.Y is a successful artist in Tanzania and in many other parts in East Africa. A.Y is also a businessman when he is not performing on stage.

A lot of Rwandan R&B artistes have emerged on the East African scene lately. MugDido is one of the emerging Rwandan rappers. Museke asked him about his music career so far and his future plans. Below is the interview transcript.

Museke.com: Hello, how are you?
Mug’Dido: Hi! I am good.

Museke.com: Can you tell us about your background and family?
Mug’Dido: I’m the lonely child from my parents.

Museke.com: How did you get interested in rap music?
Mug’Dido: I just got in naturally . I used to interpret rap songs from my upbringing, in secondary school but I took it as professions in 2007 and there is no music school behind my music.

Museke.com: How did growing up in Nyamirambo affect your music?
Mug’Dido: Nyamirambo is a hot entertainment city, amazing people amazing life and my inspiration comes from hood life, struggle or just party time.

Robert 'Roberto' Banda's Akasuba was one of the most popular songs in Zambia in 2009. He's excited about collaborating with other African artists and is primed to spread Zambian mysic all over the world. Listen to two of his singles at this link. Museke.com caught up with him to ask him about his career and plans. Read the interview transcript below.

Museke.com: Hello, how are you?
Roberto: I am fine. This is Roberto, from Zambia, represent Africa, in 2010.

Museke.com: Can you tell us about your background and family and how did you get interested in music?
Roberto: I am the last born in the family. I’ve grown in a family filled with music lovers. My dad sings, my mum sings and my brothers have all been inclined. That’s what blended me with music in the beginning.

Museke.com: What was your first big break?
Roberto: It was in South African when I collaborated with a friend of mine from a group called Explosives. Worked on a hip-hop compilation, 90 % of which I produced. We had a few hit songs, one of which I sang on the chorus and that is the one that turned me into a pop icon before I came to Zambia.

Mimitah Okako Bofando recently won the UK Best New Talent at the 2nd African Music Awards. Armed with a new type of Congolese music, she's been one of most visible African artists based outside the continent in recent years and is gaining popularity in places outside of the DR Congo and the UK. Museke wanted to expose her to more African music fans and chose to find a little more about her. Below is the interview transcript.

Museke.com: How are you doing?
Mimitah: I am doing great, thank you for taking the time to interview me

Museke.com: Can you tell us about your background and family?
Mimitah: I was born in Congo and grew up in London in a refugee family of 8 kids

Museke.com: How did you get interested in music and when did you realize you wanted to take up a music career?
Mimitah: I got interested in music just by listening to Michael Jackson a lot, my mum bought me the dangerous album which I listened to all day long and from then I just wanted to sing like Michael Jackson.
I decided to take on music after giving birth to my son, so much had happened that changed the way I looked at the world, so I decided to build my own world where I was free to be who I wanted to be and that world is music.

D-Lon, Kiko and Turaz have become a major act in Mozambique with singles like Era Capaz, Vou Bazar, Dia Feliz, Fama, etc. This group, Elex features an engineer, a lawyer and an economist. They are bound to be different from other Mozambican artists. We at Museke.com wanted to find out more and caught up with them to ask them about their background, music, lyrics, amongst other things in the interview transcript below.

Museke.com: Hello, how are you?
Elex: We are fine Thanks... never been better...

Museke.com: What is the story behind the name Elex?
Elex: Well, the story behind ELEX, is just 3 friends who had something in common, that’s making good music at a genre called hip hop, getting together and persuading that dream. And graciously we did it because we are now one of the biggest groups of hip hop in our country.

Museke.com: What are your backgrounds?
Elex: Backgrounds... well, all of us were born here at Mozambique, Maputo, we all grew up near our families, dad and mom, brothers and sisters, and the 3 of us fell in love hip hop at the same time... has far as music backgrounds, we were influenced by international hip hop music, and other sorts of music that our parents listen to.

Ghana's housemate on Big Brother Africa 3, Mimi Abu-Andani, wants to become the biggest female performer in Africa. Did you know she speaks more than 6 languages, including Spanish? She has released three singles from her debut album, Music in Me, which have received great acclaim. Museke.com caught up with her after she launched her CD to talk about her music, career, and plans. Below is the interview transcript.

Museke.com: How are you doing?
Mimi: Am very good

Museke.com: Can you tell us about your background and family?
Mimi: My background wow!! Kind of an essay. Hey, well I was born in Kumasi and raised there as well. I did my primary education there as well. My mum is Mrs. Jane Abu and my dad is Richard Abu Andani. My real name is Wilhelmina Abiba Abu-Andani and I have two siblings. Am a Dagomba by tribe from Tamale in the Northern region. I speak Dabgani, Dagaare, Twi, Fante, Hausa, Spanish and English but I can understand Itallian and Portuguese.
I attended Aburi Girls secondary school after which I went to university of Cape Coast to study Chemistry. I finished with Hons.degree in Chem. After that, I went to university of Alicante-Spain to study Spanish. I then participated in Big Brother and now a musician.

Though Omawumi Megbele didn't win Idols West Africa, Reggie Rockstone, a Ghanaian music legend and guest judge, proclaimed she'd go very far. Omawumi launched her debut singles this year and the response from fans has been great. She is preparing to release her album, Wonder Woman, and Museke.com caught up with her to discuss her music, career, amongst other things. Below is the transcript of the interview.

Museke.com: How are you doing?
Omawumi: I’m good…u?

Museke.com: Fine, thanks. Can you tell us about your background and family?
Omawumi: I’m the 12th child of 14 kids and I grew up in Warri, Delta state, Nigeria. I had my primary and secondary education there. My dad’s late, my mum is very much around. I was brought up pretty much in a normal way.

Museke.com: How did you get interested in music and when did you realize you wanted to take up a music career?
Omawumi: To tell the truth, I always loved to sing, write songs etc, I was in a group in school and I dabbled in and out of church choir but I had to go to school, I felt it was a surer way cos I guess I was afraid of failing. I auditioned in a reality talent show called Idols West Africa in 2007 and that was where my music journey started