I’m sure you're wondering what these online awards are about and what’s Museke? Well, Museke.com is a
website that celebrates African music, from African music lyrics to
African artists. It promotes African music. Big up to that. These
awards are aimed at acknowledging African artists and their
contribution in the music industry in Africa.
Fans will have to vote for their
favourite. Something about these awards is, its the fans that vote.
So it must be fulfilling for artists knowing the consumers of their
end product played a crucial part oh, and promotion of their music on
a continental level.
Voting is open until May 15th and
winners will be announced on June 1st.
The nominees are as follows:
African song of the year
Bumper to bumper – Wande Coal –
Nigeria
- Juju – Black Coffee – South Africa
- Meme pas fatigue – Magic System/Cheb Khaled – Cote d’Ivoire/Algeria
- Show ce soir – Bisso na Bisso – Congo Brazzaville
- Sunshine – Nameless – Kenya
- Where you are – Blu3 – Uganda
- Yori yori – Bracket – Nigeria
- Best Album
- Ali K 4 Real – Alikiba – Tanzania
- Be free – Blu3 – Uganda
- Dagaati – Samini – Ghana
- Karibu – Barbara Kanam – DR Congo
- Mushin 2 Mohits – Wande Coal – Nigeria
- Mwanzo- Sauti Sol – Kenya
- O Cupido – Ralph Anselmo – Angola
Artiste of the Year
- A-Y – Tanzania
- Barbara Kanam – DR Congo
- Darey – Nigeria
- Fally Ipupa – DR Congo
- HHP – South Africa
- Lizha James – Mozambique
- Wande Coal – Nigeria
Best Male Artist
- A-Y – Tanzania
- Alikiba – Tanzania
- Darey – Nigeria
- Fally Ipupa – DR Congo
- HHP – South Africa
- Ralph Anselmo – Angola
- Wande Coal – Nigeria
Best Female Artist
- Adiouza – Senegal
- Amani – Kenya
- Barbara Kanam – DR Congo
- Dama do Bling – Mozambique
- Lira – South Africa
- Lizha James – Mozambique
- Suzanna Lubrano – Cape Verd
Best Group
- Blu3 – Uganda
- Bracket – Nigeria
- Gal Level – Namibia
- Jozi – South Africa
- Mowzey Radio & Weasel – Uganda
- P-Square – Nigeria
- Sauti Sol – Kenya
Best African Collaboration
- 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
Best New Artist/Group
- Adiouza – Senegal
- Blick Bassy – Cameroun
- Mowzey Radio & Weasel – Uganda
- M.I – Nigeria
- Sarkodie – Ghana
- Sauti Sol – Kenya
- STL – Kenya
Best Music Video
- Breathe – D-Black & KwakuT – Ghana
- Estilo Xaxhale – Lizha James – Mozambique
- I want you back – XOD – Uganda
- Juju – Black Coffee – South Africa
- Mpitse – HHP – South Africa
- Not the girl – Darey – Nigeria
- Safe – M.I. – Nigeria
Best Video Producer
- Andinos Visuals – Angola
- Boss Playa – Cote D’Ivoire
- Clarence Peters – Nigeria
- DJ Marcell – Mozambique
- Gorilla Films – South Africa
- Ogopa Video – Kenya
- Phamous People – Ghana
Best Beat Maker
- Bue d beats – Angola
- Culoe de Song – South Africa
- Don Jazzy – Nigeria
- Hermy B – Tanzania
- Ogopa DJs – Kenya
- Richie – Ghana
- Swangz Ave – Uganda
Record of The Year
- Breadwinners – ProVerb – South Africa
- Engongole – Movaizhaleine – Gabon
- Go down there – 2Face Idibia – Nigeria
- Waving Flag – K’Naan – Somalia
- We are Africans – JJC – Nigeria
- Yesterday Betteh Pass Tiday – Emmerson – Sierra Leone
