East African Business Week (Kampala)

Africa: Zain, MTV for Africa Music Awards

By Brian Coutinho, 18 October 2008

As excitement builds up for the first ever MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA), the folks at MTVBase Africa are giving fans a chance to be part of the awards ceremony. MTVBase Africa has created a My Video Award which would be awarded for a viewer created video.

Imagine being counted as a MAMA winner just like the likes of D'Banj, Ciara, Jabba T-Pain, and Dama do Bling. Those of you who have been spoofing African songs on Youtube and doing your own dances to these hits, here is your chance to get recognized for it. The

MAMA Awards will be on 22nd November and prominent on the nomination list are R&B duo P-Square who were contending for the Best Group, Best Live Performer, Best R&B, Best Video and Artist of the Year; Nigeria's Hip Pop star, D'Banj (Best Male, Best Live Performer and Best Group), South African HHP (nominated for Best Male and Artist of the Year categories), Wahu (Kenya) and Nigeria's Bukola Elemide popularly known as Asa (Nigeria) (Best Female, Artist of the Year). ZaiN and MTV Africa are the sponsors of MAMA.

Tagged: Africa, Arts, Music

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