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Channel O Awards preps at advanced stage

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South Africa-based Zimbabwean DJ Oscar Mdlongwa popularly known as Oskido, will on Friday evening battle it out with other African artists at the Channel O Music Video Awards (MVA) which will be held in South Africa. Oskido has been nominated for the Most Gifted Dance Video category for the track Manane Mavoko. He will battle […]

South Africa-based Zimbabwean DJ Oscar Mdlongwa popularly known as Oskido, will on Friday evening battle it out with other African artists at the Channel O Music Video Awards (MVA) which will be held in South Africa.

Oskido has been nominated for the Most Gifted Dance Video category for the track Manane Mavoko. He will battle it out with STL (Kenya), DJ Cleo (South Africa), Darey (Nigeria), Black Coffee (South Africa) and Lizha James (Mozambique).

Over the years Oskido has been nominated for the Channel O MVA’s for his albums, but has never won.

However, some songs in which he featured have won awards.

He has won other awards at South African Music Awards and the Metro Awards for the track I believe.

Zimbabwe has been represented well by Buffalo Souljah who scooped the Channel O Best Newcomer award in 2008 for the track Bubble Your Bumz followed by the Best Ragga Dancehall video award in 2009 for his track titled Judgement. This year he was not nominated.

This time around, the Original African awards feature multiple artists with two or more nods, making it an open field for nominees in the 14 categories.

The Channel O Music Video Awards, also known as Spirit of Africa Music Video Awards, are Pan-African music awards organised by South Africa-based Channel O television channel.

The awards were first held in 2003 under the name Reel Music Video Awards and have been held annually since then.

The awards will be broadcast live on Channel O on Friday.

Nigerian superstar, D’Banj, has also been named as this year’s Special Recognition award recipient. D’Banj follows in the footsteps of many of Africa’s prominent and successful musicians including Zimbabwe’s legendary, Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi who received the Special Recognition Award at the 2007 Channel O Spirit of Africa Music Video Awards ceremony.

MNet Channel director Yolisa Phahle said D’Banj was a star who had been rising for many years. “D’Banj is an artist who has the ability to communicate and connect in a meaningful way.

“As a musician he is a trendsetter and as a presenter he is entertaining with a wonderful sense of humour. His success both at home and internationally is a testament to his great talent,” said Phahle.

And the nominees are …

2011 Channel O Music Video Awards Nominees Most Gifted Male Video Artist D’banj Feat Snoop Dogg —Mr Endowed Professor Feat. Speedy — Lento Navio -Keep Moving Cabo Snoop —WinDeck Zakes Bantwini —Wasting My Time

Most Gifted Female Video Artist Waje Feat Muna — So Inspired Lizha James — Gotta Move On STL —Lookie Lookie Lira — Phakade Tiwa Savage — Kele Kele

Most Gifted Newcomer Video Artist Wizkid —Holla at ur Boy Keko —How We Do Aka —Victory Lap Ice Prince / Brymo – Oleku Zone Fam — Shaka Zulu on Em Kwesta —Take That

Most Gifted Duo, Group or Featuring Video HHP, Teargas & Liquideep — Born for This Samklef ft Wizkid, D prince and Ice Prince — Molowo Noni (Remix) Slikour ft Various Artist — Dubula (Remix) AY ft Ms Triniti —Good Look Jozi — Electric Avenue Paul G Feat Akon —Bang it

Most Gifted Dance Video Oskido presents Black Motion / Jah Rich — Banane Navoko STl —Lookie Lookie Dj Cleo —Bhampa Side to side Darey —Bani Ki Di Black Coffee ft Hugh Masekela —We Are One Lizha James — Gotta Move On

Most gifted Ragga Dancehall Video Samini — Dadiekye Wyre/Cecile — She Say dat Black Dillinger —Volcano Erupt Nazizi —Take the People Away

Most Gifted Afro pop Video Theo —Ukhona J-Martins ft Fally Ipupa — Jukpa remix Shaa — Crazy Jaziel Brothers —Woza Flavour — Nwa baby remix

Most Gifted Kwaito Video Brickz ft Various Artists —Uzo’gcwala The Dogg —This is my Time Howza — Hustler Professor feat. Speedy — Lento

Most Gifted R&B Jamali — Incurable G2 ft Trez Agah — Anti Chula Loyiso ft Khuli Chana —World Of Mine Banky W ft M.I — Feeling it Leanne —Deal with it

Most Gifted Hip Hop Video Jesse Jagz Ft M.I & Ice Prince —Nobody Test Me Proverb Ft Lungelo —The beginning Navio —Keep Moving Collo — Chini Ya Maji Aka —Victory Lap

Most Gifted African Southern Liquideep — Settle For less Cabo Snoop —Windeck Khuki Chana feat JR —No more Hunger C.R.IS.I.S — The Fire Inside L-tido ft K.O —We rolling

Most Gifted African West Naeto C —10 over 10 Flavour —Nwa baby Remix D-black feat. Dr Cryme —Get On the Dance Floor Asa —Why Can’t We 2face —Only Me

Most Gifted African East P-unit /Mimmo —Kare Jaguar — Kigeugeu AY Ft Ms Triniti — Good Look Radio and Wesael, Keko — How We Do (Remix) Cpwaa Ft Various artist — Action

Most Gifted Video Of the Year Khuli Chana ft Jr — No more Hunger Samklef feat Ice Prince, D’prince and Wizkid —Molowo Noni (Remix) Zakes Bantwini —Wasting Time STL — Lookie Lookie D’banj Ft Snoop Dogg — Mr Endowed (Remix) Aka — Victory lap 2face —Only Me Liquideep — Settle for less Navio — Keep moving Lira — Phakade