AN array of Africa’s top music icons will this Saturday share the stage with international artistes at this year’s MTV Africa Music Awards ceremony at Ticketpro Dome, Johannesburg, South Africa.
BY ARTS REPORTER/DSTV
The definitive annual celebration of African and international talent and achievement, Mama awards recognises and rewards musicians and achievers, who have made the most impact on African music and youth culture, over the previous year.
The star-studded line-up of performers at the awards ceremony will include Nigerian Afro Beat giant, Wizkid, Angolan “Kizomba” icon C4 Pedro, Kenyan Afropop super group, Sauti Sol, and legendary South African “house” DJ and producer, DJ Maphorisa.
The awards ceremony will be broadcast live on MTV (DStv channel 130) and MTV Base (DStv channel 322) from 9pm, with the live red carpet show set to be streamed on www.mtvbase.com from 6:30pm.
Fresh from his recent collaboration with Canadian rapper Drake, Wizkid is this year’s most nominated Mama artiste, with an incredible six nominations, including two nods for Song of the Year and the prestigious Artiste of the Year, Best Male and Personality of the Year.
The East coast foursome, Sauti Sol is not far behind, with four nominations, including Best Group, Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Collaboration for the song Unconditionally Bae, which features Alikiba.
C4 Pedro is going head-to-head against the continent’s best Portuguese-speaking artistes in the Best Lusophone category, where he is pitted against fellow countrymen NGA and Preto Show, alongside Mozambique’s Lizha James and Nelson Frietas (Cape Verde).
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Uhuru alumnus, DJ Maphorisa, who has been hitting the headlines recently for his co-production credit on Drake’s One Dance, is back in the spotlight for his solo achievements at this year’s awards, notching up two nominations, for Song of the Year and Best Collaboration, for Soweto Baby, featuring Wizkid.
Wizkid, DJ Maphorisa, C4 Pedro and Sauti Sol join previously announced African performers, Diamond, Emtee, Future, Kwesta, Patoranking Alikiba, Babes Wodumo, Cassper Nyovest, Nasty C, Ycee and Yemi Alade for the uplifting telecast, broadcasting live from the Ticketpro Dome at 9pm.
