Complete List of Nominees for the 2nd Annual MUMA Awards
It's going to be a big night for Malawi urban music, with Gwamba leading the way into the 2nd Annual Music Malawi Awards with two nominations in Contemporary Afro Pop & Hiphop/Rap Artist categories. Other artists on the list include Blakjak, Nesnes, Theo Thomson, Blasto, Aycee James & Dominant One. For the first time to get the nods, Flo Dee in Best New artist as well as Nyasa Queens in Dance Hall Artist categories.
The MUMA will be handed out Feb. 27 in Lilongwe..
Here's the complete list of nominations:
Best New Artist ------------------- Adrian Kwelepeta Flo-Dee Bingo Lingo Sangie Mada Ngoleka
Best Neo Traditional Artist --------------------------------- Agorosso Katelele Ching'oma Edgar and Davis Gides Chalamanda Moses Makawa
Best DanceHall Artist --------------------------- Blasto Black Jack NesNes King Chimbiecco Nyasa Queens
Contemporary Afro Pop ------------------------------ Lucius Banda Gwamba Skeffa Chimoto Piksy Dan Lu
Best Gospel Artist (Male) ------------------------------- King James Phiri Lloyd Phiri Thoko Katimba Evance 'Watsopano' Meleka Allan Chirwa
Best Gospel Artist (Female) ----------------------------------- Princess Chitsulo Favoured Martha Gloria Manong'a Ethel Kamwendo Banda Mada Ngoleka
Best R & B Artist ---------------------- Bucci Sonye Theo Thomson Dan Kalima Rhythm and Beyond
Best Reggae Artist ------------------------ Trumel Black Missionaries Anthony Makondetsa Sally Nyundo Soul Raiders
Best Hip-Hop/Rap Artist ------------------------------ Gwamba K2B Block Dominant 1 Tay Grin Physics
Best Acoustic/Jazz Artist ------------------------------- Lawi Agorosso Anko Layi Mawanga & Amalavi Movement Alinafe Jimu
Best Male Artist -------------------- Skeffa Chimoto Lawi Lulu Dan Lu Katelele Ching'oma
Best Female Artist ------------------------ Ethel Kamwendo Banda Stella Mwanza Aycee James Princess Chitsulo Favoured Martha
Best Band -------------- Lusubilo Band Zembani Band Black Missionaries Mizu Band Marimba Band
Best Gospel Group ------------------------- Kamuzu Barracks Ndirande Anglican Voices Great Angels Choir Marvellous Deeds Kafita CCAP Nursery Choir
Song Of The Year ------------------------ Mwasintha Nyengo Yanga (Thoko Katimba): sy1 Amaona Kuchedwa (Lawi) Ndidzalera (Lulu) Ndidzayimbabe (Princess Chitsulo) Mukumane Ndichosowa (king James Phiri)
