I saw this in an e-mail from the afropop.org people. Except for Werra-son, and Usher, I'm not familiar with any of them. I don't recall reading about any of them in the Beat magazine, or online. Can someone recommend any of them?:
Other winners at the Kora 2004 Awards given in December were:
* Best African Group Award: JJC & 419 Squad (Nigeria/ UK) & Malaika (South Africa)
* Best Southern Africa Male Artist: Kabelo Mabalane (South Africa)
* Best Southern Africa Female Artist: Thandiswa Mazwai (South Africa)
* Best male artist from West Africa: Kunle (Nigeria)
* Best female artist from West Africa: Kamaldine (Guinea)
* Best male artist from East Africa: Big Pin (Kenya)
* Best female artist from East Africa: Tsedenia Gebremarkos (Ethiopia) & Achien'g Abura (Kenya)
* Best male artist from Central Africa: Felix Wazekwa (Democratic Republic of Congo) & Werra-son (Democratic Republic of Congo)
* Best African male diaspora (US): Usher (US)
* Best artist Europe-Caribbean diaspora: Kaysha (France)
* Best Female Gospel Artist: Deborah Fraser (South Africa)
* Best gospel male artist: DNG (Kenya)
* Best gospel group: Schekina (Ivory Coast)
* Most promising African male artist: Madson Junior Gnou-Sou (Burkina Faso)
* Most Promising African Female: Swazi (South Africa)
* Best Traditional African Group: Mahube (South Africa)
* Best traditional African artist: King Mensah Aya (Togo)
* Best Video: Zola for 'Don't Cry' (South Africa) & Reggie Rockstone for 'Ah' (Ghana)
* Best Arrangement: Wanda Baloyi (South Africa)
For more info, visit the Kora Awards website. For more on Afropop.org contributor Lydia Martin, visit lydiamartin.net.
Other winners at the Kora 2004 Awards given in December were:
* Best African Group Award: JJC & 419 Squad (Nigeria/ UK) & Malaika (South Africa)
* Best Southern Africa Male Artist: Kabelo Mabalane (South Africa)
* Best Southern Africa Female Artist: Thandiswa Mazwai (South Africa)
* Best male artist from West Africa: Kunle (Nigeria)
* Best female artist from West Africa: Kamaldine (Guinea)
* Best male artist from East Africa: Big Pin (Kenya)
* Best female artist from East Africa: Tsedenia Gebremarkos (Ethiopia) & Achien'g Abura (Kenya)
* Best male artist from Central Africa: Felix Wazekwa (Democratic Republic of Congo) & Werra-son (Democratic Republic of Congo)
* Best African male diaspora (US): Usher (US)
* Best artist Europe-Caribbean diaspora: Kaysha (France)
* Best Female Gospel Artist: Deborah Fraser (South Africa)
* Best gospel male artist: DNG (Kenya)
* Best gospel group: Schekina (Ivory Coast)
* Most promising African male artist: Madson Junior Gnou-Sou (Burkina Faso)
* Most Promising African Female: Swazi (South Africa)
* Best Traditional African Group: Mahube (South Africa)
* Best traditional African artist: King Mensah Aya (Togo)
* Best Video: Zola for 'Don't Cry' (South Africa) & Reggie Rockstone for 'Ah' (Ghana)
* Best Arrangement: Wanda Baloyi (South Africa)
For more info, visit the Kora Awards website. For more on Afropop.org contributor Lydia Martin, visit lydiamartin.net.