Ice Prince to battle Navio, Kuli Chana and many top talents at the Channel O Music Video Awards
Wednesday, October 26, 2011Omoba
A
stunning line-up of hot, contemporary African talent is set to ignite the live
broadcast of the 2011 Channel O Music Video Awards taking place on Friday 11
November, this year’s event features some top acts from the crème de la crème
of African music, from established Mozambican artist Lizha James to Uganda’s
hip hop star Navio, plus a head-spinning number of big stars in-between.
Channel
O Africa Manager Leslie Kasumba says: “The African music industry has had a
great run this year. This is evident in the quality of music videos and will
again be seen when all these amazing stars share the stage as performers at the
Channel O Awards. I am very excited, and as a fan of African music, it’s going
to be a night to remember!”
One
of the highlights of the 2011 Channel O Music Video Awards is likely to be a
rap showdown featuring Ugandan Hip-Hop queen Keko alongside fellow rapper Navio
up against the multi-nominated South African Hip-Hop stars AKA and Kuli Chana
and Zambia’s C.R.I.$.I.$ facing off with Nigeria’s finest, Ice Prince.
Other
topnotch performances are set to come from Nigeria’s Flavour whose hit Nwa Baby
(Remix) is nominated for Most Gifted Afro-Pop Video as well as Most Gifted
African West Video he says and i quote “I
am thrilled to be a part of the awards. It is going to be a night to remember,” and Tiwa Savage whose Kele Kele video has been nominated in
the Most Gifted Female Video category.
Also
adding fire to the live performances is Angola’s Cabo Snoop (Most Gifted Male
Video) and L-Tido (Most Gifted African Southern Video), and Professor, who is
in the running for Most Gifted Kwaito Video.
For
the first time in the show’s history a dedicated choreographer – South African
actress, dancer and musician Khabonina Qubeka – has been chosen to craft the
special dance numbers on the night.
“I
have always been a Channel O fan and I knew that one day, just one day, I will
qualify to work on their Awards show! So, finally being “The Choreographer for
the 2011 Channel O Music Video Awards” is a huge honour for me! We have a great
team! Prepare to be “MOVED”, says Khabonina.
Voting
for the 2011 Channel O Music Video Awards is now open and closes midnight
Friday 28 October. Visit www.channelo.tv to cast your votes via web or WAP. You
can also vote on MXit and SMS (send your favourite artist’s code to +27 83 920.
You can vote in all 14 categories as many times as you want, but only ONCE per
hour. You can watch your favourite nominated African artists and more on
Channel O Africa DStv Channel 320.
The
Channel O Music Video Awards will be held LIVE on Friday 11 November 2011 at
the Sandton Convention Center, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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