KORA Award: Yemi Alade, Davido, Lara George, Reekado Banks ,Flavour & More Nominated But Olamide Didn't Make The List (See The Full List)

KORA All-Africa Music Awards, Africa’s premier award ceremony in the musical arts has announced the nominees in the 26 categories for her 2016 edition.

The award ceremony proper will be taking place at the Windhoek Country Club in Namibia on the 20th of March 2016.

See the full nominees list below:

Most Promising Male Artiste of Africa

• Reekado Banks (Nigeria)
• Chem Edine Boudra (Algeria)
• Numerica (Cameroon)
• Odyai (Madagascar)
• J Rio (Gabon)
• Yamoto Band (Tanzania)

Most Promising Female Artiste of Africa

• Bading M – Stop Pretending (Gabon)
• Yemi Alade – Kissing ft. Marvin (Nigeria)
• Nelida Karr – Congosa (Equatorial Guinea)
• Daphe – Rastafari (Cameroon)
• Namina Kay – (South Africa)
• Kaaki (Ghana)

• Best Male Artist – West Africa
• Flavour (Nigeria)
• Serge Beynaud (Cote d’Ivoire)
• Bisa Kdei (Ghana)
• Nelson Freitas (Cape Verde)
• Atumpan (Ghana)
• Davido (Nigeria)

Best Female Artist -West Africa

• Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)
• Adiouza (Senegal)
• Efya (Ghana)
• Sessime (Benin)
• Sissao (Bukina Farso)

Best Male Artist -East Africa

• Jose Chameleone (Uganda)
• Eddy Kenzo (Uganda)
• Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
• Emmanuel Jal (South Sudan)
• Sat-B (Burundi)
• Tendros Erinias (Eritrea)
• Awaleh Adan (Djibouti)

Best Female Artist – East Africa

• Irene Ntale (Uganda)
• Victoria Kimani (Kenya)
• Vanessa Mdee (Tanzania)
• Juliana Kanyomozi (Uganda)
• Knowles Butera (Rwanda)
• Kenyan Avril Nyambura

Best Male Artist – Central Africa

• Cano (Equitorial Guinea)
• Ferre Gola (DRC)
• Tresor Mvoula (Congo)
• Frederick Gassita (Gabon)
• Mawndoe Celestine (Chad)
• Calema (Sao Tome Principe)

Best Female Artist – Central Africa

• Charlotte Dipanda (Cameroon)
• Cindy Le Coeur (DRC)
• Syssi Mananga (Congo)
• Queen Koumb (Gabon)
• Mani Bella (Cameroon)
• Bussine Mbadinga (Gabon)

Best Male Artist of Southern Africa

• C4 Pedro (Angola)
• A.K.A (South Africa)
• Gazza (Namibia)
• Coreon Du (Angola)
• Petersen (Zambia)
• Piksy (Malawi)

Best Female Artist – Southern Africa

• Moneoa (South Africa)
• Elize Detlinger (Namibia)
• Bruna Tatiana (Angola)
• Lusha James (Mozambique)
• Pah Chihera (Zimbabwe)
• Busiswa (South Africa)

Best Male Artist -North Africa

• Tamer Hosny (Egypt)
• Lochi DK (Algeria)
• Ahmed Soultan (Morrocco)
• Saber Houari (Algeria)
• Kafon (Tunisia)
• Ayman Al Atar (Lybia)

Best Female Artist -North Africa

• Samira Said (Morrocco)
• Sherine Abdel Wahab (Egypt)
• Zina Daoudia (Morrocco)
• Sarah Ayoub (Morrocco)
• Amani Swissi (Tunisia)
• Latifa (Tunisia)

Best African Group

• Bracket (Nigeria)
• Double Bangz (Sierra Leone)
• Sauti Sol (Kenya)
• Toofan (Togo)
• X-Maleya (Cameroon)
• Bana C4 (DRC)

Best Male Artist – Spiritual Music

• D-Naff (Namibua)
• Hatim Ammor (Morocco)
• Kabelo Eric (Botswana)
• Kidum (Burundi)
• Eugen Ablodevi (Togo)
• Eddy Kamoso (Burundi)

Best Female Artist – Spiritual Music

• Rebecca Malope (South Africa)
• Gloria Muliro (Kenya)
• Lara George (Nigeria)
• Kanvee G Adams (Liberia)
• Sarah Hagos (Eritrea)
• Samira Adzabe (Gabon)

Best Group – Spiritual Music

• Simply Chrysolite (South Africa)
• VM Six (Namibia)
• BNG (Nigeria)
• 24 Elders (Kenya)
• Eden (Cote d’ivoire)
• Penuel Cantorum (Benin)

Best Traditional Music Artist – male

• Mathias Walukaga (Uganda)
• Mrisho Mpoto (Tanzania)
• Stanlux (Togo)
• N’Dulo Kitoxi (Angola)
• Kandla Kora (Guinea)
• Demba Tandla (Mauritania)

Best Traditional Music Artist – Female

• Cecile Kayirebwa (Rwanda)
• Dobet Gnahore (Cote d’ivoire)
• Sham Geshu (Eritrea)
• Abey Lakew (Ethipia)
• Erna Shimu (Namibia)
• Hope Masike (Zimbabwe)

Best Traditional Music Group of Africa

• Makwakwa Cultural Ensemble (Botswana)
• Trio Teriba (Benin)
• Groupe Kiltir (Reunion)
• Babylone (Algeria)
• Bayuda Du Congo (DRC)
• Les Espoirs De Coronthie (Guinea)

Best Artist of the African Diaspora

• Maltre Gims (DRC – France)
• Teeyah (Cote d’ivoire – France)
• Mokobe (Mali – France)
• Singular (CAR – France)
• Martin Hod (Benin – France)
• Jessica Dorsey (Caribbean – France)

Best Video of the year

• Eddy Kenzo “Zigido” (Uganda)
• Tiwa Savage “My Darlin” (Nigeria)
• Flavour “Golibe” (Nigeria)
• Cano “African Baby” (Equitorial Guinea)
• Jose Chameleone “Wale Wale” (Uganda)
• Korede Belo “God Win” (Nigeria)

Best Collaboration of the year

• Adaobi – Don Jazzy, Reekado Banks, Di’Ja & Korede Bello
• Mantsayadch – Ahmed Soultan, Dizzy Dros, Dj Van, Maraj BK, Muslim & Shayfeen
• Mayday SOS – JJK & Bracket
• Adonal – Sarkodie & Caspro
• Africa Baby – Cano, Wizzboyy, Mafikizolo & The Dogg
• Tusimame – Emanuel Jal, Vanessa Mdee, Juliana & Syssi Mananga

Best Album of the year

• Bebe Cool “Go Mama” (Uganda)
• Suzana Lebrano “Vitoria” (Cape Verde)
• The Soil “Nostalgic Moments” (South Africa)
• EES “Authentic Rebel” (Namibia)
• Tinariwen “Emmaar” (Mali)
• Jovi “Mboko God” (Cameroon)

Legendary Award

• Amr Diab (Egypt)
• Yvonne Chaka Chaka (South Africa)
• Teddy Afro (Ethiopia)
• Werrason (DRC)
• P-Square (Nigeria)
• Coumba Gawlo (Senegal)

Best Hip Hop Artist

• Sarkodie (Ghana)
• Hamzaoul Med Amine (Tunisia)
• K.O (South Africa)
• Stanley Enow (Cameroon)
• Kiff No Beat (Cote d’ivoire)
• Wakazi (Tanzania)

Best Urban Music Artist

• Micasa (South Africa)
• MzVee (Ghana)
• Dj Arafat (Cote d’ivoire)
• Dama Do Bling (Mozambique)
• Fanicko (Benin)
• Sally Boss Madam (Namibia)

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