-Project, a Nigerian/ Sierra Leonean trio music group which comprises Majeed, Slez and Saal will be joining other notable Nigerian acts to battle for this year's KORA Music Award. KORA is Africa's version of the Grammy awards.
The KORA Awards are music awards given annually for musical achievement in sub-Saharan Africa. Founded in 1994 by Ernest Adjovi, they are comparable to the American Grammy Awards in intent. The award is named after the KORA, an important West African plucked chordophone.
The awards were last held in 2005, but it is set to re-launch in December 6th, 2008 in Calabar, Nigeria. X-Project, the Lori le exponent has been nominated along side two Nigerian MTV Base award winners - 2Face Idibia and D’Banj. P-Square, Asa, Sasha, Sammie Okposo, Infinity, Olu Maintain, T Y Bello, Yinka Ayefele, are in the West African category.
Nominees from other African countries are Amity Meria from Burkina Faso; Elizio Tcheka from Cape Verde; Espooir 2000, Soum Bill, Les Go Two Koteba, Honakamy and Tour 2 Grade from Ivory Coast; and Gang of Instruments, Jaziel Bros, Patience Dabany and Oliver Wgoma from South Africa.
From Comoros Island; Chebli & Mpassi were nominated, Micath as nominated from Ethiopia, Jaydee from Tanzania. Ras Munik and Cool is 1 are in the nomination list from Mauritius.
The event manager of the talented group told AfricaNews that X-Project has all what it takes to win this year’s edition of the award.
“They have every opportunity to win the award. They are the only group in Africa that is very unique. Coming from Sierra Leone and having just only Nigerian in the group gives X-Project leverage above anybody listed in the category,” he said.
“I will not unveil our strategies now but we are coming out in full force for the campaign in Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Gambia, South Africa, Ghana, New York, London and other countries where our songs are making waves at the moment”.
X-project just returned to Nigeria after making headline performances across the United States.
The awards were last held in 2005, but it is set to re-launch in December 6th, 2008 in Calabar, Nigeria. X-Project, the Lori le exponent has been nominated along side two Nigerian MTV Base award winners - 2Face Idibia and D’Banj. P-Square, Asa, Sasha, Sammie Okposo, Infinity, Olu Maintain, T Y Bello, Yinka Ayefele, are in the West African category.
Nominees from other African countries are Amity Meria from Burkina Faso; Elizio Tcheka from Cape Verde; Espooir 2000, Soum Bill, Les Go Two Koteba, Honakamy and Tour 2 Grade from Ivory Coast; and Gang of Instruments, Jaziel Bros, Patience Dabany and Oliver Wgoma from South Africa.
From Comoros Island; Chebli & Mpassi were nominated, Micath as nominated from Ethiopia, Jaydee from Tanzania. Ras Munik and Cool is 1 are in the nomination list from Mauritius.
The event manager of the talented group told AfricaNews that X-Project has all what it takes to win this year’s edition of the award.
“They have every opportunity to win the award. They are the only group in Africa that is very unique. Coming from Sierra Leone and having just only Nigerian in the group gives X-Project leverage above anybody listed in the category,” he said.
“I will not unveil our strategies now but we are coming out in full force for the campaign in Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Gambia, South Africa, Ghana, New York, London and other countries where our songs are making waves at the moment”.
X-project just returned to Nigeria after making headline performances across the United States.
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