Kenyan music band Sauti Sol has been nominated in two categories in the MTV Africa Music Awards 2016 (MAMA 2016). They are among fifty nominees in 9 categories and from 18 countries that were announced in the first round of nominations.
The second round of nominations which will have 7 categories namely: Artist of the Year, Best Female, Listener’s Choice, Best Breakthrough, Best Francophone, Song of the Year in partnership with Google, and Video of the Year, will be announced on 2nd October 2016.
Voting is open for categories at mtvbase.com and affiliated Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts. Additionally, fans can vote for Best Group and Best International Act from 21 September by simply searching for “MTV MAMA” on Google, with each Google account allowed 5 votes per category per day. Voting in all categories closes at 23.59 CAT on 19th October 2016.
The full list of nominees announced is below:
1. Best Male
- AKA (South Africa)
- Black Coffee (South Africa)
- Diamond (Tanzania)
- Patoranking (Nigeria)
- Wizkid (Nigeria)
2. Best Live
- Cassper Nyovest (South Africa)
- Eddy Kenzo (Uganda)
- Flavour (Nigeria)
- Mafikizolo (South Africa)
- Stonebwoy (Ghana)
3. Best Group
- Mi Casa (South Africa)
- Navy Kenzo (Tanzania)
- R2bees (Ghana)
- Sauti Sol (Kenya)
- Toofan (Togo)
4. Best Collaboration
- AKA feat. Burna Boy, Khuli Chana & Yanga – “Baddest” (South Africa/Nigeria)
- DJ Maphorisa feat. Wizkid & DJ Bucks – “Soweto Baby” ((South Africa/Nigeria)
- Nasty C feat. Davido, Cassper – “Juice Back Remix” (Nigeria/South Africa)
- Patoranking feat. Sarkodie – “No Kissing” (Nigeria/Ghana)
- Sauti Sol feat. Alikiba – “Unconditionally Bae” (Kenya/Tanzania)
5. Best Hip Hop in association with MTN
- Emtee (South Africa)
- Kiff No Beat (Ivory Coast)
- Olamide (Nigeria)
- Riky Rick (South Africa)
- Ycee (Nigeria)
6. Best Pop/Alternative
- Desmond & The Tutus (South Africa)
- LCNVL (South Africa)
- Shekinah (South Africa) / Kyle Deutsch (South Africa)
- Timo ODV (South Africa)
- Tresor (DRC)
7. Best Lusophone
- C4 Pedro (Angola)
- NGA (Angola)
- Lizha James (Mozambique)
- Nelson Freitas (Netherlands/Cape Verde)
- Preto Show (Angola)
8. Personality of the Year
- Caster Semenya (South Africa)
- Linda Ikeji (Nigeria)
- Pearl Thusi (South Africa)
- Pierre Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon)
- Wizkid (Nigeria)
9. Best International
- Adele (UK)
- Beyoncé (USA)
- Drake (Canada)
- Future (USA)
- Rihanna (Barbados)
10. Artist of the year
Black Coffee (South Africa)
Diamond (Tanzania)
Sauti Sol (Kenya)
Wizkid (Nigeria)
Yemi Alade (Nigeria)
11. Best Female
Josey (Ivory Coast)
MzVee (Ghana)
Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)
Vanessa Mdee (Tanzania)
Yemi Alade (Nigeria)
12. Best new act
Babes Wodumo (South Africa)
Emtee (South Africa)
Falz (Nigeria)
Franko (Cameroon)
Nasty C (South Africa)
Nathi (South Africa)
Raymond (Tanzania)
Simi (Nigeria)
Tekno (Nigeria)
13. Best Francophone
Franko (Cameroon)
J-Rio (Gabon)
Magasco (Cameroon)
Serge Beynaud (Ivory Coast)
Toofan (Togo)
14. Listener’s choice
Adiouza (Senegal)
Bebe Cool (Uganda)
Burna Boy (Nigeria)
Den G (Liberia)
EL (Ghana)
Jah Prayzah (Zimbabwe)
Jay Rox (Zambia)
Kansoul (Kenya)
Kiss Daniel (Nigeria)
Lij Michael (Ethiopia)
LXG (Sierra Leone)
Meddy (Rwanda)
Messias Marioca (Mozambique)
Prince Kaybee (South Africa)
Reda Taliani (Algeria)
Saad Lamjarred (Morocco)
Sabri Mosbah (Tunisia)
Sidiki Diabate (Mali)
Tamer Hosny (Egypt)
The Dogg (Namibia)
Yamoto Band (Tanzania)
15. Song of the year
“Shaktibobo” – Olamide (Nigeria)
“Reggae Blues” – Harrysongz feat Olamide, Kcee & Iyanya, Orezi (Nigeria)
“My Woman, My Everything” – Patoranking feat. Wande Coal (Nigeria)
“Godwin” – Korede Bello (Nigeria)
“Ngud” – Kwesta feat. Cassper (South Africa)
“Roll Up Re-Up” – Emtee feat. Wizkid and AKA (South Africa/Nigeria)
“Soweto Baby” – DJ Maphorisa feat. Wizkid (South Africa/Nigeria)
“Baddest” – AKA feat. Burna Boy, Khuli Chana, Yanga (South Africa/Nigeria)
“Wololo” – Babes Wodumo feat. Mampintsha (South Africa)
“Coller la Petite“ – Franko (Cameroon)
“Unconditionally bae” – Sauti Sol feat. Alikiba (Kenya/Tanzania)
16. Video of the year
“Jump” – Anatii & Cassper feat. Nasty C (South Africa); Director: Kyle Lewis
“Caviar Dreams” – AL Bairre & PhFAT (South Africa); Director: Daniel Levi
“If I Start to Talk” – Tiwa Savage feat. Dr Sid (South Africa); Director: Clarence Peters
“Kisasi Kumi” – Sheeba (Uganda) – Director: Sasha Vybz
“Niquer Ma Vie“ – Youssoupha (Congo) – Director: Antony Abdelli & Jose Eon
17. Best Francophone
Franko (Cameroon)
J-Rio (Gabon)
Magasco (Cameroon)
Serge Beynaud (Ivory Coast)
Toofan (Togo)