Sauti Sol to Battle Ethic for 2021 MAMA Award
11 December 2020
[Photo Credit: Ethic Instagram]
By Lydia M Joshua
Celebrated Kenyan Artists Sauti Sol, Ethic, and Khaligraph Jones have been nominated in the 2021 MTV Africa Music Awards.
The awards which are fan-voted will be held in our neighboring country Uganda on 20th February 2021.
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Sauti Sol and Ethic have been nominated in the Best Group category. They will be competing with Rostam (Tanzania), Blaq Diamond (SA), Kabza We Small/DJ Maphorisa (SA) and Calema (Sao Tomé Príncipe).
On the other hand, Khaligraph Jones has been nominated in the Best Hip Hop Category alongside NGA (Angola), Nasty C (SA), Suspect 95 (Cote d'Ivoire), Kwesi Arthur (Ghana), and OMG (Senegal).
Sauti Sol, Khaligraph, and Ethic have all released outstanding music this year. Early this year, Sauti Sol dropped their highly anticipated album dubbed Midnight Train.
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The thirteen-track album, which is their fifth studio album, includes major hits like ‘Suzanna’ and ‘Insecure’ which have been doing very well on YouTube.
On the other hand, Khaligraph Jones hit a new milestone in his music career. He earned his first BET nomination under the Best International Flow category alongside Meryl (France), Kaaris (France), Nasty C (South Africa), Stormzy (U.K.), Ms. Banks (U.K.), and Djonga (Brazil). Khaligraph and Nasty C were the only African rappers who made it to this category, which is an indication that they are the best at what they do.
Ethic was among the founders of the new wave of Gengetone artists with their hit single ‘Lamba Lolo’. They introduced the world to a new style that had its own flow and ended up inspiring the growth of the genre, especially with young upcoming artists.
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