“THE MTV
AFRICA MUSIC AWARDS KWAZULU-NATAL SUPPORTED BY
ABSOLUT & THE CITY OF DURBAN”
Hot Club Night & Nominee Celebration
To Take Place At Club Bilicanas, Dar es Salaam, 16 May
Dar
es Salaam, 15 May 2014: South African dance music stars Mi
Casa are to join the lineup for the Road to MAMA – Tanzania,
taking place in Dar es Salaam tomorrow night (Friday 16 May).
Set to be the party of the year, Road to MAMA - Tanzania
celebrates the countdown to the 2014 MTV Africa Music Awards KwaZulu-Natal
with an all-star line-up of the hottest MAMA 2014 nominees alongside hot
deck action from top DJs.
Road to MAMA - Tanzania
takes place at Club Bilicanas, Indira
Ghandi/Mkwepu Street, Dar Es Salaam on 16 May. Doors open at 21:00
CAT. Tickets are available on the door at Club Bilicanas, priced TSH 15,000.
Featuring contemporary artists and music that are
making waves across the continent, Road
To MAMA Tanzania is a pan-African
club tour, criss-crossing the continent in the build up to the MAMA awards.
Leading the line-up at the Road To MAMA Tanzania is Diamond,
Tanzania’s own double-MAMA nominee in the Best Male & Best Collaboration award categories.
Making sure the party goes with a bang are star Tanzanian DJs, DJ Zero, DJ Stevie B and DJ Mafuvu, while MTV Base “Mixology” star DJ Tira will be flying in from
Durban, South Africa, to show off his legendary turntable skills.
Road to MAMA Tanzania provides an electrifying
foretaste of the upcoming MTV Africa
Music Awards, which are taking place in South Africa for the first time at
the ICC, Durban on 7 June 2014. Nominations for the awards were revealed
on 16 April in 15 different categories including Best Male, Best Female, Song of the Year and Artist of the Year. Tied for first
place in the nominations for the 2014 MAMA
are South African artists Mafikizolo
and Uhuru, and Nigerian artist Davido, who each scored 4 nominations
while going directly head-to-head for Song
of the Year, Artist of the Year
and Best Collaboration.
Following closely behind with 3 nominations each were Nigerian artists P Square (Best Group, Artist of the Year, Song of the Year), South Africa’s Mi Casa (Best Group, Artist of the
Year, Song of the Year), and
Angolan artist Yuri Da Cunha (Song of the Year, Best Lusophone and Best Collaboration). Hot on their
heels with two nominations is Tanzanian star is Diamond Platinumz (Best Male, Best Collaboration). To download a full list of nominees
click here.
Broadening the
scope of the MAMA awards in 2014,
achievement in non-music fields is recognised in three “lifestyle” categories
including “Personality of the Year”,
“Transform Today by Absolut”, and the
“MTV Base Leadership Award”.
The “MTV Base Leadership Award” is
awarded to a young African man or woman under the age of 40 who is inspiring
young Africans by their leadership and extraordinary achievement in a prominent
field (including but not limited to: the arts, business, politics, science,
entrepreneurship and charitable work). “Personality of the Year” recognises personalities and achievers
active outside of the music space who are excelling in their chosen field and
who are representing Africa in a positive light, both at home and abroad, in disciplines
such as comedy, fashion literature and sport. "Transform Today by Absolut", which
forms part of ABSOLUT's Transform Today campaign, is aimed
at celebrating the power of young individuals who transform the image of Africa
through their creativity and vision.
The MTV Africa Music Awards KwaZulu-Natal
supported by Absolut & The City of Durban will premiere live across the
continent on 7 June at 21:00 CAT on MTV
Base (DStv Channel 322) and MTV
(DStv Channel 130), and subsequently broadcast around the world to half a
billion music fans worldwide on MTV and affiliate channels. Celebrating
musicians and achievers who have made the most impact on African youth culture
throughout the year, MAMA 2014 will
feature dazzling performances from African and international artists, including
the awards’ signature collaborations
between artists of different genres and cultures – a high point of every show.
Voting for the MTV Africa Music Awards is open at www.mtvbase.com from 16 April 2014 until midnight on 4 June 2014.
For more information
on the MTV Africa Music Awards
KwaZulu-Natal supported by Absolut & The City of Durban, please go www.mtvbase.com, like us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/MTVBaseVerified, or follow us on Twitter @MTVBaseAfrica. To join the conversation about the awards please
use the hashtag #MTVMAMA.
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supported by Absolut & The City of Durban.