Tiwa Savage battles Yemi Alade for Best Female Artiste
Tiwa Savage battles Yemi Alade for Best Female Artiste
The subtle supremacy question between
top Nigerian female hip hop acts, Tiwa
Savage and Yemi Alade, will get a
verdict in November when the grand
finale of this year’s All Africa Music
Festival holds in Lagos.
Both singers have been nominated
alongside other artistes in the Best
Female Artiste, West Africa category,
respectively for their songs, If I Start to
Talk and Na Go De.
Many agree that Tiwa and Alade have,
in recent years, been in the vanguard of
female artistes that are reshaping the
content of Nigerian music.
Although Savage broke into the
limelight earlier, Alade later came in
very forcefully and she does not seem
to have dropped then.
Even where Tiwa may have an edge
over her in terms of a piercing voice,
Alade’s songs are usually very forceful,
just as the energy she invests in
performances and videos can be
phenomenal.
When AFRIMA’s panel of judges
eventually come up with their
judgement on November 16, it will be
interesting to see where the pendulum
will swing.
But this may be an arbitrary
observation as there are other female
musicians they are contesting with on
the table.
Indeed, based on how some of them are
fairing in their recent works, the game
may just remain open as the jury would
want to say.
Also nominated for the AFRIMA Best
Female Artiste of the Year, West Africa
are Aramide, with the song, I Don’t
Care; Niniola, J’ete; Seyi Shay, Right
Now; and Temi Doll Face, School Hour.
Nominated from Senegal is Adiouza,
with the song, Daddy; while Josey is
carrying the Ivoriene flag with her song,
Diplome.
The list for the Best Male Artiste, West
Africa is also very interesting. Here
Flavour and Wizkid are in competition
with their songs Dance and Final Baba
Nla respectively.
Brymo and Tekno are also in the race
with In the City and Duro, while two
Ghanaian stars, Okyeame and
Sarkodie, are shortlisted for their songs,
Small Small and Hand to Mouth.
From Mali, Idikiba & co completes the
list with Confiance.
Many other artistes have been
nominated in other regions of the
continent, while the organisers said
nominations in other categories of the
competition would soon be released.
Unveiling the nominees’ list, the African
Union and the 13-man jury expressed
excitement at the quantity and quality of
the entries received.
According to the moderator of the
adjudication process, Mr. Mike Strano,
about 2,700 entries from African music
professionals were received between of
May 20, 2015 and July 30, 2016 when
the submission lasted.
Describing the nomination process as
careful and thorough, Strano harped on
the Jury’s resolve to be fair and
transparent.
He said, “The jury is very careful about
being accurate right from the process of
verifying eligibility of entries to the
process collating and finalising results.
It is an evolving process but one we
work painstakingly at to ensure
transparency and fairness.”
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