ATI, Charma Gal top Botswana awards nominees list
The Botswana Music Union (BOMU) unveiled the nominees of the 2017 edition of the BOMU Music Awards at Tlotlo Hotel and Conference Centre in Gaborone on 12 October. The event, which is now in its seventh edition, will be held at the Gaborone International Convention Centre on 31 October.
ATI tops the list with six nominations in the Best New Comer, Best Single, Best Male Artist, Best Collaboration, Best Motswako Artist and Song of The Year categories. Charma Gal (real name Magdeline Lesolebe) was nominated in the Best Female, Best Mosakaso, Album of the Year and Song of the Year categories. She has two nominations in the Song of the Year category.
That category was not open for entries and the award will be given to an artist whose song received the most airplay.
Voting will be done via SMS. Visit the BOMU Music Awards Facebook page on how to vote.
List of nominees below:
Song of the Year
- Charma Gal – ‘Mmokolodi’
- DJ Anthem and Skavenja – ‘Monyopi’
- ATI ft Young Amazing and Leggacy – ‘Khiring Khiring Khoronh’
- Rraagwe Tinana – ‘Ba Mo Nose’
Best Album
- Give Thanks – We Must Praise
- Morweetsana – Skavenja
- Envelope – ATI
- Rraagwe Tinana
Best Male
- Obakeng
- ATI
- Rraagwe Tinana
- Skavenja
- Kagiso Morebodi
Best Female
- Kerry More
- Charma Gal
- Slizer
- Amantle Brown
Best New Comer
- We Must Praise
- DJ Cue Due
- Zanele Tumelo
- Drak
- Rraagwe Tinana
Best Group/Duo
- We Must Praise
- St Paul -Mochudi
- Bana Ba Bana BaNtongwa
- Matsosangwao
- Maatla a Roma
Best DJ
- DJ Ksb
- DJ Cue Due
- DJ Chabo
- DJ Bino
Best House/Dance
- DJ Bino
- DJ Ksb
- Young Prince
BEST DVD (H)
- Matsosangwao
- Bana Ba Bana Bantongwa
- Lalo Caprique
- Lekwete
Best Music Producer
- Thato Kgaswane
- Reuben “Rhuu”
- DJ Bino
- Phoenix
Best Music Video
- Amantle Brown – ‘Follo’
- Berry Heart – ‘Eternal Love’
- Charma Gal – ‘Mmokolodi’
- BK Proctor ft Jojo – ‘Egwueji’
- Trippy Rhea ft ‘Yaw Bannerman’
Best Single
- Kabelo Tiro aka Scavenja – ‘Morweetsana’
- Rraagwe Tinana – Ba Mo Nose
- ATI ft Young Amazing & Leggacy – ‘Khiring Khiring Khorong’
- Kery More – ‘Ke Tshwarwe ke bogatsu’
- Bianca – ‘Deserts’
- Drak – ‘Kea Phikwe’
Best Mosakaso/Mpaqangha
- Mc Maswe
- Rraagwe Tinana
- Charma Gal
Best Ragga
- T.sh Candy
- Paul Calcutyl
- Ras T
- Theother
Best folklore
- Radipitse
Best RnB
- Tape Music Empire
- Zanele Tumelo
- Gappy Roberts
Best Afro-pop
- Lekwete
- Figos
- Skavenja
Best Jazz
- Genius Senyatso
Best House/Kwasa/Kwaito
- Beauty Queens
- Stagatto
- Slizer
- Young Zolani
Best Contemporary Gospel
- Ounah – ‘Falling Back’
- We Must Praise – ‘Give That’
- Voice of Angel Worshipers
Best Hip Hop/Motswako
- Sparks Lehipi
- ATI
- Tipp Ex
Best Traditional
- Mmanyeu
- Jojo
- Mokoupere
- Bana ba Bana Bantongwa
Best Collaboration
- Rrragwe Tinana ft Western – Nyaa Bagolo
- ATI feat Young Amazin nd Leggacy – Khiring Khiring Khorong
- Kerry More
- Charma Gal ft Jah Prayzah – Somonyoke
Best Clap and Tap
- St Paul Mochudi
- Maatla a Roma
- Ba ineetseng Go Jehova
- Spiritual Choir
Best Traditional Gospel
- Kagiso Morebodi
- Ouna
- Obakeng
- Kese Kalayamore
Best Packaged Album
- We Must Praise – Giving Thanks
- Zanele Tumelo – Dare to Dream
- Kagiso Morebodi – Ke itumetse jang
- Rraagwe Tinana – Mokwepa
- Kabelo Tiro – Morweetsana
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