KISIMA AWARDS 2012

Kisima Music Awards has come to be recognized as the equivalent of other international awards much similar as it is done for MTV Awards, KORA Awards, Channel O Awards nominees and winners.

This years Awards are set to be held on the 28th of September 2012 at the Kenyatta International Conference Center and organizers have announced that they are accepting nominations from artistes in East Africa who have recently released music.

Kisima Music Awards was set up in 1994 to acknowledge and reward excellence achievement across board, and has come a long way to the turning point in 2003 when the efforts of growth were fully targeted at music, thus defining a people and a culture.

 
Last years Awards (9th Kisima Awards  2011) were held at at the KICC  saw various Gospel artistes awarded and they were MOG and Mr Seed won the Collaboration of the Year award. Mbuvi was voted the Best Benga Artiste while BMF scooped the Most Promising Artiste/Group award

Gospel artist Juliani seized the evening bagging Ksh1 Million for the Kenya's Artiste of the Year. The artist was born and raised in Nairobi’s Dandora estate which is one of the poorest neighborhoods in Nairobi. He promised to donate part of the cash to a youth project that seeks to train and equip young people with information on issues affecting them.

Juliani beat out competitors Sauti Soul, P Unit, Kidum, Maddtrax and Jaguar. The former member of Ukoo Flani group won in all the three categories he was nominated in: Best Gospel Artiste and Hip Hop Artiste for his hit song Bahasha ya Ocampo. The song also won Homeboyz Studio’s Producer of the Year award.

This year’s awards, christened the Making of Legends, was marked with the announcement that the top winner will walk away with a cool Sh2million.

The deadline for submission was on the 7th. Here is how artistes were to register for this years even.
 
1. A song / Album released between 1st April 2011 – 1st April 2012
2. Resident of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Zanzibar , Southern Sudan or originally from the mention countries though residing
in another part of the world.
3. Music has its origin and instrumentation from the greater Africa region though the artiste is from outside the mention countries.
4. Entry Form duly filled in all sections accompanied with music audio or music video in the format recommended i.e. CD/Cassette of Song/
Album. Music Video in DVD, VCD or DV Tape format.