Here Are The Artistes Who Made it Into Kisima Awards Nominations

So yesterday evening the 10th edition of the Kisima Awards nominations went down at San Valencia. With more than 300 entries received this year for the 12 categories, the organizers sure had a hard time nominating the best talent for the respective categories.

Ladies and gentlemen without much ado here are the nominees;
Artist of the Year
1.    CampMulla     
2.    Nameless     
3.    Daddy Owen     
4.    Nonini     
5.    Octopizzo   
6.    Emmy Kosgei
The winner in this category will walk away with Sh2 million (US$22K)!

Best Hip Hop Artist
1.    Mafans – Cannibal   
2.    Prep – Xtatic     
3.    On Top – OCTOPIZZO     
4.    Swahili Shakespeare – Rabbit

5.    Colour Kwa Face – Nonini

6.    Exponential Potential – Juliani

Best Urban Song
1.    Hahe – Just a Band   
2.    Party Dont Stop – CampMulla  
3.    Welcome 2 the Disco – MuthoniDQ  
4.    Kusunga- Boneless

Best Ragga/Reggae
1.    Mbona – Daddy Owen  
2.    Nairobi Rough – Fireson  
3.    Number One – Kevo Yout  
4.    Guarantee – Wyre

5.    Longombas

Best Benga Song
1.    Sihai Malo – Judith Bwire    
2.    Kaana Funny – Kamande wa Kioi  
3.    Momo – Murimi wa Kahalf   
4.    Kanungo Eteko- Otieno Aloka 

Best Fusion Artists
1.    Chips Funga – Anto Neo-soul    
2.    Coming Home – Nameless   
3.    Saida – Dan Aceda 

4.    Mama Africa – Judith Bwire

5.    Jahera Na – Juliet

6.    Still a liar – Wahu

Best Collabo of Year
1.    Don’t Want To B Alone – Ay ft Sauti Sol     
2.    Make u Dance – Keko ft Madtraxx   
3.    Mpita Njia – Alicios ft Juliana
4.    Mbona – Daddy Owen ft Denno
5.    Gentleman – P Unit ft Sauti Sol
6.    What You Like – Longombas ft Mr. Vegas

Best Boomba Artist
1.    Shine – Amileena
2.    My Reason – Habida
3.    Vidonge – Size 8
4.    Kitu Kimoja – Avril
5.    Maswali Ya Polisi – DNA

6.    Vunja Shingo – Q-Tasi ft Mejja

7.    Fimbo Ya Kwanza – Grandpa Family

8.    Boogez Boogez – Prince Davis

Music Video of the Year
1.    Nameless – Coming Home
2.    Rabbit – Swahili Shakespeare
3.    Juliani – Exponential Potential
4.    Daddy Owen – Mbona
5.    Nonini – Colour kwa face

6.    Wahu – Still A Liar

East African Recognition Award
1.    TMK – Kichwa Kinauma (TZ)
2.    Jackie Chandiru – Golddigger (UG)
3.    Lady Jaydee ft. Mr Blue – Wangu (TZ)
4.    Profesa_Jay – Kamiligado (TZ)
5.    Chameleone – Valu Valu (TZ)
6.    Diamond – Mawazo (TZ)
7.    Dynamq – Jere Jere (Southern Sudan)

Gospel Artiste of the Year
1.    Daddy Owen ft. Denno – Mbona
2.    Eko Dydda – Psalms 23
3.    Eunice Njeri – Natamani
4.    Mastar Piece ft. DK – Kofii Yoo
5.    Emmy Kosgei – Ololo
6.    Willy Paul ft. Gloria Muliro – Sitolia

Best Upcoming Artiste
1.    Alicios
2.    Anto Neosoul
3.    Camp Mulla
4.    Nariki
5.    Xtatic
6.    Yvonne Darcqo

There you have it. The best in each of the above 12 categories will be crowned on the 2nd November at the KICC.