The 11th edition of the

Tanzania Music Awards Tanzania Music Awards are national music awards held annually in Tanzania. They are also known as the Kilimanjaro Music Awards or the Kili Music Awards after their sponsor (Kilimanjaro Premium Lager). The awards were established in 1999 by the ...

took place at the Diamond Jubilee Hall in Dar es Salaam, on Friday 14 May 2010. The event was anchored by Jokate Mwegelo.The Citizen
Newcomers ruling the roost
21 May 2010

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was the big winner of the night with three awards out of four nominations, which is a remarkable result for a newcomer.

Nominees and Winners

Winners are in bold text.

Best Male Singer

*Banana Zorro *Ali Kiba *Christian Bella *Marlow *Mzee Yusuph

Best Female Singer

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*Khadija Yusuph *Maunda Zoro * Mwasiti *Vumilia

Best Song Writer

*Mzee Yusuf *Banana Zorro *Fid Q *

*Mrisho Mpoto *Mzee Abuu

Best Upcoming Artist

*Amini *Barnaba *Belle 9 *Quick Racka

Best Hip Hop Artist

*Chid Benzi *Fid Q *Joh Makini *Mangwea *Professor J

Best Rapper (from a Band)

*Kitokololo *Chokoraa *Diouf *Ferguson *Totoo Ze Bingwa

Best Song

- 'Kamwambie' *Banana Zorro - 'Zoba' *Hussein M - 'Kwa Ajili Yako' *Marlow - 'Pii Pii' *Mrisho Mpoto - 'Nikipata Nauli'

Best Music Video

*CPwaa - 'Problems' * AY - 'Leo' *Banana Zorro - 'Zoba' *Diamond - 'Kamwambie' *

- 'Natamani Kuwa Malaika'

Best Afro Pop Song

*Marlaw - 'Pii Pii' *Ali Kiba - 'Usiniseme' *Banana Zorro - 'Zoba' *Chege - 'Karibu Kiumeni' *Mataluma - 'Mama Ubaya'

Best R&B Song

- 'Kamwambie' *AT featuring Stara Thomas - 'Nipigie' *Belle 9 - 'Masogange' *Maunda Zoro - 'Mapenzi ya Wawili' *Steve - 'Sogea Karibu'

Best Hip Hop Song

*Joh Makini - 'Stimu Zimelipiwa' *Chid Benz - 'Pom Pom Pisha' *Fid Q - 'Im a professional' *Mangwea - 'CNN' *Quick Racka - 'Bullet'

Best Collaboration Song

*AT ft Stara Thomas - 'Nipigie' *Barnaba/Pipi - 'Njia Panda' *FA/Prof Jay/Sugu - 'Nazeeka Sana' *Hussein M/Joh Makini - 'Utaipenda' *Mangwea/Fid Q - 'CNN'

Best Swahili Song (from a Band)

*African Stars Band - 'Mwana Dar es Salaam' *African Stars B - 'Shida Darasa' *Extra Bongo - 'Mjini Mipango' *FM Academia - 'Vuta Nikuvute' *K-Mondo - 'Magambo' *Machozi Band - 'Nilizama' *Wahapahapa - 'Chei Chei'

Best Album (from a Band)

*African Stars Band - 'Mwana Dar es Salaam' *Kalunde Band - 'Hilda' *Msondo Ngoma - 'Huna Shukurani'

Best Ragga/Dancehall Song

*Bwana Misosi - 'Mungu Yuko Bize' *Benjamini wa Mambo J - 'Fly' *Drezzy Chief - 'Wasanii' *

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- 'Shikide'

Best Reggae Song

* AY ft

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- 'Leo (Reggae remix)' *Dabo ft Mwasiti - 'Don't Let I Go' *Hemedi - 'Alcohol' *Matonya/Bella -'Umoja ni nguvu' *Man Snepa - 'Barua'

Best Taarab Song

*Jahazi Modern Taraab - 'Daktari wa Mapenzi' *5 Star - 'Wapambe Msitujadili' *5 Star - 'Riziki Mwanzo wa chuki' *Coast - 'Kukupenda isiwe taabu' *Jahazi Modern Taraab - 'Roho Mbaya Haijengi'

Best Taarab Album

*Jahazi Modern Taraab - 'Daktari wa Mapenzi' *5 Stars - 'Riziki Mwanzo wa chuki' *Coast - 'Kukupenda isiwe taabu' *EA Melody - 'Kilamtu kivyakevyake' *New ZNZ Stars - 'Poa Mpenzi'

Best East African Song

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- 'Haturudi Nyuma' * Flag of Uganda

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, Radio & Weasel - 'Where you are' * Flag of Uganda

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Radio & Weasel - 'Bread and Butter'

Best Traditional Song

*Mrisho Mpoto - 'Nikipata Nauli' *Machozi Band - 'Mtarimbo' *Offside Trick - 'Samaki' *Omari Omari - 'Kupata Majaliwa' *Wahapahapa Band - 'Chei Chei'

Best Producer

*Lamar *Man Water *Marco Chali *Hermy B

Hall of Fame trophy

*to an individual: Zahir Zorro *to an institution: Clouds FM

References

Tanzania Music Awards Official website
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External links

Tanzania Music Awards Official website

Tanzania music awards Tanzania Music Awards are national music awards held annually in Tanzania. They are also known as the Kilimanjaro Music Awards or the Kili Music Awards after their sponsor (Kilimanjaro Premium Lager). The awards were established in 1999 by the ...

Music awards Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspe ...