East African Bashment Crew (also known as East African Reggae Bashment Crew) is a

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Ugandan }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southe ...

reggae group formed by Bebe Cool from Uganda and his contemporaries. It consists of three members,

Bebe Cool Bebe Cool (real name Moses Ssali; born 1 September 1977) is an African reggae and ragga musician from Uganda. He started his career around 1997 in Nairobi, Kenya, but moved back to his native country a few years later. Bebe Cool was one of the ...

from Uganda, and the Kenyan duo

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Kevin Wyre Kevin Waire, best known by his stage name Wyre, is a Kenyan R&B and reggae musician. He is known for being a member of the groups Necessary Noize and East African Bashment Crew, as well as his solo career. He has released two solo albums. The l ...

and Nazizi). All of them were already established musicians when the group was formed in 2005. While the members of the group concentrate on their main projects, East African Bashment Crew reunites every now and then. Their song "Africa Unite" is featured in the ''African Rebel Music - Roots Reggae & Dancehall'' compilation album by

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Awards

Won: *2006

Pearl of Africa Music Awards The Pearl of Africa Music Awards (also known as the PAM Awards) was an annual national music award event held in Uganda. The inaugural event was held in 2003. In 2006, categories for musicians from other East Africa East Africa, Eastern Afr ...

- Song of the Year ("Fire Anthem") *2007

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- Video Of The Year ("Kube") Nominated: *2005

KORA Awards The KORA All Africa Music Awards are music awards given annually for musical achievement in sub-Saharan Africa. The awards were founded in 1994 by Benin born businessman, Ernest Adjovi, after a discussion in Namibia with the country's President Ha ...

- Best African Reggae/Ragga Act *

2006 Kisima Music Awards The 2006 Kisima Music Awards were held in Nairobi, Kenya. They were the first of the awards to be broadcast across Africa on television, after the organisers partnered with South African satellite station Channel O, and was also the first to featur ...

- Best Ragga & Best Reggae * 2008 MTV Africa Music Awards - Best Group Museke, October 8, 2008
MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) 2008 - the nominees

References

{{Reflist Kenyan musical groups Ugandan musical groups Musical groups established in 2005