Garth Prince is the stage name of Garth Prinsonsky, a Namibian- Canadian musician and writer.Paheja Siririka
"Produce music for the world, not only for Namibians - Garth Prince"
. '' New Era'', May 24, 2019. He is most noted for his 2021 album ''Falling in Africa'', which was a

Canadian Folk Music Award The Canadian Folk Music Awards are an annual music awards ceremony presenting awards in a variety of categories for achievements in both traditional and contemporary folk music, and other roots music genres, by Canadian musicians. The awards prog ...

nominee for Best Children's Album at the

17th Canadian Folk Music Awards The 17th Canadian Folk Music Awards were presented on April 3, 2022, to honour achievements in folk music by Canadian artists in 2021.Megan Lapierre"Canadian Folk Music Awards Announce 2022 Nominees" ''Exclaim!'', September 28, 2021. Nominees and ...

in 2022, and won the

Juno Award The Juno Awards, more popularly known as the JUNOS, are awards presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall of ...

for Children's Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2022. Born in Cape Town, South Africa, and raised in Swakopmund, Namibia, he was a member of the Mascato Youth Choir in childhood, and was later associated the band Afroshine, best known for their 2008 single "Ti Mama". He moved to Edmonton, Alberta after marrying a Canadian woman he had met while touring Canada, and works primarily as a children's entertainer and educator on African music and culture.Thandiwe Konguavi
"Film captures Edmonton music instructor's homecoming to Namibia"
. CBC News Edmonton, July 29, 2019. He was the subject of ''Memoirs of the Motherland'', a short documentary film, in 2019. ''Falling in Africa'' was released concurrently with ''Grazing Back Home'', a children's picture book created in collaboration with writer Tololwa Mollel and illustrator Jason Blower. He was a

Western Canadian Music Award The ''Western Canadian Music Awards'' (WCMAs) are an annual awards event for music in the western portion of Canada. The awards are provided by the Western Canada Music Alliance, which consists of six member music industry organizations from Br ...

nominee for Best Children's Entertainer in 2021.Brock Thiessen
"Western Canadian Music Awards Unveils Its 2021 Nominees"
. ''

Exclaim! ''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly Exclaim! print magazine publishes 7 ...

'', May 18, 2021.

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