{"id":480554,"date":"2011-09-02T23:00:49","date_gmt":"2011-09-02T23:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/09\/02\/mobo-nominates-d%e2%80%99banj-seun-kuti\/"},"modified":"2011-09-02T23:00:49","modified_gmt":"2011-09-02T23:00:49","slug":"mobo-nominates-dbanj-seun-kuti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/09\/02\/mobo-nominates-dbanj-seun-kuti\/","title":{"rendered":"MOBO nominates D\u2019Banj Seun Kuti"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"96\">\n<p>Barely two months after Nigerian superstars Dbanj and 2Face made Nigeria proud by winning the Best African Act at the 2011 Black Entertainment Awards in Los Angeles, United States, another opportunity has availed itself for the country to shine again musically.<\/p>\n<p>Music Of Black Origin MOBO Awards 2011 has nominated the trio of Dbanj, WizKid and Seun Kuti to compete along side seven others in the Best African act category of the awards.<\/p>\n<p>Fatouma Diawara, Liquideep, Owiny Sigoma Band are some of the other big Africa artistes nominated in the same category. .<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2011\/09\/mobo-nominates-d%E2%80%99banj-seun-kuti\/showpix-dbanj\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-194089\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-194089\" title=\"Showpix--dbanj\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/2a92be13owpix-dbanj.gif.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"195\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>dbanj<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Interestingly, Cabo Snoop of the Windeck fame was not able to make the highly coveted list. Also nominated in this years MOBO awards are Adele, Beyonce, Brumo Mars, Nikki Minaj, Rihanna, Jessie J, and Ceelo Green amongst others.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s edition will also feature a special performance from legendary group, Boyz II Men, to celebrate 20 years of music.<\/p>\n<p>The MOBO Awards (Music Of Black Origin) has been going strong for the past 16 years.<\/p>\n<p>MOBO 2011<\/p>\n<p>All the Nominees<\/p>\n<p>Best U.K. Act<\/p>\n<p>AdeleChase &#038; StatusChipmunkExampleJessie JKaty BN-DubzWretch 32The StreetsTinie Tempah<\/p>\n<p>Best Newcomer<\/p>\n<p>Alex ClareEd SheeranEmeli SandeJamie WoonJessie JLoick EssienMaverick SabreRizzle KicksYasminWretch 32<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2011\/09\/mobo-nominates-d%E2%80%99banj-seun-kuti\/kuti\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-194091\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-194091\" title=\"kuti\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/854608fckuti.gif.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"215\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Seun Kuti<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Best U.K. Hip-Hop\/Grime Act<\/p>\n<p>GiggsRizzle KicksTinie TempahWileyWretch 32<\/p>\n<p>Best Video<\/p>\n<p>Chipmunk feat. Chris Brown \u2013 \u201cChampion\u201dJessie J \u2013 \u201cDo It Like a Dude\u201dRizzle Kicks \u2013 \u201cDown With The Trumpets\u201dTinchy Stryder feat. Dappy \u2013 \u201cSpaceship\u201dWiley \u2013 \u201cNumbers In Action\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Best International Act<\/p>\n<p>Alexis JordanAloe BlaccBeyonce KnowlesBruno MarsCee-Lo GreenJason DeruloNicki MinajRihannaSnoop DoggWiz Khalifa<\/p>\n<p>Best Song<\/p>\n<p>Adele \u2013 \u201cSomeone Like You\u201dChase &#038; Status feat. Tinie Tempah \u2013 \u201cHitz\u201dJessie J \u2013 \u201cDo It Like a Dude\u201dTinie Tempah \u2013 \u201cWonderman\u201dWretch 32 \u2013 \u201cTraktor\u201dBest Album<\/p>\n<p>Adele \u2013 \u201c21 \u201cChase &#038; Status \u2013 \u201cNo More Idols\u201dJessie J \u2013 \u201cWho You Are\u201dKaty B \u2013 \u201cOn a Mission\u201dTinie Tempah \u2013 \u201cDisc-Overy\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Best U.K. R&#038;B\/Soul Act<\/p>\n<p>AdeleDionne BromfieldMarsha AmbrosiousMike HoughOmar<\/p>\n<p>Best Reggae<\/p>\n<p>AlborosieDamian Marley &#038; NasJah CureKhagoMavado<\/p>\n<p>Best Jazz Act<\/p>\n<p>Denys BaptisteGwilym SimcockKairos 4tetMatthew HalsallUsonic<\/p>\n<p>Best African Act<\/p>\n<p>Cheikh LoD\u2019BanjFatouma DiawaraLiquideepOwiny Sigoma BandSeun KutiSMODSpoek MathamboVieux Farka TouraWizkid<\/p>\n<p>Best Gospel Act<\/p>\n<p>Bobby BovellFour KornerzJayessJunor GarrTriple O<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Comments are moderated. Please keep them clean and brief.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Continued here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2011\/09\/mobo-nominates-d\u2019banj-seun-kuti\/\" title=\"MOBO nominates D\u2019Banj Seun Kuti\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MOBO nominates D\u2019Banj Seun Kuti<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Barely two months after Nigerian superstars Dbanj and 2Face made Nigeria proud by winning the Best African Act at the 2011 Black Entertainment Awards in Los Angeles, United States, another opportunity has availed itself for the country to shine again musically. Music Of Black Origin MOBO Awards 2011 has nominated the trio of Dbanj, WizKid and Seun Kuti to compete along side seven others in the Best African act category of the awards. Fatouma Diawara, Liquideep, Owiny Sigoma Band are some of the other big Africa artistes nominated in the same category. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-480554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>MOBO nominates D\u2019Banj Seun Kuti - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/09\/02\/mobo-nominates-dbanj-seun-kuti\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"MOBO nominates D\u2019Banj Seun Kuti - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Barely two months after Nigerian superstars Dbanj and 2Face made Nigeria proud by winning the Best African Act at the 2011 Black Entertainment Awards in Los Angeles, United States, another opportunity has availed itself for the country to shine again musically. 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