Road to MAMAs - Gearing Up for the 1st MTV Africa Music Awards

Its only a few days until the 1st ever MTV Africa Music Awards aka the MAMAs. As we gear up to the event, a slew of pre-event concerts are being held all around Africa. Here are the photos from the Lagos event. It featured performance from Naeto C, The Game, 9ice, D’Banj, Don Jazzy & Wande Coal.

The Nominees BEST FEMALE Wahu (Kenya) Asa (Nigeria) Dama Do Bling (Mozambique) Sasha (Nigeria) Zonke (South Africa)

BEST MALE Jua Cali (Kenya) 2Face (Nigeria) D’Banj (Nigeria) DJ Cleo (South Africa) HHP (South Africa)

BEST LIVE PERFORMER Samini (Ghana) D’Banj (Nigeria) P-Square (Nigeria) Cassette (South Africa) Jozi (South Africa)

BEST GROUP P-Square (Nigeria) Freshly Ground (South Africa) Jozi (South Africa) The Parlotones (South Africa) East African Bashment Crew (Uganda)

BEST ALTERNATIVE Buraka Som Sistema (Portugal) Goldfish (South Africa) Seether (South Africa) The Parlotones (South Africa) Coldplay (UK)

BEST HIP-HOP 9ice (Nigeria) HHP (South Africa) Professor Jay (Tanzania) Lil Wayne (USA) The Game (USA)

BEST R&B P-Square (Nigeria) Akon (Senegal / USA) Loyiso (South Africa) Alicia Keys (USA) Rihanna (USA)

ARTIST OF THE YEAR Asa (Nigeria) D’Banj (Nigeria) P-Square (Nigeria) HHP (South Africa) Seether (South Africa)

BEST NEW ACT Kwaw Kese (Ghana) Wahu (Kenya) 9ice (Nigeria) Naeto C (Nigeria) Da L.E.S. (South Africa)

BEST VIDEO Movaizhaleine (Gabon) – Nous Ikechukwu (Nigeria) – Wind Am Well P-Square (Nigeria) – Roll It Freshlyground (South Africa) – Pot Belly Pro Kid (South Africa) – Uthini Ngo Pro

Its going to be a HOT show. I hear there are some unexpected and amazing performances planned.

The winners of the MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain will be unveiled at The Velodrome, Abuja, on Saturday, 22 November 2008.