Saturday 5 December at 12pm on MTV
Hosted by Fugees front man, Wyclef Jean, and held in Kasarani, Kenya the MTV Africa Music Awards 2009 celebrates the best in African music. Tune into MTV on Saturday 12 December at 12pm to see spectacular performances and who takes home the coveted awards.
Originally held on 10 October, big winners from the night were Nameless (from Kenya) and M.I. (from Nigeria). Nameless took home the coveted Best Male Artist award as well as the Listener’s Choice Award and M.I. also clinched an impressive double, picking up Best New Act and best Hip Hop.
Wyclef Jean set the uplifting tone for the evening with an electrifying live set including hits Sweetest Girl, No Woman No Cry and Ready or Not. Hip hop phenomenon Akon also rose to the challenge and roused the crowd with a show-stopping version of his track Beautiful.
Uniting Africa through music the awards featured some of the hottest hook-ups between artists from different countries and genres. Among the collaborations thrilling the crowd were HHP, Brickz and 2 Face, a stunning duet between Kenyan divas Amani and Wahu and a dramatic hip hop/rock mash-up between Zebra & Giraffe and Da LES.
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