How ironic it sounds; Sarkodie, one of Ghana’s most successful secular Artiste has been nominated for Ghana Gospel Industry Awards. Not only did it end there, his colleague, E L adds up to make it more surprising. As how the Organisers deduced from those songs to categorise them Gospel, Showbiz fanatics would need explanation from the board.
Below is the full category. Your vote would be needed to help Sarkodie and EL battle the Gospel Songsters:
PUBLIC VOTING CATEGORIES
*New Artiste of the year
Patience Nyarko – te twere wo & ye fre no Jesus – [1PN]
Ernest Acheampong – Pegya Me Kosoro/Wo daso ye Nyame – [1EA]
Mabel Okyere – Bibihiami – [1MO]
Miriam Afari – Ashase Nyame – [1MA]
*Album of the year –
Joyce Blessing – heavy price – [2JB]
Ernest Acheampong – wuda so ye onyame – [2EA]
Cynthia Maccauley – Wait – [2CM]
OJ – Nokoa Sem – [2OJ]
*Song of the year
Joyce Blessing – Monko moakye – [3JB]
Nicholas Omane Acheampong – Zaphnat Panea – [3NOA]
OJ – maye se mo pen – [3OJ]
Cynthia Maccauley – Nkomhye – [3CM]
*Artiste of the Year –
Joyce Blessing – Monko moakye – [4JB]
OJ – maye se mo pen – [4OJ]
Cynthia Maccauley – Nkomhye – [4CM]
Nicholas Omane Acheampong – Zaphnat Panea – [4NOA]
*Popular Video of the Year –
Joyce Blessing – Monko moakye – [5JB]
OJ – maye se mo pen – [5OJ]
Cynthia Maccauley – Nkomhye – [5CM]
Nicholas Omane Acheampong – Zaphnat Panea – [5NOA]
*Alternative Gospel Video of the Year –
Sarkodie – Hallelujah – [6SK]
Brenya – Life – [6BN]
EL – Hallelujah – [6EL]
Trigmatic – Wo Sika Nti – [6TG]
*Alternative Gospel Song of the Year –
Sarkordie – Hallelujah – [7SK]
EL – see me suffer – [7EL]
Brenya – Life – [7BN]
Lil Shaker – Amen – [7LS]
*Collaboration of the Year –
Joyce Blessing & Jewek Arkah – Nyame Eguama – [8JB]
Ceccy Twum & Nacy – semeko Meho a – [8CT]
Author: Nana Kwesi Coomson (www.233times.net)