Kenya: Voting opens for Sondeka Creative Awards 2020
The Sondeka Creative Awards have released the list of nominees for the 2020 edition, which takes place at the National Museum in Nairobi, Kenya, on 1 April.
The awards are organised by the Creatives Garage and feature nine categories, including Live Band, Alternative or Experimental Music, Online and Radio Podcasts, Digital Art, Traditional Art, Street Art, Poetry & Spoken Word, Dance, and Short Stories.
Members of the public have until 23 March to vote for their favourite artist. Individuals can vote only once every 24 hours.
Voting can be done here.
Below is the full list of nominees:
Live Bands
- Serro
- Nairobi Horns Project
- Shamsi Music
- Rash
- WeN_Music
- Cheif and the Marshalls
Experimental Music
- Basthma
- Halisi the Band
- Kali
- Mumala Maloba
- Cathy Matete
- Maryolive Mungai
Online Radio and Podcasts
- Lazereggae Invasion Podcast
- One Down
- Mo Nyarinda
- Friday Foreplay
- The Get Down
- Asylum Radio
Traditional Art
- Emmanuel Wandera
- Martin Liam Njiru
- Yona Wanjala Mudibo
- Francis Lee Gitahi
- M_nine
- Ango
Poetry and Spoken Word
- Mumbi Macharia
- Mak Mansa
- Cardiac Poet
- René Louis Solomon
- Crazy Mwanafunzi
- Alfaisal 254
Digital Art
- Daniel Omulo Otieno
- Faysal Anthony Nair
- John Mutahi
- Ng'endo Mukii
- Bénir
- Kelvin Shani
Short Stories
- Kennedy Kiiru Macharia
- Ian Abraham Nyakinya
- Wilson Westwood
- Moses Nguyai
- Gladwell Pamba
- Cj Giche
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