According to recent Steadman polls reggae music is the most listened to genre of music among the youth in Kenya. It’s also the capital of reggae/dancehall music in Africa being the only country with 24/7 reggae/dancehall radio station , this can also be attested with all successful reggae concerts that have been held in the country in the past 5years,they have all been successful in numbers and production, Ritchie Spice, Turbulence, Morgan heritage courtesy of Fishbone Entertainment, Burning spear, Black Uhuru courtesy of Sarakasi Trust, Luciano and Gyptian ,and we also for the first time thy were backed by cooperate bodies like Zain,H20,KTN,Coca-Cola,Safaricom,Kiss TV, Metro radio and Homeboyz.
To crown it all Reggae Academy Awards will take place for the first time in Kenya. According to the Kenya Don ,the events organizer who apparently owns a TV show, stepping razor, aired on Citizen TV every Saturday ,this awards are meant to honor best reggae/dancehall night in Kenya(Upscale Sundays, Uptown Thursdays, Wednesday Maddy and Blacksupremacy Nights),nominations will be done by the committee and then voting by the fans thru text on radio/TV station that we will partner with and our website, the awards ceremony is in December, most listened to reggae/dancehall show popular reggae/radio personality, most popular sound system, best dressed reggae/dancehall selector, most popular reggae artist in Kenya(international). “I am only finalizing on a few things and the dates will be confirmed” he told SPICY BIZZ
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