Top African music acts to dazzle at Glo CAF Awards

TOP music acts from across the African continent will dazzle guests, VIPs and members of the football community at the forth-coming 2014 Glo-CAF Awards scheduled to hold in Lagos on January 8, 2015.

The top acts expected to do their stuff at the high octane continental event are Congo DRC’s multiple award-winning song writer, singer and guitarist, Fally Ipupa; global Jazz icon, Hugh Masekela from South Africa and Egyptian folk singer and the first person from an Arab country to perform at a Nobel Prize ceremony, Hakim.

Other acts billed to perform at the show, which will be watched live all over the world, include the Soweto Gospel Choir from South Africa, sensational singing group, Uhuru; pan African group, Cirque D’Afrique and Tanzania’s prominent multiple award-winning singer, Diamond.

Some of the biggest stars in Nigeria will also light up the evening. They include the wave-making highlife artiste, Flavour; Hip hop sensations, P-Square and Wande Coal; Afrobeat icon, Lagbaja and one of Nigeria’s most prominent female singers Omawumi. All of these top musicians cum entertainers are also Globacom Ambassadors.

The event, touted as the Oscars of African Football, is held annually to celebrate the continent’s finest football stars. It attracts the biggest names in world sports, particularly football, as well as other spheres of life, such as business, politics and entertainment.

“It is a careful selection of music stars and highly decorated performers, whose songs are currently ruling the airwaves across the continent” said Mr. Ashok Israni, Globacom’s Regional Marketing Director, West Africa. According to him, the stars are expected to take turns performing at different stages of the awards.

One of the highest points of the night for many fun lovers, especially Jazz lovers, would be the live performance of the legendary South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer, and singer, Hugh Masekela.

Masekela has performed on some of the best stages across the world, and has picked a number of high profile awards along the way including Ghana Music Awards’ African Music Legend award in 2007, Lifetime Achievement Award by Channel O and BBC Radio Jazz Awards’ International Award of the Year in 2002.

The combination of Masekela and Nigeria’s Jazz and Afrobeat maestro, Lagbaja, on the same night, is expected to set the night aglow and give fun lovers fond memories to last them a lifetime.

Many of the guests would also look forward to the live performance of Flavour who has just launched a new album that is already enjoying massive air play across the continent.

Some of Flavour’s hits include “Shake,” and “Ada Ada”. He is known across Africa and the rest of the world for his massive club banger, “Nwa Baby (Ashawo Remix)”.

It is expected to be a night of unending thrill, fun and excitement for the dignitaries expected at the continent’s most glamorous football event.

From 2005 to date, outstanding African players have won the Glo CAF Awards. Samuel Eto’o Fils of Cameroon emerged the winner of the inaugural edition in Abuja in 2005. Former captain of Cote d’Ivoire national team, Didier Drogba, clinched the 2006 edition in Ghana.

In 2007, it was the turn of Malian International, Freddy Kanoute. In 2008, Emmanuel Adebayor of Togo emerged the winner in Lagos, while Didier Drogba got the award in Accra in 2009.

Samuel Eto’o Fils yet again picked the Award in 2010 in Egypt while Yaya Toure of Cote d’Ivoire emerged the winner (back to back) in 2011 and 2012. Before then, some top Nigerian players like Rashidi Yekini, Kanu Nwankwo and Victor Ikpeba had clinched the title.

Globacom is using the platform of this year’s awards to reward its loyal subscribers. Two hundred and fifty of the company’s subscribers who recharge with N5000 up till the end of December or buy a smart phone from any Gloworld shop within the period will stand a chance to reserve their seats at the prestigious event.

In another promo on the event, Glo subscribers who successfully predict the African Footballer of the Year, Woman Player of the Year and Coach of the Year stand a chance of winning eye-popping prizes including a 2014 Mercedes Benz G Wagon.(VANGUARD)