Ghanaian dancehall artiste, Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jnr popularly
known as Shatta Wale was adjudged African Artiste of the Year at this
year’s Nigeria Entertainment Awards.
He beat off competition from Ghanaian musicians, Sarkodie, and
R2Bees; South Africans, Uhuru, Mafikizolo, and Mi Casa; and Congolese
singer Fally Ipupa to win the award.
The 9th edition of the Nigeria Entertainment Awards (NEA) came off at
the Skirball Performing Arts Center in New York Sunday night.
Nana Asiama Hanson (Bulldog), manager of Shatta Wale, told
Myjoyonline.com that prior to the awards, they were very confident of
winning “considering the amount of time and work we put in this year.”
Shatta Wale, who won Artiste of the Year at this year’s Ghana Music
Awards, has also been nominated for the 2014 International Reggae and
World Music Awards (IRAWMA).
To make it a double on the international stage, he has to beat off
stiff competition from Daniel Bambatta Marley (Jamaica), MC Norman
(Uganda), Alkaline (Jamaica), DABO (Tanzania), and Kranium (Jamaica).
The 2014 International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) will
come on at the Coral Springs Centre for the Arts, South Florida on
Saturday, October 4, 2014.
Shatta Wale, who was in the US to receive the African Artiste of the
Year award, is expected to be back in Ghana by the end of the week.
