Kora Oye! From: New African | Date: January 1, 2004| Author: | Copyright International Communications Jan 2004. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Ugandan pastor and Cape Verdean diva are the toast of African music 2003

The 2003 Kora Awards - Africa's version of the Grammy's - were held in Johannesburg on 6 December. The glittering ceremony held at the Sandton Convention Centre saw the Ugandan pastor, George Okudi, winning two awards - Best African Male Artist and Best Male Artist in East Africa. His upbeat gospel hit, Wipolo, was adjudged by the audience to be the best song on the African market in 2003.

Suzanna Lubrano, the diva from Cape Verde, won the Best Female Artist, and Barbara Kanam from DRCongo was voted the Most Promising ...

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