Tough Competition For RoilBBA’s Song Of The Year Award

The best musicians in the city are this year battling it out to lift the gong for the Song of the Year in the Roil Bulawayo Arts Awards.The songs up for the gong are Amakhekhe — Top Kings, Amalobolo — Ngoma Ingoma, Asambeni — Mzoe 7, Babazala — Chipman, Like So — Asaph, Ngawuzw’ Umoya Wami — Msiz’kay ft Awa Khiwe & Mzoe7 and Thula Wazi —Vuyo Brown.Voting for the best song starts this Friday and is set to attract many music fans.Among the list of songs competing for the gong is Amalobolo by Ngoma Ingoma which became a wedding anthem for the better part of last year.Ngoma Ingoma spokesperson, Blessing Stot, said they were humbled by the nomination and grateful for the recognition.“As Ngoma Ingoma we are very honoured and humbled to be nominated once again among such great musicians. A nomination is a win, whether we win the gong or not we will still be very grateful for the recognition for it goes a long way,” said Stot.In hip-hop circles, Asaph and Msiz’kay who collaborated on As’pheli Moya (whose music video is up for an award), are again competing for the Song of the Year Award and Asaph’s song is Like So and Msiz’kay’s is Ngawuzw’ Umoya Wami.Asaph said his track deserved the award.- Chronicle