TShakazBlackRoots Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 Blessings. Our music awards are called the PAM Awards. Only 3 yrs old. I've been nominated in the Reggae category. The 'glitzy' affair is this saturday. My band had requested to play live at the function, only to learn that organisers are favouring artists using backing CD tracks to perform ! Ces't la vie. The sad news is that a young man called Paul Mwanda died yesterday of cancer at only 27yrs ! This boy has single handlely put Ugandan music on the web when he created www.musicuganda.com. His own savings, no sponsorship. Just him, a few friends and family. He was obsessed with Rap/Hip Hop also founding the Hip Hop foundation. Despite this, he supported all genres of music over here. R.I.P Paul . It Began In Afrika. https://www.facebook.com/BlackRootsUNLIMITED/ https://www.facebook.com/TanquerayAllMusicSafari/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraub Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 27 is so young! Sad indeed. My condolences to you on the loss of a compatriot. And Congrats on the nomination! I still owe you a full review (sorry ) but I really like some of the stuff on the disc I have. Break the proverbial leg... Peace, wraub I'm a lot more like I am now than I was when I got here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dohhhhh6 Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 TShakazBlackRoots, it's been a really cool experience seeing you come from just "one of the guys" to a "Grammy" nominee. Best of luck with it man! In Skynyrd We Trust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TShakazBlackRoots Posted October 2, 2005 Author Share Posted October 2, 2005 Oooh la la.....I didn't win but it was ok with the event. I'm the Reggae don over here for years... everyone knows it! But our stuff is not really for popular consumption really so it was a Ragga DJ who won the category...shame! Ragga ain't Reggae. It was a good event, all glitzy. Hopefully, the music over here will improve over time. One Love It Began In Afrika. https://www.facebook.com/BlackRootsUNLIMITED/ https://www.facebook.com/TanquerayAllMusicSafari/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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