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Pearl of Africa Music (PAM) Awards to Honor Uganda's Best
Published September 27, 2005

The Uganda music recording industry's first and only award, the PEARL, is annually awarded by the Pearl of Africa Music Awards voting membership to honour music excellence.

 

Two different bodies - Panel of judges and the General public cast their votes for a single winner in each category.

 

The panel of judges is made up of nine people from different institutions critical to the development of music in Uganda. They include one person from the MDD department of Makerere University, general public, Kampala Music school, retired veteran artiste, VJ/TV presenter of a music show (Media-TV) DJ/Radio presenter (Media-Radio), club DJ (DJs association), entertainment writer (Media-Print) and a music director /programmer from a radio station.

 

The panel is also responsible for resolving any queries or abnormalities that may arise from the nomination process. A representative from Ernst & Young supervises the panel.

 

The panel’s vote constitutes 60% while that of the public (through SMS) forms 40% of the total vote per category. The summation of votes cast by the above two bodies determines the winner. It is therefore awarded for artistic or technical achievement, not sales or chart positions.

 

The PAM Awards presentation brings together thousands of creative and technical professionals in the music industry from all over the country.

 

Covering 23 categories, the awards honour recordings in musical fields as diverse as folk pop, ragga, afro-beat, live band, traditional and many more.


The PAM Awards will return to Speke resort Munyonyo for the 3rd Annual ceremony on October 1st 2005.

 

Last year’s ceremony was held to one of the biggest audiences ever to grace an event in Uganda. More than 30,000 people turned up while more than 5 million listeners turned on the various radio stations for blow by blow updates of the four hour event which featured  performances from Ragga Dee, Sweet Kid, Abdu Mulaasi, Sophie Gombya, Rasta Charz among others.

 

The growing prestige of the PAM Awards and its surrounding events has made it a significant event on the Ugandan social calendar. Regional launches – which include tours to the North, West, East and Central regions have become a rich tradition of talent spotting events as anticipated as the PAM Award itself.

 

Taken together, as PAM Awards committee member Elvis Sekyanzi  says, "It all adds up to one exciting event: “Uganda music industry's biggest showcase." 

 

2005 PAM Awards Full Nominee List

 

1. BEST HIP HOP SINGLE

  • NARUDI              Lyrical G
  • RUCUS               Navio & Peter Miles
  • TUJABABYA        Krazy Native
  • MOTHER AFRICA  Hip Hop All Stars

 

2. BEST HIP HOP ARTISTE/GROUP

  • KLEAR KUT
  • LYRICAL G
  • NAVIO
  • KRAZY NATIVE

 

3. BEST AFRO BEAT SINGLE

  • JANGU ENO MAAMA                      Chagga
  • KIPEPEO                                     Jose Chameleone
  • KANAMBEYA                                East World
  • OBWETOWAZE BWA BAKYALA         Rebecca Jjingo

 

4. BEST AFRO BEAT ARTISTE/GROUP            

  • CHAGGA
  • EAST WORLD
  • JOSE CHAMELEONE
  • SWEET KID

 

5. BEST GOSPEL SINGLE

  • TUSIMBE FENNA MU KISINDE          Father Anthony Musaala
  • KANKUTENDEREZE                        Mesach Semakula
  • TALIMBA YESU                            Bebe Cool
  • EVERY TIME I CRY                        Kingdom Dancers

 

6. BEST GOSPEL ARTISTE/GROUP

  • JULIET MUGIRYA
  • PASTOR GEORGE OKUDI
  • KINGDOM DANCERS (JULIUS & RICHARD)
  • FATHER ANTHONY MUSAALA

 

7. BEST CULTURAL ARTISTE/GROUP

  • ANNET NADUJJA
  • NDERE TROUPE
  • NILE BEAT
  • INGYENZI CULTURAL TROUPE

 

8. BEST FOLK POP ARTISTE/GROUP

  • ANNET NANDUJJA
  • NDERE TROUPE
  • PERCUSSION DISCUSSION
  • INGYENZI CULTURAL TROUPE

 

9. BEST KADONGOKAMU SINGLE

  • OMWOYO OMUTONO  Willy Mukabya
  • EKYAPA                   Abdu Mulaasi
  • BEST MAN                Abdu Mulaasi
  • KILIMANJARO            Lord Fred Sebatta

 

10. BEST KADONGOKAMU ARTISTE/GROUP

  • PAUL KAFEERO
  • LORD FRED SEBATTA
  • WILLY MUKABYA
  • ABDU MULAASI

 

11. BEST RAGGA ARTISTE/GROUP

  • PETER MILES
  • BEBE COOL
  • RAGGA DEE
  • BOBI WINE

 

12. BEST REGGAE ARTISTE/GROUP

  • BEBE COOL
  • BLOOD BROTHERS
  • BLACK ROOTS
  • RASTA CHARZ

 

13. BEST R&B SINGLE

  • NABIKOOWA             Julianna Kanyomozi
  • HITAJI                     Blu *3
  • YO THE ONE             Michael Ross
  • EVERY TIME I CRY     Precious & Flava

 

14. BEST R&B ARTISTE/GROUP

  • BLU *3
  • MAURICE KIRYA
  • JULIANNA KANYOMOZI
  • MICHAEL ROSS

 

15. BEST LIVE BAND

  • KADS BAND
  • DIAMONDS PRODUCTION
  • EAGLES PRODUCTION
  • AFRIGO BAND

 

16. BEST LIVE BAND SINGLE

  • SSI GWE ONSIIMIRA                     Mesach Semakula
  • SUMULULA                            

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