BOMU snub disco, kwasa kwasa artists in awards

Tumza and The Big Bullets
Tumza and The Big Bullets

Botswana Musicians Union (BOMU) has released categories for its 10th annual music awards, but has excluded popular genres on its list.

A record 38 award categories will be contested for in this year’s edition of the annual music awards, but disco and kwasa kwasa have been given a wide berth. This has rubbed artists of the two genres the wrong way, as they feel unrecognised and disrespected by BOMU.

The artists, who are also BOMU members, are crying foul following the cold-shoulder and complain that they have been used by BOMU to push their (BOMU)agenda in the promotional festivals.

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