Chuks84:

if you have something to say then say it! dont drop nonsensical one-liners. I think you're the ignorant one. mumu.

Go google Grammy winners!!!

listen to there songs, come back and tell me u dnt feel foolish with ur first post!!!


ignorance is a disease!


#itsnaija

Asa is Nigeria's only hope of a Grammy.

no need for all dis long talk ,d ans is NO

I believe Femi Kuti was nominated for a Grammy--the World Music nominee--but he did not win. That being said, I believe Femi Kuti is another Nigerian Artist who has a good prospect of winning a grammy.

If Sade, seal or Femi who were nominated could not win the grammy, I doubt if any of the present musicians can.

Princek12:

I believe Femi Kuti was nominated for a Grammy--the World Music nominee--but he did not win. That being said, I believe Femi Kuti is another Nigerian Artist who has a good prospect of winning a grammy.

He was nominated twice. Can you imagine that?

MsTom:

If Sade, seal or Femi who were nominated could not win the grammy, I doubt if any of the present musicians can.

He was nominated twice. Can you imagine that?

Sade has won three Grammy awards.
Seal has won three too . . .

eldee:

Sade has won three Grammy awards.

thank you


#itsnaija

eldee:

Sade has won three Grammy awards.
Seal has won three too . . .

doesn't that make this thread redundant?

rapjunkie:

doesn't that make this thread redundant?

I think the OP was more about home-based artist.

ElRazur:

I think the OP was more about home-based artist.

Tuface should have won a grammy for 'african queen'. . . . .at the moment, i can't see anybody in naija winning a grammy

Aiite . . . let's end this thread once and for all.

You will not get a Grammy for doing a hiphop/R'n'B/pop album . . . except if it gets popular in the US and prolly the UK. . . not my fault deal with it.
If you're not pushing sales of more then 200,000 on the Billboard, forget it.

Now even at that, if you're not launched properly in the US . . . I mean with the whole nine yards, forget it.
So you have to be on the David Lettermans and tour heavily in the US. The chances of them giving the them to people that are not really based in America are as slim as the chances of Sauron getting laid this year.

Now the other route, is to release and album that will be classified as World Music.
Now this has to be as distant from Pop as possible and you need to have a heavy presence of local influences.
All you instruments and sounds must be pointing towards an exotic source.

Still you need to tour the world, and attack the US heavily.
This is harder because you have to actually be critically acclaimed.

I see someone like KSA or Femi Kuti winning it . . . Asa might, but she's a lil bit pop and not big in America.
Her album failed in the aspect of production. . . they almost drowned her voice with guitar sounds.

rapjunkie:

Tuface should have won a grammy for 'african queen'. . . . .at the moment, i can't see anybody in naija winning a grammy

Possibly, but we will never know I guess.

eldee:

Sade has won three Grammy awards.
Seal has won three too . . .

Ooops! MY bad! . Still waiting for fela or femi to win though

Sade, Seal, Chamillonaire are not Nigerians, so we have to rule those ones out,

In my opinion, The living musicians that grew up in Nigeria and can actually win it are,

Asa
Nneka Egbuna -  one of her track 'Kangpe' was featured as a soundtrack on the EA Sports FIFA 2010 video game
Femi Kuti  - 
Ayo Ogunmakin
2face

Why not? If they grow up.

Freiburger:

Why not? If they grow up.

well, they have grown up,
Ayo Ogunmakin joyful album reached Double-Platinum status in France, Platinum in Germany and Poland, Gold status in Switzerland  and Italy  and Greece.

Lagbaja also has the potential of winning it, I believe one of them will win a grammy in the near future.Lagbaja, Femi, Asa, Nneka, and Ayo all have something in common. they have originality and are masters in at least one musical instrument. That is not common among Nigerian musicians.

A short documentary on Nneka released in january 2010,


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1ktGxKDp4s

The girl is on a higher level, people listen to her songs even in far away brazil

why n0t at least fella has had a n0mination bef0re n0w.

Nneka Egbuna can win a Grammy Award [ or awards for Nigeria ] if she goes on like this. She's hot and practically lived in Nigeria for many years. She even has a Nigerian accent and proudly tells people she's Nigerian I love her for being genuine with her thoughts. I'm listening to her songs on YOUTUBE as I type this post. KUSH made a mistake splitting up . Emem Ema, TY Bello, Lara George and Dapo Torimiro should have stayed together, and I believe by now, they would have released great urban gospel albums that would have been nominated in the Gospel Music section of the Grammy Awards. Their album '' The Experience'' made some impact in the United States and Britain. By now, they would have collaborated with Gospel artistes like Cece Winans, Grits, Alvin Slaughter etc. I pray they will get back together again for a sophomore album. Hmn.

www.vibes-extra..com

saxywale:

Sade, Seal, Chamillonaire are not Nigerians, so we have to rule those ones out,

In my opinion, The living musicians that grew up in Nigeria and can actually win it are,

Asa
Nneka Egbuna -  one of her track 'Kangpe' was featured as a soundtrack on the EA Sports FIFA 2010 video game
Femi Kuti  - 
Ayo Ogunmakin
2face

will you people give it a rest already and stop denying people's heritage in this gongosu  manner.

Do you see Senegal denying Akon the way you people constantly display your jealousy of Nigerian artists who have made a name for themselves abroad? You're not the one who will define who is or isnt Nigerian.

If na dna "naija" now nobody will hear a peep from you. Yet people whose fathers and mothers are bonafide Nigerians, are now at the receiving end of your rants?

jeez.

I'm still waiting for the day some drunk fool will tell me I'm not what I say I am.

9ice for grammy! Dude is sick with word play. Tradition is lyrically crazy!

Shade Adu, Nas, and Seal all have their root in Nigeria.

And Tupac

The son of Afeni Shakur

As an American, I think it's safe to say that Asa is at the top of the list as far as any Nigerian that's likely to win a grammy. I wish her well.

I need a crash course in Yoruba soon, to really see what's this big deal with 9ice's Tradition. Maybe then I would stop thinking the Album was too uniform,

A Nigerian can win the grammy, just look at some of the songs that have won it already.

Not sure we know what the Grammys are about

Topic: Not in the far future, except Femi Kuti.

i know say e go better for us one day

Hmmm. . .I think Asa, 2face & Nneka* (not feeling her but she's doing the right thing by touring US, appearing on David Letterman show etc) can bring home the Grammy but I'm kinda dissapointed no-one mentioned Jeremiah Gyang. . .Dude is multi-talented, has a great voice, is a multi-instrumentalist and can actually SING. He's also as ethnic as the word goes. His debut album 'Na baka' was a classic IMO and I still jam it till today. He just needs to be pushed out there like the Nneka's & Asa's IMO.

Y'all should take a listen to THIS

tpia.:

will you people give it a rest already and stop denying people's heritage in this gongosu  manner.

Do you see Senegal denying Akon the way you people constantly display your jealousy of Nigerian artists who have made a name for themselves abroad? You're not the one who will define who is or isnt Nigerian.

If na dna "naija" now nobody will hear a peep from you. Yet people whose fathers and mothers are bonafide Nigerians, are now at the receiving end of your rants?

jeez.

I'm still waiting for the day some drunk fool will tell me I'm not what I say I am.

No1 is jealous or defining who is Nigeria or not. Anybody has the right to claim any country he or she wants to be labeled with as long he/she is a part citizen of that country, Some grime rappers of Nigerian Descent in the UK like Jme,Skepta Tinie tempah, dizzee Rascal or R n B singer Lemar or Shirley Bassey e.t.c don't call themselves or refer to themselves as Nigerian.

And American musicians of Jamaican parents or descent like Kelis, Busta ryhmes, Notorious big, Mya, Canibus, Grace Jones, Heavy D, Krs one, Slick rick, Will.i.am, e.t.c never refer to themselves as Jamaicans but Americans.

If Seal wins a Grammy Award today, the British or American press will report it has a British winning a Grammy not a Nigerian.

Ayo. also appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman on 10 January 2008.
She toured the States extensively during summer 2008 and even lives (part time) in New York.
Although she grew up in Germany her father is from Nigeria and she has strong ties to her family there.
She definitely would deserve it although her American label was unfortunately not very helpful in promoting her in the US.

Gu

ayowiki:

Ayo. also appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman on 10 January 2008.
She toured the States extensively during summer 2008 and even lives (part time) in New York.
Although she grew up in Germany her father is from Nigeria and she has strong ties to her family there.
She definitely would deserve it although her American label was unfortunately not very helpful in promoting her in the US.

Gu

Your 1st post on Nairaland with ayowiki as a username and it's to promote Ayo?. . .Sorry, are you Ayò?

If Nigerian artistes have been nominated before, what stops them from being nominated again!!!! The whole Grammy thing is now over rated anyway.

yes