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Sierra Leonean Musician Star Zee Nominated for Best African Dancehall Entertainer at International Reggae & World Music Awards

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Sierra Leonean Musician Star Zee Nominated for Best African Dancehall Entertainer at International Reggae & World Music Awards
Sierra Leonean Musician Star Zee Nominated for Best African Dancehall Entertainer at International Reggae & World Music Awards

Sierra Leone’s best female musician, Star Zee, has added another accolade to her name after being nominated for “Best African Dancehall Entertainer” at the prestigious International Reggae & World Music Award (IRAWMA). The nomination puts her in the same category as other talented artists like Patoranking, Stone Bwoy, Shatta Wale, and Winky D.

The International Reggae & World Music Award is an annual event that celebrates the accomplishments of artists in the reggae and world music industry. This year’s edition will be held virtually on March 27, 2023, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The award ceremony brings together musicians from all over the world, and it is a huge honor for any artist to be nominated for an award.

Star Zee, whose real name is Linda Samai, has been a rising star in the Sierra Leonean music scene for several years. She has won several awards, including Dancehall Artist of the year and the Afrima award for “Best Female Artist in West Africa.” She has also collaborated with several international artists, including Ghanaian dancehall star, Stone Bwoy.

Star Zee’s nomination for “Best African Dancehall Entertainer” at the International Reggae & World Music Award is a testament to her talent and hard work. She has been at the forefront of the Sierra Leonean music industry, and her music has been well received across Africa and beyond.

Reacting to the nomination, Star Zee expressed her gratitude to the organizers of the International Reggae & World Music Award and her fans. She posted on her social media pages, “Hey family I’ve been nominated as Best African dancehall entertainer at the 40th International Reggae and World Music Awards – IRAWMA
Click the link below and vote pls👇
https://martinsinternational.wixsite.com/irawma/vote-40th…
…let’s go get it 🥰🙏🙌🏼🇸🇱🇸🇱
Thanks IRAWMA I’m honored 🙏
Check for more details IRAWMA.com
#dozkabaal 🔥🔥
#sierraleonemusic”

Sierra Leoneans and music lovers across Africa are now rallying behind Star Zee, hoping that she will bring the award home to Sierra Leone. Her nomination is not just a personal achievement but also a significant milestone for the Sierra Leonean music industry, which is slowly gaining recognition on the global stage.

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Festus Conteh is an international youth that functions conveniently in all forms of writing including article writing, news, script, content writing, constitution and project/proposal writing. Writing is fun to Festus and has brought fame and recognition in his clime. In 2019, he was awarded best upcoming writer in an online writing completion that was organized by the Association of Sierra Leonean Authors (ASLA). After his impactful contribution to national development and cohesion through writing, he was nominated for the African Genius Award for the Best Writer in Africa Award Category an award he lost to one of the greatest African Writers - Chinua Achebe. In 2022, Festus was one of the applicants to the Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC) as Vice Chairperson (Policy and Advocacy) a process that met imperil feedback. As a freelancer, Festus has written articles for magazines, newspapers, and media houses and his articles have attracted big media houses including BBC, Aljazeera and Legit. Ng and is the Head of Programs at Salone Messenger a public relations firm based in Sierra Leone with the latest news and information. He is the founder of Africa’s Wakanda a platform that spotlight the beauty of Africa. Festus is also a perpetual volunteer in life-changing causes and has shown great commitment and dedication to being a catalyst and solution to the challenges faced by young people like himself. Festus currently serves as the Secretary General of the Africa Youth Leaders movement which is a network of youth between the ages of 20 – 30 years who have shown achievement, leadership potential and commitment to make a difference. Festus is also the Africa Focal Point of Youth for Change Initiative, which is a platform through which young people can access resources, be empowered and given the opportunity to grow to become useful members of society who will participate in the development of their communities and nation. Along with another Africa Youth platform, Festus has Co-Founded the Future of Africa initiative which is an advocate forum with the aim to bring together local and international socio-economic stakeholders to support innovative programs aimed at advancing the radical and practical progress of adoption awareness-vulnerable children and youth and youth leadership-through interlinking local, regional and international resources and opportunities.
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