A true sensation was the election of Jimmy O'Monga (Omonga). The singer had a huge following in Brussels of mainly female fans. To them Jimmy is the cutest thing that ever came from Kinshasa, Congo.
Due to the release of just two of his songs on a sampler, released during the Womex International Music Fair in Sevilla, his beautiful modern balads were heard over Europe and the USA and certain caused him his election as the Best Newcomer in World Music 2008.
Valerie Brown - Int. Beat March 2008
Valerie, just received Destin... thanx! Sure and certain one of the best African albums I've heard in years! Enfield, London, April 26. Yours, Amy
First I have to congratulate UPC for transmitting the Award Ceremony to the Amsterdam A1 channel and the Amsterdam TV Foundation Salto for providing the live-stream of the show, so the event could be seen live in over 200 countries.
Over 57.000 votes for Salto A1 Music of the World Award
Over 57.000 votes were cast by music fans from across the globe as the 2007 online MokumTV's Music of the World Awards unveiled the very best of the year in Worldmusic.
The dust has settled, the votes have been counted, Never a competition was more close. And remember, all winners were decided purely by your online votes - power to the people!
When the drumroll sounded for Best Europe CD with 6772 voters, it was pure sensation that Taraf de Haïdouks beated with little as 6 votes Manu Chao and only 10 votes Shantel's Disko partizani.
A true sensation was the election of Jimmy O'Monga (Omonga). The singer had a huge following in Brussels of mainly female fans. To them Jimmy is the cutest thing that ever came from Kinshasa, Congo.
Due to the release of just two of his songs on a sampler, released during the Womex International Music Fair in Sevilla, his beautiful modern balads were heard over Europe and the USA and certain caused him his election as the Best Newcomer in World Music 2008.
