Zimbabwe: 2007 NAMA Nominees Announced

The 2007 National Arts Merit Awards nominees were announced in Harare on Wednesday (17 January). This year's edition of the awards, to be held on February 4 at the 7 Arts Theatre, has 25 categories with the media awards being the latest addition. In the outstanding musician category, urban groover Rufaro Cindy Munyavi has sprung a surprise by taking on Oliver Mtukudzi, Kireni Zulu and Amai Charamba. Her song, Spare wheel, is also vying for the outstanding album award together with Joseph Garakara's Idya Banana, Alexio Kawara's Tinodanana and Ellen Kupusa Smith's Mbudzi, reports Kubatana.