The Botswana Music Awards Union (often simply the BOMU) are the Recording Industry of Botswana's music industry awards, established in 2011. The ceremony is held annually to celebrate the best or outstanding artists in

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. The nomination takes place and typically the winner announced according to jury's decision or according to the number of sent Sms since voting is done via mobile Sms. The show has mostly been held at the Gaborone International Convention Centre (GICC)

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with the exception of six years, and broadcast live on national broadcaster,

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. The ceremony features live performances as once-off collaborations by a selection of

nominees Nomination is part of the process of selecting a candidate for either election to a public office, or the bestowing of an honor or award. A collection of nominees narrowed from the full list of candidates is a short list. Political office In th ...

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BOMU is usually sponsored by the MYSC Botswana with the annual grant program to do the project.

Bomu categories

Album genre categories

# Best

disco Disco is a music genre, genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in the late 1960s from the United States' urban nightclub, nightlife, particularly in African Americans, African-American, Italian-Americans, Italian-American, LGBTQ ...

album # Best Mosakaso album # Best

Polka Polka is a dance style and genre of dance music in originating in nineteenth-century Bohemia, now part of the Czech Republic. Though generally associated with Czech and Central European culture, polka is popular throughout Europe and the ...

/Folklore album # Best Rnb album # Best

Afro pop African popular music (also styled Afropop, Afro-pop, Afro pop or African pop) can be defined as any African music, regardless of genre, that uses Western pop musical instruments, such as the guitar, piano, trumpet, etc.Olabode, O. (2023, J ...

album # Best

Jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...

album # Best traditional gospel album # Best contemporary gospel album # Best

house music House is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by a repetitive Four on the floor (music), four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 115–130 beats per minute. It was created by DJs and music producers from Chicago's underground ...

# Best traditional music album # Best

Kwaito Kwaito is a music genre that emerged in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, between the late 1980s and 1990s. It is a sound that features the use of African sounds and samples. Kwaito songs occur at a slower tempo range than other styles of h ...

album

Non-genre categories

# Honorary Legends award a. Past
b. Present # President award # Best electronic media journalist # Best Print Media journalist # Most Dedicated artist

Other categories

# Best Dvd # Best Music producer # Best Music video # Single track # Best collabo

External links

* https://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?aid=75250&dir=2018/april/13

References

{{Music industry Music of Botswana African music awards Awards established in 2011