Nakaaya Sumari
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Nakaaya Sumari is Tanzanian R&B-hip hop
singer.
She is the oldest of five children. Her younger sister, Nancy Sumari
, was Miss Tanzania
2005 and Miss World Africa.
Nakaaya was a featured star of East Africa's first reality TV show called "Tusker Project Fame
", that aired from October 1 to December 17, 2006 in East African countries. The show had aspiring singers from Kenya
, Uganda
, and Tanzania all living together and receiving training in the music business. Nakaaya lasted five weeks on the seven week program.
After the show, Nakaaya returned to Tanzania to record her first album.
In February 2008 she released her debut album, Nervous Conditions. The album was released independently and sold well although it was only released in cd format. The first single, Malaika did well on radio, but the follow-up single, Mr. Politician was a huge hit across east Africa. The video enjoyed wide rotation and made Nakaaya hugely popular.
She has also worked as a goodwill Ambassador for the East African Community.
She signed a record contract with Sony BMG in 2009 after a tour in Denmark.
At the 2008 Kisima Music Awards
she was nominated for Tanzanian song of the year category for her song "Mr. Politician". At the 2008 Pearl of Africa Music Awards
she was nominated for the Best Tanzanian Female Artiste category
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
singer.
She is the oldest of five children. Her younger sister, Nancy Sumari
Nancy Sumari
Nancy Abraham Sumari is a former beauty queen Miss Tanzania turned model and is now Managing Partner at Frontline Management Limited,an Events and Corporate Communication firm, where she is the director of Events. She was selected as Miss Tanzania 2005 and Miss World Africa for 2005. Sumari was...
, was Miss Tanzania
Miss Tanzania
Miss Tanzania is Tanzania's National beauty pageant . The winner whereby goes to represent the country in the Miss World Contest. The final candidates competing in the pageant are all winners & Runner ups of regional beauty contests....
2005 and Miss World Africa.
Nakaaya was a featured star of East Africa's first reality TV show called "Tusker Project Fame
Project Fame
Project Fame was a pan-African version of the international talent/reality show Star Academy. Held in Johannesburg, South Africa from June to August 2004, the show had 16 African contestants - 9 of which were South African - groomed for stardom, with the weakest being eliminated on a weekly basis;...
", that aired from October 1 to December 17, 2006 in East African countries. The show had aspiring singers from Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
, Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
, and Tanzania all living together and receiving training in the music business. Nakaaya lasted five weeks on the seven week program.
After the show, Nakaaya returned to Tanzania to record her first album.
In February 2008 she released her debut album, Nervous Conditions. The album was released independently and sold well although it was only released in cd format. The first single, Malaika did well on radio, but the follow-up single, Mr. Politician was a huge hit across east Africa. The video enjoyed wide rotation and made Nakaaya hugely popular.
She has also worked as a goodwill Ambassador for the East African Community.
She signed a record contract with Sony BMG in 2009 after a tour in Denmark.
At the 2008 Kisima Music Awards
Kisima Music Awards
The Kisima Music Awards is an annual awards program that recognises musical talent in East Africa. Despite being Kenyan-based the scheme awards artists from a variety of countries, predominately Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, and incorporates a range of music genres.-History:Named after the Swahili...
she was nominated for Tanzanian song of the year category for her song "Mr. Politician". At the 2008 Pearl of Africa Music Awards
Pearl of Africa Music Awards
Pearl of Africa Music Awards are annual national music awards in Uganda. The awards were first held in 2003. Since 2006 there has also been categories for musicians from other East African countries ....
she was nominated for the Best Tanzanian Female Artiste category