WOMEN AT MUSIC INDUSTRY



The one and only Legendary Queen from Tanzania who stand strong in Bongo Flava, ‘Judith Wambura’ popular known as ‘Lady Jay Dee’ She released her first album on 2000, and was voted Best Tanzanian Female R&B Artist in 2002, performed at the Kora All Africa Designers Competition, and was awarded "Best R&B Album" at the Tanzania Music Awards on August 6, 2004. In July 2005, she won an award for "best female video for South Africa". She was among the first females to sing R&B in Swahili. She has also recorded with a number of International artists

She won several Awards

2004 Tanzania Music Awards - Best R&B Album ("Binti"),  2006 Pearl of Africa Music Awards (PAM Awards) - Best Female (Tanzania), 2007 Tanzania Music Awards - Best Collaboration ("Hawajui"), with Mwanafalsafa , 2007 Pearl of Africa Music Awards (PAM Awards) - Best Female Artist (Tanzania), 2008 Tanzania Music Awards - Best Female, 2008 Pearl of Africa Music Awards - Best Female Artist (Tanzania), 2008 Kisima Music Awards - Song of the Year Tanzania ("Anita" with Matonya) & Collaboration of the Year East Africa ("Anita" with Matonya), 2009 Tanzania Music Awards - Song of the Year ("Anita" with Matonya) & Best Collaboration ("Anita" with Matonya)

Juliana Kanyomozi, popularly known by the mononym Juliana, is a Ugandan pop musician, actress, and entertainer. Her father was a drummer and her grandmother was a vocalist

Big Eye Magazine rated Kanyomozi one of the most beautiful Ugandan women of all-time

Kanyomozi was the first female musician to win the Pearl of Africa Music Awards (PAM Awards) 'Artist of the Year' accolade

AWARDS SHE WON

2004 Pearl of Africa Music Awards (PAM Awards) - Best R&B Artists, 2005 Pearl of Africa Music Awards - Best R&B Artists & Best Female Artist & Song of the Year ("Mama Mbiire" with Bobi Wine) & Best R&B Single ("Nabikowa"), 2006 (pearl of Africa music awards) best rnb artist/group, 2006 Tanzania music awards best Ugandan song-"mama mbire", 2007 Pearl of Africa Music Awards - Best R&B Artiste/Group, 2008 Pearl of Africa Music Awards - Artist of the Year & Best R&B Artiste/Group & Best Female Artist, 2010 kilimanjaro music awards -best eastafrican song "hatarudi nyuma", 2010 Diva awards Uganda-best RNB artist-"kantambule naawe", 2011 eastafrican music awards-best female artist-"alive again", 2011 diva music awards Uganda-afrobeat diva-"sanyu lyange", 2012 S.A Hipipo Charts Female Artist, 2012 Best Hipipo Charts video Act (Sanyu lyange),2012 Best Hipipo Charts Afro-Beat (Sanyu lyange)

Rosemary Wahu Kagwi,  professionally known by her mononym Wahu, is a Kenyan singer-songwriter, former fashion model, actress and entrepreneur. She released her first single "Niangalie" which received positive reception all over Africa and the world at large. She is the inaugural recipient of the MTV Africa Music Awards 2008. had a leading role in the television series Tazama. She started her musical career in 2000.

AWARDS:
MTV Africa music awards 2008 kama best female, pearl of Africa Music Awards 2008 kama best Female artist, CHAT Awards 2008 kama Favourite Female Artiste na Kisima Awars 2008 kama Best Song na wimbo wake wa Sweet Love pia Best Reggae Artiste/Group

Cecilia Wairimu, better known by her stage name Amani, is a Kenyan pop, R&B singer-songwriter. She released her debut album in 2006.

She has toured in the United States, Norway, Germany, United Kingdom, Namibia, Tanzania, Uganda and performed in Dubai, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Liberia and Djibouti. She signed with Sony Music under Rockstar 4000 (2010). She  worked on a ground-breaking song with International R n B singer R. Kelly alongside top African stars