Representing celebrated gospel group BMF, Patrick Maina, a member of the quartet, was the envy of all as he graced the podium to receive the prestigious Best Artiste of the Year (None USA) award during a glamorous Talanta Awards ceremony held in Washington last week.
Silas Mwenda, a versatile new singing sensation, was awarded the Best Upcoming Artiste during the ceremony attended by scores of music lovers and hundreds of Kenyans living there.
It was a glitz red-carpet affair of the fifth edition of the Kenyan fronted US-based awards, tailored to embrace and develop talents.
For the past four years, the Talanta Awards have been held in the East Coast of the US but this time round, the event was held in West Coast, in the rainy suburbs of Seattle Washington at Green River Community college.
It was well attended with a majority turn out seen from Kenyans living in Seattle and California. Other guests flew in from Kansas City, Missouri, Washington DC, Tennessee, Texas and New York.
The ceremony kicked off with an introduction of the host Betty Maina and the emcee Alemba (from Kenya) - who won Best collabo alongside Sam, Ken, Chase and Marie Ojiambo from New York.
There was a lively ensemble of song, dance, spoken-word, and catwalk. Social responsibility was also highlighted with the Best Role Model Award going to Grace Mbuthia from Kansas City, who talked about her medical outreach program that she did in Kenya earlier in the year.
Talanta Director Meggie Waruri said the awards will be held in Nairobi next year.
Source: Standard Media
The BMF Gospel group is made up of Patrick Maina aka Maich, Fredrick Ouma aka Freddie, Samuel Maina aka Sammy Dee, and Harrison Ashloya aka Harry.
About the Talanta Africa Awards
The Talanta Africa Awards seek to promote, expose, and celebrate Gospel/Positive talent in Kenya and across Africa. Since its inception in 2008, over 400 artists/groups have been nominated and over 100 Talanta Awards statuettes have been presented to musicians in continental United States of America, Europe, and Africa.
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