Lamisi bags 3 nominations at VGMA 21

Refusing to water down the kind of music she does without following trends or compromising on the quality of sound, the totality of her art has generally enticed the Vodafone Ghana Music Award board. This has opened the door for her to bag 3 solid nominations prior to the board’s announcement. Her song “Oh Me” was nominated under the following categories;
1. Songwriter Of The Year
2. Record Of The Year
3. Female Vocalist of The Year. The categories in which she find herself are very tough but her song outshines all. There are statistics to back the fact she outshines everyone she’s competing with though they equally deserve it. They are;

• 2019 saw Lamisi outdoor her solo musical career officially when she successfully launched her maiden album “Brighter Side” which caught the surprise of many who had known her over the years during her days with the Patch Bay Band as lead vocalist and support vocalist for a lot of A-list artists in the country, and this was due to the weight the album carried. Characterized by
its excellent professional recording approach topped with her soothing voice; no wonder she’s being nominated for Female Vocalist in a number of music award schemes this year.

• All though one might argue about the popularity of her songs, quality music got her on very prestigious live music platforms within the year, and her performances has always being applauded and received with warm surprise anytime she got the opportunity. She performed on 19 live music stages between February and December 2019.

Here is a list of platforms Lamisi performed on in 2019:
1. Brighter Side Launch
2. +233 Grills & Bar
3. Republic Bar
4. KIKI Bees
5. Just Music
6. Carbon
7. Stanbic Jazz
8. UNHCR Charity Concert
9. Vis a Vis Concert
10. Britallia
11. Emy Awards
12. Ghana World Music

13. African legends night

14. Panafest Festival
15. Samanpiid Festival
16. Gowa Awards
17. Sabolai Radio Festival
18. Movenpick Festive All
19. Shades Of Love Concert

• Diligence, patience and consistent hard work has being the approach, and one year down the line, she has found her place on nominations for some music awards schemes including;
1. VGMA 21
2. FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
NORTHERN ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS.

• Aside Angelique Kudjo, Burna Boy and Wiyaala, Lamisi is one of the few acts who have due authority over African music in a remarkable run based on cultural relevance. This is relative to her iconic and traditional elements laced with authentic African rhythms, quality of her voice, vocal range, lyrics with substance and brilliance. She has cemented a unique identity for her personality and craft. In fact she left a permanent mark on history when she released her maiden album – BRIGHTER SIDE.

Now, tell me why she doesn’t deserve all the wins. Meanwhile enjoy “Oh Me” off her album: https://m.soundcloud.com/user-150182767/oh-me

Written by: John Claude Tamakloe