So word’s in on the 2007 Grammy Awards nominees and my boy Akon is front and center. These are the categories and which he and other African artists have been nominated in. The awards ceremony will be begin at 8pm EST on February 11, 2007 and will be shown live on CBS
* African artists are in red.
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
(For a Rap/Sung collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Smack That
<ahref=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akon”>Akon Featuring Eminem
[SRC/Universal Records]
• Deja Vu
Beyoncé Featuring Jay-Z
[Sony Urban Music/Columbia]
• Shake That
Eminem Featuring Nate Dogg
Track from: Curtain Call — The Hits
[Aftermath/Shady/Interscope Records]
• Unpredictable
Jamie Foxx Featuring Ludacris
Track from: Unpredictable
[J Records]
• My Love
Justin Timberlake Featuring T.I.
Track from: FutureSex/LoveSounds
[Jive Records/Zomba Label Group]
Best Traditional World Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Music Of Central Asia Vol. 2: Invisible Face Of The Beloved: Classical Music Of The Tajiks And Uzbeks
The Academy Of Maqâm
[Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]
• Endless Vision
Hossein Alizadeh & Djivan Gasparyan
[World Village]
• Hambo In The Snow
Andrea Hoag, Loretta Kelley & Charlie Pilzer
[Azalea City Recordings]
• Golden Strings Of The Sarode
Aashish Khan & Zakir Hussain
[Moment Records]
• Blessed
Soweto Gospel Choir
[Shanachie]
Best Contemporary World Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Tiki
Richard Bona
[Decca]
• M'Bemba
Salif Keita
[Decca]
• Wonder Wheel
The Klezmatics
[Jewish Music Group]
• Long Walk To Freedom
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
[Heads Up International]
• Savane
Ali Farka Toure
[World Circuit/Nonesuch]