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As the third and final leg of the three-part Wale Olomu Memorial Awards and Roundtable (WOMA-R) comes on air this Saturday, 23 December, 2023 on TopRadio 90.9 FM, the Steering Committee, led by Tokunbo Ojekunle, will be unveiling the final set of WOMA awardees.
In the last two weeks, nine people have been awarded Special Recognition Awards and one Lifetime Achievement Award. On 9 December, 2023, Zubby Enebeli, Amos Mcroy, Mike Nliam and Kayode Samuel were awarded the WOMA Special Recognition Awards (SRA) in backup vocals, instrumentation, movie soundtracks and artiste management respectively.
Then, on 16 December, 2023, DJ Vinny, Diran Olajoyegbe, Femi Ojetunde and
Manny Eke also got the SRAs in disc jockeying, studio management, music production, and backup vocals; while Waka Queen, Ibiwunmi Salawa Abeni received the Lifetime Achievement Award for her unbroken sustenance of indigenous music.
In the same finale package, the third and final Roundtable Chat on “Business of Music: Artiste Vs Label Relations, Accountable Royalties and Other Matters” will wrap up the events of the WOMA 2023. Discussants include Mr. Olaoluwa Akintobi (aka Laolu Akins – legendary musician, and multiple award-winning music producer); Orits Wiliki (veteran reggae artiste, and Chairman of Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria, MCSN); Kenny St Best (aka KSB – gospel music star); and Dayo Olomu (UK-based development strategist, former promotions and artiste manager).
