Mozambique’s Yaba Buluku Boys, the fast-rising music trio including; DJ Tarico, Preck and Nelson Tivane behind the global hit track ‘Yaba Buluku’ featuring Grammy Award-winning musician Burna Boy have been nominated in four categories at the forthcoming 2021 All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA).
The talented trio were announced as one of the nominees for this year’s edition of the annual music awards in a list released by the organisers on Wednesday, September 22, 2021.
Yaba Buluku Boys were nominated in four categories including; Best Artiste, Duo or Group in African Electro, Best African Collaboration, Best Male Artiste in Southern Africa, and Song of the Year, while DJ Tarico was also nominated in the Producer of the Year category.
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Released back in 2020 as Mozambique’s response to ‘John Vuli Gate’ by Mapara A Jazz, ‘Yaba Buluku’ came off DJ Tàrico’s sophomore album ‘Moz Piano Vol. 2’ and quickly become amapiano’s new poster song following its viral spread on social app Tik-Tok; which steered in close to 38 million views for all tags that bore its name.
DJ Tàrico’s mega hit ‘Yaba Buluku’ gots its due upgrade, swinging it back into 2021s top-ranking charts in all grandeur, thanks to executive music producer Geobek’s smashing project: ‘Geobek Standard’.
A thunderous and attention-grabbing record, Nelson Tivane and Preck’s energetic chants feel better than ever before, bouncing off the song’s electrifying production in seamless perfection.
Meanwhile, the Yaba Buluku Boy’s are now gearing up for their first performance in Sandown Sandton, South Africa as they will headline the Big Bang Friday ‘Heritage Day’ event set for Friday, September 24, 2021.
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