BiographySauti Sol is a Kenyan afro-pop band formed in Nairobi by vocalists Bien-Aimé Baraza, Willis Chimano and Savara Mudigi in 2005.[1][2][3] Initially an a capella group, guitarist Polycarp Otieno joined before they named themselves Sauti.[4]
Sauti Sol released their debut studio album Mwanzo on 1 November 2008,[5] to critical acclaim.[6] Their second studio album, Sol Filosofia, was released on 25 February 2011, earning the group a number of accolades and nominations in the process. On 18 June 2012, the band released a self-titled extended play in collaboration with South African rapper and record producer Spoek Mathambo.[7] Their third studio album, titled Live and Die in Afrika, released online on the 21 November 2015, was available to Sauti Sol fans globally for free download for 48 hours as an early Christmas present.[8] The album was released under their imprint label Sauti Sol Entertainment as a self-produced work by Sauti Sol.[9] A total of 400,000 downloads were made during the free download period.[10]
The band has had successful tours in Africa and Europe, topped Kenyan charts and gained international attention with shows in Europe and the US, as well as television appearances and various accolades and nominations, including their 2011 concert performance in Kenya with South African a capella group Ladysmith Black Mambazo.[11] The band has also received both local and international accolades and nominations like; Kisima Music Awards,[12] Channel O Music Video Awards,[13] MTV Europe Music
Award for Best African Act[14] and BET Awards 2015.[15]
Awards
| Year | Event | Recipient(s) | Award | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | African Music Awards | Sauti Sol | Best African Newcomer | Nominated | [33] |
| Museke Online Africa Music Awards | Sauti Sol | Best Group | Won | [33] | |
| 2011 | Chaguo La Teeniez Awards | Sauti Sol | Teeniez' Group or Collabo | Nominated | [23] |
| Kisima Music Awards | "Coming Home" | Best Music Video | Won | [18][33] | |
| Sauti Sol | Best Fusion Artist/Group of the Year | Won | |||
| 2012 | Chaguo La Teeniez Awards | "Gentleman", P-Unit | Teeniez' Group or Collabo | Nominated | [20][21][22] |
| Channel O Music Video Awards | "Shukuru", AY | Most Gifted East African Video | Won | [24][33] | |
| 2013 | Social Media Awards | Sauti Sol | Artist of the Year | Won | [33][34] |
| Channel O Music Video Awards | "Money Lover" | Most Gifted East African | Nominated | [33][35] | |
| "Money Lover" | Most Gifted Afro-pop | Nominated | |||
| 2014 | African Muzik Magazine Awards | Sauti Sol | Best African Group | Nominated | [36] |
| Bingwa Music Awards | "Sura Yako" | Best Music Video in Kenya | Won | [37] | |
| BEFFTA Awards | Sauti Sol | Best International African Act | Nominated | [38] | |
| Channel O Music Video Awards | "Nishike (Touch Me)" | Most Gifted East African | Nominated | [39] | |
| Google Recognition | "Nishike (Touch Me)" | Most Watched Music Video on YouTube in Kenya | Won | [40] | |
| MTV Africa Music Awards | Sauti Sol | Best Group | Nominated | [28] | |
| MTV Europe Music Awards | Sauti Sol | Best African Act | Won | [41] | |
| Sauti Sol | Best Worldwide Act | Nominated | [42] | ||
| OLX SOMA Awards | Sauti Sol | Best Use of Social Media | Won | [43] | |
| 2015 | African Entertainment Awards | Sauti Sol | Hottest Group | Won | [44] |
| African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA) | Sauti Sol | Best African Group | Won | [45] | |
| Sauti Sol | Best Dance in a Video | Nominated | |||
| "Sura Yako" | Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Bingwa Music Awards | Sauti Sol | Artist of the Year (Kenya) | Nominated | [46] | |
| Sauti Sol | East African Artist of the Year | Won | |||
| "Nerea", Amos and Josh | Best Video of the Year (East Africa) | Nominated | |||
| "Nerea", Amos and Josh | Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
| "Nerea", Amos and Josh | East African Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
| "Nerea", Amos and Josh | Songwriter of the Year | Nominated | |||
| BET Awards | Sauti Sol | Best International Act: Africa | Nominated | [47] | |
| Kilimanjaro Tanzania Music Awards | "Sura Yako" | Best Song East Africa | Won | [48] | |
| Mdundo Music Awards | "Sura Yako" | Most Downloaded Single | Won | [49] | |
| "Sura Yako" | Most Downloaded Afro Pop Single | Won | [49] | ||
| "Sura Yako" | Most Downladed Song | Won | [49] | ||
| Sauti Sol | Most Downloaded Group | Won | [49] | ||
| MTV Africa Music Awards | Sauti Sol | Best Group | Nominated | [50] | |
| "Sura Yako" | Best Song | Nominated | [51] | ||
| Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Sauti Sol | African Artist of the Year (non-Nigerian) | Nominated | [52] | |
| OLX SOMA Awards | Sauti Sol | YouTube Channel Award | Won | [53] | |
| Sauti Sol | Instagram Personality Award | Won | |||
| All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) | Sauti Sol | Best African Collaboration (Nerea feat Amos & Josh) | Nominated | [54] | |
| Sauti Sol | Best African Group | Won | [55] | ||
| Sauti Sol | Song of the Year & Songwriter of the year (Sura Yako) | Nominated | [56] | ||
| Sauti Sol | Video of the Year (Sura Yako) | Nominated | [57] | ||
| Savara Midigi & Polycarp "Fancy Fingers" Otieno | Producers of the year (Sura Yako) | Won | [57] | ||
| Pulse Music Video Awards (Kenya) | Sauti Sol - Nerea feat Amos & Josh | Best Collaboration of the Year | Won | [58] | |
| Pulse Music Video Awards (Kenya) | Sauti Sol - Nerea feat Amos & Josh (Dir by Enos Olik) | Best Cinematography of the Year | Nominated | [59] | |
| Pulse Music Video Awards (Kenya) | Sauti Sol - Shake Yo Bam Bam | Best Choreography of the Year | Nominated | [60] | |
| Pulse Music Video Awards (Kenya) | Sauti Sol - Sura Yako | Youtube Video of the Year | Won | [61] | |
| Pulse Music Video Awards (Kenya) | Sauti Sol - Nishike | Best Group Video of the Year | Nominated | [62] | |
| Abryanz Style and Fashion Awards (Uganda) | Sauti Sol | East Africa's Most Stylish Male Artiste | Won | [63] | |
| tooXclusive Awards (Nigeria) | Sauti Sol | AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR | Pending | [64] | |
| 2016 | KORA - All Africa Music Awards | Sauti Sol | Best African Group | Pending | [65] |
| 2016 | Hipipo Music Awards | Sauti Sol (Sura Yako) | East Africa Super Hit | Nominated | [66] |
| 2016 | Hipipo Music Awards | Sauti Sol (Shake Yo Bam Bam) | East Africa Best Video | Nominated |
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