APVA AWARD 2024 NOMINEES

The African Podcast and Voice Award ceremony will hold on the 28th of September, 2024

APVA Awards Nominees (Podcast Category)

Podcast of the Year

  • The Sandton Times Hour By Alexander Leibner
  • Mothers By Grace Podcast
  • The Young God Podcast By Rodney Omeokachie
  • The Sound of Accra Podcast By Adrian Daniels
  • The Expansive Podcast by John Sanei and Erik Kruger
  • 234 Essential By AOT2 and Ugochi

Diasporan Podcast of the Year

  • Sambaza Podcast by Stephen Batti
  • The Sangyin Podcast By Rugaba John Paul
  • Afros in the Diaspora By sarahuwadiae
  • The Mo Sibyl Podcast by Mo Sibyl
  • Concrete Pastures Podcast By Nancy Mulemwa Siisii

Rising Talent of the Year

  • Safari Conversations – The Singita Podcast By Singita
  • BlackFlame Podcast By Gaise Baba
  • Mama Tales Podcast by  Sally Kuria
  • Mixed Feelings Over Mixed Drinks by Lilly Bekele-Piper and Julie Githiri-Goko
  • Teens talk with NIFEMI
  •  The Sangyin podcast By Rugaba John Paul

Lifestyle and Entertainment

  • In My Voice Podcast by Abass Bwanaheri
  • Bioscope Brass By Jody & Ross
  • My bukka adventure by Mordí Chukwunonso Esther
  • African Couch Potato By Gino Shelile
  • The Carol Ofori Podcast By Carol Ofori
  • The Spectrum Podcast By DANANA

Comedy

  • Convos and Cocktails By Lesego Tlhabi
  • What a Joke By Adebayo Oduwole
  • The Break Time Podcast By Denver Bagaka
  • Mevrou Mevrou Podcast By Gerda de Sousa and Dianne Broodryk
  • The Spectrum Podcast By DANANA
  • Taking The Rams By The Horns

Fiction 

  • Bookishamos By Mosinmi Alake
  • The Comnerdic Podcast By Akano Charles
  • The Talking Phoenix By Austin Okeke
  • Kenyan Stories by Daniel Duwa Show
  • African Story Magic with Gcina Mhlophe

Finance

  •  Investment terms By Chukwunonso Mordi
  • The Marketing Pulse By Mukwemba Mangangu
  • MoneywebNOW By Simon Brown.
  • Epokothweni with Babalwa Nonkenge

Crime

  • TimesLIVE Audio 
  • Law & Omen By Kristin Miles
  • Petty Crime South Africa By  Phil de Lange
  • True Crime South Africa By Nicole Engelbrecht 

Sports

  • The Hindsight Podcast 
  • After the Whistle Podcast By Kay O, Corey, Crack, Kawawa, Van Gelder and Smyly 
  • Sport Report By NationFM
  • Working Title FC 

Society and Culture

  • The Sound of Accra Podcast By Adrian Daniels
  • StaybyPlan Podcast  By Afi and Zuu
  • Alternative Convos with Charles Kojo Vandyck
  • The Young God Podcast By Rodney Omeokachie
  • Eusebius on TimesLIVE By Eusebius McKaiser
  • Africana Woman By Chulu Chansa

Music

  • Shotgun Story By Shotgun Tori
  • Afrobeats Weekly
  • Bulela Podcast by In’utu J. Mubanga
  • The Tribe UG Podcast
  • Quite the ordinary Podcast
  • That 80s Show SA

Relationship 

  • The Break Time Podcast by Denver Bagaka
  • Conversation with Kalekye
  • Mixed Feelings Over Mixed Drinks by Lilly Bekele-Piper and Julie Githiri-Goko
  • Three’s a Crowd by Terence Mentor
  • Due Parenting By Ihuoma and Ibrahim Suleiman
  • Okay Kiasi By Chiku, Nyam, and Gathoni

Arts and Culture

  • The Tribe UG Podcast
  • Oriire By Sesi and Heleemah 
  • People to People podcast by Chimzy Dorey and Hazel Darwin-Clements
  • LEMBA: The Africana Authors Space
  • The Art Lexcia PODCAST By Wesley Pepper

News and Current Affairs 

  • Podcasts from the Edge By Peter Bruce
  • The TimesLIVE in the News podcast 
  • Just Us and the Climate – Climate Justice Coalition
  • Raw Conversations with Chromez and Fanatik
  •  Investment terms By Chukwunonso Mordi

Education

  • Bookishamos By Mosinmi Alake
  • Educated Africana with Tebogo Kangote III
  • EduThink by Education Incorporated
  • What a Joke By Adebayo Oduwole
  • The Mazungumzo – African Scholarly Conversations Podcast By Training Centre in Communication (TCC Africa)

Career and Entrepreneurship

  • The Curse Of The Creative by  Paulo, Bongani, Justin, Nick, Refiloe and Ricci,
  • The Entrepreneurs Lodge Podcast By Tosin Olomu
  • Becoming the Product by Naya
  • Listen To Your Footsteps by Kojo Baffoe
  • The One-Eyed Man with Mike Stopforth
  • The Sound of Accra Podcast By Adrian Daniels

Personal/Self-Development 

  • Revenge of the forsaken gods Podcast By Andrew Opere
  • The Entrepreneurs Lodge Podcast By Tosin Olomu
  • Volatile Times with Daniel
  • The Interweave Podcast By Vidora
  • Mama Tales Podcast by  Sally Kuria
  • The Mo Sibyl Podcast by Mo Sibyl

Advocacy and Social Change

  • Comm – UNITY! Podcast By CivSource
  • Rising Above Shadows of Abuse By Grace Ovba
  • Mazungumzo-African Scholarly Conversations By TCC AFRICA
  • Alternative Convos with Charles Kojo Vandyck
  • Men in Motherland By Emmanuel Waheed

Fiction

  • Bookishamos By Mosinmi Alake
  • The Comnerdic Podcast By Akano Charles
  • The Talking Phoenix By Austin Okeke
  • Kenyan Stories by Daniel Duwa Show
  • African Story Magic with Gcina Mhlophe

Spirituality Podcast

  • The Chai Lounge with Safeera Kaka
  • The Self Propelled Flower Podcast By Tapiwa Simukwai
  • Teens talk with NIFEMI
  • You Can Rest Here By Mazino Malaka
  • WorshipGear Podcast By Diego Domingo

Health and Wellness Podcast

  • Power of Sleep with Restonic
  • Heal Your Mind with Tracey-Lee Kotzen
  • Being You with Lisa Raleigh and Stafford Masie
  • MedxTek Africa podcast by Samuel Oti.

Technology and Innovation

  • Power Talks By Ronald Ssuna 
  • ZedAlpha with Dean McCoubrey
  • Mtambo Podcast By Duke Mtambo
  • The Open Africa Podcast By Furo, Nosa, and ‘Laolu

Children Podcast

  • Solid Gold Story Time by Lynn Joffe
  • ZedAlpha with Dean McCoubrey
  • Kabrazen
  • Represented Podcast – Storybooks for African Kids

Podcast Art of the year

  • Safari Conversations – The Singita Podcast By Singita
  • Made In Africa By Kemeshi Samuel
  • In My Voice Podcast by Abass Bwanaheri
  • Educated Africana with Tebogo Kangote III
  • Dangerously Honest By Susan Kaittany
  • Unspoken Podcast By Awino Awiti

APVA Awards Nominees (Voice Over Category)

Voice Artist of the Year

  • Themba Robin
  • Shahenda Ahmed Aly
  • Eric “Maximus” Ekwueme
  • Oluwafemi Olugbade
  • Terry Andwana

Rising Talent of the Year – Voiceover category

  • Terry Andwana
  • Grace Ekundayo
  • Akinremi Fiyinfoluwa

Voiceover service provider of the year

  • Daza Voiceover
  • Voiceover Workshop and Media
  • Voiceover Academy
  • Intertalent 
  • Vibe Communications

Best Commercial Performance – TV

  • Oluwafemi Olugbade
  • Eric Maximus Ekwueme
  • Ali Mwangola
  • Themba Robin
  • Moses Mwakisha Mwaruma

Best Commercial Performance – Radio

  • Eric wambugu
  • Jeritah Mwake
  • Deborah Oiza Yusuf

Best Animation

  • Nice Githinji
  • Stephanie Ugbeye
  • Serah Johnson

Best Corporate/Explainer performance

  • Nice Githinji
  • Betty Ehinome
  • Ewoma Oyegwa

Best Documentary performance

  • Edward Nyanaro
  • Mohamed Abdelrahman
  • Stevy Daic NDJALA TOTOLO
  • Moses Mwakisha Mwaruma

Best Radio Imagining

  • Star Nyembezi
  • Chiedu Norbert Onabu
  • Grace Ekundayo
  • Mariam Abo el Fotoh

Best in Narration

  • Jamaldeen Ademola Hamzat
  • Mordí Chukwunonso Esther
  • Stephanie Ugbeye
  • Afoma M. Ezeokoye (Oma the Storyteller)

Best Audiobook Performance

  • Stars of the Morning (Audiobook)
  • Wildlife and Warfare (Audiobook)
  • Halley’s Comet (Audiobook)

Best TV Promo

  • Chiedu Norbert Onabu
  • Edward Nyanaro
  • Stephanie Nicholas
  • Agatha Ike-Odeyemi

Best Jingle

  • Cynthia Kimola
  • Stephanie Nicholas
  • Mohamed Abdelrahman

APVA Awards Nominees (Spoken Word Category)

Spoken Word Artist of the Year

  • Maritza Mama KLA
  • Taleabong Boris Alemnge
  • IBQUAKE
  • David Odiase
  • Irene Esther Mutuzo

Rising Talent of the Year – Spoken word category

  • Victor Ike
  • TheMiracle
  • Debi Johnson
  • African Mineral

Best Spoken Word Record

  • Oludolapo Adewale
  • Maritza Mama KLA
  • Oreva

Best Spoken Word Video

  • David Odiase
  • Moyosola Olowokure 
  • Taleabong Boris Alemnge
  • Ruth Mahogany

Best Storytelling

  • Wana Udobang
  • Irene Esther Mutuzo
  • Solarspeaks
  • Toby Abiodun
  • Taleabong Boris Alemnge

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