Nigeria's Top 10 Musician for 2008

AfricanLoft, the community portal for the global African and Afrocentric audience has announced Nigeria’s Top 10 Musicians for 2008.
AfricanLoft presented the movers and shakers of the Nigerian music scene - the “9ja Top 10” in multimedia, using reports from several media sources including YouTube, Nigerian Punch and AfricanLoft Lounge.
I was curious to see if one of my favourite artists in recent times would be number 1 on the list, and as expected, there he was…

The List

1. D’banj Won several awards in 2008 including the MAMA’s Best African Act.

2. Timaya His dancehall tracks, especially Timaya, endeared him to so many fans.

3. 9ice First, he left the shores of the country for the first time in 2008. Secondly, he made so much money and thirdly, he got married to his babe. To cap it all, his Gongo Aso has fetched him so many national and international awards.

4. Naeto CHe came from nowhere and suddenly, Naeto C is big on the rap music scene. He is certainly going places and winning awards.

5. P Square 28year-old Peter and Paul Okoye proved their detractors wrong with Game Over, which had the Do Me track

6. Mike Aremu The numero uno gospel jazz saxophonist (several of his audio files are on AfricanLoft) takes his music to newer heights in 2008 “Arabarabaribita”, a collaboration featuring Sasha is one big smash hit, and a frank reminder that Mike is not just about blowing the sax: he’s also an entertainer.

7. Olu Maintain He came out with his hit track, Yahozee, even had a wonderful perfomance with US former Secretary of State, Colin Powell.

8. Asa The Jailer crooner was just the bomb in 2008; won an international award in France.

9.FazeFaze did not go Kolomental this year, rather, he became more ‘original’ with his ‘Originality’ album.

10. 2FaceInnocent Idibia aka 2Face, is still the man of the moment one of few Nigerian artistes that have toured the globe.

You can tell us what you think about this list and if your favourite Nigerian musician made it to the list.