Sounds of Blackness Award
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Sounds of Blackness Award also known as S.O.B.A. or SOBA is an annual Canadian
awards in hip hop and urban music in Quebec
and Canada
.
SOBA was established by Ruddy B. Eloi, well-known from a French-language Quebec television series called Watatatow. He wanted to create a platform to reward artists hailing mainly from the black community of Quebec and Canada, without restricting it to just black-Canadians but open to all urban artists. He successfully organized two such events in 1996 and in 1999. But it wasn't obvioulsy an annual event.
2007 saw the relaunching of SOBA as an annual gala event called GalaSOBA. It awards artists, singers, athletes, politicians and media personalities who have contributed to the development of the black culture in Canada.
Artists who have won Sounds of Blackness Awards include Empire ISIS
, Imposs
, Karl Wolf
, Sir Pathétik
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
awards in hip hop and urban music in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
SOBA was established by Ruddy B. Eloi, well-known from a French-language Quebec television series called Watatatow. He wanted to create a platform to reward artists hailing mainly from the black community of Quebec and Canada, without restricting it to just black-Canadians but open to all urban artists. He successfully organized two such events in 1996 and in 1999. But it wasn't obvioulsy an annual event.
2007 saw the relaunching of SOBA as an annual gala event called GalaSOBA. It awards artists, singers, athletes, politicians and media personalities who have contributed to the development of the black culture in Canada.
Artists who have won Sounds of Blackness Awards include Empire ISIS
Empire ISIS
Empire ISIS is a singer, songwriter and social activist based in Montreal, Canada. Her musical style has been described as a blend of dancehall, reggae, hip hop, pop and World music...
, Imposs
Imposs
S. Rimsky Salgado known by his stage name Imposs is a Canadian rapper of Haitian origin based in Quebec. Before becoming a solo artist, he was part of Muzion, one of the well-known hip hop bands of Quebec. He has collaborated on many occasions with Wyclef Jean during Muzion days and as a solo...
, Karl Wolf
Karl Wolf
Carl Abou Samah is a Lebanese-born Canadian musician based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is better known by his stage name Karl Wolf. He has been a singer, songwriter and producer since 2001, releasing his first solo album Face Behind the Face on MapleNationwide/Universal in January 2006,...
, Sir Pathétik
Sir Pathétik
Raphaël Bérubé known by his stage name Sir Pathétik is a Quebec, Canada rapper originating from Trois-Rivières that has released a number of albums and collborated with many artists earning several best rapper awards from ADISQ....