African Community Awards: African Community in Germany Awards (2022). Joy Wendo wins Best African Musician/Band in Germany Award at the African Community in Germany Awards (2022).
Who is Joy Wendo?
Joy Wendo is the Best African Musician in Germany 2022. Born in Kenya to church-going parents, Joy Wendo grew up singing in the church choir.
She later collaborated with other renowned artistes like Kidum, JC Matata, Jamnazi, the Hot Sounds Band among others before launching her solo career and finding her roots in Germany.
While still in Kenya she also collaborated with Ari Pekka Rannisto, a filmmaker from Finland who featured her song on one of his shot films. “Jah People” is a peace song she wrote after the post-election violence in 2007. The film later won an award at the Tampere International Short Film Festival.
Joy Wendo has released several singles such as “Ni SiSi Tuko”, “Nakupenda”, “Noga”, “Lugano Lwi Mirembe” and “Mapenzi”.
She is one of the African artistes in the diaspora who are working hard to promote African cultures in Europe. Her debut album with her band Harambee Live, is expected to be out this year.
She is one of the African artistes in the diaspora who are working hard to promote African cultures in Europe. Her debut album with her band Harambee Live, is expected to be out this year.
CONTACT DETAILS OF THE WINNER:
Facebook: Joy Wendo
Instagram: storybywendo
Twitter: storybywendo
Website: wendojoy.com
Email: shambula@gmail.com
YouTube: Joy Wendo
Organised by the AFRONEWS, the newspaper for Africans in Germany, the African Community in Germany Awards celebrate and recognise outstanding achievements of Africans in different fields in Germany. They are a way of appreciating and encouraging Africans who have excelled in different fields and are making a positive contribution to the German society.
The Awards recognise the good work done by African organisations/associations and businesses to promote a positive image of Africa and Africans, facilitate integration of Africans in Germany, promote business opportunities and international cooperation between Germany and African countries.
The African Community in Germany Awards Gala Night 2022
All winners were announced and recognised at the African Community in Germany Awards Gala Night to be held on 22nd October 2022 at 17:00 at Bürgerzentrum Niederhöchstadt, Montgeronplatz 1, 65760 Eschborn.
A special thanks to the Sponsors of African Community in Germany Awards 2022
Ortel Mobile, Germany’s leading prepaid sim cards provider for people with a migration background, was the major sponsor of the African Community in Germany Awards 2022.
The Awards were also sponsored by Taptap Send, an easy-to-use smartphone app that lets you send money to family and friends with just a few taps and a debit card, and Ria Money Transfer, a subsidiary of Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: EEFT), a global leader in the money transfer industry.
Start.Up Lounge Africa, a management consulting firm connecting and promoting businesses in Africa and Europe were also a part of the sponsors to this amazing event.