The 8th edition of the National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA) held at the Rainbow Towers International Conference Centre (formerly Harare International Conference Centre) on Friday evening (13 Feb 2009) delivered not only awards to some of Zimbabwe's leading arts practitioners but also a line up of top class acts that kept the two thousand strong crowd on their feet for most of the night.

The opening was a collage of dances that told the story of a bored king who wanted to be entertained, so he had different dancers come and perform for him.

^ There came traditional dancers, leaping with joy, vitality and youth. He wasn't entertained.

^ There came graceful ballroom dancers, twirling and twisting for his pleasure, but that didn't entertain him either.

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manikongo  - artist   |2009-02-17 12:40:10 i perfomed at nama and it shocks me that i coulnd't see anything of my performance whilst i was on theprograme and had good response from the audience, i wonder if its a personal or a zimbabwean issue? Reply 0   0

Dementor  - Manikongo Link op   |2009-02-23 10:49:30 Manikongo Link op Please link me on tsibotshiwe@googlemail.com blessed love. Respect. Yusa Dis Reply 0   0

Integrity Maziwisa  - Nekuti hauna dhiri mdara!   |2009-02-24 03:59:32 Aaaaah urikushamisika,its Zim for you Maybe hauna dhiri mdhara! Reply 0   0

Alicia   |2009-02-17 12:46:19 Yes Manikongo/Rasta from the Kalahari you rock. I look forward to seeing more of you. Reply 1   0

Lulu   |2009-02-17 12:49:53 It was a great evening. Thank you Manikongo for an exciting night. Hope to see more of you and your band. Reply 2   0

Jam Writer   |2009-02-17 13:05:57 Hi Manikongo Nothing personal man. We had over 500 pictures to choose from and a tight deadline. Will make up for it when next we catch you in action! Reply 1   0

grasian   |2009-02-18 08:44:30 I thought the national anthem sounded so good as a reggaed version. That Jnr Bantan has a voice of note!! Reply 1   0

papa c  - mr   |2009-02-18 10:25:14 y not show our Macheso . Indava majambi so Reply 0   2

Tina   |2009-02-19 02:02:28 Ehe nhai. Cheso! Cheso! Cheso! Reply 2   0

lee  - refreshing   |2009-02-19 07:56:13 zvinofadza to see good things coming from zimbabwe.am in the diaspora and tired of negative stories from zim.so there is a lot of money in zim,lots of healthy faces i can see.Saka nzara yacho irinechepapi Reply 0   0

Integrity Maziwisa  - Where is Chjeso   |2009-02-24 04:04:47 How come i do not see anything to do with Cheso here. To be honest with all ya,i feel these Zim awards-of any kind-have always supposed Mtukudzi,Tongai Moyo.Even ma awards they always group them together kuitira kuti zvinzi Cheso adyiwa. Manje we will alwys suport him-coz he is the best-few weeks from now tinenge tichitotenga latest lake-"Hezvo vana takadzidzisa..,hezvo vana takafara nao" Reply 0   0

Wellaz  - Awards   |2009-02-19 20:30:07 Says they were held on 13 NOVEMBER 2009,what a typo Reply 0   0

clubber  - rnb,soul&hiphop, djs ???   |2009-02-25 18:55:19 ko whaa happen?? how come no such nominees???? ma one! Reply 1   0

wamilele   |2009-06-10 11:04:16 imi anhu imi WHERE is MACHESO? without his pictures this whole piece is nothing KANA BEPA haritengwi ba,zivai zvinhu Reply 0   0

Makavi   |2009-06-10 11:53:46 We miss Cheso Reply 0   0

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