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The result was Keep. Michig (talk) 07:31, 31 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Mwasiti[edit]

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Non-notable performer. Pay-for-edit spam. Fails WP:MUSICBIO. -- RoySmith (talk) 21:25, 23 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. MT Train^Talk 04:43, 24 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Africa-related deletion discussions. MT Train^Talk 04:43, 24 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. She has been nominated for a major music award in her country. Wikipedia is already far too ethnocentric. Let's not further the problem by discounting award nominees from non-Anglophonic countries.--TM

04:50, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Delete Non-notable musician. Possibly fails WP:ANYBIO given that said policy requires The person has received a well-known and significant award or honor, or has been nominated for such an award several times. Given that Wikipedia takes a global audience into account, I'm of the opinion that the Tanzania Music Awards are not "well-known" enough, but this argument could go either way. However, the subject also fails WP:MUSIC in my mind. For example, WP:MUSICBIO asserts that notability can be implied by if they meet conditions such as Has won or been nominated for a major music award, such as a Grammy, Juno, Mercury, Choice or Grammis award or Has had a single or album on any country's national music chart. I am of the opinion that the Tanzania Music Awards are not to be considered a major music award like those listed by MUSICBIO (this is on the basis that these awards have accrued much more coverage in WP:VER sources.) As far as having a single or an album on a national music chart, I found one website that made such a claim [1] (among some other unsourced/unverifiable claims), but I was unable to reproduce this and found no mention of Mwasiti when conducting a year-by-year search for anything on [2]. WP:VER coverage and accurate coverage is also lacking, so WP:SIGCOV is also an issue. So in short, the artist in question has been nominated multiple times for a regional music award but has yet to win an award for her work, nor has she produced a single or album that has made it onto a national music chart.--SamHolt6 (talk) 14:17, 24 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I've started a side-discussion at Wikipedia talk:Notability (music)#Nomination for major award? -- RoySmith (talk) 15:08, 24 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Women-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 22:34, 24 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Her single “Nalivua Pendo” was number one on the Tanzania radio charts for eight consecutive weeks and won "Best Zouk Song" at the 2009 Tanzania Music Awards. According to WP:ANYBIO she passes due to "The person has received a well-known and significant award or honor, or has been nominated for such an award several times." She passes WP:ENTERTAINER for "Has a large fan base or a significant 'cult' following" as she's one of the most popular artists in Tanzania. She passes WP:MUSIC for "Has had a single or album on any country's national music chart" and "Has been placed in rotation nationally by a major radio or music television network" and "Has become one of the most prominent representatives of a notable style or the most prominent of the local scene of a city" and "Has won first, second or third place in a major music competition." Lonehexagon (talk) 06:05, 25 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep She meets WP:MUSIC for "Has had a single or album on any country's national music chart". Just because the article was made by an editor that was paid to do, it does not mean that the article has to be deleted, as any offending sections can be edited. Wpgbrown (talk) 19:15, 25 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - As per Lonehexagon She passes, as she has had a single that charted "Has had a single or album on any country's national music chart." Deathlibrarian (talk) 07:58, 26 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - The positive voters above (not including the one who tried to pull our heartstrings over ethnocentrism) have made convincing arguments on notability in her country's music scene. A "point of view" edit tag should be added or we could rewrite the parts that are obviously from a paid source. If the result of this AfD is KEEP, the closing Admin can contact me at my talk page and I will work on improving the article. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 14:40, 26 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It's not really the closing admin's job to notify people. Just put this page on your watchlist. -- RoySmith (talk) 16:58, 27 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Merely a friendly suggestion. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 17:27, 27 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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