He has been nominated and won several international awards from his last album, Hymns for the Rebel Soul which was released earlier this year. The awards include, Best African Artist at this year’s International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) and NAACP Image Award nomination for “Outstanding World Music Album”.

The world acclaimed Ghanaian singer, now based part time in Los Angeles, was featured on CNN’s African VoicesRocky Dawuni is the only Ghanaian in the featured list, which is dominated by Nigerian artists. Sensational singer Asa, Nneka and 2Face Idibia make up the Nigerian artists in the list. Other renowned artists who made it to the list includes; Senegal's Youssou N'Dour, Mali’s Salif Keita and Somali-born rapper K'naan who shot into international fame with his 2006 album, the Dusty Foot Philosopher.

Amadou et Mariam, duo from Mali also considered one of the continent’s biggest artists. The duo, since meeting at Mali’s Institute for the Young Blind in the 1970s, has received international recognition for their musical diversity.

Grammy award-winning singer, Cesaria Evora, the most famous musical export from the Cape Verde Islands and South African choral group, Ladysmith Black Mambazo completes the list.