Mobos: what is 'music of black origin' in 2011?

The large number of white faces on this year's shortlist has prompted a lot of people to ask an obvious questionThe annual storm brewing over the Mobos is more turbulent than ever this year. Launched in 1996, the Music of Black Origin awards usually attract two types of responses to their cumbersome name: "Isn't most pop music of black origin? Ask Elvis or the Rolling Stones!' and, more problematically, "Why are there no awards for music of white origin?". The nominees for this year's Mobo aw...

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