[ 2014-08-10 ]

Ghana embraces All Africa Music Awards
During the two-day stay in Accra, the capital of
Ghana, members of the International Committee of
AFRIMA including Executive Producer/CEO AFRIMA,
Mr. Mike Dada; AFRIMA Regional Director, West
Africa Mr. Don Obilor; AFRIMA Director, Brand
Communications and Sponsorships, Ms. Matlou
Tsotetsi and AFRIMA Country Director, Ghana, Mr.
Francis Doku also hosted to interviews with media
personalities and radio presenters.

At the conference, Mr. Francis Doku showcased
AFRIMA’s distinctive lead by discussing various
elements of the awards project such as “The
Africa Music Summit” to be held in the week of
the main awards ceremony under the theme
“Reviving the Business of Music in Africa”.
Francis Doku also explained the awards categories
divided into regional and continental categories,
Entry submission which is ongoing and closes on
July 19, 2014 and and the College of Voters.

“AFRIMA is a narrative of African music, culture
and heritage on the global stage. It is fashioned
as a medium to enhance African music industry’s
bottom line and communicate harmony in Africa’
with the mandate of producing an international
platform to celebrate our cultural heritage and
values”, Mr. Francis said during his opening
presentation at the event.

In an interview with Journalists at the event, the
President, Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), Bice
Osei Kuffour (Obour) said “So far, an award
scheme like AFRIMA which is bringing all African
countries and Music of all African countries
together where musicians will be rewarded will be
a boost for the African music industry as an
entity. I want to encourage everyone to throw
their weight behind such an award”.

Also speaking at the conference, AFRIMA, Regional
Director, West Africa, Mr. Don Obilor added;
“The purpose of this conference is to inform
stakeholders of the Mission and Vision of AFRIMA
as well as acquaint participants with the
activities that would culminate in its inaugural
Award in October 2014”.

On Saturday June 28, AFRIMA team was hosted by
Ghana’s Radio XYZ on the afternoon Entertainment
show, Celebrity XYZ with radio presenter
Livingstone Lotsu also known as Stone talking
about the awards. The warm reception continued the
evening of Saturday June 28, 2014 with the team
enjoying the nightlife in the city of Accra with
Ghana’s celebrities.

The 2014 AFRIMA calendar contains an exciting line
up of events such as AFRIMA Village, an open,
festival-style four day concert to take place in
Lagos, Nigeria on October 21 – 24, 2014 with
performances from Africa’s well known music
stars, music bands and some international music
stars. Another is the “On the Road to AFRIMA
Stakeholders Engagement Conference”, a programme
tailored to happen in specific African cities
where the awards project will be interacting with
the music/entertainment industry, media,
government officials, locals and sampling the
lifestyle of those cities before the award
ceremony.

In partnership with the African Union Commission,
AFRIMA is a combined effort to recognize and
award, promote and preserve Africa’s rich music
culture. The main awards ceremony will hold in
Lagos, Nigeria on Saturday, October 25 and it is
expected to be a world-class event comparable only
to the Grammy Awards.

The awards’ 32 categories is open to Music
professionals of African origin living either on
the continent or abroad and recognizes Artists,
Songwriters, Video Directors, Music Producers and
Music Journalists, as well as unrecorded artists.
Submission of entries for the 2014 edition opened
on May 15 and closes on July 19, 2014. Visit
www.afrima.org for more information.

Source - afrima.org

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