All Africa Music Awards calls for entries

The International Committee of the All Africa Music Awards, (AFRIMA), a continental showpiece to celebrate the rich musical heritage of Africa and her talented artistes for the economic growth of the continent, has opened submission of entries for musical works across Africa for the 2014 edition.

According to a press statement put out, entries open from May 15, 2014 to July 5, 2014, and the following music professionals of African origin living either on the continent or abroad are eligible to enter for the award under the 30 categories: artistes, songwriters, video directors, music producers and music journalists as well as unrecorded artistes who can upload their songs/videos on YouTube. Works to be submitted must be produced in the year under review –May 31, 2013 to July 4, 2014.

Format of submission: Detailed information about eligibility and format of submission is available on www.afrima.org. Qualified entries will be selected by the Academy of AFRIMA which consists of the Jury and College of Voters. 

Revealing further information about the make-up of the Academy, AFRIMA Regional Director, Central Africa, Mr Ernest Ewane, said “The Jury comprises 13 people who have spent reasonable amount of years in the music industry and have vast knowledge in music, who do not perform or produce songs anymore and people who are well respected in the industry across Africa and Diaspora. They are professionals with impeccable understanding of music”.

The 2014 All Africa Music Awards will produce a star-studded, world-class event in Nigeria on October 21 to 25, 2014, with live performances and television broadcast to 84 countries on 109 television stations around the world.