The All
Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA In partnership with the African
Union Commission, AUC, will be holding a stakeholders' conference in
Johannesburg, South Africa on Friday, 10 July 2015 at Crowne Plaza
Hotel, The Rose Bank, Johannesburg, South Africa beginning from 10.30
GMT/UTC
The Johannesburg conference is expected to bring together policy makers,
Artistes in Southern Africa, media executives, music producers, record
label owners, artistes' managers, video directors, music entrepreneurs,
music enthusiasts, officials of ONE.org [1] and relevant government
officials and AFRIMA partners to discuss strategies and actions needed
to facilitate better opportunities for stakeholders from Southern Africa
in the AFRIMA initiative..
Some of the winners of 2014 AFRIMA edition from South Africa are Heavy K
featuring Professor "Beautiful War" for Best Male in Southern Africa
category; Mi Casa "Jika", for Best African Electro category; Robbie
Malinga and Mojalefa Thebe "Impilo" (South Africa) are joint winners for
Producer of the Year category with Nigerian producer Don Jazzy with the
song "Eminado"
The stakeholders' conference will feature panelists from the continental
Secretariat of AFRIMA and the Southern Africa region of AFRIMA among who
are AFRIMA Executive Producer/President, Mike Dada; Sponsorship and
Communication Director, Matlou Tsotsetsi (South Africa); Chairman,
AFRIMA International Media Committee, Steve Ayorinde (Nigeria); and
AFRIMA Jury members from Southern Africa, Delani Makhalima (Zimbabwe)
and Chris Cyren (South Africa); Creative and communication Manager for
ONE [1] campaign, Nde Nfodika among others.
According to AFRIMA Communication and Sponsorship Director, Matlou
Tsotsetsi "we are very keen on engaging the people who are critical to
the awards process to give them a platform for knowledge sharing and
capacity building. Without the artistes and allied professionals in the
music industry there can be no awards to give out. The International
Committee of AFRIMA appreciates the support of the South African music
industry and Africa at large for aligning with the vision and objectives
of AFRIMA which are aimed at continental integration towards a peaceful
and prosperous Africa using the platform of art and music"
The AFRIMA team is also expected to speak on the 2015 AFRIMA Entry
Submission which closes on Monday July 20, 2015 and other build up
events which include the AFRICA MUSIC SUMMIT; and the AFRIMA MUSIC
VILLAGE, towards 2015 AFRIMA ceremony coming up later in the year in
November 13-15, 2015.
The All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, the continental initiative
conceptualized to celebrate, showcase, reward and promote the rich
African music worldwide, thus reaching out to the millions of fans, and
propelling African music to glorious pinnacles beyond the borders of
Africa. AFRIMA will be broadcast to over 84 countries across the world
on 109 television stations.
Union Commission, AUC, will be holding a stakeholders' conference in
Johannesburg, South Africa on Friday, 10 July 2015 at Crowne Plaza
Hotel, The Rose Bank, Johannesburg, South Africa beginning from 10.30
GMT/UTC
The Johannesburg conference is expected to bring together policy makers,
Artistes in Southern Africa, media executives, music producers, record
label owners, artistes' managers, video directors, music entrepreneurs,
music enthusiasts, officials of ONE.org [1] and relevant government
officials and AFRIMA partners to discuss strategies and actions needed
to facilitate better opportunities for stakeholders from Southern Africa
in the AFRIMA initiative..
Some of the winners of 2014 AFRIMA edition from South Africa are Heavy K
featuring Professor "Beautiful War" for Best Male in Southern Africa
category; Mi Casa "Jika", for Best African Electro category; Robbie
Malinga and Mojalefa Thebe "Impilo" (South Africa) are joint winners for
Producer of the Year category with Nigerian producer Don Jazzy with the
song "Eminado"
The stakeholders' conference will feature panelists from the continental
Secretariat of AFRIMA and the Southern Africa region of AFRIMA among who
are AFRIMA Executive Producer/President, Mike Dada; Sponsorship and
Communication Director, Matlou Tsotsetsi (South Africa); Chairman,
AFRIMA International Media Committee, Steve Ayorinde (Nigeria); and
AFRIMA Jury members from Southern Africa, Delani Makhalima (Zimbabwe)
and Chris Cyren (South Africa); Creative and communication Manager for
ONE [1] campaign, Nde Nfodika among others.
According to AFRIMA Communication and Sponsorship Director, Matlou
Tsotsetsi "we are very keen on engaging the people who are critical to
the awards process to give them a platform for knowledge sharing and
capacity building. Without the artistes and allied professionals in the
music industry there can be no awards to give out. The International
Committee of AFRIMA appreciates the support of the South African music
industry and Africa at large for aligning with the vision and objectives
of AFRIMA which are aimed at continental integration towards a peaceful
and prosperous Africa using the platform of art and music"
The AFRIMA team is also expected to speak on the 2015 AFRIMA Entry
Submission which closes on Monday July 20, 2015 and other build up
events which include the AFRICA MUSIC SUMMIT; and the AFRIMA MUSIC
VILLAGE, towards 2015 AFRIMA ceremony coming up later in the year in
November 13-15, 2015.
The All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, the continental initiative
conceptualized to celebrate, showcase, reward and promote the rich
African music worldwide, thus reaching out to the millions of fans, and
propelling African music to glorious pinnacles beyond the borders of
Africa. AFRIMA will be broadcast to over 84 countries across the world
on 109 television stations.
pan style='background:white'>propelling African music to glorious pinnacles
beyond the borders of
Africa. AFRIMA will be broadcast to over 84 countries across the world
on 109 television stations.
Africa. AFRIMA will be broadcast to over 84 countries across the world
on 109 television stations.
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