African music stars hopeful as entry submissions for AFRIMA 2018 opens

Scores of African music stars are hopeful of emerging winners at this year’s edition of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) as the organisers have announced the opening of entry submissions for the annual continental music awards.

The opening of entry submissions comes after the recent unveiling of calendar of activities for the 2018 edition of AFRIMA in Accra, Ghana, which included a courtesy visit to the President of Ghana, H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo by officials of African Union, the International Committee of AFRIMA and African music stars.

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Reports say organisers of the awards expect to receive works, songs and videos recorded or produced by African music professionals and publicly released within the eligibility period of August 1, 2017 to August 1, 2018.

According to the organisers, the entries will be screened by the AFRIMA Jury, consisting of 13 members, with vast experience and practice in African music and culture.

The AFRIMA Jury will be tasked with the responsibility of staging a thorough and fair screening, categorizing, assessing and selecting process of the selected AFRIMA 2018 nominees.

 

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