AFRIMA 2018: 79 songs selected as organisers release regional nominees list

Organisers of the 2018 edition of the 5th All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, have unveiled the much anticipated nominees list for the forthcoming awards.

In all, a total of 79 songs made it to the regional nominees list which was revealed by the African Union Commission, AUC, and the International Jury of AFRIMA, during a World Media announcement.

The nominees list covers the five Regional Categories (male and female) including; North Africa, Central Africa, East Africa, South Africa and West Africa.

Speaking on the parameters considered by the Jury during the adjudication process, Jury member representing Diaspora (North America), Hadja Kobélé Keita, a music executive with work experience in international music companies like Universal Music Africa and Island Africa, reiterated the AFRIMA objective, which is about rewarding and promoting talents and creativity in Africa.

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“AFRIMA has specific guidelines they follow in considering musical works that are nominated yearly, besides these guidelines, we also look out for the quality of works submitted. An artiste’s popularity will not influence the Jury’s verdict, just because an artiste has 100 million views on Youtube does not guarantee making the list, unless such works are produced with high quality and represent the continent properly. Other guidelines the Jury considers are the current trends and market position”, she further explains.

Music lovers will be empowered to decide which artiste/song emerges winners of the 23.9 carat gold-plated AFRIMA trophy when voting commences on Monday, August 27.

AFRIMA is scheduled to hold in November 2018, with other activities scheduled for the main awards events such as the Africa Music Business Roundtable and the AFRIMA Music Village.

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