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Organisers unveil event programme for AFRIMA 2018
Organisers unveil event programme for AFRIMA 2018
The organisers of the All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA have officially unveiled plans for this year’s edition.
Scheduled to be staged in Accra, the capital of Ghana from Wednesday, November 21 to Saturday, November 24, the theme for this year’s edition is tagged ‘Africa is Gold’ according to the International Committee of All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, and The African Union Commission, AUC.
Expressing her excitements at the coming events, Hon. Catherine Afeku, Ghana’s Minister of Tourism said; “On behalf of His Excellency, the President of Ghana and the people of the Republic of Ghana, the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Ghana welcomes African artistes, African media and event delegates to the 5th All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA-Ghana 2018.
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“We take pride in ourselves in hosting this continental awards between November 21 and 24 which is consistent with our national development agenda to the growth of culture and the creative arts. We project a boost to the tourism economy of Ghana and the creation of opportunities for artists and investors in the culture and creative arts industry of Ghana. We expect more of such opportunities to be created in the national economy as we host AFRIMA events in the coming years,” she added.
Kicking off the line-up of events for the awards ceremony is the AFRIMA Welcome Soiree, a reception in honour of arriving AFRIMA nominees, delegates and African Union officials, slated for November 21.
That will be followed by the Africa Music Business Summit (AMBS) on November 22 and on the same day, fans will be treated to excitement at the AFRIMA Music Village where upcoming and A-list artistes from across the continent treat the audience to high octane performances before the awards ceremony proper.
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