AU, AFRIMA Unveils Exciting Events Calendar
By: HighCelebritySquard
………AMBR and AFRIMA Music Village for
November 10
……..Award Ceremony for November 12
……..Live Broadcast to 84 countries
The African Union Commission, AUC and the
International Committee of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) have unveiled
some of the exciting programme of activities and performers billed for the
AFRIMA 2017 main events to hold in the Official Host City, Lagos State between
Friday, November 10 and Sunday, November 12 at various premium locations in
Host City.
Some of
the events to happen at the biggest awards event on the continent include the
Africa Music Business Roundtable (AMBR) on November 10 which is a platform for
African music executives, investors and artistes to chart a course for
development towards the nurturing and packaging of music in a way that creates
jobs and reflects positively on the GDP of the continent. International and
African music brands and organisations will also showcase products and services
at the 2017 AMBR exhibition with attendance subject to registration on the
AFRIMA website, www.afrima.org . Some of the speakers billed for the Roundtable
are General Manager, Sony Music, West Africa; Micheal Ugwu; Board Chairman of
the Moshito Music Conference and Exhibition, South Africa; Dr Sipho Sithole,
and Head of Public Relations and Special Projects, Universal Music; Ms Hadja
Kobele.
Scheduled to Perform at the Africa music Village
Also
scheduled for Friday, November 10 is the Africa Music Village, an open music
festival set to showcase live performances of over 40 African music superstars.
The all-night event will feature performances from Nigerian pop-legend, 2Baba,
music diva, Seyi Shay, Tanzanian Bongo-flava king, Diamond Platnumz, House
Music lady, Niniola, Ugandan Pop-star, Eddy Kenzo,and Nigeria’s Fuji Tycoons,
K1,Pasuma.Other Pop-stars confirmed for the event are Wande Coal from Nigeria,
VVIP from Ghana, Salif Keita from Mali, Shyn from Madagascar, Tekno from
Nigeria, Young Paris from DRC, Daphne from Cameroon. Top notch host city
artistes like Olamide, Small doctor, Adekunle Gold, and continental superstars
like Shatta Wale (Ghana), Neil Oliver (Benin), Qritical (Kenya), Fally Ipupa
(DRC), TayGrin (Malawi), The Dogg (Namibia), and Nsoki, Angola.
Attendance for the music village will be activated by the purchaseof the
AFRIMA 2017 premium Tee-Shirts on www.afrima.org,www.ariiyaticktes.com and
other designated outlets.
The Main Awards Ceremony on Sunday, November 12 is a glittery, star-studded
and world-class event that celebrates African music heritage and rewards
African music artistes with the 23.9 Karats gold-plated AFRIMA trophy. The
culturally-themed ceremony connects music stars, entertainment investors,
government personalities on the red carpet before the main awards ceremony.
There will be live performances and television broadcast to 84 countries on 109
television stations around the world. Seats are reserved for members of the
public who purchase tickets on the AFRIMA website and other designated outlets.
The annual AFRIMA is organised in partnership with the African Union to foster economic development and integration on the continent while showcasing the cultural heritage of Africa to the rest of the world. The awards platform achieves this by celebrating and rewarding the old and young music talents of African origin. Lagos State is the official host city of AFRIMA 2017 as appointed by the African Union after hosting a successful 2016 edition.
AU, AFRIMA Unveils Exciting Events Calendar
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