The African Union Commission (AUC) in partnership with All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) has unveiled programme of events for the sixth edition of the awards in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The main awards ceremony would be held from November 6 to 9, later in the year, which would be preceded by a Welcome Soiree, AFRIMA Music Village, a tour, Africa Music Business Summit and an exclusive Nominees’ Party.
Activities leading up to the main awards ceremony include submission by African music professionals either living on the continent or in the diaspora is expected to submit their entries which are globally open on www.afrima.org from May 15 to August 2.
There would also be a pre-screening process by the screening committee of AFRIMA from August 3 to 5, followed by the AFRIMA Adjudication process from August 6 to August 12 to be conducted by an independent international jury comprising of a 13-member panel of experienced and respected African music experts and practitioners.
On August 13, a world media announcement of AFRIMA nominee list would be publicly unveiled to declare nominated African artists or works and on August 19 , there would be a voting process to be conducted on AFRIMA’s website by music fans and followers across the globe.