The 2017 edition of the All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, is
already in the works to becoming an epoch-making awards event after receiving
nearly 5,000 entries from African music artistes and music professionals at the
close of the two-month entry submission process on Monday, July 17.
The African Union and the International Committee of AFRIMA
had opened the 2017 AFRIMA Call for Entries on May 8 giving opportunity to
African music artistes, record producers, songwriters, video directors and
music journalists to enter their qualified works on the AFRIMA website www.afrima.org and the awards social media
platforms.
The overwhelming response to this call putting the total
number of entries received for 2017 at 4,816 is an astronomical increase from
the 2,714 number of entries received in 2016 which amounts to a whopping 77.25%
increase compared to last year. Analysis reveals the regions with the highest
entries as Eastern Africa, with 47% of the total entries and Western Africa,
with 30%. This immense progress is a positive marker and has elicited satisfaction
from the African Union, the International Committee of AFRIMA, the Regional and
Country Directors of AFRIMA.
The 2017 edition of the All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, is
already in the works to becoming an epoch-making awards event after receiving
nearly 5,000 entries from African music artistes and music professionals at the
close of the two-month entry submission process on Monday, July 17.
The African Union and the International Committee of AFRIMA
had opened the 2017 AFRIMA Call for Entries on May 8 giving opportunity to
African music artistes, record producers, songwriters, video directors and
music journalists to enter their qualified works on the AFRIMA website www.afrima.org and the awards social media
platforms.
The overwhelming response to this call putting the total
number of entries received for 2017 at 4,816 is an astronomical increase from
the 2,714 number of entries received in 2016 which amounts to a whopping 77.25%
increase compared to last year. Analysis reveals the regions with the highest
entries as Eastern Africa, with 47% of the total entries and Western Africa,
with 30%. This immense progress is a positive marker and has elicited
satisfaction from the African Union, the International Committee of AFRIMA, the
Regional and Country Directors of AFRIMA.
Expressing his excitement at the high number of entries in
2017, the AFRIMA International Advisor and member of the International
Committee, Mr. Rikki Stein stated:
"This is tremendous news, indicative of an increasingly
healthy music industry across Africa, particularly from a creative perspective.
AFRIMA is plugged in to the aspirations of the African continent, providing a
platform for excellence in the field of
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