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AFRIMA hosts major media personalities, artists, talent managers, producers, video
directors in a big way at Las Vegas VIP Douala – Cameroon.
In partnership with the African Union (AU), the All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, is a music and cultural initiative developed to
celebrate, reward and showcase the rich musical heritage of Africa, stimulate conversations
among Africans and between Africa and the rest of the globe about the great potentials and values of the African culture and artistic legacy for the purpose of creating jobs,
reducing poverty, calling attention of world leaders to Africa and promoting the positive image of Africa to the world.
The conference which was organized by the Afrima team, was focused on educating everyone trying to navigate the music industry and learn the ropes that lead to success.
Also, Afrima Associate producer, Adenrele Niyi, Secretariat spoke on all panels.
In its continual drive to build capacity for knowledge sharing among African music professionals and culture enthusiasts.
The AFRIMA-Cameroon conference which was held on Friday, June 28, 2019, specifically revealed details of the 6th
AFRIMA entry submission process and other programs for the annual continental awards
to effectively engage music talents and content creators who are key stakeholders and beneficiaries of the awarding process.
Topic covered included:
– Afrima’s mission to Cameroon.
– The Importance of content creators.
– The importance of submitting your song/video for Afrimawards.
– The Afrima team Elaborated on the topic of ”Buying of votes”.
– They also talked about hosting a concert in Cameroon by October.
Moreover, the 6th AFRIMA Entry Submissions that closes on Friday, August 2, 2019, is open for entries to Artistes, Songwriters, Video Directors, Producers,
Dancers/Choreographers, DJs and unrecorded artistes of African origin living on the continent and Diaspora.
According to the AFRIMA Regional Director, Central Africa, Mr. Ernest Ewane, “AFRIMA is sharing the spirit of Pan-Africanism for greater collaborations in culture, music, and
entertainment for sustainable development in line with the African Union (AU) cultural agenda for peace building, integration, democracy, economic advancement and youth social development.
The Conference was also focused on AFRIMA 2019 build-up events which include Turn Up Africa Music Concert & Conference, the Adjudication Process, the Nominees’
Announcement, Public Voting as well as the Main Awards Ceremony events such as the Africa Music Business Summit; the AFRIMA Music Village, and the Awards Night which comes up in November.
The room was filled with Cameroonian music professionals, creative experts, cultural industry practitioners, recording artistes,
record labels, artiste managers, publishing companies, policy-makers, government officials, business and media practitioners in Cameroon and neighbouring countries.
