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No win for Ghana at All Africa Music Awards 2017; AFRIMA 2017 – Full List of Winners
The All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) has just ended. The Music Award was held last night in Lagos, with several African Music stars at the Eko Hotel & Suites for a night of musical celebration. Nigerian acts Simi, Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, 2baba Idibia, YCee, M.I. Wizkid, Simi, M.I, Tiwa Savage, Ycee, Orezi, 2Baba all got awards with Wizkid taking 3 awards back home – Song of the Year, Artist of the Year & Best West African Act (Male).
See the full list of winners below: Best Central African Act (Male) – Locko Best Central African Act (Female) – Montess Best East African Act (Male) – Eddy Kenzo Best East African Act (Female) – Nandy Best Southern Africa Act (Male) – Emtee Best West African Act (Male) – Wizkid Best West African Act (Female) – Tiwa Savage Best African Collaboration – Alikiba feat M.I – “AJE“ Best Artist in African Rock – Gilad Millo (Kenya) Best Artist or Group in African RnB & Soul – Alikiba feat. M.I – “AJE“ Best Artist or Group in African Contemporary: DJ Tunez feat. Wande Coal – “Iskaba“ Best Artist or Group in African Reggae & Dancehall – 2Baba – “Holy Holy“ Best Artist or Group in African Hip Hop – Ycee – “Juice“ Best Artist of Group in African Pop – Toofan Video of the Year – Orezi x Adasa Cookey – “Cooking Pot“ Best Female Artist in Inspirational Music: Asikey George African Songwriter of the Year – Simi Producer of the Year – DJ Coublon for Seyi Shay’s “Yolo Yolo“ Artist of the Year – Wizkid Song of the Year – Wizkid feat. Drake – “Come Closer“ https://ameyawdebrah.com/falz-m-anifest-davido-shatta-wale-headline-ghana-meets-naija-2017/]]>
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Kofi Asamoah selected for professional exchange program managed through the US Department of State
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Ghanaian award-winning filmmaker and Creative Director, Kofi Asamoah, has been nominated and selected by the U.S. Embassy in Accra to participate in a professional exchange program managed through the US Department of State in partnership with Meridian International Center and UNESCO.
The fully funded program entitled, “Intellectual Property Best Practices for Creative Entrepreneurs and Policy Makers”, takes 8 individuals from Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire to the United States for a two-week program, June 22 to July 3, 2024. The program will travel to DC, Atlanta and LA focusing on meeting with experts in the creative industry, specifically film and music, as well as have a dedicated focus on copyright law and application.
The Department of State has outlined the following specific objectives for the project:
• Exchange best practices with U.S. policymakers, at the state and local levels, to improve the operating environment, drive employment growth, and attract global investment into their local creative markets;
• Examine the creative industries’ infrastructure and business ecosystem; with input from IP experts, film and recording studios, industry associations, and other thought leaders; and
• Gain exposure to key business tools used by members of the creative economy to scale work globally.
Kofi Asamoah, who is also CEO of Kofas Media, describes the opportunity as ‘ golden ‘. In a Facebook post, he thanked The US Embassy in Accra and The US department of state for recognizing the need to impact the local Creative ecosystem.
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Tribute Night held in honour of Mr.Ibu ahead of Final Funeral Rites
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A touching tribute event was organized on Wednesday, June 26, 2024 in Enugu State to honor the late Nollywood legend, John Okafor, fondly known as Mr. Ibu. (more…)
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Apple Music Releases Country Covers of Beyoncé’s Songs by Black Emerging Artists
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Ghanaians turn to me for love songs – Dr Cryme
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Ghanaian artist Dr. Cryme recently appeared on Ameyaw TV’s One-on-One with VJ Scaro to discuss his musical journey and his latest single. (more…)
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I’m done with NDC’s campaign songs for December election – Nacee
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Ghanaian gospel singer and songwriter, Nana Osei, professionally known as Nacee has disclosed that he has completed composing and submitting a campaign song for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in preparation for the upcoming December general election.
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