Four new award categories have been introduced to the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA).
They are African DJ of the Year, Best African Dance/Choreography, African Lyricist/Rapper of the Year and Best African Act in Diaspora (Female & Male).
Organisers of the awards say the new categories “were carefully arrived at after extensive consultations with African music stakeholders which included the AFRIMA Academy of Voters and members of the International Committee of AFRIMA in response to the yearnings and requests of stakeholders, DJ’s, dancers and artistes in diaspora.”
The online submission portal for the fifth edition of AFRIMA holding in 2018 opened on Friday, May 25 to commemorate the 2018 Africa Day.
“This process,” the organisers continue “attests to the objective of AFRMA to use the African creative industry to showcase the unique cultural heritage of Africa to the rest of the world while celebrating innovations and diversification in Africa’s contemporary music industry.”
AFRIMA awards categories are divided into two, namely continental and regional categories.
The continental category rewards African artistes in various music genres and forms ranging from pop, hip-hop, inspirational, jazz, electro, DJ and more, while the regional category celebrates outstanding achievements of African artistes within their specific region of origin.
African DJ of the Year; Best African Dance/Choreography; African Lyricist/Rapper of the Year and Best African Act in Diaspora all fall under the continental category.
The 2018 awards ceremony is slated to come up in November 2018 and it will be broadcast live to 84 countries around the globe.
