In aligning
with the vision and objectives of All Africa Music Award, AFRIMA, Africa’s
leading urban music channel, Channel O, has thrown its weight behind AFRIMA by endorsing
one of the categories of AFRIMA, the Best R n B Song of the Year. In line with
the agreement signed between Electric Media Network (PTY) owner ofMultichoice
and AFRIMA Awards Limited, the category will now be known as Best R n B Song in
Africa brought to you by Channel O.
Contending for the Best R n
B Song of the Year in 2014 are musical acts from the Africa continent: Davina Green from Zimbabwe with the track Every
Time, Isabel Novella from Mozambique with the track Moya, Maurice Kirya from Uganda
with the track The Blue Dress, 2Face from Nigeria with the track Dance in the Rain,
Vanessa Mdee from Tanzania with the track Come Over and Wahu from Kenya with
the track For You. The winner in this category and all the categories of AFRIMA
are decided via online voting and the AFRIMA academy which ended on November 25,
2014.Meanwhileon Saturday, December 27, 2014, a winner
will emerge at the award ceremony in Lagos.
Channel O is a South Africa based music channel which first started
transmission in the early 1990s.
AFRIMA which is in partnership with the African
Union Commission, is proudly supported by ONE, Africa 2.0, Nigeria’s Federal
Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of
Culture, Tourism and National Orientation, PRMAFRICA among others and being
sponsored by Kenya Airways, Procter and Gamble, Peugeot, Diamond Bank, and UBER.
AFRIMA is aimed at communicating the strength of
Africa to the rest of the world for global competitiveness.
The All Africa
Music Awards is spread over thirty(30) categories and 23.9-carat gold-plated trophies will
be received by music acts or groups in their respective categories.
The award
ceremony is scheduled to hold on Saturday, December 27, 2014 at the Grand
Ballroom of the prestigious Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.
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