Nigerian
legendary contemporary music star, 2Face Idibia and Democratic Republic of
Congo “French speaking hottest” female broadcaster and music presenter, Madinga
Sona Maria have been announced by the International Committee of All Africa
Music, AFRIMA, to host the 2014 edition of the AFRIMA awards.
The two are
the co-host of AFRIMA award ceremony holding in Lagos, Nigeria on Saturday,
December 27, 2014 at the prestigious grand ballroom of Oriental Hotel, Victoria
Island, Lagos.
Speaking
about the collaboration between the two popular hosts, Executive Producer,
AFRIMA, Mr. Mike Dada, said, “The award ceremony is going to be explosive with
2Face and Madinga Sona Maria, two accomplished creative Africans, holding sway
and guiding our distinguished guests and nominees through the programme. We
promise to bring to Africa electrifying performances from our nominees and
invited guest performers. Then add this to the famous faces and glamour of the
African icons on the first- of- its-kind red carpet activity…It is going to be a
spectacular show!”
A truly home
grown music star, 2Face Idibia is one of the most decorated and successful Afro
pop artist in Africa. He is one of the most bankable artists in the
continent. 2Face has received so many awards among which are MTV Europe Music
Award, World Music Award, Headies Awards (Hip-hop
award), Channel O Music
Video Awards, and BET award for his musical works, MTV Africa Music
Awards, MOBO award, KORA award, and numerous additional
nominations. 2Baba, the stage name 2Face recently adopted, started his musical
career with the Plantashun Boyz and together the group recorded two successful
albums, Body and Soul and Sold Out. He went solo in 2004 and
came out with his first solo album titled Face to Face. His latest
album was released this year titled The Ascension and it features
other artistes across the continent.
On
hosting 2014 AFRIMA 2Face expressed his excitement when he said, “I am happy to
be part of this history making event. I am delighted to host Africa, Africa is
the future. I welcome Africa and the world to AFRIMA here in the beautiful city
of Lagos, Nigeria. Let’s celebrate Africa together! ”
Mandinga
Sona Maria is a beauty to behold with a towering height of 1.78m. Mandiga who
looks every inch a model is the hottest female broadcaster in Kinshasa
Democratic Republic of Congo. Her musical show, Cite de Star is the biggest
music show in Democratic Republic of Congo. A combination of beauty and brain,
Mandinga presents her musical show on Digital Congo Television and Radio. She
is also a performer.
With 2Face
and Mandiga anchoring the event, combined with the grandeur of the Grand
Ballroom of Oriental Hotel with an African ambience, truly AFRIMA is set to
host Africa and the world.
In
partnership with the African Union Commission, the 2014 All Africa Music Awards
will be a festival style open concert of non-stop music, fanfare and fashion
exhibition from countries across Africa and performances by African artistes.
AFRIMA 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, and PRMAFRICA. It is being sponsored by Kenya Airways,
Procter and Gamble, Peugeot, Diamond Bank and Uber, among others.
AFRIMA is
aimed at communicating the strength of Africa to the rest of the world for
global competitiveness.
Meanwhile, Internationally-recognized music stars from
Africa and around the globe are arriving Nigeria, the entertainment hub of
Africa, to be part of the 2014 All Africa Music Awards Main Ceremony holding on
Saturday, December 27, at the Grand Ballroom of the Oriental Hotel, Victoria
Island, Lagos.
The International Committee of AFRIMA and its partner, the African Union Commission, is receiving AFRIMA nominees, friends, collaborators, and invited guests from the five regions of Africa at the concept ceremony –which is being produced in cultural themes ranging from the rich Egyptian heritage of the Pharaoh era to the earthy depth of the artistically intricate Benin Kingdom and the fierce power of the Zulu Kingdom.
Among the artistes expected at the awards event which starts at 5.30 p.m. with Red Carpet sessions are: DJ Arafat (Cote D’Ivoire); Mi Casa (South Africa); Buffalo Souljah (Zimbabwe); Ahmed Soultan (Morocco); Laurette La Perle (Democratic Republic of Congo); Vanessa Mdee (Tanzania); Betty Akna (Equatorial Guinea); Radio and Weasel (Uganda); Lawi (Malawi); Dama Do Bling (Mozambique); Wiyaala (Ghana); Davina Green (Mozambique); Cindy Munyavi (Zimbabwe); MC Mahjoul (Algeria); Elani (Kenya) and Dear Zim (South Africa). Leading the Nigerian talents who are nominees and performers at the event is Nigeria’s legendary contemporary music star 2Baba Idibia who is also the host of the awards ceremony.
Others are Cohbams Asuquo, Olawumi, DJ Jimmy Jatt, Dammy Krane, Dr, Sid, Bez, Don Jazzy and the Mavens, Ice Prince, Flavour, Niyola, Temi Doll, Yemi Alade, D’Prince, Konga, Naeto C, Olamide, Patoranking, Daddy Showkey, Jaywon and others.
To spice up the proceedings will be sizzling performances from top Africa performing artistes and bands. From the inspiration songs to classical to hip-hop and basically exportable African music as Africa speaks in one voice through music on the award night.
Talking about the specifics of the main award ceremony, AFRIMA Co-Producer, Mr Kingsley James said: “What makes this different is that we are not only rewarding artistic excellence of artistes, but we are creating a platform to recognise those who may no longer be active music performers but have attained legend status. Then, we want to honour those who work in the journalistic field conveying information and news about the creative exploits of these artists to the public through various media platforms”.
Mr James added that more of AFRIMA’s vision was to leave a lasting developmental legacy on the African entertainment industry landscape that will stimulate the industry’s growth and sustainability for the future.
AFRIMA will be rewarding excellence in the continental music industry at the awards ceremony in over 30 categories, while the coveted 23.9-carat gold-plated trophies will be received by music acts or groups in their respective categories.
Also expected to colour the award ceremony is the tribute section where an African Music Legend will be honoured with an AFRIMA trophy for outstanding artistic work. The International Committee of AFRIMA also reveals that part of the award ceremony’s programme will pay tribute to lives affected by the scourge of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in some West African states and terrorist insurgency in Northern Nigeria, Somalia and part of Kenya. This tribute programme will be anchored by ONE, an international campaigning and advocacy organisation of more than six million people taking action to end extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa.
The International Committee of AFRIMA and its partner, the African Union Commission, is receiving AFRIMA nominees, friends, collaborators, and invited guests from the five regions of Africa at the concept ceremony –which is being produced in cultural themes ranging from the rich Egyptian heritage of the Pharaoh era to the earthy depth of the artistically intricate Benin Kingdom and the fierce power of the Zulu Kingdom.
Among the artistes expected at the awards event which starts at 5.30 p.m. with Red Carpet sessions are: DJ Arafat (Cote D’Ivoire); Mi Casa (South Africa); Buffalo Souljah (Zimbabwe); Ahmed Soultan (Morocco); Laurette La Perle (Democratic Republic of Congo); Vanessa Mdee (Tanzania); Betty Akna (Equatorial Guinea); Radio and Weasel (Uganda); Lawi (Malawi); Dama Do Bling (Mozambique); Wiyaala (Ghana); Davina Green (Mozambique); Cindy Munyavi (Zimbabwe); MC Mahjoul (Algeria); Elani (Kenya) and Dear Zim (South Africa). Leading the Nigerian talents who are nominees and performers at the event is Nigeria’s legendary contemporary music star 2Baba Idibia who is also the host of the awards ceremony.
Others are Cohbams Asuquo, Olawumi, DJ Jimmy Jatt, Dammy Krane, Dr, Sid, Bez, Don Jazzy and the Mavens, Ice Prince, Flavour, Niyola, Temi Doll, Yemi Alade, D’Prince, Konga, Naeto C, Olamide, Patoranking, Daddy Showkey, Jaywon and others.
To spice up the proceedings will be sizzling performances from top Africa performing artistes and bands. From the inspiration songs to classical to hip-hop and basically exportable African music as Africa speaks in one voice through music on the award night.
Talking about the specifics of the main award ceremony, AFRIMA Co-Producer, Mr Kingsley James said: “What makes this different is that we are not only rewarding artistic excellence of artistes, but we are creating a platform to recognise those who may no longer be active music performers but have attained legend status. Then, we want to honour those who work in the journalistic field conveying information and news about the creative exploits of these artists to the public through various media platforms”.
Mr James added that more of AFRIMA’s vision was to leave a lasting developmental legacy on the African entertainment industry landscape that will stimulate the industry’s growth and sustainability for the future.
AFRIMA will be rewarding excellence in the continental music industry at the awards ceremony in over 30 categories, while the coveted 23.9-carat gold-plated trophies will be received by music acts or groups in their respective categories.
Also expected to colour the award ceremony is the tribute section where an African Music Legend will be honoured with an AFRIMA trophy for outstanding artistic work. The International Committee of AFRIMA also reveals that part of the award ceremony’s programme will pay tribute to lives affected by the scourge of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in some West African states and terrorist insurgency in Northern Nigeria, Somalia and part of Kenya. This tribute programme will be anchored by ONE, an international campaigning and advocacy organisation of more than six million people taking action to end extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa.
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