AFRIMA Returns With Celebration Of African Music

The All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) is ready to return this November with a strong, week-long celebration of African music, creativity, and tradition, following an official endorsement by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the inauguration of a Federal Authorities-backed Native Organising Committee (LOC).

Scheduled to carry in Lagos from November 25 to 30, the 2025 version of AFRIMA is themed “Unstoppable Africa” and can characteristic six days of immersive music-related actions, honouring excellent expertise and selling the continent’s cultural wealth.

This 12 months’s occasion follows a profitable version hosted in Dakar, Senegal, and can mark a symbolic homecoming for AFRIMA, which debuted in Nigeria in 2014. President Tinubu’s approval, delivered in response to a request from the African Union Fee, has been hailed as a major present of confidence in Nigeria’s artistic financial system.

AFRIMA’s government producer and President, Mr. Mike Dada, expressed gratitude to the President and the federal authorities for what he described as a visionary step. He mentioned the 2025 version would reinforce AFRIMA’s place as Africa’s premier music awards and cultural platform.

“With this assist from the federal authorities and Lagos State, we’re assured that this would be the most memorable AFRIMA ever held. Nigeria stays Africa’s artistic powerhouse, and it’s time to indicate the world why,” Dada mentioned.

Additionally talking, Mrs. Ugochi Akudo-Nwosu, director of Leisure and Artistic Financial system within the Ministry, confirmed Mr. President’s assist and praised the joint effort of federal establishments in making certain the occasion’s success.

The LOC consists of representatives from a number of key federal ministries, Data and Nationwide Orientation, Inside, Youth, Schooling, and Aviation, in addition to high companies such because the Nigerian Movie Company, Nationwide Movie and Video Censors Board, and the Nationwide Council for Arts and Tradition.

Based in 2013 in partnership with the African Union, AFRIMA celebrates musical excellence whereas driving {economic} development, expertise growth, and cultural change. Its seven pillars embody an awards ceremony, music festivals, a enterprise hub, artistic academy, expertise promotion, coverage advisory, and CSR/neighborhood assist.

The six-day occasion will run from November 25 to 30, that includes a collection of thrilling actions. The Diamond Showcase will take heart stage, highlighting distinctive expertise from throughout the continent.

The Africa Music Enterprise Summit is scheduled for November 27 and 28, bringing collectively key stakeholders to debate developments and improvements within the business. The festivities will proceed  with the AFRIMA Music Village ,  an evening of continuous stay music performances celebrating pan-African sound and tradition.

The highlight shifts to the Nominees and Business Party, providing an evening of networking and celebration.

The grand finale comes with the celebrated AFRIMA Awards Ceremony, honoring excellent achievements in African music.

Stakeholders imagine that with robust backing from the Nigerian authorities, AFRIMA 2025 is greater than a music occasion, it’s a celebration of Africa’s voice.