Organisers of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) have unveiled the programme of events for the annual celebration of African music which will be held in Dakar, Senegal from January 12 to 15, 2023.
The annual festival will be broadcast to music lovers and stakeholders in over 80 countries across the globe.
Guests and nominees from across Africa are expected to arrive on January 11, 2023 but the AFRIMA ceremony will kick off fully on January 12, 2023, with a Host Country Tour, School visit and gift presentation (as part of AFRIMA’s Corporate Social Responsibility), as well as a Welcome Soiree in the evening, in Dakar.
The 4-day event continues on Friday, January 13, 2023, with the Africa Music Business Summit (AMBS) at the Grand Theatre, in Dakar. The AMBS is one of Africa’s largest gathering of creative professionals in the music industry and features workshops and panel discussions on issues and opportunities within the African music industry.
This eight edition will continue with the AFRIMA Music Village, at the Grand Theatre, which will be a free-to-enter concert featuring live performances from some of the biggest music stars across the continent.
On the eve of the awards ceremony, the events will begin with main rehearsals, media engagements and a Courtesy Visit to the President of Senegal. There will also be a live recording booth at the venue for musicians across all five regions of the continent, and in the diaspora, to explore for collaborative recordings. The day’s activities will also feature a nominees exclusive party.
The festival will come to a close on Sunday, January 15, 2023, at the 15-000-capacity Dakar Arena, with the live Awards ceremony broadcast by 104 TV Stations to over 84 countries around the world.
