African Entertainment Awards unveil 2023 winners

18 november, 2023|Nieuws|

The winners of the African Entertainment Awards USA (AEA/USA) were announced from the US on 11 November. First presented in 2015, the scheme celebrates African entertainment and achievements globally. Additionally, it aims to unite Africans, including those in the Caribbean, and promote a strong, self-sufficient Africa capable of driving social change worldwide. The night’s biggest winners were Tanzanian star Diamond Platnumz, who took home the coveted Artist of the Year prize, and Nigeria’s Davido, who won Album of the Year. Rema’s Selena Gomez-assisted ‘Calm Down’ was adjudged Song of the Year.  Below is the full list of winners: Best Male Artist Davido Diamond Platnumz Harmonize Soolking Suldaan Seeraar Burna Boy Black Sherif Asake Wizkid Olamide Wegz Nordo [...]

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Revealing The WOMEX 22 Award Recipients

29 augustus, 2022|English, Internationaal, Nieuws, Womex|

(bron: WOMEX) Ga je mee naar WOMEX? Dan ben je van harte welkom bij de Nederlandse stand. Meld je hieronder aan voor netwerkkorting en overige activiteiten. Registreer met netwerkkorting via WMF NL   Berlin/Lisbon: Bulgarian Clarinet virtuoso Ivo Papasov will receive the WOMEX 22 Artist Award, and the WOMEX 22 Professional Excellence Award will be received by Francis Gay, COSMO Head of Music - as revealed today by Piranha Arts, the producers of WOMEX - the Worldwide Music Expo. The 28th edition of WOMEX will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 19 to 23 October. As with every year, the WOMEX Awards celebrate and honour exceptional achievements in global music on [...]

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De winnaars van de ACT Award zijn bekend!

20 april, 2022|Internationaal, Nieuws|

(bron: ACT) EINDHOVEN, 19 april 2022 – De winnaars van de ACT Award (Award for Creative Technology) zijn bekend! De Ghanese maker Hakeem Adam ontvangt 10.000 euro, en het Fillipijnse kunstenaarsduo Kwago en Mexicaanse filmmaker en onderzoeker Juan Arturo García ontvangen elk 20.000 euro, plus begeleiding in productie, distributie en presentatie vanuit STRP om hun projectplan te realiseren. De nieuwe kunstwerken gaan in première tijdens STRP Festival 2023 van 13 tot en met 16 april 2023. The Art of Listening De projecten zijn ingediend rondom het thema van STRP Festival 2023, The Art of Listening. Voor STRP Festival 2023 onderzoekt STRP de omslag naar luisteren als antwoord op [...]

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GlobalFEST: Wavelengths Conference – terugkijken

18 februari, 2022|English, Internationaal, Lees/luister terug, Nieuws|

(bron: GlobalFEST)   On January 27, we joined together for the Wavelengths Global Music Conference. This virtual gathering included panels, reflections, a pitch session, mental health seminar, and the globalFEST Awards Ceremony. We endeavored to look holistically at the performing arts field, finding ways to support each other in our best and most difficult times. If you were able to attend the conference, we hope you were inspired by the day's events.   If you were unable to join (or would like to rewatch any panels), we have made the majority of the events available to view on the globalFEST YouTube-channel:

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The Songlines Music Awards 2021 Ceremony – online

10 december, 2021|English, Nieuws|

(bron: Songlines) The Songlines Music Awards 2021 ceremony is going virtual and will be broadcast, free of charge, at 7pm GMT on Sunday December 12. The ceremony will be presented again by Cerys Matthews, who will announce the nominees & winners in all nine categories, including the two winners still to be revealed: Newcomer and World Pioneer. Plus, we’ll have performances from all of this year’s winning artists, including Ayom, Jake Blount, Bab L’ Bluz, Damir Imamović, Khusugtun, Liraz and Siti Muharam. Watch on the Website Watch on Facebook   Watch on YouTube      Take a look at our winners in each category   Newcomer Announced during the ceremony... World Pioneer Announced [...]

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Live this Sunday – The Songlines Music Awards 2020

10 december, 2020|English, Internationaal|

(bron: Songlines) The 2020 Songlines Music Awards ceremony is going virtual and will be broadcast, free of charge, at 7pm GMT on Sunday December 13. The ceremony will be presented again by Cerys Matthews, who will announce the nominees & winners in all nine categories, including the two winners still to be revealed: Newcomer and World Pioneer. Plus, we’ll have performances from all of this year’s winning artists including Bassekou Kouyaté, Blick Bassy, Cimarrón, Jambinai, Kefaya + Elaha Soroor, Lankum and Leyla McCalla as well as some very special guests. Watch on the Website Watch on Facebook   Watch on YouTube      Take a look at our winners in [...]

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