The organisers of the prestigious pan African music awards, Kora Awards have revealed that the winner of the “Best Artist of the Continent” category at this year’s edition of the award will receive a grand prize of 1 million dollars as it officially calls for entries from musicians across the African continent and diaspora.
This year’s edition, according to the organisers, is targeted at celebrating excellence in musical artistry in Africa and the diaspora, has 27 categories across regions and genres, and a monetary reward associated with each trophy.
Kora said only artistes who have been voted as best of their region on the continent will be eligible for the Best Artist of the Continent trophy and prize while also revealing that the financial reward for other categories will only be given to award winners who are in attendance at the awards ceremony with absent artists receiving the trophy alone.
The organisers further stated eligibility requirements for other categories:
1. The song or songs participating in the competition must have been released between January 1st, 2014 and July 15th , 2015
2. The songs must be of good quality, must not be damaged and must be readable on any drive.
See categories and prizes below:
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Best Male Artist – West Africa: 50 000$ USD
Best Female Artist -West Africa :50 000$ USD
Best Male Artist -East Africa: 50 000$ USD
Best Female Artist – East Africa : 50 000$ USD
Best Male Artist – Central Africa: 50 000 $ USD
Best Female Artist – Central Africa: 50 000$ USD
Best Male Artist of Southern Africa : 50 000$ USD
Best Female Artist – Southern Africa : 50 000$ USD
Best Male Artist -North Africa : 50 000$ USD
Best African Group : 20 000$ USD
Best Male Artist – Spiritual Music : 20 000$ USD
Best Female Artist – Spiritual Music : 20 000$ USD |
· Best Group -Spiritual Music : 20 000$ USD
Best Traditional Music Artist – male :20 000$ USD
Best Traditional Music Artist – Female : 20 000$ USD
Best Traditional Music Group of Africa : 20 000$ USD
Most Promising Artist – Male : 20 000$ USD
Most Promising Artist – Female: 20 000$ USD
Best Artist of the African Diaspora : 20 000$ USD
Best Video of the Year : 20 000$ USD
Best Collaboration of the Year: 20 000$ USD
Best Album of the Year: 20 000$ USD
Legend Award : 50 000$ USD
Best Hip Hop Artist : 20 000$ USD
Best Urban Music Artist: 20 000$ USD
Most Downloaded Song of the Year: 20 000$ USD |
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Best Artist of the Continent: 1 000 000$ USD |
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The event will take place on the 13th of December, 2015 in Windhoek, Namibia.