The representative of KORA-All African Music Awards, Wofai Samuel, officially informed the public that entries for all categories of the 2015 Awards is opened across the African continent and in the Diaspora.

‘The first Music Awards Ceremony to celebrate excellence in musical artistry
in Africa and the diaspora, the KORA Awards are set to take place on the
13th of December in Windhoek, Namibia. Featuring 27 categories across
regions and common genres, there is a monetary reward associated with each
trophy, with the main prize ‘Best Artist of the Continent’ receiving a
grand prize of USD 1 Million. To be eligible for the Best Artist of the
Continent trophy, an artist must have been voted the best of their
respective region (East, West, Southern, Northern, Central).
Warning : The financial reward will only be given to award-winners who are
in attendance at the awards ceremony – absent artists will be awarded the
trophy alone!

Eligibility requirements are as follows:

1 – Kora Awards are opened to all musicians, singers of Africa and its
diaspora living on the continent or abroad.
The competition includes several awards and each artist may enroll in one
or more categories of their choice.

2 – The song or songs participating in the competition must have been
published between January 1st, 2014 and July 15, 2015.

3 – The songs must be of quality, and must not be damaged and must be
readable on any drive.

4 – The artist, author, or composer of the titles in competition must
submit his / her application(s) to the KORA Awards’ Team in Abidjan until
July 20, 2015.

5- A formal letter of authorization to be sent to KORA Awards Committee.
This authorization concerns the use of your image, videos, music and
biography for promotion of the current KORA’s edition at :
info@koraawards.org or entries@koraawards.com
The application must include the following elements:
a) digital or CD version of the album
b)Two (2) color publicity photographs in format jpeg, png – NOT passport
or ID photograph;
c) A biography in English and (if possible in French and Portuguese).
d) Digital copy of the video (High quality)
ARTISTS CAN SUBMIT THEIR ENTRIES DIGITITALLY VIA DROPBOX OR WETRANSFER TO :
info@koraawards.org or entries@koraawards.com

KORA (All-Africa Music Awards) – Categories and Prizes

1. Best Male Artist – West Africa: 50 000$ USD
2. Best Female Artist -West Africa :50 000$ USD

3. Best Male Artist -East Africa: 50 000$ USD

4. Best Female Artist – East Africa : 50 000$ USD

5. Best Male Artist – Central Africa: 50 000 $ USD

6. Best Female Artist – Central Africa: 50 000$ USD

7. Best Male Artist of Southern Africa : 50 000$ USD

8. Best Female Artist – Southern Africa : 50 000$ USD

9. Best Male Artist -North Africa : 50 000$ USD

10. Best African Group : 20 000$ USD

11. Best Male Artist – Spiritual Music : 20 000$ USD

12. Best Female Artist – Spiritual Music : 20 000$ USD

13. Best Group -Spiritual Music : 20 000$ USD

14. Best Traditional Music Artist – male :20 000$ USD

15. Best Traditional Music Artist – Female : 20 000$ USD

16. Best Traditional Music Group of Africa : 20 000$ USD

17. Most promising artist – Male : 20 000$ USD

18. Most promising artist – Female: 20 000$ USD

19. Best Artist of the African Diaspora : 20 000$ USD

20. Best Video of the year : 20 000$ USD

21. Best Collaboration of the year: 20 000$ USD

22. Best Album of the year: 20 000$ USD

23. Legend Award : 50 000$ USD

24. Best Hip Hop Artist : 20 000$ USD

25. Best Urban Music Artist: 20 000$ USD

26. Most Downloaded Song of the year: 20 000$ USD

Best Artist of the Continent: 1 000 000$ USD
For more information, pls visit http://www.koraawards.com/en/entries/ .
*KORA Fan Page* <https://www.facebook.com/koraawardsofficial>
*KORA’s Official Tweet* <http://twitter.com/kora_awards>

For further enquiries

email- swofai@yahoo.com

twitter- @WofaiS
WOFAI SAMUEL, SIGNED FOR KORA AWARDS 2015