The KORA All Africa Music Awards are officially open for entries from musicians from across the African continent and 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 December 13, 2015 in Windhoek, Namibia.
Featuring 27 categories across regions and genres, there is a monetary reward associated with each trophy, with the main prize, the Best Artist of the Continent, receiving a grand prize of $1 million.
To be eligible for the Best Artist of the Continent trophy, an artist must have been voted the best of their region on the continent.
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.
The eligibility requirements for the KORA All-Africa Music Awards 2015 are as follows:
Kora Awards are opened to all musicians, singers of Africa and its diaspora living on the continent or abroad.
The competition includes several awards – each artist may enrol in one or more categories of their choice.
The song or songs participating in the competition must have been published between January 1, 2014 and July 15, 2015.
The songs must be of quality, must not be damaged and must be readable on any drive.
The artist, author or composer of the titles in competition must submit his/her application(s) to the KORA Awards’ Team on: info@koraawards.org or koraawards@gmail.com.
The submissions deadline is July 20, 2015.
Formal, written authorization must be sent to KORA Awards Committee.
This authorization should communicate consent that the KORA Awards can use the artist’s image, videos, music and biography for promotion of the KORA’s 2015 edition.
This letter must be sent to info@koraawards.org or koraawards@gmail.com
The application must include the following elements:
a) digital version of the album
b)Two (2) high-resolution colour publicity photographs in jpeg format (ideally between 500KB and 2MB’s) – NOT passport or ID photograph;
c) A biography in French, English and Portuguese.
d) Digital copy of the video (High quality)
Artists can submit their entries digitally via Dropbox or Wetransfer to: info@koraawards.org or koraawards@gmail.com
Categories and prizes
Best Male Artist – West Africa: $50,000
Best Female Artist – West Africa: $50,000
Best Male Artist – East Africa: $50,000
Best Female Artist – East Africa: $50,000
Best Male Artist – Central Africa: $50,000
Best Female Artist – Central Africa: $50,000
Best Male Artist – Southern Africa: $50,000
Best Female Artist – Southern Africa: $50,000
Best Male Artist – North Africa: $50,000
Best African Group: $20,000
Best Male Artist – Spiritual Music: $20,000
Best Female Artist – Spiritual Music: $20,000
Best Group – Spiritual Music: $20,000
Best Traditional Music Artist – Male: $20,000
Best Traditional Music Artist – Female: $20,000
Best Traditional Music Group of Africa: $20,000
Most promising artist – Male: $20,000
Most promising artist – Female: $20,000
Best Artist of the African Diaspora: $20,000
Best Video of the year: $20,000
Best Collaboration of the year: $20,000
Best Album of the year: $20,000
Legend Award: $50,000
Best Hip Hop Artist: $20,000
Best Urban Music Artist: $20,000
Most Downloaded Song of the year: 20 000$ USD
Best Artist of the Continent: $1,000,000.