Ghanaian afropop,
dancehall, reggae artiste and CEO of Burniton Music Group, Livingstone Etse
Satekla well known by his stage name Stonebwoy on
Tuesday May 25 2016 solely represented Ghana at the AUC-AFRIMA Conference put
together by The All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) in partnership with African
Union Commission in Banjul, Gambia.
The conference which was well attended by music
professionals, creative/cultural industry experts and practitioners; award
winning recording artists and media practitioners among others saw a robust and
intellectual session on the theme “Using Music, Culture and Entertainment as
tools for a new Africa.”
The theme later triggered discussions into how
to engage the shared African values and the spirit of Pan Africanism for
greater collaborations in culture and music for sustainable development in line
with the AU cultural agenda for peace building, integration, democracy,
economic advancement and youth social development.
Stonebwoy who was invited to speak on
“Harnessing the economic power of culture and music in Africa: the role of the
stakeholders” also shared his experience as an artist and how best stake
holders could all help to the benefit of Africa as a continent.
Also present were Stanley Enow (Cameroon), Ahmed
Sultan (Morocco) and Adekunle Gold (Nigeria).
The conference which was to commemorate the 10th
African Union Youth Charter also saw the unveiling of calendar for the
2016 All Africa Music Awards tagged AFRIMA 3.0.
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Credit: Nydjlive.com
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