Over 2 800 of the invitees qualify to become voting members, while more than 800 qualify to become professional members.
African members in the 2023 class include Kenyan band Sauti Sol, Nigerian producer Fliptyce, Ugandan hip hop star GNL Zamba and Cameroonian rapper Stanley Enow. They join the likes of Nigerian musicians Praiz and Laycon, A&R specialist Abiodun ‘Bizzle’ Osikoya, Boomplay Ghana general manager Elizabeth Ntiamoah-Quarshie, as well as British-Ghanaian DJ and producer Juls, all of whom have joined the academy in…
