Founded in 2014, the African Music Academy (AMA) aims to promote pan-African music from the continent and the diaspora through education, professional actions and dedicated awards. Its founding members include Angélique Kidjo, Chris Blackwell, Wally Badarou, Jean-Noël Tronc, Blick Bassy and the late Manu Dibango, among others. Its board includes African Music Academy president Wally Badarou, Blick Bassy, Solagne Cesarovna and Nato Seck.
For this first edition, 72 national winners were designated on 31 March, and are already de facto…
