The 1st Annual Afrika Reggae Music Awards (ARMA) is a platform that acknowledges and celebrates the outstanding contributions and achievements made by reggae artists in Africa and the diaspora. This Pan African Reggae event of international proportions will be held in high esteem, consistently embracing the theme “Respekt”. The “One Love. One Afrika” International Reggae Festival is a significant
event for Reggae music lovers across Africa and abroad. It will serve as a launch pad for the Awards and the Festival will be coupled with the ARMA Reggae Music Workshop as well as the ARMA Arts and Crafts Expo. ARMA has taken the initiative to organize a Pan African Reggae Festival of international proportions all in honour of Reggae Music, by bringing together the most popular reggae artists and bands across Africa and abroad in one common space...
Our aim is to create an international platform for local and African reggae artist to come collaborate and share a stage. ARMA has been carefully designed to encompass many
angles of the Reggae musical heritage. The workshop will provide an opportunity for reggae artists from South Africa to have access to the most relevant music industry players. Supported by the most senior body in the Arts and Culture space, CCIFSA (Cultural and Creative Industries Federation of South Africa), this platform will have all the necessary elements to empower not just the South African artists but also benefit the reggae music genre as a whole. This element is aimed at the economic uplifting of members of the Rastafarian Community. This through the creation of a platform for them to sell various products and also food have food stalls at the Expo.
