Imo to host 2014 Igbo Music Award

Ekwe plaques

It is no longer news that the annual Igbo Music Award famously known as Ekwe Award has become an important event in the cultural calendar of the Igbo nation.
Inaugurated in 2013 by the Ogbakoro Theatre Company led by Ugo Stevenson, Ekwe Award is the promotion and the recognition of the finest in Igbo music, with Igbo language as vehicle of such rendition and composition.

 Billed for the last quarter of the year, it is expected that the 2014 Ekwe Award will be hosted by Imo State government.

The 2013 Award Ceremony hosted by Ebonyi State took place at the prestigious Women Development Centre, Abakaliki.
Interestingly, several multinational conglomerates have shown interest in partnering the organizers to show case the best in Igbo music and culture
Meanwhile, call for entries have commenced and voting for winners in the various categories will be announced soon.
The organizers have promised to stage a once in a lifetime event, which will not only be promoted in the South-East, but will register in the cultural timetable of all lovers of music and culture.