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The Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Soundtrack is an annual merit by the Africa Film Academy to reward the best use of music in a film for the year. It was introduced in the 1st edition as Best Musical Score. In the 3rd, 5th and 6th edition it was renamed to Best Original Soundtrack. It was known as Best Music in the 4th edition.
Frey said the Cunninghams then toured America singing the song with the text "Kum Ba Yah". [1] The story of an African origin for the phrase circulated in several versions, spread also by the revival group the Folksmiths, whose liner notes for the song stated that "Kum Ba Yah" was brought to America from Angola. [1] As Winick points out, however:
The 2020 Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on Sunday 20 December 2020 online at the AMAA website due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] [2] The award night was hosted by Lorenzo Menakaya.
In modern day South Africa, colourful Angeliena (Euodia Samson) is a former homeless car guard who is trapped by an unrealistic dream of traveling the world. But when she is diagnosed with a fatal disease, and with a little help from her friends, she dares to put her dream of world travel into motion.
Stylistically, freedom songs originated in choir as a unifying and prevalent genre that combined southern African singing traditions with Christian hymns. Most of the songs have simple melodies and are sung a cappella. More importantly, they are composed and sung in groups, and often reflect changing political circumstances and attitudes. [2]
Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Gabriel Afolayan , Listen ⓘ (born 1 March 1985) [ 3 ] also known by his musical stage name G-Fresh , [ 2 ] is a Nigerian actor and singer. [ 4 ]
The plot of the film is based on the cultural differences between traditional African values and modernisation. [3] The film won the Best Soundtrack Award at the 9th Africa Movie Academy Awards. [4] The film was screened at the 2014 New African Films Festival. [5] [6]
Stain is a Ugandan drama film produced and directed by Morris Mugisha. It premiered in Kampala on March 1, 2021, and was Mugisha's directorial debut. The film received 7 nominations at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in Nigeria and Joan Agaba won the award for Best Actress in a Leading role.