After a 7 year hiatus……
The prestigious Ngoma Awards are set to return for their 16th Impression following their 7 year hiatus, the announcement was made through social media by the Secretary of the National Arts Council of Zambia with the following Caption;
“Yesterday was the official media brief for the ‘2019 Year of the Arts’. The briefing was graced by Ministry of Tourism and Arts, Permanent Secretary – Rev. Dr. Howard J. Sikwela.
Continue supporting us as we Celebrate and Invest in the Arts and being part of the conversation.
#MakingTheArtsCount
#ZedArtIsHype
#ShowUsYourArts
#YearOfTheArts2019“
Musician, Brian Bwembya aka B’Flow was one of the attenders of the forthcoming ceremonies’ media launch, he posted the following on social media;
“The Ngoma Awards are coming back this year!!! The National Arts Council of Zambia (NAC) has declared 2019 as the year of the arts. As NAC celebrates its silver jubilee (25 years of service), the mother body of the arts with support from the Ministry of Tourism and Arts has announced the reintroduction of the prestigious Ngoma Awards. The announcement was made this morning at a press briefing held at the Hilton Hotel in Lusaka.“
Ngoma Award is an annual Zambian music award ceremony which was organized to recognize the nation’s musical talents. The last show was held on 19th December in 2012 and was later (in 2013) streamed live on Youtube by Lusaka Voice.
This year’s award ceremony is scheduled for 7th December, 2019. Anticipate!!!