May 16 sees the official UK launch of a completely revamped AfricaUnsigned.com, linking African music directly to its UK fans.
The website will catapult African Music to a new level of exposure and leverages artist / fan relationships by helping unsigned African artists to record music funded by fans. With this launch, UK-based African artists can now be considered for "crowd funding" by their fans to help develop their careers.
To celebrate the relaunch, on the day before - May 15 - there will be a live event in London taking place at Market Club, the monthly Lake Of Stars event held at Rich Mix in East London. There will be live music from Rina Mushonga plus laid back Sunday sets from 2010 Lake of Stars festival headliners The Noisettes, 2009 festival DJ Tayo and The Young Offenders Institute DJs. There will also be tunes from Africa Unsigned's very own Dirty D.is.ko, and aspiring musicians can submit their music for consideration by a panel of judges - including Damon Albarn, Tony Allen and Baaba Mal - and tha chance to get involved with Africa Unsigned.
Entrance is free, and doors are open from 12pm till 10pm. More information is available on the event's Facebook page.
9:57 AM | 04/05/2011
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