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Africa’s Got Talent – MELBOURNE
May 23, 2015 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
$10
This youth talent quest unleashed African Australian creative talents. Africa’s Got Talent is the performing arts competition part of Africa Day. It is open to young emerging African Australian artists to showcase their talent to the wider Australian community, enabling the bridging of the gap. AGT is the culmination of methodical auditions held across 11 municipalities. The final 10 artists from the pre-selections competed for the top prize.
Africa’s Got Talent is a performing arts competition, open to young emerging African Australian artists. This event was attended by a standing room only crowd of 350. ‘Africa’s Got Talent’ is based on the commercial models of television shows such as Australia’s Got Talent, The Voice, Australian Idol and X-Factor.
Previous Judges included celebrity Deni Hines (Australian R&B Artist), Chris Gill (Northside Records and 3RRR Radio Host), Simon Raynor (Director of Australasian Worldwide Music Expo – AWME) and Blair Stafford (Director of Straightup, independent music agency). Judge, Deni Hines says she was thrilled to be a part of the talent search. “Africa, as my own origins, is dear to my heart … there is that innate psyche to move and groove so bring it on,” she said.
The first prize winner from last year was ‘A Mac’, originally from South Sudan. He received a 5 days recording studio and mastered audio CD package from Salt Studio, as well as music mentorship at Arts House.
The second prize from last year received all access to AWME, dance mentorship at Arts House and a $400 recording or rehearsal sessions at Bake House.
The third prize winner from the previous year received a place in a workshop with Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and Blair Stafford as part of the Melbourne Jazz Festival doing arrangements and compositions and a two day workshop with Dig Deep’s Mentoring Program at the Arts Centre, mentored by Robert Tremlett. ‘Africa’s Got Talent’ received coverage by major media outlets such as: The Age, ABC News, MX Magazine and Melbourne Times Weekly, ABC Radio (Richard Stubbs show), 3RRR (Chris Gill).