APVA announces Nominees for the African Podcast and Voice Awards [Voiceover Categories]

Everyone is filled with excitement and anticipation as APVA announces the nominees for ‘The African Podcast and Voice (APVA) Awards (Voiceover categories).

The African Podcast and Voice Awards (APVA) has unveiled the highly anticipated nominees for its esteemed podcast categories. Recognizing and honoring the exceptional content creators, hosts, and industry professionals who have made remarkable contributions to African podcasting and voice-over industries, APVA celebrates the rich and diverse landscape of the continent’s audio storytelling.

These exceptional nominees represent the pinnacle of African podcasting, exemplifying talent, creativity, and innovation across various genres and subjects and a true representation of “voices of the future.”

APVA was founded on 30 September 2021, to provide support for the ever-growing community of African voice talent including podcasters, voice-over artists, spoken word artists, and poets. 

On the 5th of May 2024, APVA called for nominations for their 2024 awards. And on the 10th of July, the list of nominees for this year’s awards for podcast categories was released. Voting officially opened on the 16th of July and will close on the 10th of August 2024. 

“We are thrilled to present the nominees for the African Podcast and Voice Awards podcast categories,” exclaimed [Bidemi Adedire], founder of APVA. “These exceptional podcasts embody the extraordinary storytelling and distinctive perspectives that African podcasters bring to the global stage. The breadth of topics and voices showcased this year truly exemplifies the expanding influence and impact of African podcasting.”

We are proud to release the full list of Voiceover nominations:

Voice Artist of the Year

• Themba Robin
• Shahenda Ahmed Aly
• Eric “Maximus” Ekwueme
• Oluwafemi Olugbade
• Terry Andwana

Rising Talent of the Year – Voiceover category

• Terry Andwana
• Grace Ekundayo
• Akinremi Fiyinfoluwa

Voiceover service provider of the year

• Daza Voiceover
• Voiceover Workshop and Media
• Voiceover Academy
• Intertalent 
• Vibe Communications

Best Commercial Performance – TV

• Oluwafemi Olugbade
• Eric Maximus Ekwueme
• Ali Mwangola
• Themba Robin
• Moses Mwakisha Mwaruma

Best Commercial Performance – Radio

• Eric wambugu
• Jeritah Mwake
• Deborah Oiza Yusuf

Best Animation

• Nice Githinji
• Stephanie Ugbeye
• Serah Johnson

Best Corporate/Explainer performance

• Nice Githinji
• Betty Ehinome
• Ewoma Oyegwa

Best Documentary performance

• Edward Nyanaro
• Mohamed Abdelrahman
• Stevy Daic NDJALA TOTOLO
• Moses Mwakisha Mwaruma

Best Radio Imagining

• Star Nyembezi
• Chiedu Norbert Onabu
• Grace Ekundayo
• Mariam Abo el Fotoh

Best in Narration

• Jamaldeen Ademola Hamzat
• Mordí Chukwunonso Esther
• Stephanie Ugbeye
• Afoma M. Ezeokoye (Oma the Storyteller)

Best Audiobook Performance

• Stars of the Morning (Audiobook)
• Wildlife and Warfare (Audiobook)
• Halley’s Comet (Audiobook)

Best TV Promo

• Chiedu Norbert Onabu
• Edward Nyanaro
• Stephanie Nicholas
• Agatha Ike-Odeyemi

Best Jingle

• Cynthia Kimola
• Stephanie Nicholas
• Mohamed Abdelrahman

If any of your favs are on this list you can go to  https://awards.apva.africa/voting/ click on the category, tick your podcast of choice, and click vote. It’s that simple. Voting closes on the 10th of  August 2024.

Winners will be announced on the 28th of September 2024 via the APVA Awards live stream and various watch parties in Kenya, Nigeria, Malawi, Cameroon, Uganda, South Africa and Zambia.