The Performing Musicians Employers’ Association Of Nigeria (PMAN), Lagos chapter, appointed Aralola Olamuyiwa, popularly known as Ara, Africa’s first female drummer, as its governor during a meeting at the Nigerian Music House. The announcement was made by PMAN President, Pretty Okafor, as they prepared to elect new executives.
Ara shared her plans for PMAN Lagos, emphasizing her focus on raising awareness of PMAN’s purpose among the Gen Z generation. She aims to engage Gen Z artists and all artists in Lagos, including managers, in joining PMAN to advance their careers and protect musicians and their music. Ara highlighted the need to address issues like the late Mohbad’s situation and educate young talents entering the music industry.
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Additionally, PMAN is planning to host the Awards to introduce upcoming artists and create a compendium of Nigerian musicians. This initiative seeks to give underrepresented music genres like Juju, Apala, and Fuji a platform to thrive.
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Sunny Neji, the Vice President of PMAN, emphasized the importance of holding elections to choose new executives who will oversee the union’s operations. He outlined PMAN’s plans to improve the music business for its members, making it more lucrative and offering training opportunities to contribute to the betterment of all music practitioners.
Chairman Media, Michael Stephens, also known as Ruggedman, clarified that the convention aimed to elect new executives for PMAN, expressing optimism that the process would be successful, and the progress made so far would continue.
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