Chi-chi Nwanoku OBE
Sergio A. Mims forwards this item from www.chineke.org:
PRESS RELEASE 23 April 2018
CHI-CHI NWANOKU OBE WINS FIRST COMMONWEALTH CULTURAL ENTERPRISE AWARD FOR WOMEN IN MUSIC IN COMMONWEALTH BUSINESSWOMEN AWARDS
In
the first ever award for a woman in the creative industries in the
Commonwealth, the Commonwealth Businesswomen’s Network and Commonwealth
Resounds, two accredited organisations recognised by all Commonwealth
Governments, made their first joint award to Chi-chi Nwanoku, OBE from
the UK. The Award for Cultural Enterprise Women in Arts (focus on Music)
was made by an Advisory Panel consisting of a representative of each
organisation and recognises a woman who has made a difference to the
creative and cultural industries through achievement in music.
As
Founder, Artistic and Executive Director of the CHINEKE! Orchestra,
Chi-chi Nwanoku OBE has made a huge impact upon young musicians from
black and ethnic minorities, and has given many young people the
confidence to push themselves harder. Chi-chi’s own struggle to achieve
success and acclaim is an inspiration to aspiring women in the arts
across the Commonwealth.
Alison Cox OBE FRSA. Founder and Co-Director. The Commonwealth Resounds, said:-
‘I
am delighted to have been able to collaborate with the Commonwealth
Businesswomens' Network to create this exciting new opportunity for
talented, deserving women working in the arts throughout the world. The
Cultural Enterprise Award for Women in the Arts will celebrate and
acknowledge those who are a genuine inspiration to others, and who
deserve to be recognised for their achievements. For this very first
award, the focus has been on music, and the adjudicators felt that
no-one deserved it more than the double bass player, Chi-chi Nwanoku.
Chi-chi received it not only for her brilliance as a performing
musician, but also for creating and developing the unique Chineke!
Orchestra.
The
3rd Commonwealth Businesswomen Awards were held on 18 April at The
Mayfair Hotel in London during the Commonwealth Heads of Government
Meeting (CHOGM) in London. The Awards aim to celebrate the achievement
of women in business across the Commonwealth with one powerful message:
the Commonwealth’s billion-plus women need to be celebrated and women’s
economic empowerment has to be prioritised, pushed and praised.
For award citations and further detail see https://cbwawards.org/
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