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Linton Kwesi Johnson was honorary Patron of the event and sponsor. He gave a key note video adress to the audience thinking AFROTAK cyberNomads for the effort of organizing the event.

The video was followed by speeches from organizers and supporters including Ekpenyong Ani, Peggy Piesche, Sven Arnold from the House of World Cultures and Christine M. Merkel from the German UNESCO Commission. There was a round of applause for the speakers while the spotlight was gradually deemed and there was a brief silence in the hall. Then, a strong lively voice from the stage side went through the hall; the voice of Adetoun Adebisi-Küppers who came up on stage as the moderator of the event. She welcomed the guests jovially in German, English and Yoruba languages and gave information about the contestants' works received, the elected members of the jury, the process the jury adopted in selecting the winners and the agenda for the evening. She was later joined by the initiator of the award, her husband Michael Küppers-Adebisi, who expressed his gratefulness to everyone that contributed in making the event a reality.

The well moderated award ceremony continued with performances by contestants in each category of the award as well as shows by special guests. Winners in each category were announced as soon as the contestants have presented their works. Each of the first prize winners received a golden sculpture and a bunch of flowers from Stephen Lawson while the second and third prize winners received a bunch of flowers each. The sculture was created by Stephen Lawson for the award. Schwarze Kultur Deutschland
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MAY Ayim Award LINTON KWESI JOHNSON MAY AYIM AWARD LAUDATIO May Ayim Black German Literature May Ayim Award Schwarze Literatur Deutschland Afro Deutsch Black German AFROTAK cyberNomads TV