April 2008

International Songwriting Competition

World Music Winners Announced

Mouhamed Diouf (Dediouf), Francois Rivollet, and Guyom Eyango won first place with the song Adouna. Second place to Algerian singer Akim El Sikameya for Ya Waadi and Brazilian Luca Mundaca won the third place for Ha Dias.

In addition to the Grand Prize winner, many other deserving songwriters also share in the prestige and kudos of winning their respective categories in ISC 2007. In a total of 19 categories there are First, Second, and Third Place, along with a list of Honorable Mentions. Honorable Mentions in the category World Music are given to "New Dawn 2008", written and composed by our gifted singer/songwriter and Mastermind Alain Nkossi Konda.

Honorable Mentions Award was also given to the song "The Briss" [939 KB] [939 KB] by Joshua Lebofsky, the same composition was selected as the Grand Prize winner in the "World Category" of the 2007 International John Lennon Songwriting Contest . CTR will be featuring Briss on our upcoming Release titled "I am somebody Vol1" which was compiled by A.N.Konda to promote the Festival Du Film Pan Africain (Cannes/France) for whom he serves as Artistic Deirector. The released date is May 2nd 2008.
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