Pearl of Africa Music Awards
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Pearl of Africa Music Awards (also known as PAM Awards) are annual national music awards in Uganda
. The awards were first held in 2003. Since 2006 there has also been categories for musicians from other East Africa
n countries .
The winners are selected by a combination of a panel of judges and voting public .
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
. The awards were first held in 2003. Since 2006 there has also been categories for musicians from other East Africa
East Africa
East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN scheme of geographic regions, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:...
n countries .
The winners are selected by a combination of a panel of judges and voting public .