www.wikilovesafrica.net

Saville's Eastern Delights stall at Root44 Market, Stellenbosch, South Africa by HelenOnline CC-BY-SA

Wiki Loves Africa is a competition that invites people from across Africa (and beyond) to celebratethe diversity, richness and complexity of the African continent. Take part in the competition by taking photographs, video or audio that are related to music and dance and uploading them to Wikimedia Commons. Images and media should promote Africa's rich heritage and culture expressed through music, song, dance, performance and movement. There are Wiki Loves Africa events happening in ten countries.

Win ... • 1st prize: US$600 • 2nd prize: US$400 • 3rd prize: US$200 • Community prize: US$200+Each winner will also receive a year’s subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Plan, and a portable power pack.

Wiki Loves Africa 2016 : Music & Dance

INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION

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Wiki Loves Africa 2016 :

Music & Dance Saville's Eastern Delights stall at Root44 Market, Stellenbosch, South Africa by HelenOnline CC-BY-SA

ENTER IN FOUR EASY STEPS

Take some photos ...This is the fun part! You can enter media (photos, video clips or audio) that shows the instrument or people practicing, playing or performing contemporary or cultural music or dance in Africa.

Select the best!Your media might go onto Wikipedia to illustrate an article. Select the photos and media where the subject matter is clear and in focus.

Register on Commons to take partYou have to be registered on Wikimedia Commons to enter the competition. www.commons.wikimedia.org

Enter your photos!Use the Upload Wizard to enter your photographs. Scan the QR code below to go directly to the upload page.

Rules:• Media can only be entered by the person who took them. They

can be self-uploaded or uploaded during a registered mass upload session.

• Media can only be entered during December 2016 and January 2017. However, the media can have been created at any time; e.g. historic photographs can be entered as long as you own the copyright.

• Any entries with watermarks or signatures embedded on the image or file will not be accepted.

• All entries will have the following licence: Creative Commons Attribution- Share Alike 4.0 (CC-BY-SA 4.0).

• All eligible pictures, audios and videos must be categorised under Wiki Loves Africa 2016. This is assigned during the upload process.

• Participants must register on Wikimedia Commons, and enable e-mail, to be eligible for prizes.

www.wikilovesafrica.net1. Fatoumata Diawara - Festival du Bout du Monde 2012-016 by Thesupermat CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons 2. Amadou and Mariam 2006 by Skip The Budgie’s via Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons 3. Ali Farka Toure.jpg by Tagles, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 4. Picha yangu inaonesha vijana wa kiafrika waliolowana jasho baada ya kucheza ngoma za asili by By Gustavo yeremiah CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 5. lvin Ailey’s Revelations By Knight Foundation, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 6. Kora-Player By kevinzim (Flickr), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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