Praye Praye, winners of last year?s Nescafe African Revelation (NAR) contest in Ghana are revving to compete in the grand final involving five other groups from the West Africa sub region on the 19th of March 2005 at the Independence Square in Accra.

At a glitzy launch of the competition last Tuesday in Accra, guests had the chance to listen to a few of the songs on Praye?s album as well as a selection of songs from their competitors.

As the three-member Praye sang, one could easily tell that the group was very talented because performing with only an acoustic guitar, their songs were enjoyable.

A documentary that featured all the competitors revealed that they are similarly talented and well prepared for the contest. Representing Mali is Raph Be, a group of three young guys. Their clip was set in a local environment as they sang in their local dialect.

From Senegal was Khady Mbaye Band and from Niger was Becey Koy, a group of young rappers.

The only female group made up of three young ladies El Dad will represent La Cote D?Ivoire and Les D. Tenus will represent Burkina Faso.

Starting this week, a voting campaign will be on TV to expose viewers to the work of all the six competitors.

As part of the competition, the public will have the chance to vote for their preferred contestants based on their performances as shown on TV. The same exercise will be carried out in Niger, Mali, Senegal, La Cote D?Ivoire and Burkina Faso.

Winners at the grand final will be taken on a promotional tour within the African sub regions and also walk away with their own studio.

The objective of NAR is to make young African musical talents known, both in their countries of origin and on a sub-regional level. This is Nescafe?s way of rewarding its consumers and promoting its values of sociability, pleasure and open-mindedness.

The event is carried across the West African region, so six countries took part in 2004. On board were of course Ghana, Senegal Cote D?Ivoire, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.

Looking for groups of between three to four people, Nescafe went on a nationwide tour in Ghana auditioning and selecting the finest acts, of which 14 groups made it to the national finals, which were held in Accra in September.

Praye came up tops and walked away with a prize package that included sponsorship to produce their first album.