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OFFICIAL COMPETITION DOCUMENTATION

The First Ethiopian
AI Music Challenge

(2025)

Organized by Ehud AI Talk

Total Prize Pool: 1,000,000 ETB

1. Introduction & Vision (መግቢያ)

The Concept (ዋናው ሀሳብ)

በኢትዮጵያ ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ፣ የፈጠራ ችሎታን (Creativity) እና ዘመናዊ ቴክኖሎጂን (Technology) የሚያገናኝ ታሪካዊ ውድድር! Ethiopian AI Music Challenge ማለት ገጣሚዎች፣ storytellers እና የቴክኖሎጂ አፍቃሪዎች ምንም አይነት የሙዚቃ መሳሪያ ሳይነኩ፣ በ AI Tools ብቻ ታግዘው የሚገርም የኢትዮጵያ ሙዚቃ የሚሰሩበት ዲጂታል ውድድር ነው።

The Mission (ዓላማችን)

  • Democratize Creativity: ዘፈን ለመስራት የግድ ውድ ስቱዲዮ ወይም ያማረ ድምፅ እንደማያስፈልግ ለማሳየት።
  • Modernize Tradition: የእኛን ውድ ቅኝቶች (Kignit)፣ እንደ ማሲንቆ እና ክራር ያሉ ድምፆችን AI እንዴት እንደሚረዳቸው እና እንደሚያዘምናቸው ለማየት።

2. Competition Theme (የውድድሩ ጭብጥ)

"The Sound of Ethiopia"

(የኢትዮጵያ ቃና)

Hager (ሀገር)
History, Adwa, Lalibela, Nature
Culture (ባህል)
Fusion of Kignit/Eskista with Modern beats
Fikir (ፍቅር)
Love, Family, Social Life
The Future
Futuristic / Sci-Fi Ethiopia

3. Eligibility & Tools (ማነው መወዳደር የሚችለው?)

Who Can Enter?

ማንኛውም ኢትዮጵያዊ (ሀገር ውስጥም ሆነ ዲያስፖራ) መወዳደር ይችላል። እድሜ አይወስንም (ከ18 አመት በታች ከሆኑ ለሽልማት ወላጅ ያስፈልጋል)። ምንም አይነት የሙዚቃ እውቀት አያስፈልግም።

Approved Technology

Primary Tool: Suno AI (Recommended for Amharic support).

Allowed: Udio, Stable Audio.

Note: Post-processing in DAWs (FL Studio, etc.) is allowed, but the core audio generation must be AI.

4. Rules & Guidelines (ህጎች እና መስፈርቶች)

Song Requirements

  • Original Lyrics: ግጥሙ 100% የራስዎ መሆን አለበት።
  • Language: Amharic or Ethio-languages (English allowed but minimize).
  • Length: 30 - 60 seconds (Short and Sweet).

Submission Protocol

  • Format: High quality MP3 or WAV.
  • Proof: You MUST provide the AI platform link (e.g., Suno Link) for verification.
  • Limit: One (1) submission per person.

5. The Prize Pool (ሽልማቶች)

2nd Place
300,000 ETB

Certificate of Excellence + Social Media Promotion

CHAMPION
500,000
ETB
"First AI Music Champion" Trophy
+ Interview on Arts TV
3rd Place
200,000 ETB

Certificate of Excellence

⭐ Top 10 Finalists will be featured on the "Best of AI Ethiopia" Playlist.

6. Judging Criteria (ዳኝነት)

35%
Lyrical Quality (የግጥም ጥራት)
Does it have a message? Rhyme scheme? Emotion?
30%
Ethiopian Vibe (የኢትዮጵያ ቃና)
Does the AI capture the feeling? Does it sound like "us"?
20%
Creativity (ፈጠራ)
Unique prompt engineering. Fusion of genres.
15%
Audio Fidelity (የድምፅ ጥራት)
Vocal clarity, structure, and mastering.

7. Timeline (የጊዜ ሰሌዳ)

Phase 1
Launch & Tutorials
Phase 2
Submission Window (3 Weeks)
Phase 3
Judging Top 10
Phase 4
Grand Finale on Ehud AI Talk

FAQ

Do I need to be a musician?

በፍጹም! የሚያስፈልገው አሪፍ ግጥም እና Idea ብቻ ነው። ድምጹን እና ሙዚቃውን AI ይሰራልሃል።

Can I use English?

ይቻላል፣ ግን ውድድሩ "የኢትዮጵያ ቃና" ስለሆነ አማርኛ (ወይም የሀገር ውስጥ ቋንቋ) ቢበዛ ይመረጣል።

Is it free?

አዎ፣ መመዝገብም ሆነ መወዳደር 100% ነፃ ነው።

How do I get paid?

አሸናፊዎች ማንነታቸው ተረጋግጦ በባንክ ወይም በቴሌብር (Telebirr) ገቢ ይደረግላቸዋል።