African Nova Scotian Music Association (ANSMA) is a non-profit organization purposed towards supporting African Nova Scotians in the music industry.

[1] Nearly 50 people belonged to ANSMA by February 1999, and the organization was represented on the board of the East Coast Music Association.

Lou Gannon was appointed president in 2003, six years after the organization's founding, and served until 2023.

[3] The ANSMA hosts the annual African Nova Scotian Music Association Awards.

The award is given to a musician or group that has impacted the African Nova Scotian music scene.