Burna Boy, Yemi Alade, Wizkid Win Big At 2018 AFRIMMA Awards | See Full List

AFRICAN MUZIK MAGAZINE AWARDS (AFRIMMA) went down over the weekend at House of Blues, Dallas, Texas. Gathered at the music awards ceremony were top music artistes from around Africa.

Some of the winners were Wizkid who won ‘Song of the Year’ & ‘Video of the Year’, Yemi Alade emerged ‘Best Female West Africa’, Burna Boy won an award as ‘Best Dancehall/Reggae Act’ etc.

Here is the full list of winners at the 2018 Afrimma Awards and Music Festival.

Best Male West Africa

1. Wizkid – Nigeria
2. Tekno – Nigeria
3. Sarkodie   – Ghana
4. Davido – Nigeria (Winner)
5. Toofan – Togo
6.  J Hus  – Gambia
7. Sidibe Diabate  – Mali
8. Stonebwoy – Ghana
9. Kiss Daniel – Nigeria
10. Mr Eazi – Nigeria

Best Female West Africa 

Tiwa Savage – Nigeria

Simi – Nigeria

Efya – Ghana

Adiouza – Senegal

Ebony – Ghana

Josey – Ivory Coast

Vivien Chidid – Senegal

Chidinma – Nigeria

Becca – Ghana

Yemi Alade – Nigeria (Winner)

 

Best Male East Africa

Eddy Kenzo – Uganda (Winner)

Diamond Platnumz – Tanzania

Harmonize – Tanzania

Ommy Dimpoz – Tanzania

Sauti Sol – Kenya

Khaligraph Jones – Kenya

Ali Kiba – Tanzania

Bebe Cool – Uganda

Nyashinski – Kenya

Juma Jux – Tanzania

 

Best Female East Africa

Victoria Kimani – Kenya

Vanessa Mdee – Tanzania

Leyla Kayondo – Uganda

Knowles Butera – Rwanda

Rema  – Uganda

Akothee – Kenya

Nandy  – Tanzania

Sheebah Karungi – Uganda (Winner)

Juliana Kanyomozi – Uganda

Charly & Nina – Rwanda

 

Best Male Central Africa

Fally Ipupa – Congo (Winner)

Hiro – Congo

Numerica – Cameroon

C4 Pedro – Angola

Locko – Cameroon

Maitre Gims – (Congo)

Naza – Congo

Puto Portugues – Angola

Anselmo Ralph – Angola

Kyaku Kyadaff – Angola

 

Best Female Central Africa

Yola Semedo – Angola

Shan’l -Gabon

Neima – Mozambique

Rennis – Cameroon

Charlotte Dipanda- Cameroon

Nsoki – Angola

Daphne – Cameroon (Winner)

Maria Andrade – Cape Verde

Edmanzia – Angola

Gasha – Cameroon

 

Best Male Southern Africa

Tha Dogg – Namibia

Nasty C – South Africa (Winner)

Emtee – South Africa

Roberto – Zambia

Cassper Nyomvest- South Africa

Tresor- South Africa

EXQ – Zimbabwe

Jah Prayza – Zimbabwe

Shyn – Madagascar

Prince Kaybee – South Africa

 

Best Female Southern Africa

Ammara Brown – Zimbabwe (Winner)

Busiswa – South Africa

Shekinah – South Africa

Mampi – Zambia

Lady Zamar – South Africa

Babes Wodumo  – South Africa

Sally Boss Madam – Namibia

Shashl__ – Zimbabwe

Ice Queen Cleo – Zambia

Bucie – South Africa

 

Best Male North Africa 

Saad El Majarid

Ihab Amir – Morroco (Winner)

Chawki – Morocco

Khaled – Algeria

Mohammed Abbas  – Egypt

Douzi  – Morocco

Amr  Diab – Egypt

Khaled – Algeria

Saber Rebai – Tunisia

Tamer Hosny – Egypt

 

Best Female North Africa 

Kenza Morsli – Algeria

Ibtissam Tiskat – Algeria

Souhila Ben Lachhab – Algeria (Winner)

Angham – Egypt

Latifa – Tunisia

Amani Swissi – Tunisia

Sandy – Egypt

Sarah Ayoub – Morocco

Samira Said – Morocco

Amal Maher – Egypt

 

Best African Group

Sauti Sol – Kenya

Mafikizolo- South Africa

Toofan – Togo (Winner)

B26 – Angola

Mi Casa – South Africa

R2bee’s – Ghana

X-Maleya  – Cameroon

Bracket – Nigeria

Navy Kenzo – Tanzania

Fancy Gadam – Ghana

 

Crossing Boundaries With Music Award

J Hus – Gambia /UK

Skepta – Nigeria / UK

Stormzy – Ghana/UK

MHD – Senegal/ France (Winner)

Tobe Nwigwe – Nigeria

Brian Soko – Zimbabwe

French Montana – Morocco/USA

Wale – Nigeria /USA

Young Paris – Congo

Steff London – Caribbean /UK

 

Best Gospel 

Frank Edwards – Nigeria

Gloria Muliro – Kenya

Beejay Sax – Nigeria

Papa Dennis – Kenya (Winner)

Miguel Buila – Angola

Joe Mettle – Ghana

Icha Chavons – Congo

Willy Paul – Kenya

Nikkie Laoye – Nigeria

Winnie Mashaba – South Africa

 

Best Newcomer

Mayorkun – Nigeria

Kuami Eugene – Ghana

Distruction Boyz- South Africa

King Promise – Ghana

Tenor – Cameroon

Dice Ailes – Nigeria

Ykee Benda – Uganda (Winner)

Arrow Boy – Kenya

Neru Americano – Angola

Afro B  – Ivory Coast

 

Artist of The Year 

Davido – Nigeria

Diamond Platnumz Tanzania

Fally Ipupa – Congo (Winner)

Wizkid – Nigeria

Cassper Nyovest – South Africa

Nasty C – South Africa

Flavour – Nigeria

Sarkodie – Ghana

MHD – Senegal/Gambia

Mafikizolo – South Africa

 

Best Live Act

Flavour – Nigeria (Winner)

Ali Kiba – Tanzania

Sauti Sol – Kenya

Stonebwoy – Ghana

Sidiki Diabate – Mali

Yemi Alade – Nigeria

Becca – Ghana

Burna Boy – Nigeria

Fally Ipupa – Congo

Jah Prayzah – Zimbabwe

 

Best Video Director

Justin Campos – South Africa

Patrick Elis – Nigeria

Dr Nkeng – Cameroon

Enos Olik – Kenya

Avalon Okpe – Nigeria

Godfather – South Africa

Clarence Peters –  Nigeria

Prince Dovlo – Ghana

Sasha Vybz – Uganda

Unlimited LA –  Nigeria

 

Best DJ Africa

Dj Spinall – Nigeria

Dj Joe MFalme – Kenya

Dj Black Coffee – South Africa

Dj Cuppy – Nigeria

Dj Dollar – Senegal (Winner)

Dj D-Ommy – Tanzania

Dj Helio Baiano  – Angola

Dj Crème Delacreme – Kenya

DJ Slim- Ghana

Dj Neptune – Nigeria

 

Best African DJ USA

Dj Tunez – Nigeria

Dj Wagura  – Ethiopia

Dj Fully Focus – Kenya

Dj Deemoney – Nigeria

Dj Silent Killa – Carribeans

Dj Poison Ivy  – Kenya

Dj Ecool – Nigeria (Winner)

Dj Rell – Sierra Leone

Dj Buka – Nigeria

Dj Shinski – Kenya

 

AFRIMMA Video of The Year

Shatta Wale – El Gringo

Fally Ipupa – Mannequin feat Keblack & Naza

Falz – This is Nigeria

Wizkid – Soco (Winner)

Diamond Platnumz ft Omarion – African Beauty

Toofan – Money

Runtown – Energy

Mayorkun – Cheche

Ali Kiba – Mvumo Wa Radi

Cassper Nyovest – Ksazobalit

 

Music Producer of The Year

Killbeatz – Ghana

Masterkraft – Nigeria (Winner)

Dr Fizzo – Uganda

Eno Beats – Uganda

The Composers – Nigeria

Tweezy – South Africa

Tud Thomas – Tanzania

Sidiki Diabate – Mali

Kidomminant – Nigeria

Bebe Philip – Ivory Coast

 

Best African Dancer

Kaffy Dancequeen – Nigeria

The Grove – Angola

Sherri Silver  – Rwanda

La Petite Zota – Ivory Coast

Manuel Canza Laurenzo –  Angola

Moses Iyobo – Tanzania

Ghetto Triplet Kids(Uganda)

Dream chaser Kids   (Nigeria)

Dem3 – Ghana

Didi Emah – Nigeria (Winner)

 

Best Rap Act

Shane Eagle – South Africa

Olamide – Nigeria

Zoro – Nigeria

Sarkodie – Ghana

Tha Dogg – Namibia

Casper Nyovest – South Africa

MHD – Senegal

Phyno – Nigeria

Nasty C – South Africa

Khaligraph Jones – Kenya (Winner)

 

Best Collaboration

Tiwa Savage ft Wizkid – Ma Lo

Diamond Platnumz ft Neyo – African Beauty

Duncan Mighty  x Wizkid – Fake Love

Heavy K ft Bucie, Wokwazi – Inde

Nasty C ft Runtown – Said

Kwesta ft Wale – Spirit

Fally Ipupa – Mannequin ft Kebzla & Naza

Major Lazer ft Dj Maphorisa , Ice Prince, Patoranking & Jidenna – Particular

Nsoki ft Rayvanny – African Sunrise

Dj Spinall ft Wizkid – Nowo

 

Song of The Year 

Wizkid – Soco (Winner)

Big Shaq – Man’s Not Hot

Davido – FIA

Distruction Boyz – Omunye

Diamond Platnumz ft Omarion – African Beauty

Afro B – Joanna (Drogba)

Nasty C & Runtown – Said

Duncan Mighty ft Wizkid  – Fake Love

Major Lazer & Dj Maphoriza ft Ice Prince  , Nasty C , Patoranking & Jidenna – Particular

Harmonize ft Diamond Platnumz – Kwangaru

 

Best Lusophone

C4 Pedro – Angola

Mr Bow – Mozambique

Preto Show – Angola

Nelson Freita – Cape Verde

Anselmo Ralph – Angola

Maira Andrade – Cape Verde

Cakema – Sao Tome

Kyaku Kyadaff – Angola (Winner)

Puto Portugues – Angola

Yola Semedo – Angola

 

Best Francophone 

Stanley Enow – Cameroon

Fally Ipupa – Congo

Hiro – Congo

Toofan – Togo (Winner)

Serge Beynaud – Ivory Coast

Dj Arafat – Ivory Coast

Daphne – Cameroon

Numerica – Cameroon

Maitre Gims – Congo

Locko – Cameroon

 

Best African Dancehall/Reggea Act

Stonewbwoy –  Ghana

Burna Boy – Nigeria (Winner)

Shatta Wale – Ghana

Timaya – Nigeria

Samini – Ghana

Patoranking – Nigeria

Winky D – Zimbabwe

Yxng Bane – Congo/Angola

Wyre – Kenya

Takana Zion – Guinea

 

AFRIMMA ACHIEVERS AWARD

Luol Deng – South Sudan

Trevor Noah – South Africa

Lupita Nyongo – Kenya

Fatma Samoura – Senegal

Kamaru Usman  – Nigeria

Serge Ibaka – Congo

Bismack Biyombo – DRC (Winner)

1. J Mbenga – Congo DRC

Nigerian Bobsled Team

Djimon Honsou – Benin

AFRIMMA Beacon Of Hope Award

Queen Julie Endee

 

AFRIMMA Shining Star Award

Semah – Liberia

 

AFRIMMA Excellence Award

Erykah Badu

 

AFRIMMA Leadership In Music Award

Fally Ipupa