The 2016 edition of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), was held last night at the Eko Hotel and Suites Victoria Island, Lagos.
The Award, which was hosted by Ahmed Soultan; Bonang Matheba and Ika Jang, saw Falz scooped the ‘Revelation of the Year’ award, while Wizkid was named the ‘Artiste of the Year’.
See full list of winners below:
All Africa Music Awards Best African Collaboration
Ahmed Soultan ft. Femi Kuti, Fred Wesley, Pee Wee Ellis, Mehdi Nassouli – Afrobian (Morocco)
Amine Aub & Masta Flow – Feel the Same (Morocco)
Amine Aub ft Papa Wemba and DJ Youcef – Kanya Ma Kan (Morocco)
Eddy Kenzo Ft. Niniola – Mbilo Mbilo remix (Uganda) – Niniola – WINNER
Flavour Ft Selebobo – Mmege Mmege (Nigeria)
Francois Van Coke ft. Arno Carstens – Ek Weet Nie (South Africa)
Okyeame Kwame Ft Mzvee – Small Small (Ghana)
Sarkodie ft Pat Thomas – Bra (Ghana)
Tiwa Savage ft Dr. Sid – If I Start to Talk (Nigeria)
Best Artiste/Duo/Group In African Electro
Black Coffee – Come With Me (South Africa)
DJ Maphorisa – Soweto Baby (South Africa)
Djeff Afrozila – So Blessed (Angola)
Hatim Ammor – Alawal (Morocco)
Mi Casa – Barman (South Africa)
Renato Xtrova – Love Affair (Angola)
Such – You (Zimbabwe) – WINNER
All Africa Music Awards Best African Jazz
Bokani Dyer – Vuvuzela (South Africa)
Carmen Souza – Cape Verdean Blues (Cabo Verde)
Jimmy Dludlu – Ha Deva (South Africa) – WINNER
Kunle Ayo – Happy to Know You (Nigeria)
Moreira Chonguica – Ngoma (Mozambique)
Oum – Ah Wah (Morocco)
Ray Lema Quintet – Head Bug (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Best Artiste/Duo/Group In African Reggae, Ragga & Dancehall
Agende – Ziza Bafana (Uganda)
Anteneh Minalu – Wayo (Ethiopia)
Cindy Sanyu – Still Standing (Uganda)
Dufla Diligon ft Cindy Sanyu – Tempo (Kenya)
Montess – In Love with A Gun (Cameroon)
Patoranking – No Kissing Baby (Nigeria) – WINNER
Stonebwoy – Go Higher (Ghana)
T-Smallz – Guewel (Gambia)
Best Artiste/Duo/Group In African Hip-Hop
AKA – Composure (South Africa)
CiCi Bala – Lebanta (Botswana)
E.L – King Without a Crown (Ghana)
H-Name – Wach Rak Nachet? (Morocco)
Jizzle – Man of the Year (Gambia)
Jovi – Zélé (Cameroon)
Sarkodie –Hand to Mouth (Ghana)
Stanley Enow – Work Hard (Cameroon) – WINNER
YCEE – Omo Alhaji (Nigeria)
Zona 5 – Pablo (Angola)
Best Artiste/Duo/Group In African RnB & Soul
Aramide – I Don’t Care (Nigeria)
Butera Knowless – Konashize (Rwanda)
Henok & Mehari Brothers – Ewèdi Shalèhu (Ethiopia) – WINNER
Iyanya – Type of Woman (Nigeria)
Kiss Daniel – Mama (Nigeria)
Korede Bello ft Tiwa Savage – Romantic (Nigeria)
Lira – Let There Be Light (South Africa)
Niniola – J’ètè (Nigeria)
Ric Hassani – Gentlemen (Nigeria)
Sidikiba Diabaté – Fais Moi Confiance (Mali)
Tjan – Aduke (Nigeria)
Zonke – Reach It – (South Africa)
Songwriter of the Year In Africa
Bulelwa Mkutukana -Imali (Zahara, South Africa)
Eddy Kenzo & Niniola – Mbilo Mbilo (Eddy Kenzo & Niniola, Uganda)
Hatim Ammor – Alawal (Hatim Ammor, Morocco)
Kwame Nsiah Apau – Small Small (Kwame Okyeame ft Mzvee, Ghana)
Lerato Molapo – Let There Be Light (Lira, South Africa)
Naseeb Abdul Juma – Utanipenda (Diamond Platnumz, Tanzania)
Olawale Ashimi – In the City (Brymo, Nigeria)
Sidikiba Diabaté – Fais Moi Confiance (Sidikiba Diabate, Mali)
Theo Kgosinkwe and Nhlanhla Nciza – Colours of Africa (Mafikizolo, Diamond, DJ Maphorisa, South Africa)
Unique – Njogereza (Navio, Uganda) – WINNER
Producer of the Year
DJ Coublon – Duro (Tekno, Nigeria)
DJ Maphorisa – Soweto Baby (DJ Maphorisa Ft Wizkid & DJ Buckz, South Africa)
DJ Van – #Woman (DJ Van & Tyrane, Morocco)
Don Jazzy – If I Start To Talk (Tiwa Savage, Nigeria)
Fortune Dane – Hand To Mouth (Sarkodie, Ghana)
Kuseim – Mbilo Mbilo remix (Eddy Kenzo Ft Niniola, Uganda) – WINNER
Masterkraft – Finally (Masterkraft Ft Flavour & Sarkodie, Nigeria)
Sidikiba Diabaté – Fais Moi Confiance (Sidikiba Diabaté, Mali)
Yung John – Baba Nla (Wizkid, Nigeria)
All Africa Music Awards Revelation of the Year
Amine Aminux – Makayen (Ma Morocco)
E.L – King Without a Crown (Ghana)
Emtee – Roll Up (South Africa)
Falz – Bad Baddo Baddest (Nigeria) – WINNER
Simi – Love Don’t Care (Nigeria)
Yamato Band – Cheza Kwa Madoido (Tanzania)
Zani Challe ft. Patoranking – Single Tonight (Malawi)
Song of the Year In Africa
Alawal – Hatim Ammor (Morocco)
Duro – Tekno (Nigeria)
Fais Moi Confiance – Sidikiba Diabaté (Mali)
Final (Baba Nla) – Wizkid (Nigeria)
If I Start to Talk – Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)
Imali – Zahara (South Africa)
Mbilo Mbilo remix – Eddy Kenzo (Uganda)
Njogereza – Navio (Uganda)
Small Small – Okyeame Kwame ft Mzvee (Ghana)
Soweto Baby – DJ Maphorisa Ft Wizkid & DJ Buckz (South Africa)
Utanipenda – Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania) – WINNER
Album of the Year
Ahmed Soultan – Music Has No Boundaries (Morocco) – WINNER
C4 Pedro – King C.K.W.A (Cameroon)
Mi Casa – Home Sweet Home (South Africa)
Sauti Sol – Live and Die in Afrika (Kenya)
Sidikiba Diabaté – Diabateba Music Vol. 1 (Mali)
Tiwa Savage – R.E.D (Deluxe Edition) (Nigeria)
Yemi Alade – Mama Africa (Diary of An African Woman) (Nigeria)
Zahara – Country Girl (South Africa)
Zonke – Work of Heart (South Africa)
Artiste of the Year
Black Coffee – Come With Me (South Africa)
Diamond Platnumz – Utanipenda (Tanzania)
Eddy Kenzo – Mbilombilo Remix (Uganda)
Hatim Ammor – Alawal (Morocco)
Navio – Njogereza (Uganda)
Sarkodie – Hand To Mouth (Ghana)
Sidikiba Diabaté – Fais Moi Confiance (Mali)
Tekno – Duro (Nigeria)
Tiwa Savage – If I Start To Talk (Nigeria)
Wizkid – Final (Baba Nla) (Nigeria) – WINNER
Zahara – Imali (South Africa)
Video of the Year
Come With Me – Stacey Lee (Black Coffee Ft Mque, South Africa)
Dogo Yaro – Pascal Aka (VVIP Ft Samini, Ghana) – WINNER
Ek Weet Nie – Hunter Kennedy (Francois Van Coke Ft Arno Carstens, South Africa)
Gentleman – Mex (Ric Hassani, Nigeria)
King Without a Crown – Phamousphilms (E.L., Ghana)
Mbilo Mbilo remix – Mex (Eddy Kenzo ft Niniola, Uganda)
Mmege Mmege – Clarence Peters (Flavour ft Selebobo, Nigeria)
School Your Face – Damola Adelaja (Temi Dollface, Nigeria)
Most Promising Artiste
Amine Aub – Feel the Same (Morocco) – WINNER
Antenehminalu – Wayo (Ethiopia)
Bisa Kdei – Mansa (Ghana)
Butera Knowless – Konashize (Rwanda)
Elzo Jamdong – Assiko Flow (Senegal)
Nuru – All in a Moment (Ghana)
Ric Hassani – Gentlemen (Nigeria)
Sat B – Nyampinga (Burundi)
Best Artiste/Duo/Group In African Rock
Amine Aub & Masta Flow – Kanya Ma Kan (Morocco)
Dark Suburb ft Wiyaala – Mama (Ghana)
Francois Van Coke ft Arno Carstens – Ek Weet Nie (South Africa)
Jano Band – Darigne (Ethiopia)
Kanyeki – Murata (Kenya)
Lionel Loueke Trio – Wacko Loco (Benin)
Loki Rothman – Under the Stars (South Africa)
M’Vula – Tristezas E Alegrias ( Angola) – WINNER
All Africa Music Awards Best African Group
Jano Band – Darigne (Ethiopia)
M’ Vula – Tristezas E Alegrias (Angola)
Mafikizolo – Colours of Africa ( South Africa)
Mi Casa – Barman (South Africa)
Sauti Sol – Live and Die In Afrika (Kenya)
Toofan – Eledji (Togo)
VVIP – Dogo Yaro (Ghana) – WINNER
X-Maleya – Mon Mariage (Cameroon)
Best Artiste/Duo/Group In African Traditional
Alokè – Gbétoho (Benin)
Binakoumaré & Madou Diabate – N’djaba (Mali)
Bioma – Ovedje Ayonuwe (Nigeria)
Dizu Plaatjies – Inkomo (South Africa)
Mabiisi – Awine (Ghana & Burkina Faso)
Stypak Samo – Woyo hoooo (Cameroon)
Zeynab – Bolojo (Benin) – WINNER
Best Artiste/Duo/Group/Band In African Contemporary
Adiouza – Daddy (Senegal)
Ahmed Soultan – Afrobian (Morocco)
Eddy Kenzo – Mbilo Mbilo Remix (Uganda)
Flavour – Mmege Mmege (Nigeria) – WINNER
Okyeame Kwame ft Mzvee – Small Small (Ghana)
Reniss – La Sauce (Cameroon)
Tiwa Savage – If I Start To Talk (Nigeria)
Zahara – Imali (South Africa)
Best Female Artiste in Inspirational
Evelyn Wanjiru – Nikufahamu (Kenya)
Mercy Masika – Nikupendeze (Kenya)
Naomi Achu – Busy Body (Cameroon) – WINNER
Oum – Ah Wah (Morocco)
Sinach – Way Maker (Nigeria)
Yemi Alade – Na Go De (Nigeria)
Best Male Artiste in African Inspirational
Benjamin Dube – I Know Only You (South Africa)
Denno Ft Bahati – Story Yangu (Kenya)
Icha Kavons – Testimony (Democratic Republic of Congo) – WINNER
Kanyekiz – Murata (Kenya)
Mike Abdul – Korede (Nigeria)
Papa Dennis & Rigan Sarkozi Olalo (Kenya)
All Africa Music Awards African Fans Favourite
D’Banj – Emergency (Nigeria)
DJ Hamida Ft H Magnum – Pina Colada (Morocco)
H Magnum ft Black M – Aucun Mytho (Cote d’Ivoire)
Kiff No Beat – La Vie De Louga (Cote d’Ivoire)
Maitre Gims Ft Nsika – Sapés Comme Jamais (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Mr. Bow – Vida Boa (Mozambique)
Nyashinki – Now You Know (Kenya)
Phyno Ft Olamide – Fada Fada (Nigeria) – WINNER
REGIONAL CATEGORIES
Best Male Artiste Central Africa
C4 Pedro – Spetxa One (Angola)
Ferre gola – Tucheze (DRC)
Franko – Coller La Petite (Cameroon)
Jovi – Zele (Cameroon)
Nelson Freitas – Miuda Linda (Angola)
Wax Dey – Saka Makossa (Cameroon) – WINNER
Werasson – Yo Te (DRC)
Best Female Artiste, Central Africa
Bruna Tatiana – Pometo Mudar (Angola) – WINNER
Daphne Ndolo – Ndolo (Cameroon)
Mani Bella – Qui Cherche Tronve (Cameroon)
Naomi Achu – Busy Body (Cameroon)
Reniss – La Sauce (Cameroon)
Syssi Mananga – Juste Un Peu (DRC)
Best Male Artiste, Eastern Africa
Alikiba – Aje (Tanzania)
Bebe Cool – Kabulengane (Uganda)
Diamond Platinumz – Utanipenda (Tanzania) – WINNER
Eddy Kenzo – Mbilo Mbilo Remix (Uganda)
Jose Chameleone – Agatako (Uganda)
Navio – Njogereza (Uganda)
Best Female Artiste, Eastern Africa
Avril – No Stress (Kenya)
Cindy Sanyu – Still Standing (Uganda) – WINNER
Fikeraddis Nekatebeb – Misekir (Ethiopia)
Irene Ntale – Omukwano Gw’ekilo (Uganda)
Juliana Kanyomozi – Twalina Omukwano (Uganda)
Victoria Kimani – Booty Bounce (Kenya)
Best Female Artiste, Northern Africa
Amal Maher -Ezay Fatetny (Egypt)
Angham – Wahda Kam La (Egypt)
Latifa – Ya Hayati (Tunisia)
Samira Said – Mahassalsh (Morocco)
Sarah Ayoub – Nachid Al Houb (Morocco)
Zina Daoudia – La Waheed Wala Million (Morocco) – WINNER
Best Male Artiste, Northern Africa
Ahmed Soultan – Afrobian (Morroco)
Ahmed Chawki – Tsunami (Morocco)
Amir Diab – Al Qahira Cairo (Egypt)
Ayman Alatar – Fi Galbi Kalam (Libya)
DJ Van ft Tyrane – #Woman (Morocco) – WINNER
Hatim Ammor – Alawal (Morocco)
H-Name – Wach Rak Nachet (Morocco)
Best Female Artiste, Southern Africa
Lira – Let there be Light (South Africa)
Lizha James – Chocolate (Mozambique)
Palu Chihera – Nemoyo (Zimbabwe)
Sally Boss Madam – Natural (Namibia) – WINNER
Zahara – Imali (South Africa)
Zonke – Reach it (South Africa)
Best Male Artiste, Southern Africa
AKA – Composure (South Africa)
Anatii & Cassper Nyovest – Jump (South Africa)
Black Coffee – Come with me (South Africa) – WINNER
Dizu Plaaties – Inkomo (South Africa)
DJ Maphorisa – Soweto Baby (South Africa)
Jay Prayzah – Hello (Zimbabwe)
Best Female Artiste, Western Africa
Adiouza – Daddy (Senegal)
Aramide – I don’t care (Nigeria) – WINNER
Niniola – J’ete (Nigeria)
Josey – Diplome (Ivory Coast)
Seyi Shay – Right Now (Nigeria)
Temi Doll Face – School Your Face (Nigeria)
Tiwa Savage – If I Start to Talk (Nigeria)
Yemi Alade – Na Go De (Nigeria)
Best Male Artiste, Western Africa
Brymo – In The City (Nigeria)
Flavour – Dance (Nigeria) – WINNER
Okyeame Kwame – Small Small (Ghana)
Sarkodie – Hand to Mouth (Ghana)
Sidikiba Diabate – Fais Moi Confiance (Mali)
Tekno -Duro (Nigeria)
Wizkid – Final Baba Nla (Nigeria)
Special Recognition Award
King Sunny Ade (Nigeria)
Papa Wemba (Congo)
Source:
http://nigerianewstoday.com.ng/full-list-of-winners-from-the-africa-music-awards-afrima2016/