AFRIMMA 2017 Full List of Nominees

AFRIMMA 2017 NOMINEES

Best Male West Africa

• Wizkid – Nigeria
• Falz – Nigeria
• Serge Beynaud – Ivory Coast
• Mr Eazi – Nigeria
• Toofan – Togo
• Moh Dediouf – Senegal
• Davido – Nigeria
• Stonebwoy – Ghana
• Tekno – Nigeria
• Kedejevara DJ (Ivory Coast)

Best Female West Africa

• Tiwa Savage – Nigeria
• Yemi Alade – Nigeria
• Efya – Ghana
• Adiouza – Senegal
• Becca – Ghana
• Josey – Ivory Coast
• Mz Vee – Ghana
• Simi – Nigeria

Best Male East Africa

• Eddy Kenzo – Uganda
• Diamond Platnumz – Tanzania
• Jacky Gosee – Ethiopia
• Ali Kiba – Tanzania
• Navio – Uganda
• Bebe Cool – Uganda
• Sauti Sol – Kenya
• Dynamq – South Sudan
• Nyashinski – Kenya
• Darasa – Tanzania

Best Female East Africa

• Victoria Kimani – Kenya
• Vanessa Mdee – Tanzania
• Ester Aweke – Ethiopia
• Avril – (Kenya)
• Lady Jaydee (Tanzania)
• Knowles Butera – Rwanda
• Irene Ntale – Uganda
• Akothee – Kenya
• Dayna Nyange – Tanzania

Best Male Central Africa

• Fally Ipupa – Congo
• Magasco – Cameroon
• Ferre Golla – DRC
• C4 Pedro – Angola
• Stanley Enow – Cameroon
• Anselmo Ralph – Angola
• Maitre Gims – (Congo)
• Werrason – DRC

Best Female Central Africa

• Laurette La Perle – Congo
• Betty Akna – Equitorial Guinea
• Syssi Mananga – Cameroon
• Ary – Angola
• Rennis – Cameroon
• Arielle T – Gabon
• Nsoki – angola

Best Male Southern Africa

• Donald – South Africa
• Black Coffee – South Africa
• The Dogg – Namibia
• Jah Prayza – Zimbabwe
• Nasty C – South Africa
• Emtee – South Africa
• Roberto – Zambia
• Casper Nyomvest- South Africa
• Aka – South Africa

Best Female Southern Africa

• Babes Wodumo – South Africa
• Miss Lira – South Africa
• Ice Queen Cleo – Zambia
• Lizha James – Mozambique
• Pah Chihera – Zimbabwe
• Sally Boss Madam – Namibia
• Zahara – South Africa
• Chikune – Namibia
• Bucie- South Africa

Best Male North Africa

• Amr Diab – Egypt
• Tamer Hosny – Egypt
• Chawki – Morocco
• Ahmed Soultan – Morocco
• Douzi – Morocco
• Ayman Alatar- Morocco
• Khaled -Algeria
• Saber Rebai – Tunisia

Best Female North Africa

• Samira Said – Morrocco
• Ibtissam Tiskat – Morocco
• Angham – Egypt
• Sandy – Egypt
• Amal Maher – Egypt
• Latifa – Tunisia
• Amani Swissi – Tunisia
• Sarah Ayoub – Morocco

Best African Group

• Sauti Sol – Kenya
• Radio & Weasel – Uganda
• Toofan – Togo
• Bracket – Nigeria
• Mi Casa – South Africa
• R2bee’s – Ghana
• Bana C4 – Congo
• Yamoto Band – Tanzania
• Forca Suprema- Angola

Crossing Boundaries With Music Award

• C4 Pedro (Angola)
• Wizkid (Nigeria)
• Young Paris – (Congo)
• French Montana- Morocco
• MHD – Senegal
• Ayo Jay – Nigeria
• King Kanja – (Kenya)
• Wale (Nigeria )
• Jidenna (Nigeria)
• Maleek Berry (Nigeria)

Best Gospel

• Frank Edwards – Nigeria
• Uche Agu – Nigeria
• Willy Paul – Kenya
• SP Koffi Sarpong – Ghana
• Icha Kavons – Congo
• Ntokozo Mbambo – South Africa
• Nathaniel Bassey – Nigeria
• Sonnie Badu – Ghana

Best Newcomer

• Dremo – Nigeria
• Medikal – Ghana
• Ray Vanny – Tanzania
• Preto Show- Angola
• Maleek Berry – Nigeria
• Mr Leo – Cameroon
• Nathi – South Africa
• Julz – Ghana
• Niniola – Nigeria
• Zani Challe – Malawi

Artist of The Year

• Flavour (Nigeria)
• Diamond Platnumz ( Tanzania)
• Fally Ipupa- Congo
• Wizkid (Nigeria)
• Cassper Nyovest (South Africa)
• Davido – (Nigeria)
• Eddy Kenzo – Uganda
• Tekno – Nigeria
• Mr Eazi – Nigeria
• C4 Pedro – Angola

Dancehall Act of the Year

• Timaya – Nigeria
• Stonebwoy – Ghana
• Jah Prayza – Zimbabwe
• Burna Boy – Nigeria
• Samini – Ghana
• Patoranking – Nigeria
• Shatta Wale – Ghana
• Buffalo Souljah- Zimbabwe

Best Video Director

• Daps – Nigeria
• Justin Campos – South Africa
• Sesan – Nigeria
• Clarence Peters – Nigeria
• Patrick Elis- Nigeria
• Shammack -Cameroon
• Enos Olik – Kenya
• Savy Filmz – Uganda
• Avalon Okpe- Nigeria
• Godfather- South Africa

Best Dj Africa

• Dj Spinall – Nigeria
• Dj Joe MFalme – Kenya
• Dj Black Coffee – South Africa
• Dj Exclusive – Nigeria
• Dj Kalonje – Kenya
• Dj D-Ommy – Tanzania
• Dj Paulo Paulo Alves – Angola
• Dj Crème Delacreme- Kenya
• DJ Nyce- Ghana

Best African Dj USA

• Dj Tunez – Nigeria
• Dj Wangura – Ethiopia
• Dj FreshyK- Nigeria
• Dj Deemoney – Nigeria
• Dj Silent Killa – Carribeans
• Dj Akua – Ghana
• Dj Fully Focus -Kenya
• Dj Rell – Sierra Leone
• Dj Poison Ivy – Kenya
• Dj Mike Kiss- Carribeans

AFRIMMA Video of The Year

• Toofan – Terre (Togo)
• Davido – If (Nigeria)
• Wizkid – Come Closer (Nigeria)
• Runtown – Mad Over You (Nigeria)
• Casper Nyovest – Tito Mboweni (South AFrica)
• Emtee ft Nasty C – Winning (South Africa)
• Diamond Platnumz ft Ray Vanny – Salome (Tanzania)
• Victoria Kimani ft Donald – Fade Away(Kenya/South Africa)
• Fally Ipupa – Eloko Iyo (Congo)
• C4 Pedro ft Sautisol- Love again (Angola/Kenya)

Music Producer of The Year

• Dj Breezy – Nigeria
• Masterkraft – Nigeria
• Dr Fizol – Uganda
• Julz – Ghana
• Visita – Kenya
• Tweezy – South Africa
• Tud Thomas – Tanzania
• Krissbeatz – Nigeria
• Del B – Nigeria
• Sidikiba Diabate – Mali

Best African Dancer

• Kaffy Dancequeen – Nigeria
• Korra Obidi – Nigeria
• Nabile Danser – South Africa
• Sherri Silver – Rwanda
• La Petite Zota – Ivory Coast
• Manuel Canza Laurenzo – Angola
• Moses Iyobo – Tanzania
• Brenda Derry – Cameroon
• Ghetto Triplet Kids(Uganda)
• Eddy Wizzy Dances (Uganda)

Best Rap Act

• Phyno – Nigeria
• Olamide – Nigeria
• Aka – South Africa
• Sarkodie – Ghana
• Casper Nyovest – South Africa
• King Kaka Sungura – Kenya
• Octopizzo – Kenya
• Prodigio – Angola
• Falz – Nigeria

Best Collaboration

• Wizkid ft Chris Brown- African Bad girl (Nigeria/USA)
• Diamond Platnumz ft Neo – Marry you (Tanzania/USA)
• Babe Wodumo ft Mampinsta – Wololo (South Africa)
• Ycee ft Maleek Berry – Juice (Nigeria)
• Runtown ft Sarkodie – Painkiller(Nigeria/Ghana)
• Davido ft Nasty C – Coolest Kid in Africa(Nigeria/South Africa)
• Edy Kenzo ft Alaine – Addicted (Uganda/Jamaica)
• C4 Pedro ft Sautisol- Love again (Angola/Kenya)
• Darasa ft Ben Pol- muziki (Tanzania)
• Fally Ipupa ft Booba- Kinane (Congo)

Song of The Year

• Runtown – Mad over you (Nigeria)
• Davido – if (Nigeria )
• Diamond Platnumz ft Rayvanny – Salome (Tanzania)
• Babe Wodumo ft Mampintsha – Wololo (South Africa )
• Wizkid – Come Closer(Nigeria)
• Caspper Nyovest – Tito Mboweni(South Africa)
• Fally Ipupa – Eloko Iyo(Congo)
• Toofan – Terre (Togo)
• Darasa ft Ben Pol – Muziki (Tanzania)
• MHD- Bravo (Guinea Conakry)

Best Lusophone

• C4Pedro- Angola
• Nsoki – Angola
• Ary- Angola
• Yola Semedo- Angola
• Yasmine (Guinea)
• Calema (Sao Tome)
• Anselmo Ralph- Angola
• Nelson Freitas- Cape Verde
• Mr Bow- Mozambique
• Djodje- Cape Verde

Best Francophone

• Sidikiba Diabate – Mali
• Moh Dediouf – Guinea Conakry
• Dj Arafat – Ivory Coast
• Toofan – Togo
• Hiro- Congo
• Fally Ipupa – Congo
• Maitre Gims – (Congo)
• Adiouza – Senegal
• Daphne – Cameroon
• Serge Beynaud – Ivory Coast

Best Sound Engineer

• MixMonster- Nigeria
• Suka sounds- Nigeria
• Ogopa Brothers- Kenya
• Tud Thomas- Tanzania
• Sheyman- Nigeria
• Kaywa- Ghana
• Twizzy – South Africa
• Bebe Philip – Ivory Coast