Nigerian artists Wizkid and Davido won big alongside Yemi Alade, Burna Boy and Flavour.
The African Music Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA) took place on Oct 7, in Dallas celebrating the best African music and artists right now.
Among the big winners of this 5th edition, Fally Ipupa, Wizkid, and Toofan who all snagged 2 awards each.
Song of The Year and Video of The Year for “Soco“, Bast Male Central Africa and Artist of The Year for Dicaps and Best African Group and Best Francophone for the Togolese duo. Fally Ipupa also won the Leadership in Music award.
Davido and Nasty C won some of the most prestigious prizes including Best Male West Africa (Davido) and Best Male Artist South Africa (Nasty C).
Check out the full list of winners below.
Best Male West Africa
Davido – Nigeria
Best Female West Africa
Yemi Alade – Nigeria
Best Male East Africa
Eddy Kenzo – Uganda
Best Female East Africa
Sheebah Karungi – Uganda
Best Male Central Africa
Fally Ipupa – Congo
Best Female Central Africa
Daphne – Cameroon
Best Male Southern Africa
Nasty C – South Africa
Best Female Southern Africa
Ammara Brown – Zimbabwe
Best Male North Africa
Ihab Amir – Morroco
Best Female North Africa
Souhila Ben Lachhab – Algeria
Best African Group
Toofan – Togo
Crossing Boundaries With Music Award
MHD – Senegal/ France
Best Gospel
Papa Dennis – Kenya
Best Newcomer
Ykee Benda – Uganda
Artist of The Year
Fally Ipupa – Congo
Best Live Act
Flavour – Nigeria
Best DJ Africa
Dj Dollar – Senegal
Best African DJ USA
Dj Ecool – Nigeria
AFRIMMA Video of The Year
Wizkid – “Soco”
Music Producer of The Year
Masterkraft – Nigeria
Best African Dancer
Didi Emah – Nigeria
Best Rap Act
Khaligraph Jones – Kenya
Song of The Year
Wizkid – “Soco”
Best Lusophone
Kyaku Kyadaff – Angola
Best Francophone
Toofan – Togo
Best African Dancehall/Reggae Act
Burna Boy – Nigeria
(c) Amanda Rougier – Afrique Magazine
