All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) Second edition was held at Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, Yesterday (Sunday) night.
The Host/Mc of the event was our very own number one hypeman DNG
Diamond Platnumz of Tanzania was the man of the night as he won Best Male Artist in East Africa, Song of The Year as well as the Artiste of the Year awards.
Other winners include Kenyan band, Sauti Sol who beat stiff competition from the likes of P-Square to bag the Best African Group award.
Cedric Kadenyi (Cedo) won the Producer of The Year award for Sauti Sol’s mega-hit Sura Yako.
This is the full list of winners.
BEST MALE ARTIST IN WEST AFRICA
Winner – Olamide
BEST FEMALE ARTISTE IN WEST AFRICA
Winner – Yemi Alade
BEST FEMALE ARTISTE IN NORTH AFRICA
Winner- Manal
BEST MALE ARTISTE IN NORTH AFRICA
Winner-Ahmed Soultan
BEST EAST AFRICAN MALE ARTIST
Winner – Diamond Platnumz
BEST EAST AFRICAN FEMALE ARTIST
Winner – Tsedenia Gebremarkos
BEST MALE ARTISTE IN CENTRAL AFRICA
Winner – Stanley Enow
BEST FEMALE ARTISTE IN CENTRAL AFRICA
Winner – Charlotte Dipanda
BEST MALE ARTISTE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
Winner – Cassper Nyovest
BEST FEMALE ARTISTE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
Winner – Busiswa Ngoku
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
BEST MALE ARTISTE IN AFRICAN INSPIRATIONAL MUSIC
Winner – Darey
BEST FEMALE ARTIST IN AFRICAN INSPIRATIONAL MUSIC
Winner – Betty Akna
BEST AFRICAN CONTEMPORARY
Winner – Charlotte Dipanda
MOST PROMISING ARTISTE IN AFRICA
Winner –Kiss Daniel
BEST AFRICAN JAZZ
Winner – Kunle Ayo
BEST AFRICAN POP
Winner – Vanessa Mdee
BEST AFRICAN ROCK
Winner – Mvula
BEST AFRICAN TRADITIONAL
Winner – Ganbe Brass Band
BEST AFRICAN HIP-HOP (SONG)
Winner – Cassper Nyovest
BEST AFRICAN RNB & SOUL
Winner – Praiz
BEST AFRICAN ELECTRO
Winner – Flavour
BEST AFRICAN REGGAE, RAGGA & DANCEHALL
Winner – Stonebwoy
BEST AFRICAN GROUP/ DUO/BAND
Winner –Sauti Sol
BEST AFRICAN COLLABORATION
Winner – AKA ft Burna Boy & Da Les (All Eyes on Me)
REVELATION OF THE AFRICAN CONTINENT
Winner – Adekunle Gold
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Winner – Jose Chameleone
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Winners – Cedric Kadenyi (for Sauti Sol’s Sura Yako)
BEST VIDEO
Winner – Wiyaala
SONG OF THE YEAR
Winner – Diamond Platnumz ft Khadija Kopa (Nasema Nawe)
ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Winner – Diamond Platnumz