
The President of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), Mr Mike Dada, on
Friday in Lagos revealed some of the nominees for this year’s edition
of the awards.
Dada who was flanked by some jury members of AFRIMA, announced the nominees at a forum with entertainment reporters.
Among
the nominees for the Best Female Artist in Central Africa were Betty
Akna (Equatorial Guinea), Laurette La Perle (DRC Congo) and a trio of
Cameroonians—Charlotte Dipanda, Mani Bella and Missy BK.
Contesting
for the Best Female Artist in Eastern Africa were Alsarah and the
Nubatones (Sudan), Helen Berhe (Ethiopia), Lilian Mbabazi (Uganda),
Linah (Tanzania, Suzanna Owiyo (Kenya) and Tsedenia (Ethiopia).
In the Best Male Artist in Eastern Africa category were Alikiba and Diamond Platnumz both from Tanzania, Jaguar (Kenya), Jose
Chameleone (Uganda), Kidum and Boda Boda Band (Burundi) and Teddy Afro (Ethiopia).
For
the Best Female Artist in Northern Africa category were Cheba Sabrine
and Souad Massi, who are both from Algeria with Egyptians Jannat and
Samira Said alongside Manal of Morocco.
The nominees for the Best
Male Artist in Northern Africa were Ahmed Soultan and Wiyaala, Aziz
Sahmaoui, Don Bigg, Monsif Jilali and Simo Lagnawi, all from Morocco,
with Amr Diab from Egypt.
Nominated for the Best Female Artist in
Southern Africa catgory were three South Africans—Bucie, Busiswa, DJ
Buckz and Uhuru, and Kelly Khumalo; Kutsvaga Mari (Zimbabwe) and two
Angolans Anna Joyce and Celma Ribas.
Among the Best Male Artist in
Southern Africa nominees were four South Africans—Beatenberg, Cassper
Nyovest, DJ Drama and Anatii; Jeremy Loops and Motheo Moleko; and KO
together with two Angolans—Djeff Afrozila, Yuri da Cunha and Bzb and
Explosao.
Nominated for the Best Female Artist in West Africa were
Ghanaians—Efya and Wiyaala along with four Nigerians—Niyola, Ruby
Gyang, Sheyi Shay and Yemi Alade.
The nominees for Best Male
Artist in West Africa were five Nigerians Brymo, Davido and Meek Mill,
Flavour, Olamide and Wizkid alongside Sarkodie and Castro of Ghana.
For
the Album of the Year were Wizkid, P-Square, Yemi Alade, Brymo and
Flavour of Nigeria; two Cameroonians—Charlotte Dipanda and Mami Bella;
Alikiba of Tanzania; Alsarah and the Nubatones from Sudan and Wiyaala
from Ghana.
Nominated for the Song of the Year were Davido and
Meek Mill, Yemi Alade, Wizkid and P-Square from Nigeria; Sakordie and
Castro from Ghana; Charlotte Dipanda from Cameroon; DJ Jose Chameleone
from Uganda and two Tanzanians—Alikiba and Diamond Platnumz.
The
Artist of the Year nominees were Yemi Alade, Wizkid, Olamide, Flavour
and Davido from Nigeria; Alikiba and Diamond Platnumz from Tanzania;
Charlotte Dipanda from Cameroon; Dr Jose Chameleone from Uganda and
Sarkodie from Ghana.
Dada announced that the other nominees would
be announced in due course while the awards ceremony would hold on Nov.
15 in Nigeria.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that this is the second edition of AFRIMA.
This year’s edition of the awards is in partnership with the African Union Commission, ONE Campaign and Africa 2.0.