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AU, AFRIMA RELEASE FULL NOMINEES LIST

โ€ฆPublic Voting starts September 12
The African Union Commission, AUC, and the 13-man Jury of the All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, have released the highly anticipated 2016 Nominees List for the Continental Categories of Africaโ€™s leading awards project.

The 2016 AFRIMA Continental Nominees List was released to the public via the media and on the AFRIMA website www.afrima.org on Tuesday, September 6, two weeks after the Nominees list for the Regional Categories of the awards were unveiled on Monday, August 22 at a Press Conference in Lagos. The 22 continental nomination categories include different music genres, as well as coveted categories of โ€œArtiste of the Year in Africaโ€, โ€œBest Video in Africaโ€, โ€œBest Producer in Africaโ€, โ€œBest Songwriter in Africaโ€ and โ€œRevelation of the Year in Africaโ€.

 

AFRIMA 3.0 Continental Categories

Best African Collaboration
Artiste Country Track
Ahmed Soultan Ft. Femi Kuti, Fred Wesley, Pee Wee Ellis, Mehdi Nassouli Morocco Afrobian
Amine Aub & Masta Flow Morocco Feel the Same
Amine Aub Ft Papa Wemba and DJ Youcef Morocco Kanya Ma Kan
Eddy Kenzo Ft. Niniola Uganda Mbilo Mbilo remix
Flavour Ft Selebobo Nigeria Mmege Mmege
Francois Van Coke Ft. Arno Carstens South Africa Ek Weet Nie
Okyeame Kwame Ft Mzvee Ghana Small Small
Sarkodie ft Pat Thomas Ghana Bra
Tiwa Savage Ft Dr. Sid Nigeria If I Start to Talk

 

Best Artiste/Duo/Group In African Electro
Artiste Country Track
Black Coffee South Africa Come with me
DJ Maphorisa South Africa Soweto Baby
Djeff Afrozila Angola So Blessed
Hatim Ammor Morocco Alawal
Mi Casa South Africa Barman
Renato Xtrova Angola Love Affair
Such Zimbabwe You

 

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Best African Jazz
Artiste Country Track
Bokani Dyer South Africa Vuvu zela
Carmen Souza Cabo Verde Cape Verdean blues
Jimmy Dludlu South Africa Ha Deva
Kunle Ayo Nigeria Happy to Know You
Moreira Chonguica Mozambique Ngoma
Oum Morocco Ah Wah
Ray Lema Quintet Democratic Republic of Congo Head bug

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Best Artiste/Duo/Group In African Reggae, Ragga & Dancehall
Artiste Country Track
Agende Uganda Ziza Bafana
Anteneh Minalu Ethiopia ย Wayo
Cindy Sanyu Uganda Still Standing
Dufla Diligon ft Cindy Sanyu Kenya Tempo
Montess Cameroon In Love With A Gun
Patoranking Nigeria No Kissing
Stonebwoy Ghana Go Higher
T-Smallz Gambia Guewel

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Best Artiste/Duo/Group In African Hip-Hop
Artist Country Track
AKA South Africa Composure
CiCi Bala Botswana Lebanta
E.L Ghana King Without a Crown
H-Name Morocco Wach Rak Nachet?
Jizzle Gambia Man of the Year
Jovi Cameroon Zรฉlรฉ
Sarkodie Ghana Hand to Mouth
Stanley Enow Cameroon Work Hard
YCEE Nigeria Omo Alhaji
Zona 5 Angola Pablo

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Best Artiste/Duo/Group In African RnB & Soul
Artiste Country Track
Aramide Nigeria I Don’t Care
Butera Knowless Rwanda Konashize
Henok & Mehari Brothers Ethiopia Ewรจdi Shalรจhu
Iyanya Nigeria Type of Woman
Kiss Daniel Nigeria Mama
Korede Bello Ft Tiwa Savage Nigeria Romantic
Lira South Africa Let There Be Light
Niniola Nigeria J’รจtรจ
Ric Hassani Nigeria Gentlemen
Sidikiba Diabatรฉ Mali Fais Moi Confiance
Tjan Nigeria Aduke
Zonke South Africa Reach It

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Songwriter of the Year In Africa
Songwriter Country Track & (Artist)
Bulelwa Mkutukana South Africa Imaliย  (Zahara)
Eddy Kenzo & Niniola Uganda Mbilo Mbilo (Eddy Kenzo & Niniola)
Hatim Ammor Morocco Alawal (Hatim Ammor)
Kwame Nsiah Apau Ghana Small Small (Kwame Okyeame Ft Mzvee)
Lerato Molapo South Africa Let There Be Light (Lira)
Naseeb Abdul Juma Tanzania Utanipenda (Diamond Platnumz)
Olawale Ashimi Nigeria In the City (Brymo)
Sidikiba Diabatรฉ Mali Fais Moi Confiance (Sidikiba Diabate)
Theo Kgosinkwe and Nhlanhla Nciza South Africa Colours of Africa (Mafikizolo, Diamond, DJ Maphorisa)
Unique Uganda Njogereza (Navio)

 

 

Producer of the Year
Producer Country Track (Artiste)
DJ Coublon Nigeria Duro (Tekno)
DJ Maphorisa South Africa Soweto Baby (DJ Maphorisa Ft Wizkid & DJ Buckz)
DJ Van Morocco #Woman (DJ Van & Tyrane)
Don Jazzy Nigeria If I Start To Talk (Tiwa Savage)
Fortune Dane Ghana Hand To Mouthย  (Sarkodie)
Kuseim Uganda Mbilo Mbilo remix (Eddy Kenzo Ft Niniola)
Masterkraft Nigeria Finally (Masterkraft Ft Flavour & Sarkodie)
Sidikiba Diabatรฉ Mali Fais Moi Confiance (Sidikiba Diabatรฉ)
Yung John Nigeria Baba Nla (Wizkid)

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Revelation of the Year
Artiste Country Track
Amine Aminux Morocco Makayen Ma
E.l Ghana King Without a Crown
Emtee South Africa Roll Up
Falz Nigeria Bad Baddo Baddest
Simi Nigeria Love Don’t Care
Yamato Band Tanzania Cheza Kwa Madoido
Zani Challe ft. Patoranking Malawi Single Tonight

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Song of the Year In Africa
Track Artist Country
Alawal Hatim Ammor Morocco
Duro Tekno Nigeria
Fais Moi Confiance Sidikiba Diabatรฉ 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

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Album of the Year
Artiste Country Track Album
Ahmed Soultan Morocco Afrobian Music Has No Boundaries
C4 Pedro Cameroon Spectxa One King C.K.W.A
Mi Casa South Africa Barman Home Sweet Home
Sauti Sol Kenya Live and Die in Afrika Live and Die in Afrika
Sidikiba Diabatรฉ Mali Fais Moi Confiance Diabateba Music Vol. 1
Tiwa Savage Nigeria If I Start To talk R.E.D (Deluxe Edition)
Yemi Alade Nigeria Na Gode Mama Africa (Diary of An African Woman)
Zahara South Africa Imali Country Girl
Zonke South Africa Reach it Work of Heart
       

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Artiste of the Year
Artiste Country Track
Black Coffee South Africa Come With Me
Diamond Platnumz Tanzania Utanipenda
Eddy Kenzo Uganda Mbilombilo Remix
Hatim Ammor Morocco Alawal
Navio Uganda Njogereza
Sarkodie Ghana Hand To Mouth
Sidikiba Diabatรฉ Mali Fais Moi Confiance
Tekno Nigeria Duro
Tiwa Savage Nigeria If I Start To Talk
Wizkid Nigeria Final (Baba Nla)
Zahara South Africa Imali

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Video of the Year
Video Director Artiste Country
Come With Me Stacey Lee Black Coffee Ft Mque South Africa
Dogo Yaro Pascal Aka VVIP Ft Samini Ghana
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

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Most Promising Artiste
Artiste Country Track
Amine Aub Morocco Feel the Same
Antenehminalu Ethiopia Wayo
Bisa Kdei Ghana Mansa
Butera Knowless Rwanda Konashize
Elzo Jamdong Senegal Assiko Flow
Nuru Ghana All in a Moment
Ric Hassani Nigeria Gentlemen
Sat B Burundi Nyampinga

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Best Artiste/Duo/Group In African Pop
Artiste Country Track
Amine Aminux Morocco Makayen Ma
Amine Aub Morocco Feel the same
Diamond Platnumz Tanzania Utanipenda
Jose Chameleone Uganda Agatako
Tekno Nigeria Duro
Wizkid Nigeria Final (Baba Nla)

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Best Artiste/Duo/Group In African Rock
Artiste Country Track
Amine Aub & Masta Flow Morocco Kanya Ma Kan
Dark Suburb, Featuring Wiyaala Ghana Mama
Francois Van Coke, Ft Arno Carstens South Africa Ek Weet Nie
Jano Band Ethiopia Darigne
Kanyeki Kenya Murata
Lionel Loueke Trio Benin Wacko Loco
Loki Rothman South Africa Under the Stars
M’ Vula Angola Tristezas E Alegrias

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Best African Group
 
Artiste Country Track
Jano Band Ethiopia Darigne
M’ Vula Angola Tristezas E Alegrias
Mafikizolo South Africa Colours of Africa
Mi Casa South Africa Barman
Sauti Sol Kenya Live and Die In Afrika
Toofan Togo Eledji
VVIP Ghana Dogo Yaro
X-Maleya Cameroon Mon Mariage

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Best Artiste/Duo/Group In African Traditional
Artiste Country Track
Alokรจ Benin Gbรฉtoho
Binakoumarรฉ & Madou Diabate Mali N’djaba
Bioma Nigeria Ovedje Ayonuwe
Dizu Plaatjies South Africa Inkomo
Mabiisi Ghana & Burkina Faso Awine
Stypak Samo Cameroon Woyo hoooo
Zeynab Benin Bolojo

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Best Artiste/Duo/Group/Band In African Contemporary
Artiste Country Track
Adiouza Senegal Daddy
Ahmed Soultan Morocco Afrobian
Eddy Kenzo Uganda Mbilo Mbilo Remix
Flavour Nigeria Mmege Mmege
Okyeame Kwame Ft Mzvee Ghana Small Small
Reniss Cameroon La Sauce
Tiwa Savage Nigeria If I Start To Talk
Zahara South Africa Imali

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Best Female Artiste in Inspirational
Artiste Country Track
Evelyn Wanjiru Kenya Nikufahamu
Mercy Masika Kenya Nikupendeze
Naomi Achu Cameroon Busy Body
Oum Morocco Ah Wah
Sinach Nigeria Way Maker
Yemi Alade Nigeria Na Go De

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Best Male Artiste in African Inspirational
Artiste Country Track
Benjamin Dube South Africa I Know Only You
Denno Ft Bahati Kenya Story Yangu
Icha Kavons Democratic Republic of Congo Testimony
Kanyekiz Kenya Murata
Mike Abdul Nigeria Korede
Papa Dennis & Rigan Sarkozi Kenya Olalo

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African Fans Favourite
ย Artiste Country Track
Dโ€™Banj Nigeria Emergency
DJ Hamida Ft H Magnum Morocco

 

Pina Colada

 

H Magnum Ft Black M Cote dโ€™Ivoire Aucun Mytho
Kiff No Beat Cote dโ€™Ivoire La Vie De Louga
Maitre Gims Ft Nsika Democratic Republic of Congo Sapรฉs Comme Jamais

 

Mr. Bow Mozambique Vida Boa
Nyashinki Kenya Now You Know
Phyno Ft Olamide Nigeria Fada Fada

 

AFRIMA 2016 NOMINEES LIST

REGIONAL CATEGORIES

Best Male Artisteย  Central Africa
ARTISTE COUNTRYย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  TRACK TITLE
ย C4 Pedro Angola ย Spetxaย  one
ย Ferre gola DRC ย Tucheze
ย Franko Cameroon ย Coller La Petite
ย Jovi Cameroon ย Zele
ย Nelson Freitas Angola ย Miuda Linda
ย Wax Dey Cameroon Saka Makossa
ย Werasson DRC ย Yo Te

 

Best Female Artiste, Central Africa
ARTISTE COUNTRY TRACK TITLE
ย Bruna Tatiana Angola ย Pometo Mudar
ย Daphne Ndolo Cameroon ย Ndolo
ย Mani Bella Cameroon ย Qui Cherche Tronve
ย Naomi Achu Cameroon ย Busy Body
ย Reniss Cameroon ย La Sauce
ย Syssi Mananga DRC ย Juste Un Peu

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Best Male Artiste,ย  Eastern Africa
ARTISTE COUNTRYย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  TRACK TITLE
Alikiba Tanzania Aje
Bebe Cool Uganda Kabulengane
Daimond Platinumz Tanzania Utanipenda
Eddy Kenzo Uganda Mbilo Mbilo Remix
Jose Chameleone Uganda Agatako
Navio Uganda Njogereza

 

Best Female Artiste, Eastern Africa
ARTISTE COUNTRY TRACK TITLE
Avril Kenya No Stress
Cindy Sanyu Uganda Still Standing
Fikeraddis Nekatebeb Ethiopia Misekir
Irene Ntale Uganda Omukwano Gwโ€™ekilo
Juliana Kanyomozi Uganda Twalina Omukwano
Victoria Kimani Kenya Booty Bounce

 

Best Female Artiste, Northern Africa
ARTISTE COUNTRY TRACK TITLE
ย Amal Maher Egypt ย Ezay Fatetny
ย Angham Egypt Wahda Kam La
ย Latifa Tunisia Ya Hayati
ย Samira Said Morroco Mahassalsh
ย Sarah Ayoub Morocco Nachid Al Houb
Zina Daoudia Morocco La Waheed Wala Million

 

Best Male Artiste, Northern Africa
ARTISTE COUNTRYย  TRACK TITLE
ย Ahmed Soultan ย Morroco ย Afrobian
ย Ahmed Chawki ย Morocco Tsunami
ย Amir Diab ย Egypt ย Al Qahira Cairo
Ayman Alatar Libya Fi Galbi Kalam
DJ Van FTย  Tyrane Morocco #Woman
ย Hatim Ammor Morocco ย Alawal
ย H-Name Morocco Wach Rak Nachet)

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Best Female Artiste, Southern Africa
ARTISTEย  COUNTRYย  TRACK TITLE
Lira South Africa Let there be Light
Lizha James Mozambique Chocolate
Palu Chihera Zimbabwe Nemoyo
Sally Boss Madam Namibia Natural
Zahara South Africa Imali
Zonke South Africa Reach it

 

Best Male Artiste, Southern Africa
ARTISTE COUNTRY TRACK TITLE
AKA South Africa Composure
Anatii & Cassper Nyovest South Africa Jump
Black Coffee South Africa Come with me
Dizu Plaaties South Africa Inkomo
DJ Maphorisa South Africa Soweto Baby
Jay Prayzah Zimbabwe Hello

 

Best Female Artiste, Western Africa
ARTISTE COUNTRY TRACK TITLE
Adiouza Senegal Daddy
Aramide Nigeria I donโ€™t care
Niniola Nigeria Jโ€™ete
ย Josey Ivory Coast Diplome
ย Seyi Shay Nigeria Right Now
ย Temi Doll Face Nigeria School Your Face
Tiwa Savage Nigeria If I Start to Talk
Yemi Alade Nigeria Na Go De

 

Best Male Artiste, Western Africa
ARTISTE COUNTRY TRACK TITLE
ย Brymo Nigeria ย In The City
ย Flavour Nigeria ย Dance
ย Okyeame Kwame Ghana ย Small Small
ย Sarkodie Ghana ย Hand to Mouth
Sidikiba Diabate Fais Moi Mali Confiance
ย Tekno Nigeria Duro
ย Wizkid Nigeria Final Baba Nla

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