Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos state and the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) joined Olamide, Darey Art Alade, Yemi Alade and other Nigerian acts as the won big at the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA).
Tinubu was awarded as the pillar of culture in Africa, while Olamide came up as the best male act for West Africa with Yemi Alade winning the female category.
YBNL Sade and Orente crooner, Adekunle Gold won as AFRIMA’s revelation of the year 2015, as Kiss Daniel was awarded the most promising African act for the same year.
Praiz Adejo, Darey and Flavour won best African act in RnB&Soul, inspiration and Electro respectively.
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Diamond Platnumz, a Tanzania singer, was the biggest winner of the 2015 AFRIMA with three awards to his name as the artiste of the year, with the song of the year award and Eastern African act of the year.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
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Diamond Platnumz
SONG OF THE YEAR
Diamond Platnumz – “Nasema Nawe”, featuring Khadijo Kopa
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
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Charlotte Dipanda – “Elle n’a pas vu”
BEST ARTISTE IN AFRICA (RnB & Soul)
Praiz Adejo – Nigeria
BEST AFRICAN REGGAE, RAGGA & DANCEHALL
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Stonebwoy – Ghana
BEST MALE ARTISTE: INSPIRATIONAL CATEGORY
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Darey – Nigeria
BEST FEMALE ARTISTE: INSPIRATIONAL CATEGORY
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Betty Akna- Equatorial Guinea
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
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Wiyaala – Ghana
BEST ARTISTE IN AFRICAN POP
Vanessa Mdee – Tanzania
BEST ARTISTE IN AFRICAN HIP HOP
Casper Nyovest – South Africa
BEST ARTISTE IN AFRICAN ELECTRO
Flavour – Nigeria
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Sauti Sol and Cedric Kadenyi – Kenya
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR IN AFRICA
Joseph Chameleone – Uganda
REVELATION OF THE YEAR IN AFRICA
Adekunle Gold – Nigeria
MOST PROMISING ARTISTE IN AFRICA
Kiss Daniel – Nigeria
BEST ARTISTE IN AFRICAN CONTEMPORARY
Charlotte Dipanda
BEST ARTISTE IN AFRICAN JAZZ
Kunle Ayo – Nigeria
BEST MALE ARTISTE IN WESTERN AFRICA
Olamide – Nigeria
BEST FEMALE ARTISTE IN WESTERN AFRICA
Yemi Alade – Nigeria
BEST ARTISTE IN AFRICAN ROCK
M’vula – Kenya
BEST AFRICAN GROUP
Sauti Sol- Kenya
BEST AFRICAN COLLABORATION
AKA(South Africa) and Burna Boy(Nigeria)
BEST FEMALE ARTISTE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
Busiswa Ngoku- South Africa
BEST MALE ARTISTE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
Casper Nyovest- South Africa
BEST FEMALE ARTISTE IN NORTHERN AFRICA
Manal- Morocco
BEST MALE ARTISTE IN NORTHERN AFRICA
Ahmed Soultan- Morocco
BEST FEMALE ARTISTE IN EASTERN AFRICA
Tsedenia Gebremarkos- Ethiopia
BEST MALE ARTISTE IN EASTERN AFRICA
Diamond Platnumz- Tanzania
PILLAR OF ARTS AND CULTURE IN AFRICA
Bola Ahmed Tinubu (Jagaban)
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