Photos and Winner List Of All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) 2015.
The 2015 edition of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) took place at Eko Hotel and Suit in Lagos on 15th of November 2015. It was a night to be remembered as top Celebrities across African were present at the event. Display of different African cultures, musics, colors, fashions and so on were all in the air. Former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, was honored as
The Pillar of Arts and Culture in Africa for social change at the 2015 All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA. The 23.9karat gold-plated AFRIMA trophy was presented to Senator Tinubu by Ambassador (Dr) Wale Maiyegun, Director of Social Affairs, African Union on behalf of the African Union Commission and the International Committee of AFRIMA.
34 awards were handed out at AFRIMA 2015, with Cameroonian artistes and Tanzania artistes, Charlotte Dipanda and Diamond Platnumz, emerging the winner with three awards respectively. Nigeria artiste came out smoking on the night with 1 award each to Olamide and Yemi Alade, who won the Best Male and Best Female artistes in West Africa respectively. Darey won the Best Male Inspirational Artiste, while Flavour is the Best Artiste in African Electro. Kunle Ayo was the "Best Artist in African Jazz." Kiss Daniel and Adekunle Gold won the Most Promising Act in Africa and Revelation of the Year respectively. Praiz was the Best Artiste in African RnB & Soul. Oris Aigbokhaevbolo was the Music/Entertainment Journalist of the Year in Africa. Ghana and Morocco went home with two awards each while South Africa went home with three awards.
Below is the full winner list and some photos of attendees..
ARTIST OF THE YEARDiamond Platnumz – “Nasema Nawe”, featuring Khadijo Kopa_Tanzania
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Charlotte Dipanda – “Elle n’a pas vu” _Cameroon
BEST ARTISTE IN AFRICA (RnB & Soul)
Praiz Adejo – Nigeria
BEST AFRICAN REGGAE, RAGGA & DANCEHALL
Stonebwoy – Ghana
BEST MALE ARTISTE: INSPIRATIONAL CATEGORY
Darey – Nigeria
BEST FEMALE ARTISTE: INSPIRATIONAL CATEGORY
Betty Akna- Equatorial Guinea
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
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 CULTURE IN AFRICA
Bola Ahmed Tinubu
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