AFRIMA NOMINATION LIST

Following an intense adjudication process of nominees selection, the African Union and the 13-man international jury of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) have unveiled the official nominees list for the 2016 edition of the continent's leading music awards.

Public voting for the nominees in the different categories of the awards opens September 12, 2016. In partnership with the AUC and the Official Host City, Lagos State, the AFRIMA 3.0. calendar of events for November 4-6, 2016 will include the Africa Music Summit on Friday, November 4, and the AFRIMA Music Village, an open concert-style festival featuring nominees and other top billed music stars.

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 "Artiste of the Year in Africa", "Best Video in Africa", "Best Producer in Africa",
 

"Best Songwriter in Africa" and "Revelation of the Year in Africa".

This year also saw the introduction of an innovative category by the
International Jury of AFRIMA titled "African Fans Favourite", to
recognize African artistes who create chart busting, anthemic songs that
propel the artistes to great popularity within and outside their
respective countries and regions.

The grand awards ceremony holds on Sunday, November 6 with over 2,500 guests expected in Lagos, Nigeria for the various events.

The nominees are:

Best Male West Africa

Wizkid - Nigeria
Bisa Kdei - Ghana
Serge Beynaud - Ivory Coast
Olamide - Nigeria
Flavour - Nigeria
Carlou D - Senegal
Davido - Nigeria
Sarkodie - Ghana

Best Female West Africa
Tiwa Savage - Nigeria
Yemi Alade - Nigeria
Efya - Ghana
Vivian Chidid - Senegal
Mz Vee - Ghana
Dobet Gnahore - Ivory Coast
Adiouza - Senegal
Almok - Togo

Best Male East Africa
Diamond Platnumz - Tanzania
Eddy Kenzo - Uganda
Jacky Gosee - Ethiopia
Ali Kiba - Tanzania
Bebe Cool - Uganda
Sauti Sol - Kenya
Dynamq - South Sudan
Jose Chameleon - Uganda

Best Female East Africa
Victoria Kimani - Kenya
Vanessa Mdee - Tanzania
Aster Aweke - Ethiopia
Tsedenia Gebremarkos - Ethiopia
Linah - Tanzania
Knowles Butera - Rwanda
Sheebah Karungi - Uganda
Akothee - Kenya

Best Male Central Africa
Fally Ipupa - Congo
Magasco - Cameroon
Ferre Golla - DRC
C4 Pedro - Angola
Stanley Enow - Cameroon
Franko - Cameroon
Fabregas - Republic of Congo
Kyaku Kadaff -Angola

Best Female Central Africa
Anna Joyce - Angola
Laurette La Perle - Congo
Betty Akna - Equitorial Guinea
Charlotte Dipanda - Cameroon
Daphne - Cameroon
Reniss - Cameroon
Arielle T - Gabon

Best Male Southern Africa
AKA - South Africa
Black Coffee - South Africa
The Dogg - Namibia
Vee Mampeezy - Botswana
Dj Bongz - South Africa
Emtee - South Africa
Roberto - Zambia
Cassper Nyovest - South Africa

Best Female Southern Africa
Zonke - South Africa
Miss Lira - South Africa
Ice Queen Cleo - Zambia
Lizha James - Mozambique
Pah Chihera - Zimbabwe
Nnunu Bomolemo Ramogotsi - Botswana
Busiswa - South Africa
Chikune - Namibia

Best African Group
Sauti Sol - Kenya
Radio & Weasel - Uganda
Os Moikanos - Angola
Bracket - Nigeria
Mi Casa - South Africa
R2Bees - Ghana
Bana C4 - Congo
Yamoto Band - Tanzania

Crossing Boundaries With Music Award
C4 Pedro - Angola
Wizkid - Nigeria
Maitre Gims - Congo
Tinie Tempah - Nigeria
MHD - Guinea
Ayo Jay - Nigeria
STL - Kenya
Rotimi - Nigeria

Best Gospel
Frank Edwards - Nigeria
Uche Agu - Nigeria
Willy Paul - Kenya
SP Koffi Sarpong - Ghana
Icha Kavons - Congo
Ntokozo Mbambo - South Africa
Sinach - Nigeria
Sonnie Badu - Ghana

Best Newcomer
Adekunle Gold - Nigeria
Reekado Banks - Nigeria
Harmonize - Tanzania
Falz - Nigeria
Locko - Cameroon
Nathi - South Africa
Kofi Kinaata - Ghana
Humblesmith - Nigeria

Best Video Director
Justin Campos - South Africa
Godfather - South Africa
Clarence Peters - Nigeria
Patrick Elis - Nigeria
Mysta Adrenaline - Cameroon
Enos Olik - Kenya
Phamous Films - Ghana
Sasha Vybz - Uganda