Afrimma Awards Winners 2022 ( Full List)
Here is the full list of Afrimma Awards winners 2022. Afrimma Awards were held on 19 November 2022 at Gilley’s Dallas Texas. The event was attended by various celebrities, media personalities, artists and stakeholders.
Winners include; Asake (Nigeria), Boniface Ogunti (Liberia), Mr Killa (Grenada), Uncle Aziz (Nigeria), Dj Prince (Nigeria), Uncle Waffles (South Africa), Kizz Daniel (Nigeria), Tekno (Nigeria), Flavour (Nigeria), Zuchu (Tanzania), Tems (Nigeria), Soraia Ramos (Cape Verde), Towela Kaira (Zambia), Femi One (Kenya), Phyno (Nigeria), Rayvanny (Tanzania), Master KG (South Africa), Calema (Sao Tome), Ruger (Nigeria), Pheelz (Nigeria), BNXN (Nigeria), Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania), Mr Bow (Mozambique), Fally Ipupa (Congo), Magicsticks (Nigeria), and TG Omori (Nigeria)
| Award/Category | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Artist of The Year | Asake | Nigeria |
| Entrepreneur of the Year | Boniface Ogunti | Liberia |
| Reggae artist of the Year | Mr Killa | Grenada |
| Dancer of the Year | Uncle Aziz | Nigeria |
| Best Africa DJ USA | Dj Prince | Nigeria |
| Best DJ Africa | Uncle Waffles | South Africa |
| Song of The Year – Buga | Kizz Daniel & Tekno | Nigeria |
| Best Video of The Year – Levels | Flavour | Nigeria |
| Best Female East Africa | Zuchu | Tanzania |
| Best Female West Africa | Tems | Nigeria |
| Best Female Central Africa | Soraia Ramos | Cape Verde |
| Best Female Southern Africa | Towela Kaira | Zambia |
| Best Female Rapper | Femi One | Kenya |
| Best Male Rap Act | Phyno | Nigeria |
| Best Male East Africa | Rayvanny | Tanzania |
| Best Male Southern Africa | Master KG | South Africa |
| Best Male Central Africa | Calema | Sao Tome |
| Best Male West Africa | Ruger | Nigeria |
| Best Collaboration Winner – Finesse | Pheelz & BNXN (Buju) | Nigeria |
| Best Live Act | Diamond Platnumz | Tanzania |
| Best New Act | Goya Menor | Nigeria |
| The AFRIMMA 2022 Leadership Award | President Samia Suluhu Hassan | Tanzania |
| Best Lusophone | Mr Bow | Mozambique |
| Best Francophone | Fally Ipupa | Congo |
| Best Music Producer | Magicsticks | Nigeria |
| Best Video Director | TG Omori | Nigeria |
| Radio/TV Personnel of The Year | Ebuka | Nigeria |
| Best Gospel | Yet to be Announced** | |
| Best Female North Africa | Yet to be Announced** | |
| Best Male North Africa | Yet to be Announced** | |
| AFRIMMA Best Traditional Artist | Yet to be Announced** | |
| Crossing Boundaries with Music Award | Wizkid | Nigeria |
| AFRIMMA Album of The Year – Love Damini | Burna Boy | Nigeria |
About Afrimma Awards 2022
The 9th edition of the African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA) tagged “This is Africa” was held on November 19th, 2022. The edition was set to celebrate the stellar feats that African music artists have achieved in the past year. Crossing boundaries with music has always been the fuel behind AFRIMMA awards and the body has consistently uplifted African music on the world stage. Afrimma recognizes that the time for Africa is now and the greatness is still to come from African music therefore set to create historic memories this every year.
Afrimma 2022 Nominees and Winners
| Award/Category | Nominees and Winner |
|---|---|
| The AFRIMMA 2022 Leadership Award | President Samia Suluhu Hassan |
| Entrepreneur of the Year | Boniface Ogunti |
| Artist of The Year | Fally Ipupa- Congo Diamond Platnumz -Tanzania Burnaboy- Nigeria Asake – Nigeria – WINNER Kidi– Ghana Rema – Nigeria Zakes Bantwini – South Africa Tay C – Cameroon Davido – Nigeria |
| Reggae artist of the Year | Spice – Jamaica Mr Killa – Jamaica – WINNER Patoranking – Nigeria SteffLondon – Jamaica Shatta Wale – Ghana Popcaan – Jamaica Shenseea – Jamaica Alkaline – Jamaica |
| Best African Dancer | Poco Lee – Nigeria Uncle Azeez – Nigeria – WINNER Ghetto Kids – (Uganda) Angel Ngiyu– Tanzania Hope Ramafalo – South Africa Wet Bad Gang– Angola Dancegod Lloyd – Ghana Sayrahchips – Nigeria Manuel Kanza – Angola |
| Best Africa DJ USA | DJ Prince – Nigeria – WINNER DJ Shinski – Kenya Dj Soofire – Ghana DJ Poison Ivy – Kenya DJ Buka- Nigeria DJ Birame BB l’amour – Ivory Coast Dj Yas Meen Selectress – Egypt DJ Freshy K– Nigeria |
| Best DJ Africa | DJ Spinall – Nigeria Black Coffee – South Africa DJ Sly King – Ghana Uncle Waffles – South Africa – WINNER DJ Tunez– Nigeria DJ Djeff – Angola DJ Romy Jones – Tanzania Dj Big N – Nigeria |
| Song of The Year | Pheelz x Buju – Finesse Kizz Daniel ft Tekno – Buga – WINNER Lojay – Monalisa Davido ft Focalistic – Champion Sound Roga Roga & Extra Musica – Bokoko Costa Titch ft C’buda M, Alfa kat, Banaba Des, Sidda & Man T – Big Flexa TayC – Dodo Black Sheriff – Kweku The Traveller Maluma ft Rayvanny – Mama Tetema |
| Best Video of The Year | Flavor – Levels – WINNER Rogo Rogo & Extra Musica – Bokoko Dj Snake – Disco Maghreb Diamond Platnumz ft Mbosso – Oka Chike – Nwoke Oma Bosom Pyung – Nyinya Makhadzi ft Prince Benza – Ghanama Kizz Daniel x Tekno – Buga |
| Best Gospel | Mercy Chinwo – Nigeria Joe Mettle – Ghana Christina Shusho – Tanzania Miguel Buila – Angola Oheema Mercy – Ghana KS Bloom – Ivory Coast Joel Lwaga – Tanzania Pulani Maphari – South Africa |
| Best Female East Africa | Femi One – Kenya Zuchu – Tanzania – WINNER Sheebah Karungi – Uganda Jovial – Kenya Maua Sama – Tanzania Sanaipei Tande – Kenya Nandy – Tanzania Winnie Nwagi – Uganda |
| Best Female West Africa | Ammarae– Ghana Tems – Nigeria – WINNER Josey – Ivory Coast Zeynab – Benin Ayra Star – Nigeria Gyakie – Ghana Tiwa Savage– Nigeria Roselyne Layo– Ivory Coast |
| Best Female Central Africa | Rinyu– Cameroon Shan’L -Gabon Mayra Andrade – Cape Verde Liloca- Mozambique Blanche Bailly – Cameroon Soraia Ramos- Cape Verde – WINNER Edmazia – Angola Emma’a – Gabon Asaba – Cameroon |
| Best Female Southern Africa | DBN Gogo– South Africa Ammara Brown – Zimbabwe Mpho Sebina – Botswana Msaki- South Africa Gemma Griffiths – Zimbabwe Makhadzi – South Africa Towela Kaira – Zambia – WINNER Shekinah – South Africa |
| Best Female North Africa | Rym – Morocco Emel – Tunisia Faouzia – Morocco Souhila Ben Lachab – Algeria Ruby – Egypt Latifa – Tunisia Kenza Morsli – Algeria Jaylann – Morocco |
| Best Female Rap Act | Nadia Nakai – South Africa Femi One – Kenya – WINNER Ms Banks – Nigeria Nata – Sierra Leone Feli Nuna – Ghana Fena Gitu – Kenya Candy Bleakz – Nigeria Rosa Ree – Tanzania |
| Crossing Boundaries with Music Award | Burna Boy–Nigeria Aya Nakamura -Mali/France Ckay- Nigeria Dadju – Congo DR Wizkid–Nigeria Tay C – Cameroon French Montana- Morocco Dj Black Coffee – South Africa |
| Best Male Rap Act | Phyno – Nigeria – WINNER Yung Lunya – Tanzania Didi B – Ivory Coast Ladipoe – Nigeria Black Sheriff – Ghana A-Reece – South Africa Blaqbonez – Nigeria Blxckie – South Africa |
| Best Male East Africa | John Frog – South Sudan Khaligraph Jones – Kenya Eddy Kenzo – Uganda Rayvanny – Tanzania WINNER Diamond Platnumz – Tanzania Otile Brown – Kenya Meddy – Rwanda Sat B – Burundi |
| Best Male Southern Africa | Mark Exodus –Mozambique Focalistic- South Africa Slap Dee – Zambia Dlala Thuzkin -South Africa Zakes Bantwini- South Africa Edgar Muzah – Zimbabwe Master KG – South Africa – WINNER Macky2 – Zambia |
| Best Male North Africa | Ali Loka – Egypt Baiti – Tunisia SoolKing – Algeria Marwan Moussa – Egypt El Grande Toto – Morocco Dj Snake – Algeria Wegz – Egypt Snor – Morocco |
| Best Male Central Africa | KoC- Cameroon Innos’ B – Congo TayC – Cameroon Fally Ipupa – Congo Calema – Sao Tome – WINNER Mic Monsta- Cameroon Tenor -Cameroon Nelson Freitas – Cape Verde |
| Best Male West Africa | Oxlade – Nigeria Kidi – Ghana Buju – Nigeria Black Sheriff– Ghana Fireboy– Nigeria Didi B – Ivory Coast Ruger – Nigeria – WINNER Samba Peuzzi – Senegal Omah Lay – Nigeria |
| Best Collaboration | Pheelz x Buju – Finesse – WINNER Diamond Platnumz x Focalistic – Iyo Musa Keys x Loui – Selema Marioo x Jovial – Mi Amor Costa Titch ft C’buda M, Alfa kat, Banaba Des, Sidda & Man T – Big Flexa Fireboy x Ed Sheeran – Peru (remix) Roga Roga & Extra Musica – Bokoko Camidoh ft Darkoo, Mayorkun – Sugarcane Remix Asake ft Burnaboy – Sungba Remix |
| Best Live Act | Barnaba -Tanzania Flavour – Nigeria Sauti Sol – Kenya Yemi Alade – Nigeria Burna Boy – Nigeria Fally Ipupa– Congo DR Diamond Platnumz – Tanzania – WINNER Patoranking – Nigeria |
| Best New Comer | Camidoh- Ghana Asake – Nigeria Young Stunna– South Africa Ssaru – Kenya Santorini Raphael – Togo Jay Melody – Tanzania Goya Menor – Nigeria – WINNER Nenny – Cape Verde Baby Diaz – Congo DR |
| Best Lusophone | Calema – Sao Tome Nelson Freitas – Cape Verde Edgar Domingos – Angola Djodje – Cape Verde Mr Bow – Mozambique – WINNER Soraia Ramos – Cape Verde Jerislon Israel – Angola Mayra Andrade – Cape Verde |
| Best Francophone | Fally Ipupa – Congo – WINNER Kedjevara- Ivory Coast Serge Beynaud – Ivory Coast Josey – Ivory Coast Wally B. Seck- Senegal TayC– Cameroon Innos B – Congo Tenor – Cameroon |
| Best Music Producer | PhillBill – Cameroon Tempoe– Nigeria 207 – Uganda S2kizzy – Tanzania Magicstick– Nigeria – WINNER MOGBeats – Ghana Dj Maphorisa – South Africa Pheelz – Nigeria |
| Radio/TV Personnel of The Year | Ebuka – Nigeria – WINNER Konnie Toure – Ivory Coast Dj Slim – Ghana Do2tun – Nigeria Afonso Quintas – Angola James Onen – Uganda Jamal Ghadafi – Kenya Serwa Amihere – Ghana |
| AFRIMMA Best Traditional Artist | Sholo Wamba – Tanzania Kcee – Nigeria Mrisho Mpoto – Tanzania Manamba Kante – Guinea Oumou Sangare – Mali Betty G – Ethiopia Thokozani Langa – South Africa Nii Tettey Tetteh – Ghana |
| AFRIMMA Album of The Year | Basketmouth – Horoscopes Focalistic – President Ya Strata Burnaboy – Love Damini – WINNER Kidi – Golden Boy Dadju -Cullinan Diamond Platnumz – First of All Dadi B – History KOA II – Kabza De Small |
| Best Video Director | Anurin Nwunembom -Cameroon Enos Olik – Kenya TG Omori – Nigeria – WINNER Rex- Ghana Sasha Vybz – Uganda Hanscana – Tanzania Patrick Elis – Nigeria Dammy Twitch- Nigeria |
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