Afrimma Awards 2018 Full Nomination List

Davido, Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Sarkodie, DJ Spinall, Mayorkun, Masterkraft, DJ Cuppy, J Hus, Patoranking, Kwesta, Cassper Nyovest, Nasty C, Diamond Platnumz and many others were all nominated for different categories at the Afrimma Awards 2018 & Music Festival.

Visit www.afrimma.com to vote for your favourite artists in the various categories.

Check out full nomination list for the 2018 Afrimma Awards and Music Festival;

Best Male West Africa

• Wizkid – Nigeria
• Tekno – Nigeria
• Sarkodie – Ghana
• Davido – Nigeria
• Toofan – Togo
• J Hus – Gambia
• Sidibe Diabate – Mali
• Stonebwoy – Ghana
• Kiss Daniel – Nigeria
• Mr Eazi – Nigeria

Best Female West Africa

• Tiwa Savage – Nigeria
• Simi – Nigeria
• Efya – Ghana
• Adiouza – Senegal
• Ebony – Ghana
• Josey – Ivory Coast
• Vivien Chidid – Senegal
• Chidinma – Nigeria
• Becca – Ghana
• Yemi Alade – Nigeria

Best Male East Africa

• Eddy Kenzo – Uganda
• Diamond Platnumz – Tanzania
• Harmonize – Tanzania
• Ommy Dimpoz – Tanzania
• Sauti Sol – Kenya
• Khaligraph Jones – Kenya
• Ali Kiba – Tanzania
• Bebe Cool – Uganda
• Nyashinski – Kenya
• Juma Jux – Tanzania

Best Female East Africa

• Victoria Kimani – Kenya
• Vanessa Mdee – Tanzania
• Leyla Kayondo – Uganda
• Knowles Butera – Rwanda
• Rema – Uganda
• Akothee – Kenya
• Nandy – Tanzania
• Sheebah Karungi – Uganda
• Juliana Kanyomozi – Uganda
• Charly & Nina – Rwanda

Best Male Central Africa

• Fally Ipupa – Congo
• Hiro – Congo
• Numerica – Cameroon
• C4 Pedro – Angola
• Locko – Cameroon
• Maitre Gims – (Congo)
• Naza – Congo
• Puto Portugues – Angola
• Anselmo Ralph – Angola
• Kyaku Kyadaff – Angola

Best Female Central Africa

• Yola Semedo – Angola
• Shan'l -Gabon
• Neima – Mozambique
• Rennis – Cameroon
• Charlotte Dipanda- Cameroon
• Nsoki – Angola
• Daphne – Cameroon
• Maria Andrade – Cape Verde
• Edmanzia – Angola
• Gasha – Cameroon

Best Male Southern Africa

• Tha Dogg – Namibia
• Nasty C – South Africa
• Emtee – South Africa
• Roberto – Zambia
• Cassper Nyovest- South Africa
• Tresor- South Africa
• EXQ – Zimbabwe
• Jah Prayza – Zimbabwe
• Shyn – Madagascar
• Prince Kaybee – South Africa

Best Female Southern Africa

• Ammara Brown – Zimbabwe
• Busiswa – South Africa
• Shekinah – South Africa
• Mampi – Zambia
• Lady Zamar – South Africa
• Babes Wodumo – South Africa
• Sally Boss Madam – Namibia
• Shashl__ – Zimbabwe
• Ice Queen Cleo – Zambia
• Bucie – South Africa

Best Male North Africa

• Saad El Majarid
• Ihab Amir – Morroco
• Chawki – Morocco
• Khaled – Algeria
• Mohammed Abbas – Egypt
• Douzi – Morocco
• Amr Diab – Egypt
• Khaled – Algeria
• Saber Rebai – Tunisia
• Tamer Hosny – Egypt

Best Female North Africa

• Kenza Morsli – Algeria
• Ibtissam Tiskat – Algeria
• Souhila Ben Lachhab – Algeria
• Angham – Egypt
• Latifa – Tunisia
• Amani Swissi – Tunisia
• Sandy – Egypt
• Sarah Ayoub – Morocco
• Samira Said – Morocco
• Amal Maher – Egypt

Best African Group

• Sauti Sol – Kenya
• Mafikizolo- South Africa
• Toofan – Togo
• B26 – Angola
• Mi Casa – South Africa
• R2bees – Ghana
• X-Maleya – Cameroon
• Bracket – Nigeria
• Navy Kenzo – Tanzania
• Fancy Gadam – Ghana

Crossing Boundaries With Music Award

• J Hus – Gambia /UK
• Skepta – Nigeria / UK
• Stormzy – Ghana/UK
• MHD – Senegal/ France
• Tobe Nwigwe – Nigeria
• Brian Soko – Zimbabwe
• French Montana – Morocco/USA
• Wale – Nigeria /USA
• Young Paris – Congo
• Steff London – Caribbean /UK

Best Gospel

• Frank Edwards – Nigeria
• Gloria Muliro – Kenya
• Beejay Sax – Nigeria
• Papa Dennis – Kenya
• Miguel Buila – Angola
• Joe Mettle – Ghana
• Icha Chavons – Congo
• Willy Paul – Kenya
• Nikkie Laoye – Nigeria
• Winnie Mashaba – South Africa

Best Newcomer

• Mayorkun – Nigeria
• Kuami Eugene – Ghana
• Distruction Boyz- South Africa
• King Promise – Ghana
• Tenor – Cameroon
• Dice Ailes – Nigeria
• Ykee Benda – Uganda
• Arrow Boy – Kenya
• Neru Americano – Angola
• Afro B – Ivory Coast

Artist of The Year

• Davido – (Nigeria)
• Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
• Fally Ipupa – Congo
• Wizkid – (Nigeria)
• Cassper Nyovest – (South Africa)
• Nasty C – South Africa
• Flavour – Nigeria
• Sarkodie – Ghana
• MHD – Senegal/Gambia
• Mafikizolo – South Africa

Best Live Act

• Flavour – Nigeria
• Ali Kiba – Tanzania
• Sauti Sol – Kenya
• Stonebwoy – Ghana
• Sidiki Diabate – Mali
• Yemi Alade – Nigeria
• Becca – Ghana
• Burna Boy – Nigeria
• Fally Ipupa – Congo
• Jah Prayzah – Zimbabwe

Best Video Director

• Justin Campos – South Africa
• Patrick Elis – Nigeria
• Dr Nkeng – Cameroon
• Enos Olik – Kenya
• Avalon Okpe – Nigeria
• Godfather – South Africa
• Clarence Peters – Nigeria
• Prince Dovlo – Ghana
• Sasha Vybz – Uganda
• Unlimited LA – Nigeria

Best Dj Africa

• Dj Spinall – Nigeria
• Dj Joe MFalme – Kenya
• Dj Black Coffee – South Africa
• Dj Cuppy – Nigeria
• Dj Dollar – Senegal
• Dj D-Ommy – Tanzania
• Dj Helio Baiano – Angola
• Dj Crème Delacreme – Kenya
• DJ Slim- Ghana
• Dj Neptune – Nigeria

Best African Dj USA

• Dj Tunez – Nigeria
• Dj Wagura – Ethiopia
• Dj Fully Focus – Kenya
• Dj Deemoney – Nigeria
• Dj Silent Killa – Carribeans
• Dj Poison Ivy – Kenya
• Dj Ecool – Nigeria
• Dj Rell – Sierra Leone
• Dj Buka – Nigeria
• Dj Shinski – Kenya

AFRIMMA Video of The Year

• Shatta Wale – El Gringo
• Fally Ipupa – Mannequin feat Keblack & Naza
• Falz – This is Nigeria
• Wizkid – Soco
• Diamond Platnumz ft Omarion – African Beauty
• Toofan – Money
• Runtown – Energy
• Mayorkun – Cheche
• Ali Kiba – Mvumo Wa Radi
• Cassper Nyovest – Ksazobalit

Music Producer of The Year

• Killbeatz – Ghana
• Masterkraft – Nigeria
• Dr Fizzo – Uganda
• Eno Beats – Uganda
• The Composers – Nigeria
• Tweezy – South Africa
• Tud Thomas – Tanzania
• Sidiki Diabate – Mali
• Kidomminant – Nigeria
• Bebe Philip – Ivory Coast

Best African Dancer

• Kaffy Dance Queen – Nigeria
• The Grove – Angola
• Sherri Silver – Rwanda
• La Petite Zota – Ivory Coast
• Manuel Canza Laurenzo – Angola
• Moses Iyobo – Tanzania
• Ghetto Triplet Kids(Uganda)
• Dream chaser Kids (Nigeria)
• Dem3 – Ghana
• Didi Emah – Nigeria

Best Rap Act

• Shane Eagle – South Africa
• Olamide – Nigeria
• Zoro – Nigeria
• Sarkodie – Ghana
• Tha Dogg – Namibia
• Cassper Nyovest – South Africa
• MHD – Senegal
• Phyno – Nigeria
• Nasty C – South Africa
• Khaligraph Jones – Kenya

Best Collaboration

• Tiwa Savage ft Wizkid – Ma Lo
• Diamond Platnumz ft Neyo – African Beauty
• Duncan Mighty x Wizkid – Fake Love
• Heavy K ft Bucie, Wokwazi – Inde
• Nasty C ft Runtown – Said
• Kwesta ft Wale – Spirit
• Fally Ipupa – Mannequin ft Kebzla & Naza
• Major Lazer ft Dj Maphorisa , Ice Prince, Patoranking & Jidenna – Particular
• Nsoki ft Rayvanny – African Sunrise
• Dj Spinall ft Wizkid – Nowo

Song of The Year

• Wizkid – Soco
• Big Shaq – Man's Not Hot
• Davido – FIA
• Distruction Boyz – Omunye
• Diamond Platnumz ft Omarion – African Beauty
• Afro B – Joanna (Drogba)
• Nasty C & Runtown – Said
• Duncan Mighty ft Wizkid – Fake Love
• Major Lazer & Dj Maphoriza ft Ice Prince , Nasty C , Patoranking & Jidenna – Particular
• Harmonize ft Diamond Platnumz – Kwangaru

Best Lusophone

• C4 Pedro – Angola
• Mr Bow – Mozambique
• Preto Show – Angola
• Nelson Freita – Cape Verde
• Anselmo Ralph – Angola
• Maira Andrade – Cape Verde
• Cakema – Sao Tome
• Kyaku Kyadaff – Angola
• Puto Portugues – Angola
• Yola Semedo – Angola

Best Francophone

• Stanley Enow – Cameroon
• Fally Ipupa – Congo
• Hiro – Congo
• Toofan – Togo
• Serge Beynaud – Ivory Coast
• Dj Arafat – Ivory Coast
• Daphne – Cameroon
• Numerica – Cameroon
• Maitre Gims – Congo
• Locko – Cameroon

Best African Dancehall/Reggea Act

• Stonewbwoy – Ghana
• Burna Boy – Nigeria
• Shatta Wale – Ghana
• Timaya – Nigeria
• Samini – Ghana
• Patoranking – Nigeria
• Winky D – Zimbabwe
• Yxng Bane – Congo/Angola
• Wyre – Kenya
• Takana Zion – Guinea

AFRIMMA ACHIEVERS AWARD

• Luol Deng – South Sudan
• Trevor Noah – South Africa
• Lupita Nyongo – Kenya
• Fatma Samoura – Senegal
• Kamaru Usman – Nigeria
• Serge Ibaka – Congo
• Bismack Biyombo – DRC
• D. J Mbenga – Congo DRC
• Nigerian Bobsled Team
• Djimon Honsou – Benin