Nigeria’s singers Davido, Tiwa Savage and Falz won awards at the 5th All
Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA held in Accra, Ghana Saturday night. Davido scooped Africa’s artiste of
the year, with his album, FIA. He also won the best male artiste in West
Africa. Tiwa Savage won West Africa’s best female artiste and Falz ran away
with best African rapper award.
Musicians from across the continent came to the Accra International
Conference Centre in Ghana’s capital on Saturday to walk the red carpet and
celebrate a year of big hits. Betty
G from Ethiopia took home Album of the Year, while the Best African
DJ went to Afrotronix, who
has roots in Chad. Falz took home the award for best African rapper after
courting controversy this year when he released, “This is Nigeria,” a cover of
the Childish Gambino hit that skewered modern Nigeria.
“Akwaaba,” an infectious collaboration between GuiltyBeatz, Mr Eazi, Patapaa and Pappy Kojo won Song of the Year
and Best African Collaboration. Nigeria’s 2Baba won the award for Best African Pop, and Kuami Eugene,
a Ghanaian crooner, was named the Most Promising artiste in Africa. AFRIMA has
carved out a space as a platform to showcase the innovative and prolific
African music industry that has exploded in the past decade.
2Baba won the award for best African pop,
Ghana’s Stonebwoy for
Best Reggae, and South Africa’s Sibusiso Mashiloane for best jazz. Kuami
Eugene, a Ghanaian crooner, was named the “most promising” artist in Africa. AFRIMA
has carved out a space as a platform to showcase the innovative and prolific
African music industry that has exploded in the past decade.
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| DAVIDO |
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| TIWA SAVAGE |
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| FALZ |
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