African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA) 2021: The Complete List of Winners

The African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA) winners for the eighth edition have been announced. The awards show, which was streamed live on YouTube from Dallas, United States, featured performances by Sauti Sol (Kenya), Ladipoe  (Nigeria), Focalistic (South Africa), Soweto’s Finest (South Africa), Ruger (Nigeria), Toofan (Togo), DJ Tarico (Mozambique), Zuchu (Tanzania),  and Nandy (South Africa) (Tanzania).

Wizkid, who won Artist of the Year, was one of the night’s big winners. See the full list of winners announced below.

Song Of The Year

• Focalistic and Davido – “Ke Star (Remix)”
• Ladipoe (featuring Buju) – “Feeling”
• Calema (featuring Perola, Soraia Ramos and Manecas Costa) – “Kua Buaru”
• DJ Tarico and Burna Boy – “Yaba Buluku”
• Tayc – “Le Temps”
• Naira Marley and Busiswa – “Coming”
• Wizkid (featuring Tems and Justin Bieber) – “Essence (Remix)“ — WINNER
• Nviiri The Storyteller (featuring Bien) – “Niko Sawa”

Best Collaboration

• Focalistic and Davido – “Ke Star (Remix)” — WINNER
• Dadju (featuring Tiskola) – “Dieu Merci”
• Flavour (featuring Diamond Platnumz and Fally Ipupa) – “Berna”
• DJ Tarico and Burna Boy – “Yaba Buluku”
• Bella Shmurda and Zlatan – “Cash App”
• Naira Marley and Busiswa – “Coming”
• Diamond Platnumz (featuring Koffi Olomide) – “Waah”
• Serge Ibaka and Tayc – “Leggo”

Best Male West Africa

• Adekunle Gold (Nigeria) — WINNER
• KiDi (Ghana)
• Burna Boy (Nigeria)
• Davido (Nigeria)
• Wizkid (Nigeria)
• Rema (Nigeria)
• Wally Seck (Senegal)
• Sarkodie (Ghana)

Best Female West Africa

• Adina (Ghana)
• Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)
• Zeynab Habib (Benin)
• Simi (Nigeria) — WINNER
• Yasmine (Guinea Bissau)
• Dior Mbaye (Senegal)
• MzVee (Ghana)
• Tems (Nigeria)

Best Newcomer

• Yaw Tog (Ghana)
• Ruger (Nigeria) — WINNER
• Black Sheriff (Ghana)
• Ayra Starr (Nigeria)
• Marioo (Tanzania)
• Kamo Mphela (South Africa)
• Nviiri The Storyteller (Kenya)
• Busta 929 (South Africa)

Artist Of The Year

• Burna Boy (Nigeria)
• Fally Ipupa (Congo)
• Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
• Wizkid (Nigeria) — WINNER
• Aya Nakamura (Mali/France)
• ElGrande Toto (Morocco)
• Tayc (Cameroon)
• Dadju (Congo)

Best Male East Africa

• Eddy Kenzo (Uganda)
• Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania) — WINNER
• Ali Kiba (Tanzania)
• The Ben (Rwanda)
• Khaligraph Jones (Kenya)
• Gildo Kassa (Ethiopia)
• Otile Brown (Kenya)
• Meddy (Rwanda)

Best Female East Africa

• Nadia Mukami (Kenya)
• Vinka (Uganda)
• Zuchu (Tanzania)
• Nandy (Tanzania) — WINNER
• Sheebah Karungi (Uganda)
• Nikita Kering (Kenya)
• Tanasha Donna (Kenya)
• Knowless Butera (Rwanda)

Best Male Central Africa

• Gaz Mawete (Congo)
• Innoss’B (Congo)
• Tayc (Cameroon)
• Fally Ipupa (Congo) — WINNER
• Dadju (Congo)
• Salatiel (Cameroon)
• Calema (Sao Tome)
• Ko–C (Cameroon)

Best Female Central Africa

• Coco Argentée (Cameroon)
• Shan’L (Gabon)
• Daphne (Cameroon)
• Mayra Andrade (Cape Verde)
• Liloca (Mozambique)
• Soraia Ramos (Cape Verde)
• Mimie (Cameroon) — WINNER
• Blanche Bailly (Cameroon)

Best Male Southern Africa

• Focalistic (South Africa) — WINNER
• Slapdee (Zambia)
• Cassper Nyovest (South Africa)
• Shimza (South Africa)
• Jah Prayzah (Zimbabwe)
• The Dogg (Namibia)
• Sjava (South Africa)
• Anselmo Ralph (Angola)

Best African Group

• Toofan (Togo)
• Calema (Sao Tome)
• Sauti Sol (Kenya) — WINNER
• Blaq Diamond (South Africa)
• Chelsy and Nsoki (Angola)
• Mi Casa (South Africa)
• B2C (Kampala Boys) (Uganda)
• The Cavemen (Nigeria)

Crossing Boundaries With Music Award

• Burna Boy (Nigeria)
• Aya Nakamura (Mali/France)
• Dave (Nigeria/UK)
• Wizkid (Nigeria) — WINNER
• Headie One (Ghana/UK)
• S. Pri Noir (Guinea Bissau/France)
• Tems (Nigeria)
• Dadju (Congo)

Best Gospel

• Mercy Chinwo (Nigeria) — WINNER
• Joe Mettle (Ghana)
• Miguel Buila (Angola)
• Icha Kavons (Congo)
• Diana Hamilton (Ghana)
• DJ Kerozen (Ivory Coast)
• Tim Godfrey (Nigeria)
• Sinach (Nigeria)

Best Male North Africa

• ElGrande Toto (Morocco) — WINNER
• Balti (Tunisia)
• Hamaki (Egypt)
• Saad Lamjarred (Morocco)
• Soolking (Algeria)
• Mouh Milano (Algeria)
• Akram Hosny (Egypt)

AFRIMMA Video of the Year

• Flavour (featuring Diamond Platnumz and Fally Ipupa) – “Berna” — WINNER
• Tayc – “Le Temps”
• Teni – “Hustle”
• MzVee – “Baddest Boss”
• Zuchu – “Sukari”
• Rayvanny and Innoss’B – “Kelebe”
• Rema – “Bounce”
• Wizkid (featuring Tems) – “Essence“

Music Producer of the Year

• Kimamba (Tanzania)
• P. Prime (Nigeria) — WINNER
• S2Kizzy (Tanzania)
• Salatiel (Cameroon)
• London (Nigeria)
• Mr JazziQ (South Africa)
• Richie Mensah (Ghana)
• DJ Maphorisa (South Africa)

Best African Dancer

• Poco Lee (Nigeria)
• Henry Le Sheriff (Cameroon)
• La Petite Zota (Ivory Coast)
• Masaka Kids Africana (Uganda)
• Sayrah Chips (Nigeria)
• Angel Nyigu (Tanzania)
• Soweto’s Finest (South Africa) — WINNER
• Incredible Zigi (Ghana)

Best Francophone

• Dadju (Congo)
• Toofan (Togo) — WINNER
• Wally B. Seck (Senegal)
• Tayc (Cameroon)
• Innoss’B (Congo)
• Aya Nakamura (Mali/France)
• Tenor (Cameroon)
• Gaz Mawete (RDC)

Best Male Rapper

• Olamide (Nigeria) — WINNER
• Sarkodie (Ghana)
• Moobers (Angola)
• Nasty C (South Africa)
• Khaligraph Jones (Kenya)
• Fik Fameica (Uganda)
• Phyno (Nigeria)
• Yanga Chief (South Africa)

Best Female Rapper

• Nadia Nakai (South Africa)
• Sampa the Great (Zambia)
• Rosa Ree (Tanzania)
• Bomb$hell Grenade (Zambia) — WINNER
• Askia – Cameroon
• Eno Barony (Ghana)
• Muthoni Drummer Queen (Kenya)
• Ms Banks (Nigeria)

Best Video Director

• Dr Nkeng Stephens (Cameroon)
• Deska Torres (Kenya)
• TG Omori (Nigeria)
• David Duncan (Ghana)
• Sasha Vybz (Uganda)
• Director Kenny (Tanzania) — WINNER
• Dammy Twitch (Nigeria)
• Ofentse Mwase (South Africa)

Best Female Southern Africa

• DBN Gogo (South Africa)
• Ammara Brown (Zimbabwe)
• Lady Du (South Africa)
• Shashl (Zimbabwe)
• Sally Boss Madam (Namibia)
• Gemma Griffiths (Zimbabwe)
• Elaine (South Africa) — WINNER
• Edmazia (Angola)