AFRIMMA 2018-Eddy Kenzo, Ykee Benda and Sheebah win big

Eddy Kenzo performing at the AFRIMMA awards that were held in Dallas, Texas

Eddy Kenzo won Best Male Artist East Africa while Sheebah won Best Female Artist East Africa. Ykee Benda (cap) won Best New Comer

11 Oct 2018 2:52 PM @ugandaonline

The 2018 AFRIMMA awards were held over the weekend with our very own Anita Fabiola hosting the awarding event alongside Eric Omondi from Kenya. Ugandans were nominated in the categories of Best Newcomer, Best Male and Best Female East Africa, music producers, video directors.

Eno Beats was nominated in the music producers category and Sasha Vybyz in the video directors category, but both lost out. All was not lost as Eddy Kenzo trounced Bebe Cool and Diamond Platnumz in the nod of Best Male Artist East Africa.

The Omwooyo star, Sheebah Karungi, beat Juliana Kanyomozi in the category of Best Female East Africa. Other Uganda female artists in this category included; Leila Kayondo and Rema Namakula.

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These are some of the winners for the fifth edition of the AFRIMMA 2018 awards that were held in Dallas, Texas;

Best Rap Act

Khaligraph Jones – Kenya (Winner)
Shane Eagle - South Africa
Olamide - Nigeria
Zoro - Nigeria
Sarkodie - Ghana
Tha Dogg - Namibia
Casper Nyovest - South Africa
MHD - Senegal
Phyno - Nigeria
Nasty C - South Africa

Best Newcomer

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

Fally Ipupa at the top and Eddy Kenzo at the bottom with Kaffy

Best Male East Africa

Eddy Kenzo – Uganda (Winner)
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 - Winner
Juliana Kanyomozi - Tanzania
Charly & Nina – Rwanda

Best Male West Africa

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

Best Female West Africa

Yemi Alade – Nigeria (Winner)
Tiwa Savage - Nigeria
Simi - Nigeria
Efya - Ghana
Adiouza - Senegal
Ebony - Ghana
Josey - Ivory Coast
Vivien Chidid - Senegal
Chidinma - Nigeria
Becca - Ghana

Best Male North Africa

Saad El Majarid
Ihab Amir - Morroco - Winner
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 - Winner
Angham - Egypt Latifa - Tunisia
Amani Swissi - Tunisia
Sandy - Egypt
Sarah Ayoub - Morocco
Samira Said - Morocco
Amal Maher – Egypt

Best Male Central Africa

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

Best African Group

Sauti Sol - Kenya
Mafikizolo- South Africa
Toofan - Togo - Winner
B26 - Angola
Mi Casa - South Africa
R2bee's - Ghana
X-Maleya - Cameroon
Bracket - Nigeria
Navy Kenzo - Tanzania
Fancy Gadam – Ghana

Best Female Central Africa

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

Song of The Year

Wizkid – Soco (Winner)
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 Male Southern Africa

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

Best Gospel

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

Best Female Southern Africa
Ammara Brown - Zimbabwe- Winner
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 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 - Winner
Dj D-Ommy - Tanzania
Dj Helio Baiano – Angola
Dj Crème Delacreme - Kenya
DJ Slim- Ghana
Dj Neptune – Nigeria

Crossing Boundaries With Music Award

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

Best Francophone

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

Best African Dancehall/Reggae Act

Stonewbwoy – Ghana
Burnaboy – Nigeria - Winner
Shatta Wale – Ghana
Timaya – Nigeria
Samini – Ghana
Patoranking – Nigeria
Winky D – Zimbabwe
Yxng Bane – Congo/Angola
Wyre – Kenya
Takana Zion – Guinea

Artist of The Year

Davido - Nigeria
Diamond Platnumz - Tanzania
Fally Ipupa- Congo (Winner)
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 - Winner
Ali Kiba - Tanzania
Sauti Sol - Kenya
Stonebwoy - Ghana
Sidiki Diabate - Mali
Yemi Alade - Nigeria
Becca - Ghana
Burnaboy - Nigeria
Fally Ipupa - Congo
Jah Prayzah – Zimbabwe