Afrima Awards 2021 Winners List: Wizkid, Iba One & Fireboy Wins Big

From ‘Song of the year’, ‘Best African Collaboration’ to ‘African artiste of the year’, Man of the year, Wizkid bagged three awards at the just concluded All Africa Music Awards 2021.

 

 

All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) is an annual awards event established by the International Committee AFRIMA, in collaboration with the African Union (AU) to reward and celebrate musical works, talents and creativity around the African continent while promoting the African cultural heritage. Its pioneer Awards show was held in 2014.

Nigeria has hosted four of the award editions during 2014–2016-2017.  Nigeria once again won the fifth-year hosting rights tenure in 2021.

The event was held in Lagos on Sunday night at the EKO Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island Lagos.

Wizkid won the Artist of the Year Awards, Best African Collaboration for his song “Essence” featuring Tems and Song of The Year.

Notwithstanding, the greatest champ at the occasion was Iba One, a Malian vocalist, who won five awards.

Nigerian artiste, Fireboy DML also won the 2021 Afrima Awards ‘Africans Fan’s Favourite’.

 

 

 

See the full list of awardees below:

 

Album of the Year – Iba One (Mali)

Artiste of the Year – Wizkid (Nigeria)

African Fan’s Favorite – Fireboy DML (Nigeria)

Best African Collaboration – Wizkid, Tems (Nigeria)

Song Writer of the Year – Iba One (Mali)

Best Artiste, Duo or Group in African Pop -Iba One (Mali)

Best Artiste, Duo Or Group in African r ‘n’ b & Soul – Nikita Kering  (Kenya)

Best Female Artiste in African Inspirational Music – Shanah Manjeru (Kenya)

Song of the Year – Wizkid, Tems (Nigeria)

 

Afrima Awards 2021 Winners List: Wizkid, Iba One & Fireboy Wins Big 

Best Producer of the Year – Legendary Beatz (Nigeria)

Best Artist or Duo in African Dance or Choreography – Flavour, Diamond Platnumz, FallyIpupa (Nigeria)

Best Female Artiste in Northern Africa – Manal Benchlikha (Morocco)

Best Male Artiste in Northern Africa – Dizzy Dros

Best Male Artiste in Western Africa – Iba One (Mali)

Best Female Artist in the Diaspora – Naomi Achu (Cameroon)

Best Female Artist Central Africa – Shan L (Gabon)

Afrima Legend Award – Kofi Olomide (Congo)

 

 

Best African Rapper Lyricist – Elow’n (Cote d’Ivoire)

Male Artist Central Africa – Fally Ipupa (Congo)

Best Male Southern Africa – Blaq Diamond (South Africa)

Best Duo African HipHop – Fireboy, Cheque (Nigeria)

Best in African Rock – Rash Band (Kenya)

Best African Duo – Sauti Sol (Kenya)

Best African Rapper / Lyricist – Elow’n (Cote d’Ivoire)

 

Best Artiste in African Inspirational Music – Iba One (Mali)

Best African Video – Steven Awuku – (Guinea)

Best artist in African Dancehall – Stonebwoy (Ghana)

Breakout artiste of the Year – Djelykaba Bintou (Guinea)

Best Promising African Act – El Grande Toto (Morocco)

Best Female Artiste East Africa category – Nikita Kering (Kenya)

Best Male in East Africa – Eddy Kenzo (Uganda)

Best African DJ – DJ Sinyorita (Tanzania)