Flavor Emerges Artist Of The Year At AFRIMMA 2016

The third edition of Af
rican music awards in Diaspora, AFRIMMA took place in the city of Dallas on Sunday October 15, 2016. Popular Nigerian Singer Flavour N’abania’ floored other popular artists many had thought will cart away the Artist of the Year Award. Flavour took home the Artist of the year 2016 and with a resounding performance.
Other winners of the night include Olamide, Efya, Wizkid, Bisa Kdei, Sauti Sol among others. Artists like Efya, Ibtissam Tiskat, Bisa Kdei, Sauti Sol, C4 Pedro, Carlou D, Kcee and Harrysong as well as flavor dished out amazing performances. The event was hosted by Basket Mouth and American reality TV Superstar Cynthia Bailey. Below are the full list of winners.
Artist of the Year
Flavour – Nigeria (winner)
Best Male, West Africa
Olamide – Nigeria (winner)
Best Female, West Africa
Efya – Ghana (winner)
Best Male, East Africa
Diamond Platnumz – Tanzania (winner)
Best Female, East Africa
Akothee – Kenya (winner)
Best Male, Central Africa
C4 Pedro – Angola (winner)
Best Female, Central Africa
Daphne – Cameroon (winner)
Best Male, Southern Africa
Aka – South Africa (winner)
Best Male, North Africa
Amr Diab – Egypt (winner)
Best Female, North Africa
Ibtissam Tiskat, Morocco (winner)
Best African Group
Sauti Sol-Kenya (winner)
Crossing Boundaries With Music Award
Wizkid – Nigeria (winner)
Best Gospel
Willy Paul – Kenya (winner)
Best Newcomer
Harmonize – Tanzania (winner)
Best Video Director
Patrick Elis – Nigeria (winner)
Best DJ, Africa
DJ D-Ommy – Tanzania (winner)
Best DJ, USA
DJ Deemoney – Nigeria (winner)
Video Of The Year
Bisa Kdei – Brother Brother (winner)
Music Producer of the Year
Master Kraft – Nigeria (winner)
Best African Dancer
Brenda Derry – Cameroon (winner)
Best Rap Act
Phyno – Nigeria (winner)
Best Collaboration
Reggae Blues – Harrysong, Kcee, Iyanya, Olamide and Orezi (winner)
Song of the Year
Duro – Tekno (winner)
Dancehall Act of the Year
Shatta Wale – Ghana (winner)
Caribbean Artist of the Year
Machel Montano (winner)