Diamond Platnumz, VVIP Win Big at AFRIMA 2016 – See Complete Winners List
Tanzania's Diamond Platnumz and Ghana’s VVIP stood high among the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) 2016 winners as Diamond won 3 awards and the Ghana trio won two awards at the ceremony which took place in Lagos, Nigeria last night.
Diamond Platnumz won three – ‘Best Male East Africa’, 'Best Artist/Duo/Song Of The Year' and ‘Song of the Year’ categories with his song ‘Utanipenda' . The VVIP won in the ‘Video of the Year’ with their song Dogo Yaro and ‘Best African Group’ categories.
Wizkid also won the ‘Artiste of the Year’. Other winners were Phyno, Stanley Enow, Black Coffee, M’vula and many more.
The main event was hosted Bonang Matheba, Ahmed Soultan and Ika Jang while Denrele Edun, Denola Grey, Hauwa AllahBura and Pam Happi hosted the red carpet ceremony.
There were performances from Phyno, Simi, Falz, Seyi Shay, Soweto Gospel Choir, Darey while Diamond Platnumz gave a tribute performance in honour of late Congolese music legend, Papa Wemba.
See full list of AFRIMA 2016 winners below:
Artist of the Year
Wizkid
Song of The Year
Utanipenda – Diamond
Album of the Year
Ahmed Soultan
Revelation of the year
Falz
Video of the Year
Dogo Yaro – Vvip
Best African Collaboration
Eddy Kenzo ft Niniola – Mbilo Mbilo (Remix)
Best African Group
VVip
Best African Jazz
Jimmy Dludlu
Best Artist/Duo/Song Of The Year
Diamond – Utanipenda
Best Artist/Duo/Group in African Rock
Mvula
Best Artist/Duo/Group African Ragga & Dancehall
Patoranking
Best Artist/Duo/Group African RnB
Henok and Mehari Brothers
Best Artist/Duo/Group African Hiphop
Stanley Enow
Favourites Award
Phyno
Songwriter of the year
Unique Muziki – Uganda
Most Promising Artiste
AmineAub
Artiste/Dou/GroupBand in African Contemporary
Flavour
Best female Artiste in Inspirational music
Naomi Achu
Best Male Artiste Western Africa
Flavour
Best female artiste Western Africa
Aramide
Best male artiste Northern Africa
Dj Van
Best male artiste S/Africa
BlackCoffee
Best female artiste S/Africa
Bruna Tatiana
Best Male Artiste Eastern Africa
Diamond Platnumz
Best Female Eastern Africa
Cindy Sanyu