Medikal, Sarkodie & more nominated for 2019 AFRIMMA

The organisers of the annual African Muzik Magazine Awards and Music Festival (AFRIMMA), has released the nomination list of this year’s edition and several of Ghana’s music giants have been nominated.

The event which is scheduled to take place at the Dallas Bomb Factory, TX on 26th and 27th of October 2019 will have names like Kuami Eugene, King Promise, Diana Hamilton, Bethel Revival Choir (BRC), Becca, MzVee, R2Bees, Stormzy, Sarkodie, Kwesi Arthur, Medikal, Stonebwoy, Shatta Wale as well as other music and media related acts such as DJ Slim, David Duncan, Gyo Gyimah, Sammy Forson and Guilty Beatz compete amongst other equally good talents across the African continent.

This would be the first ever nominations at this years’ AFRIMMA for the ‘Mo Ne Yo’ hitmaker and the BRC who are known for traditional songs like ‘Vovome’, ‘Akpe’ and ‘Agbadza’ medley.

They are expected to win big over ‘Excess Love’ singer Mercy Chinwo, Nigeria’s Frank Edwards, Kenya’s Papa Dennis and others.

Another iconic highlight about this year’s categorical nominations is how two of Ghana’s favorite rappers, Medikal and Sarkodie, were pitched in the same category of Best Rap Act.

Medikal, who had recently been trolled by Ghanaians on social media over claims he made as the sole savior of Ghana’s Rap game, leading to a beef with Strongman in defence of his role model, Sarkodie, now has a level playing ground to prove his claim if he wins in that category.

See list of all Ghanaian nominations and their respective categories below:

Best Male West Africa

•  Davido – Nigeria
•  Kuami Eugene – Ghana
•  King Promise – Ghana
•  Burna Boy – Nigeria
•  Wally B. Seck- Senegal
•  Ariel Sheney– Ivory Coast
•  Sidiki Diabate – Mali
•  Stonebwoy – Ghana
•  Wizkid- Nigeria
•  Mr. Eazi – Nigeria

Best Female West Africa

•  Aya Nakamura – Mali
•  Simi – Nigeria
•  Becca -Ghana
•  Teni- Nigeria
•  Adiouza – Senegal
•  Josey – Ivory Coast
•  MzVee – Ghana
•  Tiwa Savage- Nigeria
•  Yemi Alade- Nigeria
•  Niniola- Nigeria

Best African Group

•  Sauti Sol – Kenya
•  Toofan – Togo
•  B26 – Angola
•  R2bee’s – Ghana
•  Navy Kenzo – Tanzania
•  Umu Obiligbo – Nigeria
•  Forca Suprema – Angola
•  Bracket- Nigeria
•  Black Motion- South Africa
•  4KEUS- Congo

Crossing Boundaries with Music Award

•  Burna Boy–Nigeria
•  Aya Nakamura -Mali/France
•  Stormzy – Ghana/UK
•  Wizkid – Nigeria
•  Davido–Nigeria
•  Afro B- Ivory coast
•  Tobe Nwigwe – Nigeria /USA
•  Stefflon Don – Jamaica/UK
•  Rotimi- Nigeria
•  French Montana- Morocco

Best Newcomer

•  Rema – Nigeria
•  Kwesi Arthur – Ghana
•  Naiboi- Kenya
•  Zlatan – Nigeria
•  Ya Levis – Congo
•  Fireboy DML – Nigeria
•  Rui Orlando- Angola
•  Soraia Ramos – Cape Verde
•  Gaz Mawete- Congo
•  Sho Madjozi- South Africa

Artist of The Year

•  Davido – (Nigeria)
•  Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
•  Fally Ipupa- Congo
•  Wizkid -(Nigeria)
•  Burna Boy – (Nigeria)
•  Black Coffee – South Africa
•  Sarkodie- Ghana
•  Yemi Alade- Nigeria
•  Busiswa- South Africa
•  Aya Nakamura -Mali/France

Best Gospel

•  Frank Edwards – Nigeria
•  Gloria Muliro – Kenya
•  Bethel Revival Choir- Ghana
•  Papa Dennis – Kenya
•  Miguel Buila – Angola
•  Diana Hamilton – Ghana
•  Icha Kavons – Congo
•  Willy Paul – Kenya
•  Mercy Chinwo – Nigeria
•  Winnie Mashaba – South Africa

Best Live Act

•  Flavour – Nigeria
•  Ali Kiba – Tanzania
•  Sauti Sol – Kenya
•  Stonebwoy – Ghana
•  Sidiki Diabate – Mali
•  Yemi Alade – Nigeria
•  Becca – Ghana
•  Burna Boy – Nigeria
•  Diamond Platnumz- Tanzania
•  Fally Ipupa – Congo

Best Rap Act

•  Phyno- Nigeria
•  Olamide – Nigeria
•  Falz – Nigeria
•  Sarkodie – Ghana
•  Tha Dogg – Namibia
•  Cassper Nyovest – South Africa
•  Zlatan Ibile – Nigeria
•  Nasty C – South Africa
•  Khaligraph Jones – Kenya
•  Medikal – Ghana

Song of The Year 

•  Burna Boy x Zlatan – Killing Dem
•  Rema – Dumebi
•  Master KG ft Zanda Zakuza – Skeleton Move
•  Ya Levis – Katchua
•  Wizkid- Fever
•  Diamond Platnumz ft Fally Ipupa- Inama
•  BM ft Awilo Longomba – Rosalina remix
•  Burna Boy- On the low
•  Aya Nakamura- Pookie
•  Shatta Wale – My Level

Best Video Director

•  Justin Campos – South Africa
•  Dr Nkeng Stephens -Cameroon
•  Enos Olik – Kenya
•  Clarence Peters – Nigeria
•  David Duncan- Ghana
•  Sasha Vybz – Uganda
•  Director Kenny – Tanzania
•  Daps- Nigeria
•  Gyo Gyimah- Ghana
•  Patrick Ellis- Nigeria

Best Dj Africa

•  Dj Spinall – Nigeria
•  Dj Black Coffee – South Africa
•  Man Renas- Angola
•  DJ Jeff- Angola
•  Dj D-Ommy – Tanzania
•  DJ Slim- Ghana
•  Dj Neptune – Nigeria
•  DJ Ecool- Nigeria
•  DJ Tira – South Africa
•  DJ Euphonik- South Africa

Best African Dj USA

•  Dj Tunez – Nigeria
•  Dj Fully Focus – Kenya
•  Dj Silent Killa – Caribbean
•  Dj Poizon Ivy – Kenya
•  Dj Mekzy–Nigeria
•  Dj Shinski – Kenya
•  Dj Rell- Sierra Leone
•  DJ Freshy K- Nigeria
•  DJ Nana B- Ghana
•  Dj Moh – Ivory Coast

Music Producer of The Year

•  Masterkraft – Nigeria 
•  Northboi Oracle- Nigeria
•  Kimamba – Tanzania
•  Kel P- Nigeria
•  Laizer Classic- Tanzania
•  Guilty Beatz- Ghana
•  Dj Maphoriza- South Africa
•  S2kizzy- Tanzania
•  Salatiel- Cameroun
•  Sidike Diabate- Mali

RADIO/TV PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

•  Willy Tuva – Kenya
•  Lil Ommy – Tanzania
•  Do2dtun- Nigeria
•  Yaw- Nigeria
•  Jamal Gaddafi- Kenya
•  Afonso Quintas – Angola
•  Sammy Forson- Ghana
•  James Onen- Uganda
•  Dj Fresh – South Africa
•  Konnie Toure- Ivory Coast

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