The African Muzik Magazine Awards (commonly abbreviated as AFRIMMA) are an annual African music awards ceremony aimed to reward and celebrate musical works, talents and creativity around the African continent and accommodates all musical genres including
Afrobeats
Afrobeats (not to be confused with Afrobeat or Afroswing), or Afro-pop or Afro-fusion (or Afropop or Afrofusion), is an umbrella term to describe popular music from West Africa and the diaspora that initially developed in Nigeria, Ghana, and ...
,
Afro-Trap,
Assiko
The Assiko is a popular dance from the South of Cameroon.
Originally based in the Bassa country, this rhythmed dance takes its name from two words: ISI, changed into ASSI, which means earth or ground; and KOO meaning foot.
The Assiko is danced d ...
,
Bongo
Bongo may refer to:
Entertainment
* ''Bongo'' (Australian TV series), on air from August to November 1960
* Bongo Comics, a comic book publishing company
* Bongo (''Dragon Ball'') or Krillin, a character in ''Dragon Ball'' media
* ''Bongo'' ...
,
Coupé-décalé,
Genge,
Highlife,
Kwaito,
Lingala
Lingala (Ngala) (Lingala: ''Lingála'') is a Bantu language spoken in the northwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the northern half of the Republic of the Congo, in their capitals, Kinshasa and Brazzaville, and to a lesser degree in ...
and
Soukous.
History
The event was founded by Nigerian businessman Anderson Obiagwu and is presented by Big A Entertainment. The first awards ceremony took place in July 2014 at the Eisemann Center in
Richardson, Texas.
Categories
The awards consist of 28 prizes overseeing the achievements of African artistes within their specific regions of origin and the genre-based continental awards.
*BEST MALE EAST AFRICA
*BEST FEMALE EAST AFRICA
*BEST NEWCOMERS
*ARTIST OF THE YEAR
*BEST LIVE ACT
*BEST FEMALE RAP ACT
*BEST MALE RAP ACT
*BEST COLLABORATION
*SONG OF THE YEAR
*BEST VIDEO DIRECTOR
*BEST DJ AFRICA
*BEST AFRICAN DJ USA
*AFRIMMA VIDEO OF THE YEAR
*MUSIC PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
*BEST AFRICAN DANCER
*PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
*BEST MALE CENTRAL AFRICA
*BEST FEMALE CENTRAL AFRICA
*BEST MALE SOUTHERN AFRICA
*BEST FEMALE SOUTHERN AFRICA
*BEST MALE NORTH AFRICA
*BEST FEMALE NORTH AFRICA
*BEST MALE WEST AFRICA
*BEST FEMALE WEST AFRICA
*CROSSING BOUNDARIES WITH MUSIC AWARD
*BEST GOSPEL
*BEST FRANCOPHONE
*BEST LUSOPHONE.
References
External links
*{{Official website, www.afrimma.com
Awards established in 2014
International music awards
African music awards