Africa Top Success Ils font l'Afrique
The 2014 All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, brought together some of the best talents from the five regions of the continent to the 2014 main award ceremony held on Saturday, 27th December at the Grand Ballroom, Oriental Hotel, Lagos Nigeria.
Sizzling performances came from top African performing artistes such as 2Baba, Dear Zim from Zimbabwe; Wiyaala from Ghana; Radio and Weasel from Uganda; Bez, TemiDollface, Niyola, Timi Dakolo, Oritsefemi, Davido all from Nigeria among others.
Nigeria artists also took home the highest number of trophies, 13 in total, with O.B.O crooner, Davido, carting away four of the coveted 29.3 carat gold-plated AFRIMA trophies. 2Baba won the Best African R’n’B & Soul category endorsed by Channel O, while Afrobeat creator, late Fela Anikulapo Kuti received the AFRIMA Legend Award. The legend award was presented by the Head of Culture Division, Social Affairs Department, African Union Commission, Mrs. Angela Martins (who also represented the AUC Chairperson at the award ceremony) and received on Fela’s behalf by his first daughter, Yeni Kuti. Some presenters of awards for night include Rikki Stein, international adviser of AFRIMA (UK), Kenny Ogungbe (Nigeria), Delani Makhalima (Zimbabwe), Peter Mscheu (Tanzania), OJB Jezreel (Nigeria), Tee Mac (Nigeria), Ahmed Soultan (Morocco), Steve Ayorinde (Nigeria), Davina Green (Zimbabwe), Richmir Totah (Republic du Benin) among others.
2014 AFRIMA Winners List as below:
Regional Categories
| Awards | Winners | Country | Track |
| Best Female in Central Africa | Laurette La Perle | DR Congo | Lembo La Mboka Ame |
| Best Male in Central Africa | Fally Ipupa | DR Congo | Original |
| Best Female artist in East Africa | Vanessa Mdee | Tanzania | Cover |
| Best Male in East Africa | Diamond Platinumz | Tanzania | Number One |
| Best Female Artist in North Africa | Noura Mint Seymale | Mauritania | Tzenni |
| Best Male Artist in North Africa | Ahmed Soultan | Morocco | It’s Alright |
| Best Female in Southern Africa | Cindy Munyavi | Zimbabwe | Parere Moyo |
| Best Male in Southern Africa | Heavy K feat. Professor | South Africa | Beautiful War |
| Best Female artiste in West Africa | Angelique Kidjo | Benin | Shango Wa |
| Best Male Artiste in West Africa | Davido | Nigeria | Skelewu |
| Continental Categories | |||
| Album of the Year | Olamide | Nigeria | Baddest Guy Ever Liveth |
| Song Writer of the Year | Olawale Ashimi (Brymo) | Nigeria | Down |
| Best African Group/Duo/Band | Paul and Peter Okoye (P-Square | Nigeria | Personally |
| Best African Collaboration | D’Banj and Friends | 19 countries in Africa | Cocoa Na Chocolate |
| Most Promising Artist in Africa | Wiyaala | Ghana | Rock My Body |
| Best African Contemporary | Angelique Kidjo | Benin | Shango Wa |
| Best African Electro | Mi Casa | South Africa | Jika |
| Best African Hip Hop | Davido | Nigeria | Aiye |
| Best African Pop | Elani | Kenya | Kookoo |
| Best Afriacn Reggae, Ragga & Dancehall | Radio and Weasel | Uganda | Breath Away |
| Best RnB &Soul Brought To You By Channel O | 2Face | Nigeria | Dance in the Rain |
| Best African Traditional Music | Adjiboye and Yinka Ayanda | Benin and Nigeria | Inna and Ise |
| Best African Rock | Dear Zim | Zimbabwe | Indiana |
| Best Female Artiste in Inspirational Music | Nikki Laoye | Nigeria | Only You |
| Best Male Artiste in Inspirational Music | Bro. Philemon feat. Morris | Ghana | It is Well |
| Best Video | Bez (Kemi Adetiba) | Nigeria | Say |
| Revelation of the African Continent | Wiyaala feat. Jupitar | Ghana | Rock My body |
| Song of the Year | Davido | Nigeria | Aiye |
| Producer of the Year | Don Jazzy and Robbie Malinga & Mojalefa Thebe | Nigeria and South Africa | Eminado and Impilo |
| Artiste of the Year | Davido | Nigeria | |
| AFRIMA Legendary Award | Fela Anikulapo Kuti | Nigeria | |
Original text by: pulse.ng
