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Slain rapper AKA feted posthumously at the 2023 Afrimma award gala

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Rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes was among the big winners at the just-concluded 2023 African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMAs) gala.

Several musicians were feted at the ceremony that was held in Dallas, Texas, US on Sunday, September 17, 2023.

AKA was feted posthumously at the Afrimma award gala as he won the Best Male Southern Africa category.

The rapper was nominated for the award months after his death.

AKA was gunned down outside a restaurant in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, on February 10, 2023.

Below is the full list of Afrimma winners:

Artist of the Year

  • Asake – Nigeria
  • Fally Ipupa – DR Congo
  • Diamond Platnumz – Tanzania
  • Burna Boy– Nigeria
  • Rema – Nigeria (winner)
  • SoolKing – Algeria
  • Aya Nakamura – Mali
  • Davido – Nigeria

Best Male West Africa

  • Adekunle Gold – Nigeria
  • Black Sherif – Ghana
  • Bnxn – Nigeria
  • Santrinos Raphael – Togo
  • Asake – Nigeria
  • Didi B – Côte d’Ivoire
  • King Promise – Ghana (winner)
  • Tonton Pal – Mali
  • Omah Lay – Nigeria

Best Female West Africa

  • Ammarae – Ghana
  • Tems – Nigeria
  • Josey – Côte d’Ivoire
  • Manamba Kante – Guinea
  • Ayra Starr – Nigeria (winner)
  • Gyakie – Ghana
  • Tiwa Savage – Nigeria
  • Fatoumata Diawara – Mali

Best Male East Africa

  • Lij Michael – Ethiopia
  • Nyashinski – Kenya
  • Eddy Kenzo – Uganda
  • Diamond Platnumz – Tanzania (winner)
  • Mbosso – Tanzania
  • Bien – Kenya
  • Harmonize – Tanzania
  • Meddy – Rwanda
  • Single Dee – South Sudan

Best Female East Africa

  • Maua Sama – Tanzania
  • Nadia Mukami – Kenya (winner)
  • Zuchu – Tanzania
  • Azawi– Uganda
  • Nikita Kering – Kenya
  • Spice Diana – Uganda
  • Fena Gitu – Kenya
  • Nandy – Tanzania
  • Hewan Gebrewold – Ethiopia

Best Male Central Africa

  • T-Rex – Angola
  • Fabregas – DR Congo (winner)
  • TayC – Cameroon
  • Fally Ipupa – DR Congo
  • Calema – São Tomé
  • Mic Monsta – Cameroon
  • Gerilson Israel – Angola
  • Djodje – Cape Verde

Best Male Southern Africa

  • Costa Titch – South Africa
  • DJ Tarico – Mozambique
  • Macky2 – Zambia
  • Musa Keys – South Africa
  • DJ Maphorisa – South Africa
  • Winky D – Zimbabwe
  • AKA – South Africa (winner)
  • Han C – Botswana
  • Sjava – South Africa

Best Female Southern Africa

  • Ami Faku – South Africa
  • Tamy Moyo – Zimbabwe
  • Mpho Sebina – Botswana
  • DJ Zinhle – South Africa
  • Sha Sha – Zimbabwe
  • Nadia Nakai – South Africa (winner)
  • Towela – Zambia
  • Makhadzi – South Africa
  • Tyla – South Africa

Best Newcomer

  • Hewan Gebrewold – Ethiopia
  • Guchi – Nigeria
  • Jyzno – Liberia
  • Young Jonn – Nigeria
  • Lavalava – Tanzania
  • Odumodu Blvck – Nigeria (winner)
  • Lisandro Cuxi – Cape Verde
  • Lasmid – Ghana
  • Shalipopi – Nigeria

Best Gospel

  • Mercy Chinwo – Nigeria
  • Piesie Esther – Ghana
  • Christina Shusho – Tanzania
  • Miguel Buila – Angola
  • Bidemi Olaoba – Nigeria
  • KS Bloom – Côte d’Ivoire
  • Mike Kalambay – DRC (winner)
  • Joel Lwaga – Tanzania
  • Pulani Maphari – South Africa
  • Sumisola Agbebi Okeleye – Nigeria

Best Live Act

  • Sauti Sol – Kenya
  • Burna Boy – Nigeria
  • Diamond Platnumz – Tanzania
  • Flavour – Nigeria (winner)
  • Barnaba – Tanzania
  • Fally Ipupa – DR Congo
  • Calema – Sao Tomé
  • C4 Pedro – Angola

Best Male Rap Act

  • Odumodu Black – Nigeria
  • Yung Lunya – Tanzania
  • Ninho – DR Congo
  • Black Sherif – Ghana
  • A-Reece – South Africa
  • Blaqbonez – Nigeria (winner)
  • Blxckie – South Africa
  • Marwan Moussa – Egypt

Best Collaboration

  • Mbosso ft. Costa Titch & Alfa Kat – ‘Shetani’
  • Spyro x Tiwa Savage – ‘Who’s Your Guy?’ (winner)
  • Davido x Musa Keys – ‘Unavailable Musa Keys’
  • Rema ft. Selena Gomez – ‘Calm Down Remix’
  • Wegz x AshMusic – ‘Amira’
  • Fally Ipupa ft. Charlotte Dipanda – ‘Garde du Coeur’
  • Joshua Baraka ft. Joeboy, King Promise & Bien – ‘Nana Remix’
  • Boutross ft. Juiceer Mann – ‘Angela’

Best DJ Africa

  • DJ Spinall – Nigeria
  • DJ Dollar – Sénégal
  • Waffles – South Africa
  • Ms DSF – Nigeria (winner)
  • DJ Danni Gato – Cape Verde
  • DJ Faculty – Ghana
  • DJ Nelasta– Angola
  • Major League DJz – South Africa
  • DJ Consequence – Nigeria

Best African DJ USA

  • DJ Nani – Nigeria
  • DJ Akua – Ghana
  • DJ Prince – Nigeria
  • DJ Shinski – Kenya
  • DJ Birame BB l’amour – Côte d’Ivoire
  • DJ Yas Meen Selectress – Egypt
  • Lex and Answer – Zimbabwe
  • DJ Freshy K– Nigeria (winner)

Music Producer of the Year

  • C4 Pedro – Angola
  • Andre Vibez – Nigeria
  • 207 – Uganda
  • Ayo Lizzer – Tanzania
  • Magicstickz – Nigeria
  • MOGBeatz – Ghana
  • Kabza De Small – South Africa
  • Maajabu Gospel – DRC (winner)
  • London – Nigeria

Best Francophone

  • Fally Ipupa – DR Congo (winner)
  • Serge Beynaud – Côte d’Ivoire
  • Josey – Côte d’Ivoire
  • Wally B. Seck – Sénégal
  • TayC – Cameroon
  • Innos B – DR Congo
  • Tenor – Cameroon
  • Dadju – DR Congo

Best African Group

  • Disco Misr – Egypt
  • Sauti Sol – Kenya
  • Calema – São Tomé
  • The Cavemen – Nigeria
  • Show Dem Camp – Nigeria
  • Toofan – Togo (winner)
  • Jano Band – Ethiopia
  • Mafikizolo – South Africa

AFRIMMA Album of the Year

  • Davido – Timeless (winner)
  • AKA – Mass Country
  • Ammarae – Fountain Baby
  • Fatoumata Diawara – London Ko
  • Stonebwoy – 5th Dimension
  • Asake – Work of Art
  • Nomfundo Moh – Ugcobo
  • Omah Lay – Boy Alone Deluxe

Lifetime Achievement Award

Fally Ipupa (DR Congo) and Timaya (Nigeria)

AFRIMMA Legendary Awartd

Kcee – Nigeria