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The 2015 All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, took place on Sunday, November 16th at the Eko Hotels and Suites in Lagos Nigeria. Some of Africa’s best entertainers were present to celebrate the continent’s rich musical heritage.

The Big Winners

Contrary to last year when Nigerian artists dominated the winner’s list by taking home 13 awards, this year’s most notable wins came from artists representing East Africa and the South of the continent. South African rapper Cassper Nyovest won the Best Artist in African Hip Hop and The Best Male Artist in Southern Africa awards. Kenyan band Sauti Sol won two awards including Best African Group and Producer of the Year featuring Cedric Kadenyi. The big winner of the night was Tanzania’s Diamond Platnumz. He took home the Song of the Year, the Artist of the Year and the Best Male Artist in East Africa prizes.

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A star-studded event

More than 162 African artists attended the event, which coincided with the month of South African male choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo’s 55th anniversary. The winners were given a 23.9 karat gold-plated drum and microphone-shaped trophy. The ceremony was broadcast live to more than 80 countries around the world.

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See the entire list of winners below:

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Diamond Platnumz – Tanzania

SONG OF THE YEAR
Diamond Platnumz – Nasema Nawe, featuring Khadijo Kopa – Tanzania

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Charlotte Dipanda – Cameroon

BEST ARTIS IN AFRICA (RnB & Soul)
Praiz Adejo – Nigeria

BEST AFRICAN REGGAE, RAGGA & DANCEHALL
Stonebwoy – Ghana

BEST MALE ARTIST: INSPIRATIONAL CATEGORY

Darey – Nigeria

BEST FEMALE ARTIST: INSPIRATIONAL CATEGORY
Betty Akna- Equatorial Guinea

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Wiyaala – Ghana

BEST ARTIST IN AFRICAN POP
Vanessa Mdee – Tanzania

BEST ARTIST IN AFRICAN HIP HOP
Cassper Nyovest – South Africa

BEST ARTIS IN AFRICAN ELECTRO 
Flavour – Nigeria

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Sauti Sol and Cedric Kadenyi – Kenya

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR IN AFRICA
Joseph Chameleone – Uganda

REVELATION OF THE YEAR IN AFRICA

Adekunle Gold – Nigeria

MOST PROMISING ARTIST IN AFRICA

Kiss Daniel – Nigeria

BEST ARTIST IN AFRICAN CONTEMPORARY
Charlotte Dipanda 

BEST ARTIST IN AFRICAN JAZZ
Kunle Ayo – Nigeria 

BEST MALE ARTIST IN WESTERN AFRICA
Olamide – Nigeria 

BEST FEMALE ARTIST IN WESTERN AFRICA
Yemi Alade – Nigeria

BEST ARTIST IN AFRICAN ROCK 
M’vula – Kenya

BEST AFRICAN GROUP
Sauti Sol – Kenya 

BEST AFRICAN COLLABORATION
AKA (South Africa) and Burna Boy (Nigeria) – All Eyes On Me

BEST FEMALE ARTIST IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
Busiswa Ngoku – South Africa

BEST MALE ARTIST IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
Cassper Nyovest – South Africa

BEST FEMALE ARTIST IN NORTHERN AFRICA
Manal – Morocco

BEST MALE ARTIST IN NORTHERN AFRICA
Ahmed Soultan – Morocco

BEST FEMALE ARTIST IN EASTERN AFRICA
Tsedenia Gebremarkos – Ethiopia

BEST MALE ARTIST IN EASTERN AFRICA
Diamond Platnumz – Tanzania

PILLAR OF CULTURE IN AFRICA

Bola Ahmed Tinubu (Jagaban)

Watch a video of the Song of the Year below:

SEE ALSO: Tanzanian Singer Diamond Platnumz Wins The Best Worldwide Act At The MTV EMAs.