Shake your Bam Bam: Sauti Sol celebrate big win at AFRIMA gala

By Sheila Kimani (@sheilakimm)

Traversing African boarders musically is an art they have mastered over time, and last week was yet another proud moment for Kenyans as Sauti Sol won the Best African Group at the All African Music Awards, AFRIMA.

Having been nominated for many other major categories including the BET Awards, MTV MAMAs and EMAs, fans waited with bated breath hoping that the boys would bring an award home before the end of the year.

The Sauti boys did not disappoint and thanked their fans;

Best African Group, All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) 2015. A big thank you to the organizers but most of all, our no. 1 supporters ; the SOL GENERATION. Your reward is in heaven! #ThankYou #Greatness

Tanzanian star Diamond was the big winner of the night bagging 3 awards among them Artist of the Year and Song of the Year awards.  

Here is the full list:

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Diamond Platnumz

SONG OF THE YEAR

Diamond Platnumz – “Nasema Nawe”, featuring Khadijo Kopa

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Charlotte Dipanda – “Elle n’a pas vu”

BEST ARTISTE IN AFRICA (RnB & Soul)

Praiz Adejo – Nigeria

BEST AFRICAN REGGAE, RAGGA & DANCEHALL

Stonebwoy – Ghana

BEST MALE ARTISTE: INSPIRATIONAL CATEGORY

Darey – Nigeria

BEST FEMALE ARTISTE: INSPIRATIONAL CATEGORY

Betty Akna- Equatorial Guinea

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Wiyaala – Ghana

BEST ARTISTE IN AFRICAN POP

Vanessa Mdee – Tanzania

BEST ARTISTE IN AFRICAN HIP HOP

Casper Nyovest – South Africa

BEST ARTISTE 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 ARTISTE IN AFRICA

Kiss Daniel – Nigeria

BEST ARTISTE IN AFRICAN CONTEMPORARY

Charlotte Dipanda

BEST ARTISTE IN AFRICAN JAZZ

Kunle Ayo – Nigeria

BEST MALE ARTISTE IN WESTERN AFRICA

Olamide – Nigeria

BEST FEMALE ARTISTE IN WESTERN AFRICA

Yemi Alade – Nigeria

BEST ARTISTE IN AFRICAN ROCK

M’vula – Kenya

BEST AFRICAN GROUP

Sauti Sol- Kenya

BEST AFRICAN COLLABORATION

AKA(South Africa) and Burna Boy(Nigeria)

BEST FEMALE ARTISTE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

Busiswa Ngoku- South Africa

BEST MALE ARTISTE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

Casper Nyovest- South Africa

BEST FEMALE ARTISTE IN NORTHERN AFRICA

Manal- Morocco

BEST MALE ARTISTE IN NORTHERN AFRICA

Ahmed Soultan- Morocco

BEST FEMALE ARTISTE IN EASTERN AFRICA

Tsedenia Gebremarkos- Ethiopia

BEST MALE ARTISTE IN EASTERN AFRICA

Diamond Platnumz- Tanzania

PILLAR OF CULTURE IN AFRICA

Bola Ahmed Tinubu (Jagaban)