Africa will be unstoppable
at the 2016 All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, as the International
Committee of AFRIMA in association with the Africa Union Commission
(AUC) and the Official Host City, Lagos State reveals an unprecedented
stellar line up of top billed African stars including AFRIMA 2016
nominees and multiple award-winning South African choral group, Soweto
Choir who have confirmed attendance at the main awards ceremony in
Nigeria on Sunday, November 6.
Billed to hold at the Eko
Convention Centre, Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, the main
awards ceremony is preceded by the AFRIMA Music Village, a concert event
at the WaterFront, Bar Beach, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. In
addition to the 22-man Soweto Gospel Choir, AFRIMA 2016, tagged AFRIMA
3.0, will host over 352 African superstars during the award’s programme
of events from November 4 to November 6.
Soweto Gospel Choir is unarguably the most decorated choral group in
Africa, having won multiple awards including Grammy Award for Best
Traditional World Music Album, “Blessed” and “African Spirit,” in
2007 and 2008 respectively. The 22-member choir ensembles blend
elements of African gospel, Negro spirituals, Reggae and American
Popular Music.Confirming their performance at AFRIMA3.0 Awards in November, Executive Producer/Director Soweto Choir, Beverly Bryer, stated: “Soweto Choir is honoured to have been nominated at the AFRIMA in 2015 and to perform at the AFRIMA 2016; we look forward to returning to Lagos for this exciting event”.
Other nominees billed to attend or perform at the awards ceremony on November 6 and the AFRIMA Music Village on Friday November 4, 2016 respectively include the Afrobeat crown prince and four-time Grammy Award nominee, Femi Kuti (Nigeria) and Manu Dibango (Cameroon), whose song “Soul Makossa” has influenced several popular music hits, including Michael Jackson‘s “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’”, as well as his re-recording of that song with Akon, the Fugees’ “Cowboys”, and Rihanna‘s “Don’t Stop the Music” and comedian Eddie Murphy in his 1982 parody song “Boogie in your butt”.
AFRIMA 2016 nominees with six nominations, Eddy Kenzo (Uganda) will be in attendance with other top nominees from Eastern Africa including; Alikiba, Diamond Platnumz, Bebe Cool, Victoria Kimani, Jose Chamelone, Vanessa Mdee, Cindy Sanyu, Caniel Lubwama Kigozi, Evelyn Wanjiru, Irene Ntale, Kuseim, Navio, Papa Dennis and Rigan Sarkozi, Zina Daoudia, Ziza Bafana, While Northern Africa nominees include; DJ Van, Ayman Alatar, Ahmed Soultan, Sarah Ayoub, Zina Daoudia, Sarah Ayoub.
Nominees from West Africa include D’banj VVIP, Flavour, Tiwa Savage, Sakordie, Kiss Daniel. Aramide, Brymo, Clarence Peters, Dark Suburb, Phyno, Brymo, Wiyaala, Tekno, Fortune Dane, Mabiisi, Mex, Niniola, Nuru, Okyeame Kwame, Iyanya, Pascal Aka, Ric Hassani, Seyi Shay, Simi, Tjan, Ycee, Zeynab, Kiff No Beat, H Magnum.
Other confirming
attendance from Southern Africa; Anatii, Cassper Nyovest, AKA, M’vula,
Black Coffee, CiCi Bala, Dizu Plaatjies, Lizha James, Moreira Chonguica,
Sally Boss Madam, Zani challe, Bruna Titiana, Kunle Ayo, with Central
Africa region include, Bruna Tatiana, Bruna Tatiana, Daphne, Franko,
Icha Kavons, Jizzle, M” vula, Montess, Naomi Achu, Stanley Enow, Stypak
Samo, Syssi Mananga, T smallz, Wax Dey among others.
The 2016 AFRIMA Awards
will be broadcast live at 19:30hr WAT to over 84 countries on 109
television stations across the world with the support of AFRIMA media
partners in Lagos, Nigeria on Sunday November 6 with red carpet starting
at 16:30hr WAT
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