AFRIMA 2016: Wizkid, Tekno, Brymo lead regional nominees list

Following an intense adjudication process of nominees selection, the African Union and the 13-man international jury of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) have unveiled the official nominees list for the 2016 edition of the continent's leading music awards
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The Best Female Artistes and Best Male Artistes of the five regions have been released while the nominees in the continental categories will follow suit seven days after.

Public voting for the nominees in the different categories of the awards will open on August 30. In partnership with the AUC and the Official Host City, Lagos State, the AFRIMA 3.0. calendar of events for November 4-6, 2016 will include the Africa Music Summit on Friday, November 4, and the AFRIMA Music Village, an open concert-style festival featuring nominees and other top billed music stars.

The grand awards ceremony holds on Sunday, November 6 with over 2,500 guests expected in Lagos, Nigeria for the various events.

Here are the lists out now:

Regional Categories

Best Male Artiste  Central Africa

ARTISTECOUNTRYTRACK TITLE
C4 Pedro Angola Spetxa One/Ferre Gola DRC Tucheze Franko Cameroon Coller La Petite/Jovi Cameroon Zele/Nelson Freitas Angola Miuda
Linda/Wax Dey Cameroon sakaMakossa/Werasson DRC YoTe

Best Female Artiste, Central Africa

ARTISTECOUNTRYTRACK TITLE
Bruna Tatiana Angola Pometo Mudar/Daphne Ndolo Cameroon Ndolo/Mani Bella Cameroon Qui ChercheTronve/Naomi Achu Cameroon Busy Body /Reniss Cameroon La Sauce/Syssi Mananga DRC Juste Un Peu

Best Female Artiste, Northern Africa

ARTISTECOUNTRYTRACK TITLE
 Amal Maher Egypt Ezay Fatetny/ Angham Egypt WahdaKam/ LaLatifa Tunisia YaHayati /Samira Said Morocco Mahassalsh/Sarah Ayoub Morocco Ahwak

Best Male Artiste, Northern Africa

ARTISTECOUNTRYTRACK TITLE
Ahmed Soultan Morocco Afrobian/ Ahmed Chawki Morocco Tsunami/ Amir Diab Egypt Al Qahira Cairo/AymanAlatar Libya Fi GalbiKalam /DJ Van FT  Tyrane Morocco #Woman/HatimAmmor Morocco Alawal/H-Name Morocco WachRakNachet

Best Female Artiste, Southern Africa

ARTISTECOUNTRYTRACK TITLE
Lira South Africa Let there be Light/Lizha James Mozambique Chocolate/Palu Chiher Zimbabwe Nemoyo/Sally Boss Madam Namibia Natural/Zahara South Africa Imali/Zonke South Africa Reach it

Best Male Artiste, Southern Africa

ARTISTECOUNTRYTRACK TITLE
AKA South Africa Composure/Anatii & CassperNyovest South Africa Jump/Black Coffee South Africa Come with me/Dizu Plaaties South Africa Inkomo/DJ Maphorisa South Africa Soweto Baby/Jay Prayzah Zimbabwe Hello

Best Female Artiste, Western Africa

ARTISTECOUNTRYTRACK TITLE
Adiouza Senegal Daddy/Aramide Nigeria Iove don’t care/Niniola Nigeria J’ete/Josey Ivory Coast Diplome/Seyi Shay Nigeria Right Now/Temi Doll Face Nigeria School Your Face/Tiwa Savage Nigeria If I Start to Talk/YemiAlade Nigeria Na Go De/

Best Male Artiste,Western Africa

ARTISTECOUNTRYTRACK TITLE
Brymo Nigeria In The City/Flavour Nigeria Dance/Okyeame  Kwame Ghana Small Small/Sarkodie Ghana Hand to Mouth/Sidikiba Diabate Fais Moi Mali Confiance/Tekno Nigeria Duro/Wizkid Nigeria Final Baba Nla

Best Female Artist Eastern Africa

ARTISTECOUNTRYTRACK TITLE
Avril Kenya No stress/Cindy Sanyu Uganda Still standing/Fikeraddis Nekatebeb Ethiopia MisekirIrene/ Ntale Uganda Omukwano Gw’ekilo/Juliana Kanyomozi UgandaTwalina Omukwano/Victoria Kimani Kenya