Africa’s star musicians hit the red carpet this past weekend at the annual All Africa Music Awards, celebrating the continent’s best talent.

The four-day event culminated Sunday evening at an awards ceremony on the outskirts of Senegal’s capital, Dakar, and included performances from some of Africa’s most popular musicians such as Nigeria’s P-Square and Tiwa Savage, Mali’s Rokia Kone and Senegalese singers, Youssou N’dour and Baaba Maal.

Winning an award for Best Male in East Africa was Tanzania’s Rayvanny alongside Wasafi Records singer Zuchu who bagged the award for Best Female East Africa.

This was the eighth edition of AFRIMA and the first to be held in a French-speaking country. Nigeria has hosted most of the events, including the last one in Lagos city in 2021, where Malian singer, Ibrahim Mahamadou Fily Sissoko, known as Iba One, clinched best album. This year, One, took home Best Songwriter.

See the full list of winners below.

BEST MALE EAST AFRICA

Rayvanny – Tanzania 

BEST FEMALE EAST AFRICA

Zuchu – Tanzania 

BEST MALE SOUTHERN AFRICA

Master KG – South Africa 

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Asake – (Nigeria) 

BEST MALE RAP ACT

Phyno – Nigeria 

SONG OF THE YEAR

Kizz Daniel x Tekno – Buga

BEST LUSOPHONE

Mr Bow – Mozambique 

BEST FRANCOPHONE

Fally Ipupa – Congo 

BEST COLLABORATION

Pheelz x Buju – Finesse 

AFRIMMA Video of The Year

Flavor – Levels 

BEST MALE CENTRAL AFRICA

Calema – Sao Tome 

BEST NEWCOMER

Goya Menor – Nigeria