Master KG walks away as ‘Best Male in Southern Africa’ at Afrimma 2022

Kgaogelo Moagi, popularly known as Master KG, is at the top of his game after winning big at this year’s African Muzik Magazine Awards (Afrimma).

The Jerusalema hit maker from Calais, a village outside Tzaneen in Limpopo, was nominated alongside some of Mzansi's finest, including Focalistic, Zakes Bantwini and Dlala Thuzkin and other African stars including Mark Exodus, Slap Dee, Edgar Muzah, and Macky2 in the Best Male Southern Africa category.

Master KG was awarded as the 2022 Best Male artist in Southern Africa.  

Uncle Waffles walked away with the Best DJ Africa award.

See the full list below:

Best male West Africa

• Oxlade — Nigeria
• KiDi — Ghana
• Buju — Nigeria
• Black Sherif— Ghana
• Fireboy — Nigeria
• Didi B — Ivory Coast
• Ruger — Nigeria
• Samba Peuzzi — Senegal
• Omah Lay — Nigeria

Best female West Africa

• Ammarae — Ghana
• Tems — Nigeria
• Josey — Ivory Coast
• Zeynab — Benin
• Ayra Star — Nigeria
• Gyakie — Ghana
• Tiwa Savage — Nigeria
• Roselyne Layo — Ivory Coast

Best male East Africa

• John Frog — South Sudan
• Khaligraph Jones — Kenya
• Eddy Kenzo — Uganda
• Diamond Platnumz — Tanzania
• Rayvanny — Tanzania 
• Otile Brown — Kenya
• Meddy — Rwanda
• Sat B — Burundi

Best female East Africa

• Femi One — Kenya
• Zuchu — Tanzania 
• Sheebah Karungi — Uganda
• Jovial — Kenya
• Maua Sama — Tanzania
• Sanaipei Tande — Kenya
• Nandy — Tanzania
• Winnie Nwagi — Uganda

Best male Central Africa

• KoC — Cameroon
• Innos’ B — Congo
• TayC — Cameroon
• Fally Ipupa — Congo
• Calema — Sao Tome 
• Mic Monsta- Cameroon
• Tenor -Cameroon
• Nelson Freitas — Cape Verde

Best female Central Africa

• Rinyu — Cameroon
• Shan’L -Gabon
• Mayra Andrade — Cape Verde
• Liloca- Mozambique
• Blanche Bailly — Cameroon
• Soraia Ramos- Cape Verde
• Edmazia — Angola
• Emma’a — Gabon
• Asaba — Cameroon

Best female Southern Africa

• DBN Gogo — South Africa
• Ammara Brown — Zimbabwe
• Mpho Sebina — Botswana
• Msaki- South Africa
• Gemma Griffiths — Zimbabwe
• Makhadzi — South Africa
• Towela — Zambia 
• Shekinah — South Africa      

Best newcomer

• Camidoh- Ghana
• Asake — Nigeria
• Young Stunna — South Africa
• Ssaru — Kenya
• Santorini Raphael — Togo
• Jay Melody — Tanzania
• Goya Menor — Nigeria 
• Nenny — Cape Verde
• Baby Diaz — Congo DR   

Artist of the year

• Asake — (Nigeria)
• Fally Ipupa- Congo
• Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
• Burnaboy- Nigeria
• Kidi — Ghana
• Rema — Nigeria
• Zakes Bantwini — South Africa
• Tay C — Cameroon
• Davido — Nigeria

Best live act

• Barnaba -Tanzania
• Flavour — Nigeria
• Sauti Sol — Kenya
• Yemi Alade — Nigeria
• Burna Boy — Nigeria
• Fally Ipupa — Congo DR
• Diamond Platnumz — Tanzania
• Patoranking — Nigeria

Best female rap act

• Nadia Nakai — South Africa
• Femi One — Kenya
• Ms Banks — Nigeria
• Nata — Sierra Leone
• Feli Nuna — Ghana
• Fena Gitu — Kenya
• Candy Bleakz — Nigeria
• Rosa Ree — Tanzania

Best male rap act

• Phyno — Nigeria 
• Yung Lunya — Tanzania
• Didi B — Ivory Coast
• Ladipoe — Nigeria
• Black Sherif — Ghana
• A-Reece — South Africa
• Blaqbonez — Nigeria
• Blxckie — South Africa

Best collaboration

• Pheelz x Buju — Finesse 
• Diamond Platnumz x Focalistic — Iyo
• Musa Keys x Loui — Selema
• Marioo x Jovial — Mi Amor
• Costa Titch ft C’buda M, Alfa kat , Banaba Des, Sidda & Man T — Big Flexa
• Fireboy x Ed Sheeran — Peru (remix)
• Roga Roga & Extra Musica — Bokoko
• Camidoh ft Darkoo, Mayorkun — Sugarcane Remix
• Asake ft Burnaboy — Sungba Remix

Song of the year

• Pheelz x Buju — Finesse
• Kizz Daniel x Tekno — Buga 
• Lojay — Monalisa
• Davido ft Focalistic — Champion Sound
• Roga Roga & Extra Musica — Bokoko
• Costa Titch ft C’buda M, Alfa kat , Banaba Des, Sidda & Man T — Big Flexa
• TayC — Dodo
• Black Sherif — Kweku The Traveller
• Maluma ft Rayvanny — Mama Tetema

Best video director

• Anurin Nwunembom — Cameroon
• Enos Olik — Kenya
• TG Omori — Nigeria
• Rex- Ghana
• Sasha Vybz — Uganda
• Hanscana — Tanzania
• Patrick Elis — Nigeria
• Dammy Twitch — Nigeria

Best DJ Africa

• DJ Spinall — Nigeria
• Black Coffee — South Africa
• DJ Sly King — Ghana
• Uncle Waffles — South Africa
• DJ Tunez — Nigeria
• DJ Djeff — Angola
• DJ Romy Jones — Tanzania
• DJ Big N — Nigeria

Best African DJ US

• DJ Prince — Nigeria 
• DJ Shinski — Kenya
• DJ Soofire — Ghana
• DJ Poison Ivy — Kenya
• DJ Buka- Nigeria
• DJ Birame BB L’Amour — Ivory Coast
• DJ Yas Meen Selectress — Egypt
• DJ Freshy K— Nigeria       

 Video of the year

• Flavour — Levels 
• Rogo Rogo & Extra Musica — Bokoko
• DJ Snake — Disco Maghreb
• Diamond Platnumz ft Mbosso — Oka
• Chike — Nwoke OMA
• Bosom Pyung — Nyinya
• Makhadzi ft Prince Benza — Ghanama
• Kizz Daniel x Tekno — Buga

Music producer of the year

• PhillBill — Cameroon
• Tempore — Nigeria
• 207 — Uganda
• S2kizzy — Tanzania
• Magicstick — Nigeria
• MOGBeats — Ghana
• DJ Maphoriza — South Africa
• Pheelz — Nigeria

Best African dancer

• Poco Lee — Nigeria
• Uncle Azeez — Nigeria 
• Ghetto Kids — (Uganda)
• Angel Ngiyu — Tanzania
• Hope Ramafalo — South Africa
• Wet Bad Gang — Angola
• Dancegod Lloyd — Ghana
• Sayrahchips — Nigeria
• Manuel Kanza — Angola

Best lusophone

• Calema — Sao Tome
• Nelson Freitas — Cape Verde
• Edgar Domingos — Angola
• Djodje — Cape Verde
• Mr Bow — Mozambique 
• Soraia Ramos — Cape Verde
• Jerislon Israel — Angola
• Mayra Andrade — Cape Verde

Best francophone

• Fally Ipupa — Congo 
• Kedjevara- Ivory Coast
• Serge Beynaud — Ivory Coast
• Josey — Ivory Coast
• Wally B. Seck- Senegal
• TayC — Cameroon
• Innos B — Congo
• Tenor — Cameroon

Best reggae/dancehall

• Spice — Jamaica
• Mr Killa — Jamaica 
• Patoranking — Nigeria
• Stefflon Don — Jamaica
• Shatta Wale — Ghana
• Popcaan — Jamaica
• Shenseea — Jamaica
• Alkaline — Jamaica