The 2023 AFRIMA, also known as the All Africa Music Award, concluded on January 15 in the presence of some of Africa’s most accomplished musicians. The Moroccan artist Faouzia Ouihya took home two prestigious awards.
The Canadian-born Moroccan singer proudly accepted the awards in both of the categories in which she was nominated, despite not being present at the venue.
For her song RIP Love, she received awards for Best Female African Act in Diaspora and Best Female Artist in North Africa.
Faouzia took to Instagram to express her joy, “Thank you all from the bottom of my heart, this is all thanks to you.”
In the category of Best Male Artist in Northern Africa, Rapper and Producer Draganov was nominated for his song Chichi, El Grande Toto’s Salade Coco got him on the list and Snor’s Casetta made the cut as well.
Despite not winning, several Moroccan artists made it to the list of winners by landing good spots because the award operates by a voting system.
Kouz1 is the only Moroccan artist on the list of Best Artists for his song Magic, which was the most streamed song in Morocco in 2022, according to Spotify Wrapped.
Faouzia won the award for “Best Female Artist in North Africa,” defeating four other Moroccan artists nominated: Jaylann, Manal Benchlikha, Marwa Loud, and Rym Fikri.
This eighth edition of AFRIMA was held in Dakar, Senegal.
Nigerian artists stood out the best in this edition as they snatched multiple awards in various categories.
Burna Boy received Best Album and Best African Act for his efforts to promote his African identity worldwide
AFRIMA is an initiative by music industry experts from all around the continent to recognize and honor Africa’s rich musical legacy.
This year, Faouzia’s win is a first for Morocco in the category of Best African Act in Diaspora.
Yet, 2021 was Morocco’s AFRIMA year by excellence win with three wins by rappers Dizzy Dros, El Grande Toto, and the singer Manal Benchlikha.
Toto was awarded the most promising African artist prize, making him the only Moroccan singer to be nominated in this category.
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