AFRIMA jury member Delani Makhalima, who represents the Southern African region on the panel, described the 2025 nominees’ list as proof of how far African music has come.
“It’s been a dream of ours for a long time to work this hard to get to a place where African music can be heard by everyone.
We were marginalised for so many years; our voices were not heard as artists, as creators, as songwriters, as producers, as engineers, as video makers, as filmmakers. Twelve years in, we’re now here. This is global. This is AFRIMA, the biggest music entity on the face of the continent,” he said.
In collaboration with the African Union Commission, AFRIMA 2025 is being organised alongside the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Official Host City, Lagos State.
The 2025 celebration will run from November 25 to 30, 2025, featuring the Welcome Soiree, the AFRIMA Music Village, the Africa Music Business Summit, a Host City Tour, the Nominees Party, and the Main Awards Ceremony. The grand finale on November 30 will be broadcast live to over 84 countries worldwide.
AFRIMA2025 NOMINEES LIST
2- JAH PRAYZAHMANDIONEI ZIMBABWE
3 – MANANALITTLE THINGS ESWATINI
4 – NASTY CSOFT (WITH USIMAMANE) SOUTH AFRICA
5 – TEDDY MAKADIDESIRE MALAWI
6 – TYLER ICUAWUNGEKE (WITH VISCA FT. LEEMCKRAZY, MR NATION THINGZ, VEERSA, CUBA BEATS, BUDDY KAY, TYRONE DEE & 2WOSHORT) SOUTH AFRICA
7 – WANITWAMOSMFAZI WEPHEPHA (WITH NKOSAZANA DAUGHTER & MASTER KG FT. BIGZULU & ZEE NXUMALO ) SOUTH AFRICA
8 – 8ANDERSON MÁRIOCHOROU
9 – ZEZE KINGSTON ACHISALE (WITH LEUMAS FT. NAE RAE) MALAWI
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