AFRIMA: The seven singers up for best female act in Central Africa

Seven Central African singers are vying to be the best from their region at the 2017 All African Music Awards (AFRIMA).

The award, scheduled to take place on November 12, will see one of the following singers crowned the queen of Central Africa.

Here they are:

Bussine is a Gabonese singer who is known for her sultry voice in her R&B and House music releases. Her nominated single ‘All African Party’ is part of her album ‘Musiq’ which is being enjoyed in Gabon and South Africa.

The ‘All African Party’ is about celebrating Africa by Africans. The song celebrates Africa with different dance styles and contemporary moves. Bussine is known for her performances both at home and in South Africa.

Daphne is a Cameroonian urban artiste who sings Makossa, reggae and Afrobeat. She released her first track ‘Rastafari’ in 2013 and has steadily risen ever since.

Her nominated single ‘Calee’ has over seven million views on YouTube. ‘Calee’ is a song of childhood crush which blossomed into sizzling romance.

Also from Cameroon, Ewube is a dance hall diva who is known for her rave single ‘Party All Nyte’ and her collaboration in Mboa Mixtape video Vol 1, ‘Trowey’.

She shows her elegant and sensual side in the nominated single ‘Fall for You’. The single is a slow reggae song about falling heads obver heels in love.

Mimie is an Afro-dancehall singer from Cameroon. She is an entertainer who had been a movie actress before doing some becoming a songwriter and singer.

Mimie started her music career with the rave ‘Warrior’ single.

Her nominated single ‘Dance Fi You’ draws inspiration from the intimacy of couples dancing for one another. The video displays sultry moves by delectable women and displays of affection amongst couples.

Montess is a reggae and dancehall sensation from Cameroon. Her single ‘Love with the Gun man’ is poetic as it expresses pleasure and frustration in the love game with a cool player.

The single is fast becoming a reggae anthem in the country.

Angolan beauty Nsoki is also up for the AFRIMA trophy as she teams up with South Africa’s DJ Maphorisa and Angolan Paulo Alves in the nominated single ‘Africa Unite’.

Nsoki uses house, electronic and African rhythms to tell Africans to unite in peace and harmony.

She is at the forefront of pushing Angolan music beyond the country’s borders.

Cameroonian singer and songwriter, Renis, sings in English, French, Nguemba, and Pidgin English.

The ‘Mboko’ singer became recognised when she featured in Jovi’s single ‘B.A.S.T.A.R.D’ in 2014.

She rose to music spotlight with her single ‘La Sauce’ in 2016, and won the AFRIMA 2016 best female artiste in Central Africa.

Reniss has done covers on the songs of Miriam Makeba, Cesaria Evora, and Bella Bellow.

Her nominated single ‘Manumuh’ tells a story of love that endures, that cares in times of pain and struggle. It is also a passionate plea to be set free from her mother and her family.