2025

Here is the list of the regional laureates for 2025:

• NORTH AFRICA

        _ ZOHIR MAZARI, Algeria, cat. Composers

        _ GROUPE MUSICANA, Algeria, cat. Performers

        _ IMAD EL HOUARI, Algeria, cat. Musicians

• WEST AFRICA

        _ MI ABAGA, Nigeria, cat. Songwriters

        _ VIN’S, Burkina Faso, cat. Composers

        _ TANYA, Burkina Faso, cat. Performers

        _ MOÏSE OUATTARA (TAMO), Burkina Faso, cat. Musicians

        _ TAKOUN PRODUCTION, Burkina Faso, cat. Producers

        _ LÉ ZULU, Burkina Faso, cat. Managers

• CENTRAL AFRICA

        _ AHAS MASSI, Democratic Republic of Congo, cat. Managers

• SOUTHERN AFRICA

        _ BOAGO FENJU, Botswana, cat. Songwriters

        _ KEAROMA RANTAO, Botswana, cat. Composers

        _ RICH BIZZY, Zambia, cat. Performers

        _ LULU, Malawi, cat. Musicians

        _ CHAWABEATS, Malawi, cat. Producers

        _ WENDY HARAWA, Malawi, cat. Managers

• LATIN AMERICA DIASPORA

        _ BETSAYDA MACHADO Y LA PARRANDA EL CLAVO, Venezuela, cat. Songwriters

        _ MIGUEL HERNANDEZ, Venezuela, cat. Composers

        _ LA MAMBA, Peru, cat. Performers

        _ MAFER BANDOLA, Venezuela, cat. Musicians

        _ GIOVANNI CALDAS, Colombia, cat. Producers

        _ MAURO RODRIGUES, Brazil, cat. Managers

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Here is the list of the national laureates for 2025. We are honoured to welcome them as full members of the Academy, designated by their national organizations:

• NORTH AFRICA

        _ GROUPE MUSICANA, cat. Performers, Algeria

        _ IMAD EL HOUARI, cat. Musicians, Algeria

        _ ZOHIR MAZARI, cat. Composers, Algeria

• WEST AFRICA

        _ AFRIKAN’DA, cat. Songwriters, Burkina Faso

        _ LÉ ZULU, cat. Managers, Burkina Faso

        _ MI ABAGA, cat. Songwriters, Nigeria

        _ MOÏSE OUATTARA (TAMO), cat. Musicians, Burkina Faso

        _ TAKOUN PRODUCTION, cat. Producers, Burkina Faso

        _ TANYA, cat. Performers, Burkina Faso

        _ VIN’S, cat. Composers, Burkina Faso

• CENTRAL AFRICA

        _ AHAS MASSI, cat. Managers, Democratic Republic of Congo

• SOUTHERN AFRICA

        _ ABEL VICTOR BRITO, cat. Musicians, Angola

        _ BOAGO FENJU, cat. Songwriters, Botswana

        _ CHAWABEATS, cat. Producers, Malawi

        _ CHIWEDDAR DJ, cat. Producers, Zimbabwe

        _ FELLA, cat. Producers, Botswana

        _ HAN C, cat. Musicians, Botswana

        _ JETHRO SIBULOWA, cat. Producers, Zambia

        _ KEAROMA RANTAO, cat. Composers, Botswana

        _ LULU, cat. Musicians, Malawi

        _ MERCHAH, cat. Songwriters, Malawi

        _ MMURUBELE, cat. Performers, Botswana

        _ NDIRANDE ANGLICAN VOICES, cat. Performers, Malawi

        _ RICH BIZZY, cat. Performers, Zambia

        _ ROBINSON  JERAHYO KASAO, cat. Managers, Zambia

        _ SIPHOKAZI, cat. Performers, South Africa

        _ SUFFOCATE, cat. Managers, Botswana

        _ THAMSANQA G MOYO, cat. Musicians, Zimbabwe

        _ VICTOR KUNONGA, cat. Songwriters, Zimbabwe

        _ WENDY HARAWA, cat. Managers, Malawi

        _ WILLIS WATAFFI, cat. Composers, Zimbabwe

        _ YO MAPS, cat. Musicians, Zambia

• LATIN AMERICA DIASPORA

        _ AFROJAZZ BRASIL, cat. Composers, Brazil

        _ ANA DIAZ, cat. Managers, Venezuela

        _ BALTA, cat. Songwriters, Uruguay

        _ BETSAYDA MACHADO Y LA PARRANDA EL CLAVO, cat. Songwriters, Venezuela

        _ BIA FERREIRA, cat. Songwriters, Brazil

        _ CAMILO CEKY JR, cat. Musicians, Colombia

        _ CAROLINA SARTA, cat. Composers, Colombia

        _ DJ RENAN VALLE, cat. Producers, Brazil

        _ ENSEMBLE B11, cat. Performers, Venezuela

        _ GIOVANNI CALDAS, cat. Producers, Colombia

        _ HAGA QUE PASE, cat. Songwriters, Colombia

        _ HERENCIA DE TIMBIQUI, cat. Performers, Colombia

        _ ISABEL LENOIR, cat. Performers, Uruguay

        _ JORDI AMORIM, cat. Musicians, Brazil

        _ JULIANE GAMBOA, cat. Performers, Brazil

        _ LA MAMBA, cat. Performers, Peru

        _ MAFER BANDOLA, cat. Musicians, Venezuela

        _ MAURO RODRIGUES, cat. Managers, Brazil

        _ MIGUEL HERNANDEZ, cat. Composers, Venezuela

        _ SON DEL ARROYO, cat. Performers, Argentina

        _ TAMTAM AFROBEAT, cat. Songwriters, Argentina

        _ YANNA, cat. Songwriters, Peru

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2024

Here is the list of the global laureates for 2024, members of the Honorary Committee from now on:

• SONGWRITERS

        _ ANGELL MUTONI, Rwanda.

• COMPOSERS

        _ THASI PONDA, Dem. Rep. of the Congo.

• PERFORMERS

        _ PETIT MIGUELITO, Benin.

• MUSICIANS

        _ NZAYISENGA SOPHIE, Rwanda.

• PRODUCERS

        _ NOOPJA (NDUWIMANA JEAN PAUL), Rwanda.

• MANAGERS

        _ LILIANA ESCOBAR – AE AGENCIA, Colombia.

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Here is the list of the regional laureates for 2024:

• NORTH AFRICA

        _ YACINE OUABED, Algeria, cat. Songwriters

        _ YOUNES BAHRI, Algeria, cat. Composers

        _ GROUPE TIKOUBAOUINE, Algeria, cat. Performers

        _ SALIHA OULD MOUSSA, Algeria, cat. Musicians

• EAST AFRICA

        _ ANGELL MUTONI, Rwanda, cat. Songwriters

        _ MIKE KAYIHURA, Rwanda, cat. Composers

        _ BUSHALI (HAGENIMANA JEAN PAUL), Rwanda, cat. Performers

        _ NZAYISENGA SOPHIE, Rwanda, cat. Musicians

        _ NOOPJA (NDUWIMANA JEAN PAUL), Rwanda, cat. Producers

        _ MASUDI KANDORO, Tanzania, cat. Managers

• WEST AFRICA

        _ SMARTY, Burkina Faso, cat. Songwriters

        _ PETIT JEANO, Burkina Faso, cat. Composers

        _ PETIT MIGUELITO, Benin, cat. Performers

        _ MAX SOLO, Burkina Faso, cat. Musicians

        _ SAN RÉMY TRAORÉ, Burkina Faso, cat. Producers

        _ SOMSSAYA, Burkina Faso, cat. Managers

• CENTRAL AFRICA

        _ ERIC NICE, Democratic Republic of Congo, cat. Songwriters

        _ THASI PONDA, Democratic Republic of Congo, cat. Composers

        _ ERIC NICE, Democratic Republic of Congo, cat. Performers

        _ JOVI, Cameroon, cat. Musicians

        _ THASI PONDA, Democratic Republic of Congo, cat. Producers

        _ CHRISTIAN LEPIRA, Democratic Republic of Congo, cat. Managers

• SOUTHERN AFRICA

        _ COSS CHIWALO, Malawi, cat. Songwriters

        _ TIWONGE HANGO, Malawi, cat. Composers

        _ CLEO ICEQUEEN, Zambia, cat. Performers

        _ POMPI, Zambia, cat. Musicians

        _ DAMASCUSS PHIRI, Malawi, cat. Producers

        _ SAMUEL CHIWAKA, Malawi, cat. Managers

• LATIN AMERICA DIASPORA

        _ NEKKI, Chile, cat. Songwriters

        _ ESTEBAN COPETE, Colombia, cat. Composers

        _ NIDIA GÓNGORA, Colombia, cat. Performers

        _ MAURICIO TIZUMBA, Brazil, cat. Musicians

        _ ALEXIS PLAY, Colombia, cat. Producers

        _ LILIANA ESCOBAR – AE AGENCIA, Colombia, cat. Managers

• CARIBBEAN DIASPORA

        _ JOËL LUTBERT, Martinique, cat. Songwriters

        _ JOËL JACOULET, Martinique, cat. Composers

        _ MAURANE VOYER, Martinique, cat. Performers

        _ JOSÉ ZEBINA, Martinique, cat. Musicians

        _ ALI ANGEL, Martinique, cat. Producers

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Here is the list of the national laureates for 2024. To reward them for having been willing to participate to the first edition of the AMA awards, we are honoured to welcome them as full members of the Academy, designated by their national organizations:

• NORTH AFRICA

        _ GROUPE TIKOUBAOUINE, cat. Performers, Algeria

        _ NESRINE JABEUR, cat. Performers, Tunisia

        _ SALIHA OULD MOUSSA, cat. Musicians, Algeria

        _ YACINE OUABED, cat. Songwriters, Algeria

        _ YOUNES BAHRI, cat. Composers, Algeria

• EAST AFRICA

        _ ANGELL MUTONI, cat. Songwriters, Rwanda

        _ BUSHALI (HAGENIMANA JEAN PAUL), cat. Performers, Rwanda

        _ FANUEL PHABIAN PETER, cat. Performers, Tanzania

        _ GABRIEL MANASE, cat. Songwriters, Tanzania

        _ HAPPINESS MBOGO, cat. Composers, Tanzania

        _ JUSTIN JOHN MHAGACHI, cat. Producers, Tanzania

        _ MASUDI KANDORO, cat. Managers, Tanzania

        _ MIKE KAYIHURA, cat. Composers, Rwanda

        _ NGABO KEVIN, cat. Managers, Rwanda

        _ NOOPJA (NDUWIMANA JEAN PAUL), cat. Producers, Rwanda

        _ NZAYISENGA SOPHIE, cat. Musicians, Rwanda

        _ SULEYMAN SALIM GAO, cat. Musicians, Tanzania

• WEST AFRICA

        _ CEDRIC PEDRO DG CENTRALE COMPANY, cat. Managers, Benin

        _ DIDI B, cat. Performers, Ivory Coast

        _ EMMA DOBRE PROD, cat. Producers, Ivory Coast

        _ JEAN EBO, cat. Musicians, Ivory Coast

        _ MAX SOLO, cat. Musicians, Burkina Faso

        _ NOURAT, cat. Performers, Burkina Faso

        _ PETIT JEANO, cat. Composers, Burkina Faso

        _ PETIT MIGUELITO, cat. Performers, Benin

        _ SAN RÉMY TRAORÉ, cat. Producers, Burkina Faso

        _ SMARTY, cat. Songwriters, Burkina Faso

        _ SOMSSAYA, cat. Managers, Burkina Faso

        _ WILLY BENEDICTION, cat. Songwriters, Ivory Coast

• CENTRAL AFRICA

        _ CHRISTIAN LEPIRA, cat. Managers, Democratic Republic of Congo

        _ ELISHA K, cat. Composers, Cameroon

        _ ERIC NICE, cat. Performers & Songwriters, Democratic Republic of Congo

        _ JOVI, cat. Musicians, Cameroon

        _ KRYS M, cat. Performers, Cameroon

        _ LIBERÉ KITULO ELIE, cat. Musicians, Democratic Republic of Congo

        _ LOCKO, cat. Songwriters, Cameroon

        _ THASI PONDA, cat. Composers & Producers, Democratic Republic of Congo

• SOUTHERN AFRICA

        _ CLEO ICEQUEEN, cat. Performers, Zambia

        _ COSS CHIWALO, cat. Songwriters, Malawi

        _ DAMASCUSS PHIRI, cat. Producers, Malawi

        _ MERRIUM PONDANI (QUEEN FYAH), cat. Performers, Malawi

        _ MIRACLE CHINGA, cat. Musicians, Malawi

        _ MR STASH BEATS, cat. Producers, Zambia

        _ POMPI, cat. Musicians, Zambia

        _ ROBERTO, cat. Songwriters, Zambia

        _ SAMUEL CHIWAKA, cat. Managers, Malawi

        _ TIWONGE HANGO, cat. Composers, Malawi

• CARIBBEAN DIASPORA

        _ ALI ANGEL, cat. Producers, Martinique

        _ JOSÉ ZEBINA, cat. Musicians, Martinique

        _ JOËL JACOULET, cat. Composers, Martinique

        _ JOËL LUTBERT, cat. Songwriters, Martinique

        _ MAURANE VOYER, cat. Performers, Martinique

• LATIN AMERICA DIASPORA

        _ ADAYMU, cat. Performers, Chile

        _ AFROITO, cat. Performers, Brazil

        _ ALEXIS PLAY, cat. Producers, Colombia

        _ BRYAM RUIZ, cat. Musicians, Colombia

        _ CYNTHIA MONTAÑO, cat. Songwriters, Colombia

        _ DESSA FERREIRA, cat. Composers, Brazil

        _ DONA CONCEIÇÃO, cat. Songwriters, Brazil

        _ ESTEBAN COPETE, cat. Composers, Colombia

        _ JOSS DEE, cat. Producers, Brazil

        _ LILIANA ESCOBAR – AE AGENCIA, cat. Managers, Colombia

        _ MAPAPO CASTILLO, cat. Managers, Chile

        _ MAURICIO TIZUMBA, cat. Musicians, Brazil

        _ NEKKI, cat. Songwriters, Chile

        _ NIDIA GÓNGORA, cat. Performers, Colombia

        _ OMAR CARRASCO, cat. Musicians, Chile

        _ PABLO TRUQUERO, cat. Producers, Chile

        _ REIKAT, cat. Producers, Chile

        _ TÂNIA ARTUR, cat. Managers, Brazil