Adedeji Olamide, hip-hop singer and talented rapper, otherwise known as ‘Badoo’ represented West Africa at the joint conference of the African Union (AU) and All Africa Music Award (AFRIMA) held on April 29, 2015, at the African
Union Commission headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The theme of the conference was: “Using Music, Culture and Entertainment as tools for a new Africa.” The conference featured the official unveiling of the 2015 AFRIMA calendar. The YBNL boss and superstar whose impact is felt by music pundits both within and outside Nigeria beats other African artistes to win the Album of the Year trophy at 2014 AFRIMA award in the continental category.
Other 2014 AFRIMA award winners at the joint conference were Ahmed Soultan from Morocco who won the Best Male Artiste in North Africa award, Cindy Munyavi from Zimbabwe who won the Best Female in Southern Africa. Radio and Weasel from Uganda won the Eastern Africa Best African Reggae. The
Central Africa region was represented by Laurette La Perle, she carted home the Best Female in Central Africa trophy at the 2014 AFRIMA award ceremony.
2014 AFRIMA nominee and Ethiopian citizen Tsedenia who got nominated in the
Best African Contemporary award category was also at the conference alongside
other top Ethiopian music artistes.
