SP Sarpong gets AFRIMMA Awards nod

Award winning gospel artiste, SP Kofi Sarpong has made history for being the first Ghanaian gospel artiste to be nominated at the annual African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA.

The reigning VGMA Gospel Artiste of the Year who is nominated in the Best Gospel Artiste category  said he is gearing up for the awards event scheduled for Nigeria in October.

SP Sarpong is in contention for the award with the likes of Frank Edwards (Nigeria), Uche Agu (Nigeria), Willy Paul(Kenya), Icha Kavons (Congo), Ntokozo Mbambo (South Africa) and Sinach (Nigeria).

The I Believe artiste also faces home “rivalry” from UK based Ghanaian artiste, Sonnie Badu.

However, inspite of the fierce competition, SP Sarpong is hopeful of grabbing the award to Ghana.

“This nomination means a lot to me and the whole gospel music fraternity because this is the first time a gospel artiste based in Ghana has been nominated. 

I’m really excited about it but my joy will be complete if I come back home with the award.

 And I can only achieve that with the support of Ghanaians and my colleagues in the industry,” he told Showbiz in an interview yesterday, July 27.

According to SP Sarpong “It is always a great feeling to know that you are being appreciated for your work and it motivates me to work harder”.

Apart from SP Sarpong, other Ghanaian artistes nominated for awards at the event are Sarkodie, Bisa Kdei, Stonebwoy, Shatta Wale, Samini, Efya, MzVee, Mr. Eazi and Kofi Kinaata. 

Since its iinception, the AFRIMMA has celebrated African artistes and the different genre of African  music-  Afrobeats, Assiko, Bongo, Decale, Funana, Genge, Highlife, Hiplife, Kwaito, Lingala and Soukous - which identify the cultural roots of the continent and this year’s edition will be no exception.