Kenyan Gospel singer Jabidii emerged the winner at the 2019 Africa Gospel Awards Festival (AGAFEST), held in Ghana over the weekend, after being crowned African Reggae/Dancehall artiste of the year.
Jabidii flopped other big wigs he had been paired with, to bring home the prestigious Award. Kenya’s Moji Short Baba, Guardian Angel, Righteousman (Nigeria) Mista Push (Nigeria) Akesse Brempong (Ghana), Nat Abbey (Ghana) were among stars competing with Jabidii in the Dancehall category.
Jabidii and Timeless Noel in Ghana
The news about Jabidii’s win was shared on social media by Citizen TV’s Timeless Noel who had accompanied him to Ghana to collect the Award.
“African Reggae/ Dancehall Artist of the year goes to............ JABIDII 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪 @jabidii_music. TEAM KENYA WE DID IT” wrote Timeless Noel.
Upon receiving the award Jabidii wrote “Thank you fam for always supporting my ministry.
#africagospelaward #africadancehallartist”.
The festival took place at the Fantasy Dome in Accra, Ghana, under the theme “Africa Under One God” seeking to honour work by gospel acts across the continent.
The vimbada hit maker had also been nominated for the “Africa Gospel New Artist of the Year” but unfortunately he did not win in that category.
The Africa Gospel Awards Festival (AGAFEST) is an award event that recognizes and celebrates talents and hardworking gospel acts, ministry, mission projects, outreach and evangelism, charity works and many more works related to the Gospel across Africa.