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This is a list of musicians from African countries This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Reuben Tholakele Caluza (14 November 1895 – 5 March 1969) was a Zulu composer, educator, and significant figure in the development of African choral music and black popular music in South Africa. Known for blending traditional Zulu music with Western harmonic techniques like syncopation, his work modernized African music during the early 20th ...
West African music is arguably the most famous version of African music. The diverse sounds and energies that make up the music and a little of language backing has led to an own original Afrobeat genre of music that has the whole respecting it. Afro music is known for its famous log drums and Shekere shakers that play throughout the songs.
Chief Olufela Obafunmilayo "Fela" Sowande MBE (29 May 1905 – 13 March 1987) was a Nigerian musician and composer. Considered the father of modern Nigerian art music, Sowande is perhaps the most internationally known African composer of works in the European "classical" idiom.
The music of South Africa exhibits a culturally varied musical heritage in conjunction with the multi-ethnic populace.Genres with the greatest international recognition being mbube, isicathamiya, mbaqanga, afrofusion, kwaito, South African pop music, afro house, South African hip hop, Shangaan electro, bacardi house, bolo house, gqom and amapiano.
Afropop!: An Illustrated Guide to Contemporary African Music. Edison, New Jersey: Chartwell Books. ISBN 0-7858-0443-9. OCLC 34018600. Lucia, Christine (2005). The World of South African Music: A Reader. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Press. ISBN 1-904303-36-6. OCLC 62531717. Makeba, Miriam; Hall, James (1988) [1987]. Makeba: My Story ...
There are many styles of traditional and modern music of Ghana, due to Ghana's worldwide geographic position on the African continent. [1] [2] [3] The best known modern genre originating in Ghana is Highlife. [4] For many years, Highlife was the preferred music genre until the introduction of Hiplife and many others. [5] [6]
The people of the North are known for complex percussion instrument music, the one-stringed goje, and a strong praise song vocal tradition.Under Muslim influence since the 14th century, Hausa music uses free-rhythmic improvisation and the Pentatonic scale, similar to other Muslim Sahelian tribes throughout West Africa, such as the Bambara, Kanuri, Fulani and Songhai.