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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 .
One of the most important 20th century singers of South African popular music was Miriam Makeba, who played a key-role, in the 60s, in drawing global audience's attention to African music and its meaning. Zenzile Miriam Makeba was said to have been one of the most influential and popular musicians of Africa, beginning in the 1950s.
Brenda Nokuzola Fassie [2] (3 November 1964 – 9 May 2004) [3] was a South African singer, songwriter, dancer and activist. [4] Affectionately called MaBrrr by her fans, she is also known as the "Queen of African Pop" or the "Madonna of The Townships." Fassie was a legendary figure in South African music, celebrated for her powerful voice ...
Classical and art music in South Africa reached its zenith of popularity in the mid-20th century and was primarily composed by a triumvirate of Afrikaner composers known as the "fathers of South African art music." [5] These composers were Arnold van Wyk, Hubert du Plessis, and Stefans Grové.
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 ...
This is a list of notable past and present musicians in Ghana 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 .
For the first time, African music will have its own category at the Grammys. The Recording Academy will showcase three new categories for this year’s awards, including “Best African Music ...
Nico Kasanda (a.k.a. "Dr. Nico") - a pioneer of soukous music; Omar Khorshid - Influential Egyptian pioneer guitar virtuoso who accompanied many singers, including Farid Al Atrash, Umm Kulthum, Mohamed Abdel Wahab, and Abdel Halim Hafez. Habib Koité - vocalist and guitarist from Mali; Ismaël Lô - Senegalese musician and actor