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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 .
AKA (1988–2023), hip-hop artist and record producer; aKing, acoustic rock band; Akustika Chamber Singers, chamber choir from Pretoria; Ashur Petersen (born 1996), Cape Malay musician [1] Sizwe Alakine, Amapiano musician (aka Reason, rapper) Amampondo, traditional Xhosa percussion group from Cape Town; Anatii (born 1993), hip-hop artist and ...
A-Q – hip hop artist; Abiodun Koya (born 1980) – gospel singer, opera singer; Ada Ehi – Gospel Artiste and songwriter; Adé Bantu – Nigerian-German musician, producer, front man of the 13 piece band BANTU; Adekunle Gold – singer, songwriter; Adesua Etomi-Wellington; Adewale Ayuba – fuji music singer; Ado Gwanja – hausa singer ...
Tasha Cobbs (born 1981): contemporary Christian music, urban contemporary gospel Freddy Cole (1931–2020): jazz J. Cole (born 1985): hip-hop ( African-American father)
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
Solo artists are alphabetised by their stage name or surname—whichever is more common. Choirs that sing in Afrikaans are also included in the list, but other music groups are listed in the "Music groups" section below. The first major South African singers to record in Afrikaans were Ada Forrest and Annie Visser, in 1908. [1
Lucky Dube, South African reggae musician (1964–2007) Evison Matafale, Malawian reggae musician (1969–2001) Prince Far I (1945–1983), deejay; Buju Banton (1973–), dancehall and ragga musician and singer; Damian Marley (1978–), musician and singer; Ky-Mani Marley(1976–), musician and singer; Stephen Marley (1972–), musician and singer
Dates of birth and death are unknown for several composers whose music, published during the 19th century, is described in "Historical Notes on African-American and Jamaican Melodies". These composers include Harry Bloodgood, Samuel Butler, Dudley C. Clark, Harry Davis, Pete Devonear, Fred C. Lyons, Henry Newman, James S. Putnam, and Francis V ...