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  2. List of African musicians - Wikipedia

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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 .

  3. List of African guitarists - Wikipedia

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    Diblo Dibala - Congolese soukous musician, known as "Machine Gun" for his speed and skill on the guitar; Mamadou Diop (also known as Modou Diop) - Senegalese rhythm guitarist, now based in the United States; Sona Jobarteh - Griot kora player, singer and guitarist from Gambia; Nico Kasanda (a.k.a. "Dr. Nico") - a pioneer of soukous music

  4. Music of Africa - Wikipedia

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    Zenzile Miriam Makeba was said to have been one of the most influential and popular musicians of Africa, beginning in the 1950s. She was a part of three bands, including one all-woman band and two others. She performed all types of jazz music, traditional African music, and music that was popular in Western Africa at the time.

  5. List of African-American singers - Wikipedia

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    Alyson Cambridge (born 1980): operatic soprano and classical music, jazz, and American popular song singer Cam'ron : Hip hop Mariah Carey (born 1969): R&B, pop, hip-hop, soul

  6. List of composers of African descent - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. List of Afrikaans singers - Wikipedia

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    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

  8. List of South African musicians - Wikipedia

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    This list of South African musicians includes notable individual musicians as well as musical ensembles whose members are South African by birth or nationality. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.

  9. African popular music - Wikipedia

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    African popular music (also styled Afropop, Afro-pop, Afro pop or African pop), [1] can be defined as any African music, regardless of genre, that uses Western pop musical instruments, such as the guitar, piano, trumpet, etc. [2] Afropop is a genre of music that combines elements from both African traditional music with Western pop music ...