List of African musicians
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This is a list of African musicians and musical groups.
[edit] Algeria
[edit] Angola
[edit] Benin
[edit] Botswana
[edit] Burkina Faso
[edit] Burundi
[edit] Cameroon
- Njacko Backo
- Francis Bebey
- Moni Bilé
- Diboué Black
- Manu Dibango
- Coco Mbassi
- Kristo Numpuby
- Sally Nyolo
- Petit Pays
- Les Têtes Brulées
- Sam Fan Thomas
- Richard Bona
- Yannick Noah
[edit] Côte d'Ivoire
[edit] Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)
[edit] Democratic Republic of the Congo (former Zaire)
- African Fiesta
- Awilo Longomba
- Bimi Ombale
- Diblo Dibala
- Dindo Yogo
- Franco and OK Jazz
- Grand Kalle and African Jazz
- Jean Bosco Mwenda
- Jimmy Omonga
- Josky Kiambukuta Londa
- Kanda Bongo Man
- King Kester Emeneya
- Koffi Olomide
- Konono Nº1
- Lokua Kanza
- Madilu Système
- Marie Daulne
- M'bilia Bel
- Michel Boyibanda
- Mose Fan Fan
- Dr Nico Kasanda
- Ndombe Opetum
- Nyboma Mwan'dido
- Papa Wemba
- Pepe Kalle
- Les Quatre Étoiles
- Ray Lema
- Sam Mangwana
- Simaro Lutumba
- Staff Benda Bilili
- Tabu Ley Rochereau and African Fiesta
- Werrason Ngiama Makanda
- Wuta Mayi
- Zaiko Langa Langa
[edit] Ethiopia
- Teddy Afro
- Alemu Aga
- Mahmoud Ahmed
- Tadesse Alemu
- Mulatu Astatke
- Aster Aweke
- Girma Bèyènè
- Ali Birra
- Alèmayèhu Eshèté
- Tlahoun Gèssèssè
- Gigi
- Gétatchèw Mèkurya
- Kuku Sebsebe
- Asnaketch Worku
[edit] Gambia
[edit] Ghana
- George Darko
- E. T. Mensah
- Osibisa
- Reggie Rockstone
- Buk Bak
- Abrewa Nana
- Tic Tac
- VIP (hip hop crew)
- Daddy Lumba
[edit] Guinea
- Sona Tata Condé
- Sekouba Bambino
- Daddi Cool
- Les Ballets Africains
- Balla et ses Balladins
- Bembeya Jazz
- Djeli Moussa Diawara
- Famoudou Konaté
- Mory Kanté
- Mamady Keita
[edit] Guinea-Bissau
[edit] Kenya
- Fadhili William
- Daudi Kabaka
- Fundi Konde
- Ayub Ogada
- Tony Nyadundo
- Wanyika bands, including Simba Wanyika and its offshoots
- Suzzana Owiyo
- Mighty King Kong
- Eric Wainaina (musician)
- George Ramogi
- Princess Jully
- Harry Kimani
[edit] Mali
- Boubacar Traoré
- Mory Kanté
- Salif Keita
- Toumani Diabaté
- Kandia Kouyaté
- Habib Koité
- Issa Bagayogo
- Rokia Traoré
- Tinariwen
- Ali Farka Touré
- Amadou et Mariam
- Oumou Sangaré
[edit] Mauritania
[edit] Mozambique
[edit] Niger
[edit] Nigeria
- Eddy Wata
- Fela Anikulapo Kuti
- Sir Victor Uwaifo
- Onyeka Onwenu
- Oliver De Coque
- 9ice
- Shirley Bassey
- Tunde Nightingale
- Femi Kuti
- Adé Bantu
- Tunde King
- Ayinde Bakare
- Yusuf Olatunji
- King Sunny Ade
- I.K. Dairo
- Ebenezer Obey
- Haruna Ishola
- Ayinla Kollington
- Prince Nico Mbarga
- Lagbaja
- Oriental Brothers
- Shina Peters
- Alhaji Abass Akande Obesere
- Osita Osadebe
- Sonny Okosuns
- Adewale Ayuba
- Sade Adu
- Tope Alabi
- Alhaji Dauda Epo-Akara
- Alhaji Alamu Atatalo
- Babatunde Olatunji
- Majek Fashek
- Fela Sowande
- Rex Lawson
- Plantashun Boyz
- Eedris Abdulkareem
- Tony Tetuila
- 2 Face
- Genevieve Nnaji
- Faze
- D'banj
- JJC and 419 Squad
- Rugged man
- P-Square
- Tony Allen
- Peter King
- William Onyeabor
- Nneka Egbuna
[edit] Senegal
- Akon
- Baaba Maal
- Ismaël Lô
- Orchestra Baobab
- Positive Black Soul
- Thione Seck and Raam Daan
- Star Band
- Touré Kunda
- Youssou N'Dour and Étoile de Dakar
- Xalam (band)
[edit] Sierra Leone
[edit] South Africa
See: List of South African musicians
[edit] Tanzania
- Ras Nas
- Cool James
- Gangwe Mobb
- Juma Nature
- Saida Karoli
- Bi Kidude
- George Kinyonga
- Wilson Kinyonga
- Kwanza Unit
- Lady Jaydee
- Daniel Owino Misiani
- Tumi Molekane
- Mr. II
- Remmy Ongala & Orchestra Matimila
- Professor Jay
- Ray C
- Imani Sanga
- Wanyika bands, including Simba Wanyika and its offshoots
- X Plastaz
- Hukwe Zawose
[edit] Togo
[edit] Uganda
- Bataka Squad
- Bebe Cool
- Bobi Wine
- Geoffrey Oryema
- Iryn Namubiru
- Jose Chameleon
- Juliana Kanyomozi
- Klear Kut
- Madoxx
- Paulo Kafeero
- Philly Lutaaya
- Saba Saba aka Krazy Native
[edit] Zambia
[edit] Zimbabwe
- Albert Nyathi
- Alick Macheso
- Bhundu Boys
- Busi Ncube
- Ephat Mujuru
- Hohodza
- Leonard Dembo
- Oliver Mtukudzi
- Paul Matavire
- R.U.N.N. family
- Safirio Madzikatire
- Simon Chimbetu
- Siyaya
- Solomon 'Jah Solo' Skuza
- Stella Chiweshe
- System Tazvida
- Thomas Mapfumo
- Tongai Moyo
[edit] See also
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