2017 in African music

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Events

January 2 - The annual Kaapse Klopse minstrel festival takes place in Cape Town.
February 24-25 - "Ultra South Africa" festival is held in Cape Town and Johannesburg, headlined by Dash Berlin, David Guetta and KSHMR.^[1]
March 13 - The 30th anniversary of the death of Nigerian organist and composer Fela Sowande is marked by an article by Godwin Sadoh.^[2]
July 5 - The grave of George Wilberforce Kakoma, composer of the Ugandan National anthem, is reported to have been vandalised and the composer's body stolen.^[3]
September 5 - Mauritanian singer and politician Malouma Mint El Meidah is placed under house arrest by the government, following an investigation into "economic crimes".^[4]

January 16 - William Onyeabor, 70, Nigerian musician and businessman^[11]
August 11 - Segun Bucknor, 71, Nigerian musician (complications from multiple strokes)^[12]
September 2 - Halim El-Dabh, 96, Egyptian composer and ethnomusicologist^[13]
December 1 - Maelé [es], 59, Equatorial Guinean singer^[14]

^ "Ultra South Africa - Previous Lineups". Ultra Worldwide. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
^ "Intercultural Elements in the Organ Works of Fela Sowande." The Diapason 1288, Vol. 108, No. 3 (March 2017): 23-25.
^ "Vandals dig Kakoma's grave, remains feared stolen". BBC News. July 5, 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
^ "El Malouma Mint El Meidah en résidence surveillée". adrar-info.net (in French). September 5, 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
^ Herald, The (27 April 2017). "Janet Manyowa to launch second album". The Herald. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
^ Mosquito Records London (May 14, 2017). "Ike Moriz - Gold Rush". Mosquito Records London News. Archived from the original on 2018-09-28. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
^ "Maurice Louca, Maryam Saleh, Tamer Abu Ghazaleh - Lekhfa (Egypt)". SceneNoise. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
^ "Tribute To Ndiouga Dieng receives rave reviews!". Orchestra Baobab official website. 3 August 2017.
^ "Newsletter May 2018" (PDF). Cairo Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
^ "Somkhele Iyamah, Adesua Etomi, Adunni Ade attend old school themed premiere". Pulse. April 9, 2017. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
^ Lynskey, Dorian (18 January 2017). "William Onyeabor: one of music's most insoluble puzzles to the end". theguardian.com. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
^ Afro-pop Singer Segun Bucknor Dies
^ Egyptian ethnomusicologist and pioneer of electronic music Halim El-Dabh dies at 96
^ Los genios nunca mueren (in Spanish)