List of African musicians
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This is a list of African musicians and musical groups.
[edit] Algeria
[edit] Angola
[edit] Benin
- Angelique Kidjo
- Orchestre Poly-Rhythmo
- Disc Afrique
- Les Astronauts
- Wally Badarou
- Nel Oliver
- Diamant Noir
- Gonossas Pedro
[edit] Botswana
- Franco and Afro Musica
- Matsieng
- Wrust
- Punah Gabasiane
- Ndingo Johwa
[edit] Burkina Faso
- Bil Aka Kora
- Farafina
- Les Frères Coulibaly
- Cheikh Lô
[edit] Burundi
[edit] Cameroon
- Ekambi Brillant
- Francis Bebey
- Moni Bilé
- Manu Dibango
- Lapiro de Mbanga
- Coco Mbassi
- Kristo Numpuby
- Sally Nyolo
- Petit Pays
- Les Têtes Brulées
- Sam Fan Thomas
- Charles Lembe
- Samy Diko
- Prince Aime
- Richard Bona
- Henry Dikongue
- Sergio Polo
- Fred Bolo
- Yannick Noah
- Narcisse Prize
- Mama nguea
- Chantal Ayisi
- Willy De Paris
- Afo A Kom
- Longue Longue
- Lapiro De Mbanga
- Grace Deka
- Ben Deka
- Isaac Deka
- Takam II
- Tom Yohms
[edit] Côte d'Ivoire
- Alpha Blondy
- Magic System
- Meiway
- Ismael Isaac
- Couper Décaler
- Fadaldey
- Tatapom
- Ernesto Djédjé
- Ibrahim Sylla
[edit] Democratic Republic of Congo (former Zaire)
- African Fiesta
- Awilo Longomba
- Bialu Madilu System
- Bimi Ombale
- Choc Stars
- Classic Swédé Swédé
- Marie Daulne
- Defao Matumona
- Diblo Dibala
- Dindo Yogo
- Faya Tess
- Felix Wazekwa
- Franco and OK Jazz
- Grand Kalle and African Jazz
- Jimmy Omonga
- Kanda Bongo Man
- King Kester Emeneya
- Koffi Olomide
- Konono No. 1
- Lokassa Ya Mbongo
- Lokua Kanza
- Madilu Système
- M'bilia Bel
- Monza Le Premier
- Jean Bosco Mwenda
- Dr Nico Kasanda
- Kékélé
- Nyboma Mwan'dido
- Papa Wemba
- Pepe Kalle
- Les Quatre Étoiles
- Ray Lema
- Reddy Amisi
- Sam Mangwana
- Shiko Mawatu
- Soukous Stars
- Tabu Ley Rochereau and African Fiesta
- Tshala Muana
- Viva la Musica
- Wenge Musica
- Werrason Ngiama Makanda
- Zaiko Langa Langa
[edit] Ethiopia
- Hamelmal Abate
- Teddy Afro
- Alemu Aga
- Mahmoud Ahmed
- Tadesse Alemu
- Fèqadu Amdè-Mesqel
- Martha Ashagari
- Mulatu Astatke
- Aster Aweke
- Samuel Bèlay
- Bezunesh Bekele
- Tadele Beqele
- Tsèhaytu Bèraki
- Yohannes Berhanu
- Girma Bèyènè
- Ali Birra
- Dahlak Band
- Alèmayèhu Eshèté
- Teferi Felleqe
- Bahta Gèbrè-Heywèt
- Tlahoun Gèssèssè
- Gigi
- Getachew Kassa
- Asfaw Kebbebe
- Tèsfa-Maryam Kidané
- Gétatchèw Mèkurya
- Muluqèn Mèllèssè
- Tèshomè Meteku
- Yezinna Negash
- Tèwèldè Rèdda
- Kuku Sebsebe
- Wallias Band
- Menelik Wèsnatchèw
- Asnaketch Worku
- Sèyfu Yohannès
[edit] Gambia
- Demba Konteh
- Kanja Kouyaté
- Foday Musa Suso
- Jaliba Kouyaté
- Malamini Jobarté
- Ebrima Jobarté = Tata Dindin
- Pa Jorbarté
- Mande Sey
- Mam Tamsir Njai
- Mass Love
[edit] Ghana
- Obrafour
- Genesis Gospel Singers
- E. T. Mensah
- African Brothers International Band
- King Bruce and the Black Beats
- Kou Nimo
- A.B. Crentsil's Sweet Talks
- Osibisa
- Alex Konadu
- Sidney
- Reggie Rockstone
- Lord Kenya
- Buk Bak
- Abrewa Nana
- Talking Drums
- Ofori Mensah
- Tic Tac
- Praye
- Wutah
- VIP
- Batman
- TH4 Kwages
- Ofori Amponsah
- Kofi Nti
- Tinny
- Lumba
- KK Fosu
- F.B.S
- Kontihene
- Castro Destroyer
- Mzbel
[edit] Guinea
- Sona Tata Condé
- Sekouba Bambino
- Daddi Cool
- Les Ballets Africains
- Balla et ses Balladins
- Sekouba Bambina Diabaté
- Bembeya Jazz
- Jali Musa Jawara
- Famoudou Konaté
- Kade Diawara
- Oumou Diabaté
- Mory Kanté
- Momo Wandel Soumah
- Yaya Bangoura
[edit] Guinea-Bissau
- José Carlos Schwarz
- Dulce Neves
- Manecas Costa
- Kaba Mané
- Super Mama Djombo
- Didinte
[edit] Kenya
- Fadhili William
- Daudi Kabaka
- Fundi Konde
- Ayub Ogada
- Necessary Noize
- Wanyika bands, including Simba Wanyika and its offshoots
[edit] Mali
- Boubacar Traoré
- Mory Kanté
- Salif Keita
- Toumani Diabaté
- Kandia Kouyaté
- Habib Koité
- Kasse Mady Diabaté
- Rokia Traoré
- Tinariwen
- Ali Farka Touré
- Amadou et Mariam
- Oumou Sangaré
- Tiken Jah Fakoly
- Oumar Keita
- Coco Dembele
- Aska Modibu
- Afel Bocoum
- Lobi Traoré
[edit] Mauritania
- Khalifa Ould Eide and Dimi Mint Abba
- Mabuma
- Tahra
[edit] Mozambique
[edit] Niger
- Mahaman Garba
- Amadou Hamza
- Karaka
- Saadou Bari
- Madelle Idarri
- Moussa Pussy
- Mamar Kassey
[edit] Nigeria
- Fela Anikulapo Kuti
- Onyeka Onwenu
- Oliver Decoque
- Shirley Bassey
- Tunde Nightingale
- Femi Kuti
- BANTU
- Irewolede Denge
- Tunde King
- Ayinde Bakare
- Yusuf Olatunji
- Jolly Orchestra
- King Sunny Ade
- I.K. Dairo
- Ebenezer Obey
- Haruna Ishola
- Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde Barrister
- Ayinla Kollington
- Prince Nico Mbarga
- Lagbaja
- Oriental Brothers
- Shina Peters
- Wasiu Ayinde Marshall
- Alhaji Abass Akande Obesere
- Osita Osadebe
- Sonny Okosuns
- Onyeka Owenu
- Adewale Ayuba
- Sade Adu
- Tope Alabi
- Alhaji Dauda Epo-Akara
- Alhaji Alamu Atatalo
- Babatunde Olatunji
- Majek Fashek
- Fela Sowande
- Rex Lawson
- Daddy Show Key
- The Remedies
- Plantashun Boyz
- Pasuma
- Eedris Abdulkareem
- Tony Tetuila
- Modenine
- 2 Face
- Faze
- D'banj
- JJC and 419 Squad
- Rugged man
- Bolade Bentley
- P-Square
- Sunny Nneji
- Shawl-x
- Paul Play Dairo
- Abounce M. C.
- Dele Abiodun
- Tony Allen
- Gaspar Lawal
- Shina Williams
- Six Foot Plus
- Peter King
- Sir Victor Uwaifo
- Orlando Julius
- william onyeabor
- Bola Abimbola
- Georgie Gold
Banky W
[edit] Sierra Leone
- Jimmy B
- Ngoh Gbetuwai
- Afro-Nationals
- S. E. Rogie
- Steady Bongo (aka Lansana Sheriff)
[edit] South Africa
See: List of South African musicians
[edit] Tanzania
- Cool James
- Gangwe Mobb
- Juwata Jazz
- Juma Nature
- Saida Karoli
- Bi Kidude
- George Kinyonga (founder of Simba Wanyika)
- Wilson Kinyonga (founder of Simba Wanyika)
- Kwanza Unit
- Lady Jaydee
- Daniel Owino Misiani
- Tumi Molekane
- Mr. II
- Remmy Ongala & Orchestra Matimila
- Orchestra Maquis Original
- Professor Jay
- Ray C
- Imani Sanga
- Wanyika bands, including Simba Wanyika and its offshoots
- X Plastaz
- Hukwe Zawose
[edit] Togo
- Bella Bellow
- Fifi Rafiatou
- Ninou Toki La
- Jimmy Hope
- Afia Mala
- Vicky Bila
[edit] Uganda
- Bataka Squad
- Geoffrey Oryema
- Ragga Dee
- Jose Chameleon
- Juliana Kanyomozi
- Klear Kut
- Madoxx
- Philly Lutaaya
- Saba Saba aka Krazy Native
- Samite of Uganda
[edit] Zambia
- Amayenge
- Black Muntu
- Danny (Zambia)
- Desh zambia
- Green Mamba Band
- Hosanna Gospel Band
- J.K. (Zambia)
- Jaggari Chanda's Great Witch
- Stephen Tsotsi Kasumali
- John Lushi
- Junior Mulemena Boys
- Machine-Gunners
- William Mapulanga
- Masasa Band
- Mashome Blue Jeans
- Musi-o-tunya
- Paul Ngozi
- Serenje Kalindula
- Shatel
- Zambian Acapella
[edit] Zimbabwe
- 2 BG
- Albert Nyathi
- Alexio Kambarami
- Alicious weMaskiri
- Alick Macheso
- Allan Chimbetu
- Amabhubhesi
- Andy Brown
- Betty Makaya
- Bhundu Boys
- Biggie Tembo
- Brian Sibalo
- Busi Ncube
- Cephas Mashakada
- Charles Charamba
- Chioniso Maraire
- Dick 'Chinx' Chingaira
- Dino Mudondo
- Distro Kuomboka
- Don Gumbo
- Dorothy Musuka
- Dyton Somanje
- Emmanuel 'Manuza' Tshuma Khumalo
- Elijah Madzikatire
- Enerst Tanga Wekwa Sando
- Enouch Munhenga (Exq)
- Ephat Mujuru
- Ephraim Joe
- Extra Large
- Fanyana Dube
- Franco Hodobo
- Fungisai Zvakavapano
- Hohodza
- Hosiah Chipanga
- Ivy Kombo
- Ivy Kombo
- Iyasa
- Jamal
- James Chimombe
- Jeff 'Outlo' Muchindu
- Job Mashanda
- John Chibadura
- John White
- Jonah Chiunduramoyo
- Kelvin Gudu
- Knowledge Kunenyati
- Leonard Dembo
- [[Leonard Mapfumo
- Lovemore Majaivhana
- Mai Charamba
- Mandebvu
- Marko Sibanda
- Marshal Munhumumwe
- Matthew Kaunda
- Mechanic Manyeruke
- Mukoma Ketai Muchawaya
- Munya Brown
- Ngoni
- Nicholas Zacharia
- Oliver Mtukudzi
- Paul Matavire
- Paul Mpofu
- Picky Kasamba
- Plaxedes Wenyika
- Progress Mapfumo
- Prudence Katomeni Mbofana
- Robson Banda
- Rocqui
- Roy and Royce
- Rozalla Milla
- Safirio Madzikatire
- Sandra Ndebele
- Sani Makhalima
- Sekuru Gora
- Simon Chimbetu
- Solomon 'Jah Solo' Skuza
- Stella Chiweshe
- Steve 'dongie' Makoni
- Steve Dyer
- System Tazvida
- Tafadzwa"dj klokwyze" Mashave
- Thandy Mnkandla
- Tambawoga
- Thomas Makoni
- Thomas Mapfumo
- Tobias Ariketa
- Tongai Moyo
- Tracy Zengeni
- Tusanang Sounds
- Willom Tight
- Zex Manatsa
[edit] See also
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