List of African musicians
This is a list of African musicians and musical groups.
Algeria
- Cheb Mami
- Idir
- Khaled
- Souad Massi
- Lounès Matoub
- Bellemou Messaoud
- Ahmad Baba Rachid
- Rachid Taha
- Cheikha Rimitti
Angola
- Maria de Lourdes Pereira dos Santos Van-Dúnem
Benin
Botswana
- Franco and Afro Musica
- Matsieng
- Maxy
- Zeus
- Slizer
- Banjo Mosele
Burkina Faso
- Bil Aka Kora
- Cheikh Lô
- Dramane Kone
- Farafina
Burundi
Cameroon
- Njacko Backo
- Francis Bebey
- Moni Bilé
- Diboué Black
- Richard Bona
- Les Têtes Brulées
- Manu Dibango
- Charlotte Dipanda
- Stanley Enow
- Jovi
- Michael Kiessou
- Coco Mbassi
- Yannick Noah
- Kristo Numpuby
- Sally Nyolo
- Petit Pays
- Sam Fan Thomas
- Wes Madiko
- Lady Ponce
Cape Verde
- Cesaria Evora
Côte d'Ivoire
- Alpha Blondy
- Magic System
- Ernesto Djédjé
- Tiken Jah Fakoly
- DJ Arafat
Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)
- Franklin Boukaka
- Kosmos Moutouari
- Pierre Moutouari
- Fernand Mabala
- Rapha Bounzeki
- Samba Djo
- Rigadin Mavoungou
- Mamie Claudia
- Loko Massengo
- Roga Roga
- Chiden de MBouta
- Fofana Moulady
- Théo Blaise Kounkou
- Jacques Koyo
- Aurus Mabele
- Jacques Loubelo
Democratic Republic of the Congo (former Zaire)
See: List of Democratic Republic of the Congo musicians
Egypt
- Amal Maher
- Amira Selim
- Amr Diab
- Angham
- Anoushka
- Carmen Suleiman
- Dina El Wedidi
- Hisham Abbas
- Leila Mourad
- Mohamed Mounir
- Mohammed Abdel Wahab
- Mounira El Mahdeya
- Nesma Mahgoub
- Ratiba El-Hefny
- Ruby
- Sayed Darwish
- Shadiya
- Sherine
- Umm Kulthum
- Yasmine Niazy
- Yousra
- Zizi Adel
Ethiopia
- Tlahoun Gèssèssè
- Mahmoud Ahmed
- Aster Aweke
- Alèmayèhu Eshèté
- Mulatu Astatke
- Teddy Afro
- Alemu Aga
- Tadesse Alemu
- Girma Bèyènè
- Ali Birra
- Gigi
- Gétatchèw Mèkurya
- Kuku Sebsebe
- Asnaketch Worku
Gambia
- Sona Maya Jobarteh
- Foday Musa Suso
Ghana
- Amakye Dede
- Daddy Lumba
- Sarkodie
- Edem (rapper)
- chewbizkit
- Bariston Jr (rapper)
- Don Leslie (Dancehall)
- Young Warlock (kpanlogo)
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
- Ballet Nimba
Guinea-Bissau
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
- Wahu
- David Mathenge, a.k.a. Nameless
- Redsan
- Elani
- Musa Juma
- Omondi Tony
Liberia
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
Mauritania
Mozambique
Niger
Nigeria
See: List of Nigerian musicians
Rwanda
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)
Sierra Leone
South Africa
See: List of South African musicians
South Sudan
Tanzania
Sudan
Togo
Uganda
See: List of Ugandan musicians
Zambia
- Amayenge
- Distro Kuomboka
- DJ LBC
- Victor Kachaka
- Jordan Katembula
- Larry Maluma
- Mashome Blue Jeans
- Moonga K.
- Leo "K'millian" Moyo
- Tasila Mwale
- Yvonne Mwale
- Paul Ngozi
- Alick Nkhata
- Nashil Pichen
- Slap Dee
- Lazarus Tembo
- Lily Tembo
- Witch
- Ballad Zulu
- Maiko Zulu
- Shom-C
Zimbabwe
See: List of Zimbabwean musicians
See also
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