List Of African Musicians - Best African Music

This is a list of African musicians and musical groups.

Algeria

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• Cheb Mami
• Idir
• Khaled
• Souad Massi
• Lounès Matoub
• Bellemou Messaoud
• Ahmad Baba Rachid
• Rachid Taha
• Cheikha Rimitti

Angola

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See: List of Angolan musicians

Benin

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• Angélique Kidjo
• Wally Badarou

Botswana

• Culture Spears
• Banjo Mosele
• Franco and Afro Musica
• Matsieng
• Zeus

Burkina Faso

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• Amadou Balaké
• Bil Aka Kora
• Cheikh Lô
• Dramane Kone
• Farafina

Burundi

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• Khadja Nin
• Dudu Pukwana

Cameroon

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See: List of Cameroonian musicians

Cape Verde

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• Cesaria Evora
• Gil Semedo

Côte d'Ivoire

• Alpha Blondy
• Magic System
• Ernesto Djédjé
• Tiken Jah Fakoly
• DJ Arafat
• Serge Beynaud

Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)

• Youlou Mabiala
• Pierre Moutouari
• JB Mpiana
• Werrason
• Alain Makaba
• Papa Wemba
• Kofi Olomide
• Ferre Gola
• Fally Ipupa
• Mbilia Bel
• Mpongo Love
• Abeti Masikini
• Franco Luambo Makiadi
• General Defao
• Lutumba Simaro Masiya
• Madilu System
• Gabi Lita Bembo
• Mopero Wa Maloba
• Youlou Mabiala
• Bavon Marie Marie
• Nico Kasenda
• Papa Noel
• Tabuley Rocherau

Democratic Republic of the Congo (former Zaire)

See: List of Democratic Republic of the Congo musicians

Egypt

See: List of Egyptian musicians

Ethiopia

• Tlahoun Gèssèssè
• Mahmoud Ahmed
• Aster Aweke
• Alèmayèhu Eshèté
• Mulatu Astatke
• Teddy Afro
• Alemu Aga
• Tadesse Alemu
• Girma Bèyènè
• Ali Birra
• Gigi
• Kuku Sebsebe
• Asnaketch Worku
• Hailu Mergia

Gambia

• Sona Maya Jobarteh
• Foday Musa Suso

Ghana

See: List of Ghanaian musicians

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

• José Carlos Schwarz
• Eneida Marta

Kenya

See: List of Kenyan musicians

Liberia

• DenG
• Sundaygar Dearboy
• KNERO
• Takun-J

Madagascar

See: List of Malagasy musicians

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
• Afel Bocoum
• Lobi Traoré
• Fatoumata Diawara
• Djelimady Tounkara
• Rail Band

Mauritania

• Dimi Mint Abba

Mozambique

• Wazimbo
• Ghorwane
• Fany Pfumo
• Stewart Sukuma
• Moreira Chonguica
• Banda Kakana
• Lizha James
• Neyma
• Mingas
• Al Bowlly
• Wazimbo
• 340ml

Niger

• Mamar Kassey
• Mdou Moctar

Nigeria

See: List of Nigerian musicians

Rwanda

• Alpha Rwirangira
• Tom Close
• Riderman
• King James
• Knolwess Butera

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

• Bai Kamara
• S. E. Rogie
• Steady Bongo
• K-Man
• Emmerson
• Anis Halloway
• Supa Laj

South Africa

See: List of South African musicians

South Sudan

• Yaba Angelosi
• Mary Boyoi
• Emmanuel Jal
• Silver X
• Cj Oman

Sudan

• Abdel Aziz El Mubarak
• AlKabli
• Mohammed Wardi

Swaziland

• Dusty & Stones

Tanzania

• Saida Karoli
• Lady Jaydee
• Professor Jay
• TID
• Rose Mhando
• Vanessa Mdee
• A.Y.
• Ruby
• Remmy Ongala
• Diamond Platinumz
• Harmonize

Togo

• Bella Bellow
• King Mensah

Uganda

See: List of Ugandan musicians

Zambia

See: List of Zambian musicians

Zimbabwe

See: List of Zimbabwean musicians

See also

• List of Soukous musicians
• List of African guitarists

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