This is a list of musicians from
African countries
Algeria
''See:''
List of Algerian musicians
Angola
''See:''
List of Angolan musicians
Benin
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Angelique Kidjo
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Wally Badarou
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Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou
Botswana
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Banjo Mosele
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Franco and Afro Musica
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Katlego Kai Kolanyane-Kesupile
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Matsieng
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Joe Morris
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Zeus
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Burkina Faso
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Balaké
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Cheikh Lô
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Dramane Kone
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Farafina
Burundi
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Khadja Nin
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Kebby Boy
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Sat-B
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Miss Erica
Cameroon
''See:''
List of Cameroonian musicians
Cape Verde
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Cesaria Evora
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Gil Semedo
Côte d'Ivoire
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Alpha Blondy
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Magic System
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Nayanka Bell
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Monique Séka
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Ernesto Djédjé
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Tiken Jah Fakoly
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DJ Arafat
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Serge Beynaud
Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)
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Bisso Na Bisso
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Youlou Mabiala
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Pierre Moutouari
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Franklin Boukaka
Democratic Republic of the Congo (former Zaire)
''See:''
List of Democratic Republic of the Congo musicians
Egypt
''See:''
List of Egyptian musicians
Eritrea
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Abraham Afewerki
Ethiopia
Gabon
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Oliver N'Goma
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Patience Dabany
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Annie-Flore Batchiellilys
Gambia
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Sona Maya Jobarteh
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Foday Musa Suso
Ghana
Guinea
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Sona Tata Condé
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Sekouba Bambino
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Les Ballets Africains
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Balla et ses Balladins
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Bembeya Jazz
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Djeli Moussa Diawara
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Famoudou Konaté
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Mory Kanté
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Mamady Keita
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Ballet Nimba
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Mista Shaw
Guinea-Bissau
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José Carlos Schwarz
José Carlos Schwarz (Bissau, December 6, 1949 – Havana, May 27, 1977) was a Bissau-Guinean poet and musician. Biography
José Carlos Schwarz was born in Bissau (Portuguese Guinea) from well-to-do parents of Cape Verde, Cape Verdean, Portugue ...
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Eneida Marta
Kenya
Liberia
Madagascar
''See:''
List of Malagasy musicians
Mali
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Vieux Farke Touré
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Boubacar Traoré
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Mory Kanté
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Salif Keita
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Toumani Diabaté
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Kandia Kouyaté
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Habib Koité
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Issa Bagayogo
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Rokia Traoré
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Tinariwen
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Ali Farka Touré
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Amadou et Mariam
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Oumou Sangaré
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Afel Bocoum
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Lobi Traoré
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Fatoumata Diawara
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Djelimady Tounkara
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Rail Band
Mauritania
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Dimi Mint Abba
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Malouma
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Noura Mint Seymali
Morocco
Mozambique
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Wazimbo
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Ghorwane
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Fany Pfumo
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Stewart Sukuma
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Moreira Chonguica
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Lizha James
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Neyma
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Mingas
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Al Bowlly
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Wazimbo
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340ml
340ml (pronounced: ''three forty mil'') is an African musical group who originate from Mozambique, Maputo, but are now based in Johannesburg, South Africa. They have therefore jokingly been described by some as being "Jozambican". The band incor ...
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Afric Simone
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Zena Abacar
Namibia
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Jericho
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Niger
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Mamar Kassey
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Mdou Moctar
Nigeria
''See
List of Nigerian musicians''
Rwanda
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Christopher Muneza
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Ariel Wayz
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Alpha Rwirangira
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Tom Close
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Butera Knowless
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The Ben
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Urban Boyz
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Simon Bikindi
Simon Bikindi (28 September 1954 – 15 December 2018) was a Rwandan musician and singer who was prominent in Rwanda during the 1980s and 1990s. His patriotic and ultranationalist songs were playlist staples on the national radio station Radio R ...
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Corneille (singer)
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Miss Jojo
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Jean Paul Samputu
Senegal
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Akon
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Baaba Maal
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Étoile de Dakar
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Ismaël Lô
Ismaël Lô (also Ismaël Lo; born 1956) is a Senegalese musician and actor.
Life
Lô was born in Dogondoutchi, Niger on 30 August 1956, to a Senegalese father from wolof ethnic group and a Nigerian mother. Shortly after Lo's birth the family ...
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Mansour Seck
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Orchestra Baobab
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Positive Black Soul
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Thione Seck and
Raam Daan
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Star Band
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Touré Kunda
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Youssou N'Dour and
Étoile de Dakar
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Xalam (band)
Sierra Leone
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Bai Kamara
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S. E. Rogie
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Steady Bongo
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K-Man
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Emmerson
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Anis Halloway
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Supa Laj
Somalia
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Xiddigaha Geeska
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Mohamed Mooge Liibaan
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Abdullahi Qarshe
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Waayaha Cusub
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Ali Feiruz
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Hasan Adan Samatar
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Aar Maanta
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Mohamed Sulayman Tubeec
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Maryam Mursal
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K'naan
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Guduuda 'Arwo
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Magool
South Africa
''See:''
List of South African musicians
South Sudan
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Yaba Angelosi
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Mary Boyoi
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Emmanuel Jal
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Silver X
Sudan
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Abdel Aziz El Mubarak
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Abdel Gadir Salim
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AlKabli
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Emmanuel Jal
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Mohammed Wardi
Swaziland
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Dusty & Stones
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Tendaness
Tanzania
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Ali Kiba
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Bill Nass
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Freddie Mercury
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Joseph Lusungu
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Mnenge Ramadhani
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Muhiddin Maalim
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Hassani Bitchuka
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Saidi Mabera
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Remmy Ongala
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Kasaloo Kyanga
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Mr. Nice
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Saida Karoli
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Diamond Platnumz
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Lady Jaydee
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Professor Jay
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TID
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Timoth Moses Mayala
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Rose Mhando
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Vanessa Mdee
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A.Y.
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Ruby
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Rayvanny
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Bi Kidude
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Carola Kinasha
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Imani Sanga
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Tudd Thomas
Togo
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Bella Bellow
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Elikeh
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King Mensah
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Jimi Hope
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Abitor Makafui
Tunisia
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Dhafer Youssef
Dhafer Youssef (; born 19 November 1967) is a Tunisian composer, singer and oud player.
Biography
Dhafer Youssef was born in Téboulba (a small village of coastal Tunisia); his grandfather was a muezzin. He calls the radio "the most important s ...
Uganda
''See:''
List of Ugandan musicians
Zambia
''See:''
List of Zambian musicians
Zimbabwe
''See:''
List of Zimbabwean musicians
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See also
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List of Soukous musicians
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List of African guitarists
References
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