List of African musicians

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This is a list of musicians from African countries

Algeria

See: List of Algerian musicians

Angola

See: List of Angolan musicians

Benin

Angelique Kidjo
Wally Badarou
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou

Botswana

Banjo Mosele
Franco and Afro Musica
Katlego Kai Kolanyane-Kesupile
Matsieng
Joe Morris
Zeus

Burkina Faso

Balaké
Cheikh Lô
Dramane Kone
Farafina

Burundi

Khadja Nin
Kebby Boy
Sat-B
Miss Erica

Cameroon

See: List of Cameroonian musicians

Cape Verde

Cesaria Evora
Gil Semedo

Côte d'Ivoire

Alpha Blondy
Magic System
Nayanka Bell
Monique Séka
Ernesto Djédjé
Tiken Jah Fakoly
DJ Arafat
Serge Beynaud

Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)

Bisso Na Bisso
Youlou Mabiala
Pierre Moutouari
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

Abraham Afewerki

Ethiopia

Gabon

Oliver N'Goma
Patience Dabany
Annie-Flore Batchiellilys

Gambia

Sona Maya Jobarteh
Foday Musa Suso

Ghana

Guinea

Sona Tata Condé
Sekouba Bambino
Les Ballets Africains
Balla et ses Balladins
Bembeya Jazz
Djeli Moussa Diawara
Famoudou Konaté
Mory Kanté
Mamady Keita
Ballet Nimba
Mista Shaw

Guinea-Bissau

José Carlos Schwarz
Eneida Marta

Kenya

Liberia

Madagascar

See: List of Malagasy musicians

Mali

Vieux Farke Touré
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
Malouma
Noura Mint Seymali

Morocco

Mozambique

Wazimbo
Ghorwane
Fany Pfumo
Stewart Sukuma
Moreira Chonguica
Lizha James
Neyma
Mingas
Al Bowlly
Wazimbo
340ml
Afric Simone
Zena Abacar

Namibia

Jericho

Niger

Mamar Kassey
Mdou Moctar

Nigeria

See List of Nigerian musicians

Rwanda

Christopher Muneza
Ariel Wayz
Alpha Rwirangira
Tom Close
Butera Knowless
The Ben
Urban Boyz
Simon Bikindi
Corneille (singer)
Miss Jojo
Jean Paul Samputu

Senegal

Akon
Baaba Maal
Étoile de Dakar
Ismaël Lô
Mansour Seck
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

Somalia

Xiddigaha Geeska
Mohamed Mooge Liibaan
Abdullahi Qarshe
Waayaha Cusub
Ali Feiruz
Hasan Adan Samatar
Aar Maanta
Mohamed Sulayman Tubeec
Maryam Mursal
K'naan
Guduuda 'Arwo
Magool

South Africa

See: List of South African musicians

South Sudan

Yaba Angelosi
Mary Boyoi
Emmanuel Jal
Viviana Nyachan
Silver X

Sudan

Abdel Aziz El Mubarak
Abdel Gadir Salim
AlKabli
Emmanuel Jal
Mohammed Wardi

Swaziland

Dusty & Stones
Tendaness

Tanzania

Ali Kiba
Bill Nass
Freddie Mercury
Joseph Lusungu
Mnenge Ramadhani
Muhiddin Maalim
Hassani Bitchuka
Saidi Mabera
Remmy Ongala
Kasaloo Kyanga
Mr. Nice
Saida Karoli
Diamond Platnumz
Lady Jaydee
Professor Jay
TID
Rose Mhando
Vanessa Mdee
A.Y.
Ruby
Rayvanny
Bi Kidude
Carola Kinasha
Imani Sanga
Tudd Thomas

Togo

Bella Bellow
Elikeh
King Mensah
Jimi Hope
Abitor Makafui

Tunisia

Dhafer Youssef

Uganda

See: List of Ugandan musicians

Zambia

See: List of Zambian musicians

Zimbabwe

See: List of Zimbabwean musicians