2012 in African music

Last updated August 26, 2025

The following is a list of events and releases that have happened or are expected to happen in 2012 in African music.

Events

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- Johnny Clegg receives the Order of Ikhamanga, Silver - the highest honour a citizen can receive in South Africa - as part of the National Orders ceremony. The award is presented by President Jacob Zuma.^[1]
- Tats Nkonzo gains recognition for his musical contributions to the eNews Channel's satirical news show Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola

Albums released in 2012

Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label	Ref
January 31	Hugh Masekela	Jabulani		Gallo Record Company	^[2]
October 1	Ike Moriz	Siren Terpsichore	Swing, Jazz, Latin	Mosquito Records London Pty Ltd.	^[3]
October 2	Youssou N'Dour	From Senegal to the world		Nascente	Compilation album

Classical

Musical films

Zambezia (animation), with music by Bruce Retief^[4]

Deaths

January 17 – Mohamed Rouicha, 61, Moroccan folk singer^[5]
February 18 – Mohammed Wardi, 79, Sudanese singer and songwriter^[6]
April 8 – George Wilberforce Kakoma, 89, Ugandan musician, composer of the Ugandan national anthem ^[7]
November 30 – Kélétigui Diabaté, 81, Malian musician^[8]

References

↑ "National orders to be awarded | News24". M.news24.com. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
↑ "Hugh Masekela – Jabulani". Discogs . discogs.com. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
↑ "Ike Moriz – Siren Terpsichore 2012". Discogs . discogs.com. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
↑ Adams, Mark (12 March 2013). "Adventures in Zambezia". ScreenDaily. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
↑ "Le chanteur amazigh Mohamed Rouicha est mort | Demain" (in French). Demainonline.com. 2012-01-17. Archived from the original on 2012-01-19. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
↑ "Sudan mourns musical legend Mohamed Wardi". Sudan Tribune. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
↑ "Kakoma the little known legend passes on – National". monitor.co.ug. 2011-02-23. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
↑ Renowned Malian musician Keletigui Diabate dies

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[1] "National orders to be awarded | News24". M.news24.com. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2014.

[2] "Hugh Masekela – Jabulani". Discogs . discogs.com. Retrieved 27 October 2017.

[3] "Ike Moriz – Siren Terpsichore 2012". Discogs . discogs.com. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

[4] Adams, Mark (12 March 2013). "Adventures in Zambezia". ScreenDaily. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

[5] "Le chanteur amazigh Mohamed Rouicha est mort | Demain" (in French). Demainonline.com. 2012-01-17. Archived from the original on 2012-01-19. Retrieved 2012-10-28.

[6] "Sudan mourns musical legend Mohamed Wardi". Sudan Tribune. Retrieved 12 August 2012.

[7] "Kakoma the little known legend passes on – National". monitor.co.ug. 2011-02-23. Retrieved 2012-06-28.

[8] Renowned Malian musician Keletigui Diabate dies

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