2016 in African music

See also: Timeline of musical events

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Events

• June - D'banj secretly marries Lineo Didi Kilgrow. ^[1]
• September - Tsar Leo, "Malawi's Drake", is nominated in the 15th for his single, "The Other Side". ^[2]
• October - A Man of Good Hope, a musical by Isango Ensemble based on a book by Jonny Steinberg, is performed at the Young Vic in London, UK. ^[3]
• November - King Sunny Adé receives the AFRIMA award. ^[4]
• December - King Sunny Adé is inducted into Hard Rock Cafe hall of fame. ^[5]

Albums

• January 23 - Ahmed Soultan - Music Has No Boundaries
• February 19 - Myrath - Legacy ^[6]
• February 23 - Tiwa Savage - R.E.D (Deluxe Edition) ^[7]
• February 29 - M.I - Illegal Music 3
• February 29 - Yung6ix - Billionaire Ambitions
• March 17 - Lil Kesh - Y.A.G.I ^[8]
• March 21 - J. Martins - Authentic
• March 25 - Yemi Alade - Mama Africa
• April 5 - Jaywon - Oba Orin
• April 7 - Ike Moriz - Debonaire ^[9]
• April 11 - Sojay - So Far (EP) ^[10]
• May 9 - Brymo - Klĭtôrĭs ^[11]
• May 14 - Kiss Daniel — New Era ^[12]
• July 5 - Lindsey Abudei - ...and the Bass Is Queen ^[12]
• July 28 - Adekunle Gold — Gold ^[13]
• August 1 - Patoranking - God Over Everything
• August 29 - Reminisce - El-Hadj
• September 23 - Burna Boy — Redemption (EP) ^[12]
• September 28 - Ladysmith Black Mambazo — Walking in the Footsteps of Our Fathers ^[14]
• September 30 - Maleek Berry - Last Daze of Summer (EP)
• October 10 - DJ Spinall - Ten ^[15]
• October 21 - Davido - Son of Mercy (EP) ^[16]
• October 27 - Falz and Simi - Chemistry ^[17]
• October 28 - Louise Carver - Hanging in the Void ^[18]
• October 31 - Illbliss - Illygaty;7057 ^[19]
• November 1 - Phyno - The Playmaker ^[20]
• November 11 - Sound Sultan - Out of the Box ^[21]
• November 18 - Bez - Gbagyi Child ^[22]
• December 26 - Olamide - The Glory ^[23]

Classical

Alfred P. Addaquay - Laudatur Christus

Deaths

• April 24 – Papa Wemba, Congolese singer and musician, 66
• June 22 – Harry Rabinowitz, South African-born British conductor and composer, 100 ^[24]
• September 8 – Johan Botha, South African tenor, 51 ^[25]
• October 10 – Issa Bagayogo, Malian musician, 54 ^[26]
• November 9 – Nico Carstens, South African accordionist and songwriter, 90 ^[27]

See also

• 2016 in music

References

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2. "Tsar Leo's The Other Side queues for a world music award | Malawi 24 - All the latest Malawi news". Malawi 24. 2016-09-02. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
3. Michael Billington (14 October 2016). "A Man of Good Hope review – exhilarating musical tale of a Somali refugee". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
4. "African Stars To Honour King Sunny Ade, Others At AFRIMA". newsbreak.ng. 20 October 2016. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
5. Akan, Joey (1 December 2016). "Music legend gets inducted into Hard Rock hall of fame". pulse.ng. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
6. "Myrath Announce New Album Legacy". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. January 8, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
7. "R.E.D (Deluxe Edition) by Tiwa Savage on iTunes". iTunes. 23 February 2016. Archived from [hhttps://itunes.apple.com/us/album/r.e.d-deluxe-edition/id1090275446 the original] on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
8. "Rapper releases debut album "Y.A.G.I" (Young And Getting It)". Pulse Nigeria. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
9. Mosquito Records London (April 7, 2016). "Ike Moriz - Debonaire". Mosquito Records London News. Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
10. Abiola Solanke (12 April 2016). "R&B singer releases new EP titled "So far"". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
11. Abiola Solanke (9 May 2016). "Singer's 5th studio album "Klitoris" now in physical stores". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
12. "Notable Nigerian albums of 2016". Music Africa. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
13. "Adekunle Gold's album debuts on Billboard music chart". The Cable. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
14. "Walking in the Footsteps of Our Fathers". Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
15. "New Music: DJ Spinall – TEN Album". Soundcity TV. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
16. "The Nigerian star Davido releases his new EP on Sony Music". Pan African Music. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
17. "Falz, Simi release joint EP titled 'Chemistry'". Premium Times. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
18. "Louise Carver - Hanging in the Void". Gallo Record Company. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
19. "Rapper's "Illygaty 7057" album is out now". Pulse Nigeria. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
20. "New Music: Phyno Drops Album 'The Play Maker'". Channels TV. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
21. "Nigeria's Sound Sultan releases seventh album". Music in Africa. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
22. "Gbagyi Child - Album by Bez Idakula - Apple Music". Apple Music. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
23. "Rapper drops 6th album, "The Glory"". Pulse Ghana. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
24. Dave Laing (2016-06-23). "Harry Rabinowitz obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
25. Zachary Woolfe (2016-09-09). "Johan Botha, Operatic Tenor in Difficult Roles, Dies at 51". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
26. "maliweb.net - La musique malienne en deuil : Issa Bagayogo dit Techno Issa tire sa révérence". maliweb.net (in French). 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
27. "Accordion Maestro Nico Carstens Dies". Channel 24. 2016-11-02.