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The following is a list of events and releases that have happened or are expected to happen in 2018 in African music.
Release date | Artist | Album | Genre | Label | Ref |
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January 26 | Burna Boy | Outside | Afrobeats, hip-hop, dancehall | Atlantic Records | [7] |
Professor | Composed by Jesus Christ | Kwaito, dance | Kalawa Jazmee Records | [8] | |
January 31 | Zaki Ibrahim | The Secret Life of Planets | R&B, soul | Indie | [9] |
February 9 | M.I Abaga | Rendezvous: The Playlist | Hip-hop | Chocolate City | [10] |
February 23 | Femi Kuti | One People One World | Afrobeat | Knitting Factory Records | [11] |
February 23 | Hailu Mergia | Lala Belu | Jazz | Awesome Tapes from Africa | [12] |
March ? | Pape Diouf | Enjoy! | Mbalax, World | [13] | |
March 2 | Seun Kuti | Black Times | Afrobeat, World | Strut Records | [14] |
March 27 | Brymo | Oṣó | Alternative folk, Yoruba music | Indie | [15] |
May 21 | Allah Thérèse & N'Goran Laloi | Bé gnanssou moayé | [16] | ||
May 14 | Ike Moriz | Millennium Hits 2002 - 2018 | Pop, Rock, Jazz | Mosquito Records London | [17] |
May 25 | DJ Neptune | Greatness | Afrobeats, hip-hop | Neptune Records | [18] |
Adekunle Gold | About 30 | World, highlife | Afro Urban Records, Empire | [19] | |
June 15 | Zonke | L.O.V.E | Afro-soul | Sony | [20] |
August 24 | M.I Abaga | A Study On Self Worth: Yxng Dxnzl | Hip-hop | Chocolate City | [21] |
September 11 | Steve Kekana | Ubuntu | Sold Out Music | ||
October 19 | Razia | The Road | Razia Said Music | [22] | |
November 9 | Mr Eazi | Life Is Eazi, Vol. 2 - Lagos to London | Afrobeats | Banku Music | [23] |
November 16 | Mayorkun | The Mayor of Lagos | Afropop | Davido Music Worldwide | [24] |