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The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2024 in African music.
Release date | Artist | Album | Genre | Label | Ref |
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February 16 | Les Amazones d'Afrique | Musow Danse | Mande Music/Electropop | Real World Records | [8] |
February 23 | Aziza Brahim | Mawja | Glitterbeat | [9] | |
February 23 | The Soil | Reimagined | Kasi soul | [10] | |
March 22 | Tyla | Tyla | amapiano and fusion of Western pop, hip hop and R&B | Fax and Epic Records | [11] [12] |
May 31 | Ayra Starr | The Year I Turned 21 | Afrobeats | RCA | [13] |
June 7 | Tems | Born in the Wild | R&B and Afrobeats | Fantasy Records | [14] |
August 9 | Asake | Lungu Boy | Afropiano and Afrofusion | ||
August 29 | Fireboy DML | Adedamola | Pop , Contemporary R&B and Afrobeats | ||
October 11 | Elaine (singer) | Stone Heart Cold | Contemporary R&B | ||
November 15 | Khuzani | Angidlali Nezingane | Maskandi | [15] | |
November 22 | Wizkid | Morayo (album) | R&B , Afrobeats |
The Bhundu Boys were a Zimbabwean band that played a mixture of chimurenga music with American rock and roll, disco, country, and pop influences. Their style became known as jit, and is quite popular across Africa, with some international success, and has influenced later groups like Nehoreka and Mokoomba. British world music DJ Andy Kershaw said that at the height of their magical powers they were "...the single most natural, effortless, catchy pop band I've ever heard"; the BBC's John Peel famously broke down in tears the first time he saw the band perform live.
Muluken Melesse was an Ethiopian singer and drummer. He later abandoned his music career to involve himself in the Pentecostal Church.
Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu , professionally known as Burna Boy, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to stardom in 2012 after releasing "Like to Party", the lead single from his debut studio album L.I.F.E (2013). In 2017, Burna Boy signed with Atlantic Records in the United States to release his third studio album, Outside (2018).
The following is a list of events and releases that have happened or are expected to happen in 2019 in African music.
African Giant is the fourth studio album by Nigerian singer Burna Boy. The album was released on July 26, 2019, by Spaceship Entertainment, Bad Habit, Atlantic Records and Warner Music. The album is a mixture of Afrobeats, Afrobeat, dancehall, pop and hip hop. It was produced primarily by Kel-P, along with production from Benjamz, Dre Skull and Skrillex, among others. The album features guest appearances from Jorja Smith, Jeremih, Damian Marley, Zlatan Ibile, Angelique Kidjo, Serani, M.anifest, YG and Future. It was supported by eight singles, including "On the Low", which won Viewers' Choice at the 2020 Soundcity MVP Awards Festival, "Killin Dem", which won Song of the Year at the 2020 Soundcity MVP Awards Festival, among other awards; and "Anybody", which Burna Boy performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2020 in African music.
Events in the year 2021 in Cameroon.
The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2021 in African music.
Udoma Peter Kelvin Amba popularly known by his trademark It's Kel-P Vibes is a Nigerian record producer, singer and songwriter. He is the founder and the CEO of Bully Entertainment, and is currently signed to Universal Music Publishing France, Universal Music France, and Virgin Music France, with a management deal with Jones Worldwide. He was formerly signed to Aristokrat from 2019 to 2023, and is best known for exclusively producing and co-writing the Grammy nominated world album African Giant in 2019.
Montess Ivette Enjema, better known by her stage name Montess, is a Cameroonian singer, dancer and songwriter.She gained prominence in 2015 after releasing "Love Witta Gun Man", a song that got her an Afrima award for Best Female artiste in Central Africa in 2017.
The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2022 in African music.
The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2023 in African music.
"City Boys" is a song by Nigerian singer Burna Boy, released on September 22, 2023, as the fifth single from his seventh studio album, I Told Them... . It was produced by MD$ and Ruuben and samples Jeremih's February 2009 single, "Birthday Sex". "City Boys" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards.
This topic covers events and articles related to 2024 in music.
Tyla is the debut studio album by South African singer Tyla. It was released on 22 March 2024 by FAX and Epic Records. The deluxe edition titled Tyla + was released on 11 October 2024. Musically, Tyla blends elements of amapiano, pop, Afrobeats and R&B and its lyrical themes include empowerment and relationships. In an interview with Nandi Madida, Tyla expressed her desire to launch her album with a South African sound.
Arbogaste Mbella Ntone, known as Arbo, was a Cameroonian singer of gospel and Gregorian chants.