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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 | [5] |
February 23 | Aziza Brahim | Mawja | Glitterbeat | [6] | |
February 23 | The Soil | Reimagined | Kasi soul | [7] | |
March 22 | Tyla | Tyla | amapiano and fusion of Western pop, hip hop and R&B | Fax and Epic Records | [8] [9] |
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The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2021 in African music.
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The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2022 in African music.
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This topic covers events and articles related to 2024 in music.
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