# List of African musicians

IMPORTANT NOTE – READ BEFORE ADDING AN ENTRY This is a list of NOTABLE African musicians, as judged by Wikipedia's notability policies, obtained by searching Wikipedia for WP:N. Please don't add external links or wikilinks to nonexistent articles – instead, read our notability policies and write the article first, ensuring to demonstrate notability. Musicians without articles, redlinks, external links, and links to articles that aren't about the musician in question will be pruned periodically. Fill in the background info too, please, to make this article useful. Important note ends. This is a list of musicians from African countries

## Algeria

See: List of Algerian musicians

## Angola

See: List of Angolan musicians

## Benin

* Angelique Kidjo
* Wally Badarou
* Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou

## Botswana

* Banjo Mosele
* Franco and Afro Musica
* Katlego Kai Kolanyane-Kesupile
* Matsieng
* Joe Morris
* Zeus

## Burkina Faso

* Balaké
* Cheikh Lô
* Dramane Kone
* Farafina

## Burundi

* Khadja Nin
* Kebby Boy
* Sat-B
* Miss Erica

## Cameroon

See: List of Cameroonian musicians

## Cape Verde

* Cesaria Evora
* Gil Semedo

## Côte d'Ivoire

* Alpha Blondy
* Magic System
* Nayanka Bell
* Monique Séka
* Ernesto Djédjé
* Tiken Jah Fakoly
* DJ Arafat
* Serge Beynaud

## Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)

* Bisso Na Bisso
* Youlou Mabiala
* Pierre Moutouari
* Franklin Boukaka

## Democratic Republic of the Congo (former Zaire)

See: List of Democratic Republic of the Congo musicians

## Egypt

See: List of Egyptian musicians

## Eritrea

* Abraham Afewerki

## Gabon

* Oliver N'Goma
* Patience Dabany
* Annie-Flore Batchiellilys

## Gambia

* Sona Maya Jobarteh
* Foday Musa Suso

## Guinea

* Sona Tata Condé
* Sekouba Bambino
* Les Ballets Africains
* Balla et ses Balladins
* Bembeya Jazz
* Djeli Moussa Diawara
* Famoudou Konaté
* Mory Kanté
* Mamady Keita
* Ballet Nimba
* Mista Shaw

## Guinea-Bissau

* José Carlos Schwarz
* Eneida Marta

## Madagascar

See: List of Malagasy musicians

## Mali

* Vieux Farke Touré
* Boubacar Traoré
* Mory Kanté
* Salif Keita
* Toumani Diabaté
* Kandia Kouyaté
* Habib Koité
* Issa Bagayogo
* Rokia Traoré
* Tinariwen
* Ali Farka Touré
* Amadou et Mariam
* Oumou Sangaré
* Afel Bocoum
* Lobi Traoré
* Fatoumata Diawara
* Djelimady Tounkara
* Rail Band

## Mauritania

* Dimi Mint Abba
* Malouma
* Noura Mint Seymali

## Mozambique

* Wazimbo
* Ghorwane
* Fany Pfumo
* Stewart Sukuma
* Moreira Chonguica
* Lizha James
* Neyma
* Mingas
* Al Bowlly
* Wazimbo
* 340ml
* Afric Simone
* Zena Abacar

## Namibia

* Jericho

## Niger

* Mamar Kassey
* Mdou Moctar

## Nigeria

See List of Nigerian musicians

## Rwanda

* Christopher Muneza
* Ariel Wayz
* Alpha Rwirangira
* Tom Close
* Butera Knowless
* The Ben
* Urban Boyz
* Simon Bikindi
* Corneille (singer)
* Miss Jojo
* Jean Paul Samputu

## Senegal

* Akon
* Baaba Maal
* Étoile de Dakar
* Ismaël Lô
* Mansour Seck
* Orchestra Baobab
* Positive Black Soul
* Thione Seck and Raam Daan
* Star Band
* Touré Kunda
* Youssou N'Dour and Étoile de Dakar
* Xalam (band)

## Sierra Leone

* Bai Kamara
* S. E. Rogie
* Steady Bongo
* K-Man
* Emmerson
* Anis Halloway
* Supa Laj

## Somalia

* Xiddigaha Geeska
* Mohamed Mooge Liibaan
* Abdullahi Qarshe
* Waayaha Cusub
* Ali Feiruz
* Hasan Adan Samatar
* Aar Maanta
* Mohamed Sulayman Tubeec
* Maryam Mursal
* K'naan
* Guduuda 'Arwo
* Magool

## South Africa

See: List of South African musicians

## South Sudan

* Yaba Angelosi
* Mary Boyoi
* Emmanuel Jal
* Silver X

## Sudan

* Abdel Aziz El Mubarak
* Abdel Gadir Salim
* AlKabli
* Emmanuel Jal
* Mohammed Wardi

## Swaziland

* Dusty & Stones
* Tendaness

## Tanzania

* Ali Kiba
* Bill Nass
* Freddie Mercury
* Joseph Lusungu
* Mnenge Ramadhani
* Muhiddin Maalim
* Hassani Bitchuka
* Saidi Mabera
* Remmy Ongala
* Kasaloo Kyanga
* Mr. Nice
* Saida Karoli
* Diamond Platnumz
* Lady Jaydee
* Professor Jay
* TID
* Timoth Moses Mayala
* Rose Mhando
* Vanessa Mdee
* A.Y.
* Ruby
* Rayvanny
* Bi Kidude
* Carola Kinasha
* Imani Sanga
* Tudd Thomas

## Togo

* Bella Bellow
* Elikeh
* King Mensah
* Jimi Hope
* Abitor Makafui

## Tunisia

* Dhafer Youssef

## Uganda

See: List of Ugandan musicians

## Zambia

See: List of Zambian musicians

## Zimbabwe

See: List of Zimbabwean musicians