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African music of today is varied in style, but each of these musicians exudes sheer quality.

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Yemi Alade is a Nigerian Afropop musician and actress. She began entering singing and dancing competitions early on in her life. Yemi studied Geography at the University of Lagos. After completing ...

Domain: Music; Category: Musicians & artists Collected Term

Tiwa Savage is a Nigerian musician and actress. She studied Business administration at the University of Kent. She worked with a variety of artists in the UK, including the likes of Mary J. Blige, ...

Domain: Music; Category: Musicians & artists Collected Term

Simphiwe Dana is a South African Afro-soul musician. Often compared with the famous Miriam Makeba, Simphiwe combines gospel, traditional, jazz, and soul influences in her music. She made her debut ...

Domain: Music; Category: Musicians & artists Collected Term

Sauti Sol is a wildly popular Kenyan Afropop band. The group is composed of Bien-Aime Baraza, Willis Chimano, Delvin Mudigi, and Polycarp Otieno. Their music has strong traditional Kenyan influences, ...

Domain: Music; Category: Musicians & artists Collected Term

Peter and Paul Okoye, also known by listeners all over Africa as P-square, are a famous R&B duo. Hailing from Nigeria, the twin brothers began their music career in their secondary school’s drama ...

Domain: Music; Category: Musicians & artists Collected Term

Mafikizolo is a South African Afropop band. Nhlanhla Nciza is the female lead singer and Theo Kgosinkwe is the male artist. The pair met at talent competitions in Western Johannesburg and decided to ...

Domain: Music; Category: Musicians & artists Collected Term

Lucky Dube was a widely influential South African musician. During his childhood, his mother could not afford to take care of him and his siblings, so he was raised by his grandmother. Lucky had to ...

Domain: Music; Category: Musicians & artists

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