2024 in African music

The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2024 in African music.

Events

January 15 – Qing Madi, OdumoduBlvck, Bloody Civilian, and Tyla are inducted into Apple Music's Rising Class of 2024.{{Cite web |last=Adebiyi |first=Adeayo |date=2024-01-12 |title=Odumodu Blvck, Tyla, Qing Madi among Apple Music's Africa Rising Class of '24 |url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/odumodu-blvck-tyla-qing-madi-among-apple-musics-class-of-24/pvldlr0 |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=Pulse Nigeria |language=en}}
January 19 – Rwandan singer Bruce Melodie and his manager announce his investment in United Generation Basketball.{{cite web|url=https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/13902/sports/basketball/its-a-forever-deal-investor-coach-gael-on-bruce-melodies-partnership-with-ugb|title=It's a 'forever' deal, investor coach Gael on Bruce Melodie's partnership with UGB|date=January 19, 2024|website=The New Times|author=Emmanuel Gatera|access-date=April 11, 2024}}
February 4 – At the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, the Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance are awarded for the first time. Nominees are Asake & Olamide – "Amapiano"; Burna Boy – "City Boys"; Davido ft. Musa Keys – "Unavailable"; Ayra Starr – "Rush"; and Tyla – "Water"{{Cite web |title=2024 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Full Nominees List {{!}} GRAMMY.com |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2024-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=www.grammy.com}} The winner of the African Music category is Tyla.{{Cite web |last=Retief |first=Chanel |date=5 February 2024 |title= South African Singer Tyla Wins Her First Grammy, Making Her The Youngest From Africa To Hold The Gong |url= https://www.forbesafrica.com/entertainment/2024/02/05/south-african-singer-tyla-wins-her-first-grammy-making-her-the-youngest-from-africa-to-hold-the-gong/ |access-date=10 November 2023 |website=Forbes Africa}} Burna Boy, who is nominated for the Best Melodic Rap Performance, also performs live during the ceremony.{{cite web |last1=Grein |first1=Paul |title=Travis Scott, Luke Combs & Burna Boy Added to 2024 Grammys Performers Lineup |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/grammy-awards-2024-performers-travis-scott-luke-combs-burna-boy-1235585966/ |website=Billboard |access-date=January 22, 2024 |date=January 21, 2024 |archive-date=January 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122032537/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/grammy-awards-2024-performers-travis-scott-luke-combs-burna-boy-1235585966/ |url-status=live }}
March 23 – AFRIMA President Mike Dada announces the launch of BridgeAfric Southern Africa.{{cite web|url=https://african.business/2024/03/apo-newsfeed/all-africa-music-awardsafrima-president-speaks-on-fostering-collaboration-within-african-music-community-as-bridgeafric-launches-in-malawi|date=21 March 2024|website=African Business|title=All Africa Music Awards,(AFRIMA) President speaks on fostering collaboration within African music community as BridgeAfric launches in Malawi|access-date=9 November 2024}}
June 25 – Davido, a year after confirming that he has married his partner, Chioma Rowland, holds a formal ceremony in Victoria Island, Lagos, attended by many prominent figures.{{Cite web |last=Adeyemi |first=Segun |date=2024-06-25 |title=Obasanjo and other Nigerian politicians spotted at Davido’s wedding |url=https://www.pulse.ng/news/nigerian-politicians-spotted-a-davidos-wedding/80k9d6h |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=Pulse Nigeria |language=en}}
November 4 – Rwandan-born singer, rapper and writer Gaël Faye is awarded the Prix Renaudot for his novel Jacaranda.{{Cite news |date=2024-11-04 |title=Le prix Renaudot récompense Gaël Faye pour « Jacaranda » |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/livres/article/2024/11/04/le-prix-renaudot-recompense-gael-faye-pour-jacaranda_6375523_3260.html |access-date=2024-11-05 |language=fr}}
November 7 – The Feather Awards winners, announced in Johannesburg, South Africa, include Zoë Modiga as Best Musician.{{cite web|url=https://www.musicinafrica.net/magazine/feather-awards-2024-sa-all-winners|title=Feather Awards 2024 in SA: All the winners|date=8 November 2024|website=Music in Africa|access-date=9 November 2024}}

Albums released in 2024

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February 16 \|Les Amazones d'Afrique \|Musow Danse \|Mande Music/Electropop \|Real World Records \|{{cite magazine\|title=Les Amazones d'Afrique – Musow Danse\|magazine=Mojo\|page=87\|date=March 2024}}
February 23 \|Aziza Brahim \|Mawja \| \| Glitterbeat \|{{cite web\|url=https://joyzine.org/2024/02/25/album-review-aziza-brahim-mawja/\|title=Mawja\|website=Joyzine\|access-date=8 March 2024}}
February 23 \|The Soil \|Reimagined \|Kasi soul \| \|{{cite web\|title=WATCH: The Soil returns to the music scene after seven-year hiatus \|work=Independent Online \|date=2024-01-26 \|access-date=2024-01-30\|url=https://www.iol.co.za/sunday-tribune/entertainment/watch-the-soil-returns-to-the-music-scene-after-seven-year-hiatus-6f399bc2-3b22-4122-93eb-577ad55d4503\|first=Lutho\|last=Pasiya}}
March 22 \|Tyla \|Tyla \|amapiano and fusion of Western pop, hip hop and R&B \| Fax and Epic Records \|{{Cite web \|date=2023-11-30 \|title=Tyla Announced Her Self-Titled Debut Album By Revealing Three New Songs From Its Tracklist \|url=https://uproxx.com/music/tyla-debut-album-announce/ \|access-date=2023-12-02 \|website=Uproxx \|language=en-US \|archive-date=2 December 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202063620/https://uproxx.com/music/tyla-debut-album-announce/ \|url-status=live }}{{Cite web \|date=2023-12-05 \|title=When Does Tyla's Debut Album Come Out? \|url=https://uproxx.com/music/when-does-tyla-debut-album-come-out/ \|access-date=2023-12-06 \|website=UPROXX \|language=en-US \|archive-date=6 December 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206111844/https://uproxx.com/music/when-does-tyla-debut-album-come-out/ \|url-status=live }}
May 31 \|Ayra Starr \| The Year I Turned 21 \|Afrobeats \|RCA \|{{Cite web \|last=Smith \|first=Niall \|date=2024-06-07 \|title=Tems – ‘Born In The Wild’ album review: soulful, spiritual and self-assured \|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/tems-born-in-the-wild-debut-album-tracklist-review-radar-3763453 \|access-date=2024-09-09 \|website=NME \|language=en-GB}}
June 7 \|Tems \|Born in the Wild \| R&B and Afrobeats \|Fantasy Records \|{{cite web\|title=SEETHER Announces 'The Surface Seems So Far' Album, Shares New Single 'Judas Mind'\|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/seether-announces-the-surface-seems-so-far-album-shares-new-single-judas-mind\|publisher=Blabbermouth.net\|access-date=July 10, 2024\|date=July 10, 2024}}
rowspan="2" \|August 9 \| rowspan="2" \|Asake \| rowspan="2" \|Lungu Boy \| rowspan="2" \|Afropiano and Afrofusion \| \|
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rowspan="2" \|August 29 \| rowspan="2" \|Fireboy DML \| rowspan="2" \|Adedamola \| rowspan="2" \|Pop , Contemporary R&B and Afrobeats \| \|
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October 11 \|Elaine (singer) \|Stone Heart Cold \|Contemporary R&B \| \|
November 15 \|Khuzani \|Angidlali Nezingane \|Maskandi \| \|{{cite web\|title=Angidlali Nezingane\|url=https://www.deezer.com/en/album/669130301\|publisher=Deezer\|access-date=November 22, 2024\|date=November 15, 2024}}
November 22 \|Wizkid \|Morayo (album) \|R&B , Afrobeats \| \|

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February 16

|Les Amazones d'Afrique

|Musow Danse

|Mande Music/Electropop

|Real World Records

|{{cite magazine|title=Les Amazones d'Afrique – Musow Danse|magazine=Mojo|page=87|date=March 2024}}

February 23

|Aziza Brahim

|Mawja

| Glitterbeat

|{{cite web|url=https://joyzine.org/2024/02/25/album-review-aziza-brahim-mawja/|title=Mawja|website=Joyzine|access-date=8 March 2024}}

February 23

|The Soil

|Reimagined

|Kasi soul

|{{cite web|title=WATCH: The Soil returns to the music scene after seven-year hiatus |work=Independent Online |date=2024-01-26 |access-date=2024-01-30|url=https://www.iol.co.za/sunday-tribune/entertainment/watch-the-soil-returns-to-the-music-scene-after-seven-year-hiatus-6f399bc2-3b22-4122-93eb-577ad55d4503|first=Lutho|last=Pasiya}}

March 22

|Tyla

|Tyla

|amapiano and fusion of Western pop, hip hop and R&B

| Fax and Epic Records

|{{Cite web |date=2023-11-30 |title=Tyla Announced Her Self-Titled Debut Album By Revealing Three New Songs From Its Tracklist |url=https://uproxx.com/music/tyla-debut-album-announce/ |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Uproxx |language=en-US |archive-date=2 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202063620/https://uproxx.com/music/tyla-debut-album-announce/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2023-12-05 |title=When Does Tyla's Debut Album Come Out? |url=https://uproxx.com/music/when-does-tyla-debut-album-come-out/ |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=UPROXX |language=en-US |archive-date=6 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206111844/https://uproxx.com/music/when-does-tyla-debut-album-come-out/ |url-status=live }}

May 31

|Ayra Starr

| The Year I Turned 21

|Afrobeats

|RCA

|{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Niall |date=2024-06-07 |title=Tems – ‘Born In The Wild’ album review: soulful, spiritual and self-assured |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/tems-born-in-the-wild-debut-album-tracklist-review-radar-3763453 |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}

June 7

|Tems

|Born in the Wild

| R&B and Afrobeats

|Fantasy Records

|{{cite web|title=SEETHER Announces 'The Surface Seems So Far' Album, Shares New Single 'Judas Mind'|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/seether-announces-the-surface-seems-so-far-album-shares-new-single-judas-mind|publisher=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=July 10, 2024|date=July 10, 2024}}

rowspan="2" |August 9

| rowspan="2" |Asake

| rowspan="2" |Lungu Boy

| rowspan="2" |Afropiano and

Afrofusion

rowspan="2" |August 29

| rowspan="2" |Fireboy DML

| rowspan="2" |Adedamola

| rowspan="2" |Pop , Contemporary R&B and Afrobeats

October 11

|Elaine (singer)

|Stone Heart

Cold

|Contemporary R&B

November 15

|Khuzani

|Angidlali Nezingane

|Maskandi

|{{cite web|title=Angidlali Nezingane|url=https://www.deezer.com/en/album/669130301|publisher=Deezer|access-date=November 22, 2024|date=November 15, 2024}}

November 22

|Wizkid

|Morayo (album)

|R&B , Afrobeats

Deaths

January 29 – Tony Cedras, 71, South African jazz musician{{cite web|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2024-01-30-jazz-musician-tony-cedras-dies/|title=Jazz musician Tony Cedras dies|website=Times Live|access-date=1 February 2024}}
February 21 – Getachew Kassa, 79, Ethiopian percussionist and singer{{Cite news |date=2024 |title=Ethiopia’s Iconic Singer, Getachew Kassa, Dies at 80 |url=https://ebc.et/english/newsdetails.aspx?newsid=5953}}
March 3 – Félix Sabal Lecco, 64/5, Cameroonian drummer{{cite web|url=https://www.rfi.fr/fr/culture/20240305-le-batteur-franco-camerounais-f%C3%A9lix-sabal-lecco-est-d%C3%A9c%C3%A9d%C3%A9

|title=Le batteur franco-camerounais Félix Sabal-Lecco est décédé|author=RFI|date=6 March 2024|work=Radio France International|access-date=6 March 2024}}

March 5 – Brahim Fribgane, Moroccan oud player and percussionist{{cite web|url=https://www.jambase.com/article/brahim-fribgane-club-delf-obituary|title=Club d’Elf collaborator Brahim Fribgane has died|website=Jambase|access-date=8 March 2024}} (death announced on this date)
March 8 – Abdou Cherif, 52, Moroccan singer (heart attack){{cite news |title=Moroccan Singer Abdou Cherif Dies Due to Heart Attack |url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2024/03/361265/moroccan-singer-abdou-cherif-dies-due-to-heart-attack |access-date=8 March 2024 |publisher=Morocco World News |date=8 March 2024}}
April 9 – Muluken Melesse, 65-70, Ethiopian singer and drummer{{cite web|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/music/ethiopian-singer-muluken-melese-has-died-according-to-reports-1.856383|title=Ethiopian singer Muluken Melese has died, according to reports|website=National News|access-date=11 April 2024}}
April 21 – KODA, 45, Ghanaian gospel singer.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-21 |title=Gospel musician KODA reported dead - MyJoyOnline |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/gospel-musician-koda-reported-dead/ |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=www.myjoyonline.com |language=en-US}}
May 1 – Hasna El-Bacharia, 74, Algerian singer and multi-instrumentalist{{cite news |last=Lamiss|first=Kahina|date=1 May 2024|title=La chanteuse Hasna El-Bacharia n’est plus|trans-title= |url=https://www.express-dz.com/2024/05/01/la-chanteuse-hasna-el-bacharia-nest-plus/|language=French|work=L'Express DZ|location= |access-date=3 May 2024}}
May 5 – Belgacem Bouguenna, 61, Tunisian singer{{cite web|url=https://www.businessnews.com.tn/deces-de-lartiste-belgacem-bouguenna,520,137597,3 |title=Décès de l'artiste Belgacem Bouguenna|website=Business News|access-date=6 May 2024}} {{in lang|fr}}
May 15 – Ahmed Piro, 92, Moroccan singer of Andalusi classical music{{cite news |last=Tabet|first=Marouane|date=16 May 2024|title=Haj Ahmed Piro, grand maître du gharnati, nous a quittés|trans-title= |url=https://www.h24info.ma/haj-ahmed-piro-grand-maitre-du-gharnati-nous-a-quittes/|language=French|work=H24info|location= |access-date=19 May 2024}}
May 29 – Mansour Seck, 69, Senegalese singer{{Cite news |title=Décès de Mansour Seck, choriste et cofondateur du Dandé Léñol (Baba Maal) |url=https://aps.sn/deces-de-mansour-seck-choriste-et-cofondateur-du-dande-lenol-baba-maal/ |work=Agence de Presse Senegalaise |language=Fr}}
June 30 – Lucius Banda, 53, Malawian musician and former MP{{Cite web|date=1 July 2024|title=Malawi mourns veteran reggae singer Lucius Banda|url=https://www.musicinafrica.net/magazine/malawi-mourns-veteran-reggae-singer-lucius-banda|website=Music in Africa|access-date=2 July 2024}}
July 19 – Toumani Diabaté, 58, Malian kora player{{cite web|url=https://www.journaldumali.com/necrologie-lartiste-toumani-diabate-est-decede-a-lage-de-58-ans/|title=Nécrologie : l'artiste Toumani Diabaté est décédé à l'âge de 58 ans|website=journal du mali|language=fr|access-date=20 July 2024}}
August 27 – Makaya Ntshoko, 84, South African jazz drummer{{cite web|url=https://www.citizen.co.za/entertainment/jazz-community-mourns-death-of-renowned-sa-drummer-makaya-ntshoko/|title=Jazz community mourns death of renowned SA drummer Makaya Ntshoko|website=Citizen.za|access-date=5 September 2024}}
September 6 (death announced) – Mapaputsi (Sandile Ngwenya), 45, South African Kwaito musician{{cite web|url=https://www.yfm.co.za/2024/09/06/kwaito-legend-mapaputsi-passes-on-at-45|title=Kwaito legend Mapaputsi passes on at 45|date=6 September 2024|website=YFM|access-date=October 2, 2024}}
September 17 – Rise Kagona, 62, Zimbabwean musician (Bhundu Boys){{cite web|url=https://www.herald.co.zw/bhundu-boys-member-rise-kagona-dies/|title=Bhundu Boys member Rise Kagona dies|date=September 19, 2024|website=The Herald, Zimbabwe|access-date=October 2, 2024}}
October 2 – Arbogaste Mbella Ntone, 82, Cameroonian singer{{cite news |last= |first= |date=2 October 2024|title=Nécrologie : décès de l’instrumentiste camerounais Arbogaste Mbella Ntone|trans-title= |url=https://actucameroun.com/2024/10/02/necrologie-deces-de-linstrumentiste-camerounais-arbogaste-mbella-ntone/amp/|language=French|work=Actu Cameroun|location= |access-date=2 October 2024}}
December 3 – Jan Bloukaas, 25, South African singer (brain cancer){{cite web |last1=Ontong |first1=Joel |title='His music lives on': Beloved Afrikaans star Jan Bloukaas dies at 25 after courageous cancer battle |url=https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/celebrities/his-music-lives-on-beloved-afrikaans-star-jan-bloukaas-dies-at-25-after-courageous-cancer-battle-20241204 |website=News24 |access-date=5 December 2024}}
December 7 – Steady Bongo, 58, Sierra Leonean musician and record producer (road accident){{cite web|url=https://ayvnews.com/president-bio-mourns-steady-bongos-death-describing-it-as-a-significant-loss-for-sierra-leone/|title=President Bio mourns Steady Bongo’s death …describing it as a significant loss for Sierra Leone|date=December 13, 2024 |website=AYV News|access-date=22 December 2024}}
December 11 – Corinne Allal, 69, Tunisian-born Israeli rock musician and music producer (pancreatic cancer){{cite news |last1=Barr |first1=Neria |title=Israeli rock icon Corinne Allal dies at 69 after cancer battle |url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-833094 |access-date=12 December 2024 |publisher=The Jerusalem Post |date=12 December 2024}}
December 13 – Koko Ateba, age unknown, Cameroonian singer and guitarist{{cite news |last=Atcha|first=Marturin|date=13 December 2024|title=Nécrologie: la chanteuse et guitariste camerounaise Koko Ateba est morte|trans-title= |url=https://actucameroun.com/2024/12/13/necrologie-la-chanteuse-et-guitariste-camerounaise-koko-ateba-est-morte/|language=French|work=Actu Cameroun|location= |access-date=13 December 2024}}

References

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2024 in African music

Events

Albums released in 2024

Deaths

See also

References