Chukwuka Ekweani (born 16 July 1995), better known by his stage name Ckay (SEE-kay), is a Nigerian singer-songwriter and record producer signed…

Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti (15 October 1938 – 2 August 1997 ), known professionally as Fela Kuti, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, or simply Fela,…

Tony Allen (born Tony Oladipo Allen in Lagos, Nigeria on 12 August 1940; died 30 April 2020 in Paris) was a Nigerian drummer, composer, and…

William Onyeabor (Enugu, Nigeria, 29 March 1946 – 16 January 2017) was a Nigerian afro-funk, musician, singer and songwriter.

Onyeabor's songs are…

Davido (born David Adeleke) is a performing and recording artiste and also a music producer. Davido was born in Atlanta GA, USA on November 21st…

Ebo Taylor (Cape Coast, Ghana, January 7, 1936) is a highlife guitarist, composer, arranger, bandleader, and producer.

Ebo Taylor has been a vital…

When a band is called The Souljazz Orchestra, there is a certain expectation to uphold that name and to provide a sound that accompanies such a…

Manu Dibango (Emmanuel N'Djoké Dibango, December 12, 1933 in Douala, Cameroon-March 24, 2020 in Paris, France) was a Cameroonian saxophonist and…

Antibalas is a Bushwick, Brooklyn based afrobeat band that is modelled after Fela Kuti's Africa 70 band and Eddie Palmieri's Harlem River Drive…

Melt Yourself Down is a British band based in London who incorporate elements of North African musical styles, punk, jazz and funk. Founded in…

Olamide Adedeji (born March 15, 1989), popularly known by his stage name Olamide, is a Nigerian Hip hop recording artist from Bariga, Lagos State. He…

Femi Kuti is an award winning Nigerian musician, and the oldest son of legendary Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti.

Femi was born in London on 16 June 1962…

Central São Paulo’s neighborhood called Bixiga is a melting pot of culture. Its Italian, African and North-Eastern population make it one of the…

Runner-up on The Voice. Born (2001) and based in Minneapolis, but lived in Bamenda, Cameroon, her parents' birthplace, from the age of 4 to 13.

Ikebe Shakedown, the self-titled album from the Brooklyn-based band, plays with elements of
cinematic soul, Afro-funk, deep disco, and boogaloo in…

There are several artists with the name of Rob.

1) Rob "Roy" Raindorf (psych-funk/afrobeat)

Rob "Roy" Raindorf is one of the most enigmatic…

The Lijadu Sisters, Taiwo and Kehinde Lijadu, are identical twin sisters from Nigeria who were an Nigerian music duet from the mid-1960s to the…

The Funkees were a rock band from the east of Nigeria. All members were veterans of the Biafran War.
They recorded a number of singles in the…

There are at least 2 artists under same name: 1) a Norway group formed in 1999, 2) a Japanese music unit formed in 2022.

1) Queendom offers…

Africa Express was set up to promote artistic collaboration between African and western musicians and to widen the appreciation of African music…

The Shaolin Afronauts are an Adelaide-based afrobeat band that is styled after Fela Kuti's Africa 70 band and Sun Ra. Their music incorporates…