DJ Arafat, professionally known as an influential Ivorian DJ, singer, and producer, was born Ange Didier Houon in the Abidjan suburb of Yopougon to Tina Glamour (mother), a popular singer, and Pierre Houon (father), a deceased musician and sound engineer. Read more…
Bolaji Odojukan, better known by his stage name Boj, is a Nigerian musician who is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of the Altè movement in today’s Nigerian music business. He is a well-known Nigerian music producer, performer, and Read more…
Young Paris is a Congolese singer-songwriter and producer who was born Milandou Badila on September 13, 1988. He is recognized for his modern African approach to hip-hop, mixing both traditional rhythms and EDM elements into his music. He was raised Read more…
Godson Ominibie Epelle, known professionally as 1da Banton, is a Nigerian dancehall singer, songwriter, and producer who was born on June 27, 1994. Currently, he is signed to Adasa Cookey’s Squareball Entertainment Records. His music is a unique combination of Read more…
Kingsley Chinweike Okonkwo, popularly known by his stage name Kcee. He is one of the most successful Nigerian singer, songwriter and a performer as an occupation. He was born on the 18th of April, 1979 in Ajegunle, Lagos State. He is Read more…
Tobechukwu Victor Okoh, known by his stage name Peruzzi was born on 5th December 1989. He is a Nigerian singer, a songwriter and a performer. Peruzzi is the only son and the last born out of three in a Christian Read more…
Dominique Preira, known professionally as DIP (Dip Doundou Guiss), is a Senegalese hip-hop artist who was born in Dakar, Senegal, in 1991. DIP is an acronym of his true name, but it also stands for DEEP, a phrase that properly Read more…
Lacrim, whose actual name is Karim Zenoud, is a French rapper who was born in Algeria on April 19, 1985. After featuring on tracks by some of his peers, the Parisian rapper made an immediate impression. He released his debut Read more…
Cindy Le Coeur, whose actual name is Candy Nkunku, is a Congolese recording artist, singer, and dancer. She is a member of Koffi Olomidé‘s Congolese band Quartier Latin International. Cindy comes from a family of four siblings and was born Read more…
Jacques Zoulabou, better known by his stage name Razben, is a Burkinabe singer, composer, and performer. Razben is known for songs such as “Katiana,” which features Wendy Shay, and “Balance,” which features Fance Gadam, among others. His distinctive style changes Read more…
Gyovanni, whose real name is Giovanni Houessou, is a Beninese artist who began his career performing at music festivals while still in high school. He is from Benin’s Cotonou. He is also a Berklee College graduate, an author, and a Read more…
Nana Fofie (aka the Mashup Queen) is a teenage singer-songwriter from the city. Born on June 1, 1990, in Rotterdam, South Holland, the R&B musician and Dutch Ghanaian rising sensation has had a lifelong love and enthusiasm for music, which Read more…
Ikechukwu Eric Ahiauzu, better known by his stage name Ric Hassani, is a well-known Nigerian-born Pop-African singer and composer. His soulful track has a recurring beat and a simple foundation, as well as expert acoustics. He began singing in a Read more…
Lekan Osifeso Junior, better known on stage as Lojay, is an up-and-coming Nigerian musician who has swiftly established himself as one to watch. In April of 1996, he was born. Lojay has had an interest in music since he was Read more…
Sarz, whose real name is Osaretin Osabuohien, is a Nigerian beatmaker and musician whose passion for music began when he was a youngster, influenced by late-90s American hip-hop artists. Sarz, who was born on March 17, 1989, in Benin City, Read more…
Adiouza, whose actual name is Adji Kane Ouza Diallo, is a Senegalese female artist who was born in Dakar, Senegal, to a musician father, Ousmane Diallo, whose stage name is Ouza, and a secretarial mother. Adiouza has been immersed in Read more…
Zahera Darabid, better known as Zaho, was born on May 10, 1980. She is a Canadian pop-R&B singer, composer, and arranger of Algerian descent who debuted in 2008. She was born in Oran, Algeria, and grew up in the Bab Read more…
Hakill was born on September 22, 1991, under the name Ibrahima Khalil N’Diaye. Hakill grew up in Dakar’s renowned Grand Yoff area, surrounded by music since he was a child. He raps in Wolof, English, or French, proud of his Read more…
Elhadji Diallo, better known by his stage name Elzo Jamdong, is a Senegalese hip-hop singer-songwriter from Dakar’s Plateau area. He grew up in a musical family, with jazz and Cuban music-loving father and a keyboard-playing brother. In 2006, he went Read more…
Abdou Lahad Thioune, alias Jahman X-Press, is a Senegalese musician. He is a Senegalese composer and musician who was born in the city of Diourbel. The native of central Senegal’s DIOURBEL area surfs both electronic and plays guitar. He is Read more…
The Guissé pair make up the Senegalese music group Maabo. The vibrant Afro-pop style of the husband-and-wife duet is based on the couple’s interwoven voices and the amorous tone of their lyrics. The pair sings in an Afrobeat-influenced manner. Mia Read more…
Jessy Kimbangi, aka Jessy Matador, was born on October 27, 1983, in Paris. He is a Congolese-French singer who began his career as a dancer in 2001. After four years as a member of the group “Les curs brisés” (The Read more…
Ismaila, better known by his stage name Iss 814, is a Senegalese rapper from Baye Laye, Guediawaye, in the outskirts of Dakar. Ismaila grew up in a musical household, with three elder brothers who were all rappers and genuine mentors. Read more…
Nicolas Omar Diop, better known by his stage name Nix, is a Senegalese rapper and entrepreneur who was born on September 19, 1978, in Dakar. In 1993, he debuted as a member of the band Kantiolis, which was his first Read more…
Tiki Seramed, aka Serge Saint Paul Abate Medjo, is a young Cameroonian Afropop/Afrobeats singer, rapper, composer, and performer. Tiki, a genuine talent with a beautiful and electrifying voice and a broad palette of vocal styles, was born on July 21, Read more…
