Artiste Congo

Cindy Le Coeur

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…

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Afrobeats

Razben

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…

By Asiama Godson, ago
Artiste Benin

Gyovanni

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…

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Artiste Ghana

Nana Fofie

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…

By Asiama Godson, ago
Afro Pop

Ric Hassani  

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…

By Asiama Godson, ago
Afro Beatz

Lojay

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…

By Asiama Godson, ago
Artiste Nigeria

Sarz

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…

By Asiama Godson, ago
Artiste Senegal

Adiouza

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…

By Asiama Godson, ago
Artiste Algeria

Zaho

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…

By Asiama Godson, ago
Artiste Senegal

Hakill

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…

By Asiama Godson, ago
Artiste Senegal

Elzo Jamdong

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…

By Asiama Godson, ago
Artiste Senegal

Jahman X-Press

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By Asiama Godson, ago
Artiste Senegal

Maabo

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…

By Asiama Godson, ago
Artiste Senegal

Iss 814

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…

By Asiama Godson, ago
Artiste Senegal

Nix

[insert-html-here 4] 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 Read more…

By Asiama Godson, ago
Afro Pop

Tiki Seramed

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By Asiama Godson, ago
Artiste Ghana

TiC

TiC (Tic Tac), whose actual name is Nana Kwaku Okyere Duah, is a Ghanaian hiplife musician who was born in Kwamo, a suburb in Ghana’s Ashanti Region. He began his creative career in 1997 with his best buddy Bessem Bikhazi in Read more…

By Asiama Godson, ago
Artiste Congo

Sam Samouraï

JOSUÉ ULRICH MBEMBA, better known by his stage name Sam Samouraï, is a Congolese rapper, lyricist, and composer who is most known for his orchestral works that combine rap with sape (a fashion concept from the Congo). Sam Samouraï, who Read more…

By Asiama Godson, ago
Afro Beatz

Ckay

Chukwuka Ekweani, known by his stage name Ckay is born to Dr. & Mrs Ekweani in Kaduna State. His earliest contact with music was at age 7, where he was introduced to the art of music by his father who was at Read more…

By Hayford Eugene, ago
Afro Pop

DJ Enimoney

Eniola Olamilekan Adedeji, known by his stage name DJ Enimoney, is a Nigerian disc jockey and recording artist. DJ Enimoney was born in Lagos to Nigerian parents. He pursued a high school education at Lagos State Secondary School. He studied Computer Read more…

By Hayford Eugene, ago
Afro Pop

Simmy

Simphiwe Majowe Nhlangulela, better known by her stage moniker Simmy, is a young South African musician and composer whose distinctive style includes electronic dance music as well as neo-soul, neo-folk, and experimental pop. Simmy was born in 1995 to a musical Read more…

By Asiama Godson, ago
Artiste Congo

Ninho

Ninho (full name: William Nzobazola) is a Congolese-born French rapper who was born on April 2, 1996. Ninho grew up in the Seine-et-Marne communes of Yerres, Essonne, and Nemours. As a child, he was enthralled with rap and would watch Read more…

By Asiama Godson, ago