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…
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…
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…
Elhadj A Tiaré, better known by his stage name Ashs The Best, is a Senegalese hip-hop musician who was born on January 29, 1995, in the Dakar neighbourhood of Pikine. Elhadj started to discover lyrics and rhymes, especially hip-hop, after Read more…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Djamel Fezari, better known by his stage pseudonym DJ Kore, is a Parisian DJ, composer, and director of Algerian ancestry. He’s made a name for himself as one of the top producers in the city. He makes songs in a Read more…
[insert-html-here 4] Koffi Olomidé is a Congolese singer-songwriter, performer, producer, and composer whose real name is Antoine Christophe Agbepa Mumba. He founded the Quartier Latin International orchestra, which has several well-known musicians such as Fally Ipupa. Koffi Olomidé Olomide was Read more…
[insert-html-here 4] Sifoor is a Cameroonian rapper from Douala. He was born in Yaoundé on October 29, 1987. Inspired by his roots, his artistic approach is a cultural fusion of hip-hop and Afro music. Sifoor was greatly influenced by Makossa, Read more…
Franck Kacou, better known as Black Kent, is an Ivory Coast hip-hop/rap musician. Born in Abidjan in May 1985, he and his family moved to Kenya due to political instability in his hometown, where he teamed up with C4 to Read more…
Djodje is a Cape Verdean recording artist, songwriter, and producer residing in Lisbon, Portugal, who was born on January 15, 1989. Djodje was born in a musical family in the capital city of Praia, where his father was a guitarist Read more…
Yola Semedo is a renowned Angolan singer who rose to prominence after winning the UNESCO Golden Voice of Africa competition in 1995. Yola is the mother of one child, Orlando Carlos Semedo Dias, who she shares with her husband Carlos Read more…
Chelsy Shantel, a female vocalist of African descent from Angola, was born in Lisbon on December 5, 1989. She has always loved music since she was a child. Chelsy is known as a diva in the kizomba and ghetto zouk Read more…
Anna Joyce, whose actual name is Ana Joyce Veloso de Castro, is an Angolan singer-songwriter who was born in Luanda on May 29, 1987. She comes from a family of six siblings, and she is the youngest of them all. Read more…
Luyando Mbewe, better known as Fireman766 on stage, is a Zambian Afrobeat, rap/hip hop performer. The young phenom, who was born on April 18, 1997, in Kabwe, dreamed of being a singer and rapper since the age of nine. His Read more…
Messias Maricoa is a Mozambican musician who has made a name for himself in the music industry. He was born in Nampula, Mozambique, on December 24, 1993. Messias is well recognized as a singer who rose to prominence in Africa Read more…
Bruna Tatiana is a singer-songwriter from Lobito, Benguela, Angola, who was born in 1978. She originally rose to prominence in 1997, when she competed in the first season of Gala TVC’s Big Brother Africa. She comes from a musical family Read more…
