Top 10 African Artists Of All Time [Part 2]
Top 10 African Artists Of All Time [Part 2]
5.Miriam Makeba
Zenzile Miriam Makeba, nicknamed Mama Africa, was a South African singer, actor, UN goodwill ambassador, and civil rights activist. Born in Johannesburg, Makeba was forced to find employment as a child after the death of her father. In 1966, she won a Grammy award for An Evening with Harry Belafonte in 1965. She was also the first black woman to have a Top-Ten worldwide hit with Pata Pata in 1967. In total, she recorded four albums in the USA. It was in the United States that she also recorded her famous Qogothwane (The “Click” Song).
6.Salif Keita
Salif Keïta is an afro-pop singer-songwriter from Mali. He is notable not only because of his reputation as the “Golden Voice of Africa”. Salif Keïta has over 20 album to his name.
7.Angélique Kidjo
Angélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo, known as Angélique Kidjo, is a Beninese Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and activist, noted for her diverse musical influences and creative music videos.
8.Fela Kuti
Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, known professionally as Fela Kuti, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, or simply Fela, was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist, musician, composer, pioneer of the Afrobeat music. He is frequently cited as Nigeria’s most influential artist of all time.
9.Koffi Olomide
Antoine Christophe Agbepa Mumba, known professionally as Koffi Olomide, is a Congolese soukous singer, dancer, producer, and composer. He has had several gold records in his career.
10. Ismaël Lô
Ismaël Lô is a Senegalese musician and actor. He was born in Dogondoutchi, Niger on 30 August 1956, to a Senegalese father and a Nigerien mother.In the 1970s, Lo studied at the School of Art in Dakar. He later joined the popular group Super Diamono, but left in 1984 to start a solo career. Over the next four years Lo recorded five popular solo albums. In 1990, Lo signed a recording deal with Barclay and recorded in France his sixth solo album, Ismael Lo. Thanks to the success of the single “Tajabone” the album became a hit in the European charts. The album launched Lo’s international career. Iso was recorded and released in 1994, and also became a success. The album contains soft guitar melodies and traditional Senegalese mbalax. The following year Lo toured in Africa. The compilation album Jammu Africa was released in 1996. The song “Without Blame” is a duet with Marianne Faithfull. Lo’s song “Tajabone” was featured in Pedro Almodóvar’s film All About My Mother.
Notable mentions
1. Youssou N’Dour
2. Ladysmith black Mambazo
3. P Square
4. Wizkid
