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2019 in African music

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The following is a list of events and releases that have happened or are expected to happen in 2019 in African music.

Events

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Albums released in 2019

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Release date Artist Album Genre Label Ref
January 15 Falz Moral Instruction Hip-hop, Afrobeats Bahd Guys Records [17]
January 31 Sauti Sol Afrikan Sauce Afro-pop, R&B Sauti Sol Entertainment [18]
April 5 Sarahmée Irréversible Rap, Afropop Ste=4 Musique [19]
April 19 Simi Omo Charlie Champagne, Vol. 1 Afro-fusion, Afro-soul, R&B X3M Music [20]
May 3 Myrath Shehili Progressive metal, oriental metal, Arabic music earMUSIC [21]
May 24 Patoranking Wilmer Reggae, dancehall Amari Musiq, Empire [22]
July 26 Burna Boy African Giant Afro-fusion, Afrobeat, dancehall, pop, hip hop Spaceship, Bad Habit, Atlantic, Warner Music [23]
July 26 Hope Masike The Exorcism of a Spinster Afro-pop, Jazz Riverboat Records/ World Music Network [24]
August 5 A.A.A A.A.A (EP) Folk, psychedelic rock Indie [25]
August 23 Jidenna 85 to Africa Afrobeats, hip hop Epic [26]
August 30 Yemi Alade Woman of Steel Afrobeats, R&B, highlife Effyzzie Music Group, Universal [27]
September 4 Phyno Deal with It Hip-hop, Igbo rap Penthauze [28]
October 1 Invisible System Dance to the Full Moon Traditional, blues, electronic, fusion ARC Music [29]
October 11 Aṣa Lucid Soul, folk, jazz Chapter Two Records, Wagram Music [30]
November 1 Zlatan Zanku Afrobeats Indie [31]
November 8 Ycee Ycee vs Zaheer Hip-hop, trap, Afrobeats, Afro-house, R&B, alte ANBT, Mad Solutions [32]
November 22 Davido A Good Time Afropop DMW; RCA; Sony [33]
November 29 DJ Maphorisa & Kabza De Small The Return of Scorpion Kings amapiano Sony Music, Piano Hub & New Money Gang [34]
Fireboy DML Laughter, Tears and Goosebumps Afro-Life, R&B YBNL Nation [35]
December 6 Starboy Soundman Vol. 1 (EP) Afrobeats, reggae, R&B Starboy Entertainment [36]
December 13 Staff Benda Bilili Effacer Le Tableau Soukous, R&B, reggae Wagram [29]

Classical

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Musical films and film music

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Births

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  3. ^ "Winner of AfriMusic Song Contest Best English Lyrics Award". facebook.com. ESCKAZ.com / ESCCovers.com / Euroforum / Eurovision South Africa. 10 April 2019.
  4. ^ "As in 2018, there will be several special awards presented to the participants of the AfriMusic Song Contest". facebook.com. ESCKAZ.com / ESCCovers.com / Euroforum / Eurovision South Africa. 9 April 2019.
  5. ^ "A thank you message from Siboat". facebook.com. AfriMusic Song Contest Official Page. 10 April 2019.
  6. ^ "We have received the following message from the singer from Cameroon, Joahn Lover". facebook.com. Eurovision-fr.net. 11 April 2019.
  7. ^ "A thank you message from Joahn Lover". facebook.com. AfriMusic Song Contest Official Page. 12 April 2019.
  8. ^ "A thank you message from Nonzwakazi". facebook.com. AfriMusic Song Contest Official Page. 11 April 2019.
  9. ^ "National Endowment for the Arts Announces Newest Recipients of Nation’s Highest Honor in Jazz" Archived 2020-05-23 at the Wayback Machine, National Endowment for the Arts, News, 11 July 2018.
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  11. ^ Alake, Motolani (3 May 2019). "Naira Marley and Zlatan look to benefit from controversy with 'Am I A Yahoo Boy?'". Pulse NG. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Burna Boy wins Best International Act at 2019 BET awards". Oak Tv. 24 June 2019. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  13. ^ Augoye, Jayne (18 September 2019). "Femi Otedola foots Majek Fashek's hospital bills – Premium Times Nigeria". Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  14. ^ "Full list of winners at Headies 2019". The Nation Newspapers. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  15. ^ Gbenga Bada (24 November 2019). "Headies 2019: Here are all the winners at the 13th edition of music award". Pulse Nigeria.
  16. ^ "Kabza De Small is 2019's Most Streamed South African Artist on Spotify by SA Audiences". OkayAfrica.
  17. ^ Orji Sunday (17 January 2019). "Falz: The Nigerian rapper rebelling through music". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  18. ^ "Listen to Sauti Sol's New Album 'Afrikan Sauce'". OkayAfrica. January 31, 2019. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  19. ^ Olivier Boisvert-Magnen (8 September 2020). "Sarahmée: Welcome to her Life". Words and Music. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  20. ^ Kam Tambini (April 19, 2019). "Listen to Simi's New Album 'Omo Charlie Champagne Vol.1'". OkayAfrica. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  21. ^ "Myrath – Announce New Album "SHEHILI" Out 3rd May 2019". planetmosh.com. February 17, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  22. ^ Motolani Alake (May 27, 2019). "ALBUM REVIEW: 'Wilmer' is an evolving Patoranking let down by obvious weaknesses". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  23. ^ Motolani Alake (July 26, 2019). "Burna Boy releases his album, 'African Giant'". Pulse Nigeria. Archived from the original on August 22, 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  24. ^ Majange, Kimberley (26 July 2019). "Masike to launch third album". H-Metro. Archived from the original on 2019-12-25. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  25. ^ Notiki Bello (August 8, 2019). "Brymo Teams up with Skata Vibration on new "A.A.A" EP". Filter Free Nigeria. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  26. ^ "85 to Africa [Explicit] by Jidenna". Amazon Music. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  27. ^ Damola Durosomo (August 30, 2019). "Yemi Alade's Journey to Becoming a 'Woman of Steel'". OkayAfrica. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  28. ^ Motolani Alake (September 9, 2019). "'Deal With It' is a good listen betrayed by length and Phyno's repetition [Album Review]". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
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  31. ^ Motolani Alake (November 4, 2019). "Zlatan's debut album, 'ZANKU' suffers from lack of vision and terrible A&R [Album Review]". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  32. ^ Debola Abimbolu (November 8, 2019). "ESSENTIALS: YCEE IS MORE ASSERTIVE THAN EVER ON 'YCEE VS ZAHEER'". Native. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  33. ^ Tomiwa (October 25, 2019). "ALBUM: Davido – "A Good Time" (Pre-Order)". TooXclusive. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  34. ^ "The Return of the Scorpion Kings by Kabza De Small x DJ Maphorisa". Apple Music.
  35. ^ Motolani Alake (December 1, 2019). "'Laughter, Tears and Goosebumps' is a commendable debut by Fireboy". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  36. ^ "Nigeria: Wizkid Delights With 'Soundman Vol. 1']". All Africa. December 14, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
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  39. ^ "Fatima Al Qadiri scores Cannes Grand Prix-winning film Atlantics". RA News. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  40. ^ Music legend Dan Tshanda certified dead at Sandton hospital
  41. ^ John Joubert (1927-2019)
  42. ^ Mali: l’artiste chanteuse, Sali Sidibé, décédée![permanent dead link] (in French)
  43. ^ "Ghanaian composer Prof. Kwabena Nketia is dead". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  44. ^ Legendary Congolese musician dies in Paris
  45. ^ Local Rockstar Piet Botha dies
  46. ^ "Johnny Clegg, South African musician and activist, dies aged 66". BBC. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  47. ^ Décès de l'artiste togolais Jimi Hope (in French)
  48. ^ DJ Arafat: Top Ivory Coast singer dies in road accident
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