The following is a list of events and releases that have happened or are expected to happen in 2019 in African music.
Events
Albums released in 2019
| 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
Musical films and film music
Births
Deaths
- January 5 - Dan Tshanda, 54, South African singer and guitarist of Splash; (heart attack)[40]
- January 7 - John Joubert, 91, South African-born composer[41]
- January 23 – Oliver Mtukudzi, 66, Zimbabwe musician
- February 8 - Sali Sidibé, 59, Malian composer and singer[42]
- March 13 - Joseph Hanson Kwabena Nketia, 97, Ghanaian ethnomusicologist and composer[43]
- March 30 – Simaro Lutumba, 81, Congolese musician (TPOK Jazz)[44]
- June 2 – Piet Botha, 63, South African rock musician (pancreatic cancer)[45]
- July 16 - Johnny Clegg, 66, South African musician (pancreatic cancer)[46]
- August 5 – Jimi Hope, 62, Togolese musician and painter.[47]
- August 12 – DJ Arafat, 33, Ivorian disc jockey and musician, traffic collision.[48]
- October 4 – Elias Melka, 41, Ethiopian record producer and songwriter[49]
- November 9 – Taiwo Lijadu, 71, Nigerian singer (Lijadu Sisters)[50]
- December 3 – Shaaban Abdel Rahim, 62, Egyptian shaabi singer[51]
See also
References
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- ^ "Myrath – Announce New Album "SHEHILI" Out 3rd May 2019". planetmosh.com. February 17, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- ^ Motolani Alake (May 27, 2019). "ALBUM REVIEW: 'Wilmer' is an evolving Patoranking let down by obvious weaknesses". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
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- ^ Damola Durosomo (August 30, 2019). "Yemi Alade's Journey to Becoming a 'Woman of Steel'". OkayAfrica. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ 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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- ^ Motolani Alake (December 1, 2019). "'Laughter, Tears and Goosebumps' is a commendable debut by Fireboy". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
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- ^ Music legend Dan Tshanda certified dead at Sandton hospital
- ^ John Joubert (1927-2019)
- ^ Mali: l’artiste chanteuse, Sali Sidibé, décédée! (in French)
- ^ "Ghanaian composer Prof. Kwabena Nketia is dead". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
- ^ Legendary Congolese musician dies in Paris
- ^ Local Rockstar Piet Botha dies
- ^ "Johnny Clegg, South African musician and activist, dies aged 66". BBC. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ Décès de l'artiste togolais Jimi Hope (in French)
- ^ DJ Arafat: Top Ivory Coast singer dies in road accident
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- ^ "Taiwo Lijadu dies at 71". The Nation. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Shaaban Abdel Rahim Passes Away at 62". Sada El balad. 3 December 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-12-03. Retrieved 4 December 2019.