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Overview of the events of 2019 in African music
List of years 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.
Albums released in 2019 [ edit ]
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 Afrobeats , reggae , R&B
Starboy Entertainment
[36]
December 13
Staff Benda Bilili
Effacer Le Tableau
Soukous , R&B , reggae
Wagram
[29]
Classical [ edit ] Musical films and film music [ edit ] 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 musicianFebruary 8 - Sali Sidibé [es ] , 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 [ edit ] References [ edit ]
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