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Other Countries of Africa

Introduction

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The popular music of Africa is as diverse as can be expected. From Gambia to Zimbabwe, from Ethiopia to Gabon, each country has one or more distinct styles or rhythms, more or less inspired on traditional music and external influences (such as Salsa, Son, Reggae, Blues, Jazz...), styles of music drawing strongly on their African roots anyway...

There are eight separate country pages about the music of

• Burkina Faso,
• Cameroon,
• Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa),
• Republic of Congo (Brazzaville),
• Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast),
• Guinée-Conakry,
• Mali and
• Senegal.

On this page you'll find artists coming from 26 other countries, from West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa and Southern Africa.

Below, you can find artists from Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mayotte, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

About Africa:

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African Union (54 member states)


Blue: North Africa
Green: West Africa
Purple: Central Africa
Orange: East Africa
Red: Southern Africa

54 countries (including South Sudan, independent since 9 July 2011)

1 partly recognised country (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic)
1 unrecognised country (Somaliland) and
3 dependent territories (Réunion, Mayotte, Saint Helena)

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Area: 30.2 million km²
Population: 1,393,000,000 (est. 2021)
Number of languages spoken: Around 2,000
(estimations go between 1,250 and 3,000 languages)
Source: Wikipedia

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Flags courtesy of ITA's Flags of All Countries used with permission.

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Angola Artist Pages

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• Kafala Brothers
• Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca

About Angola:

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Official name:
República de Angola
Region: Central / Southern Africa

Benin Artist Pages

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• Gnonnas Pedro
• Angelique Kidjo
• T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou

About Benin:

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Official name:
République du Bénin
Region: West Africa

Burundi Artist Pages

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• Khadja Nin

About Burundi:

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Official name:
République du Burundi
Region: Central / Eastern Africa

Cape Verde Artist Pages

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• Suzanna Lubrano

About Cape Verde:

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Official name:
República de Cabo Verde
Region: West Africa

Central African Republic Artist Pages

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• Sultan Zembellat (1959-2010) - New !

About Central African Republic:

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Official name:
République centrafricaine / Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka
Region: Central Africa

Chadian Artist Pages

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• H'Sao

About Chad:

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Official name:
République du Tchad / Jumhuriyyat Tshad
Region: Central Africa

Comoros Artist Pages

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• Nawal

About Comoros:

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Official name:
Union des Comores
Region: East Africa / Indian Ocean

Equatorial Guinea Artist Pages

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• Hijas del Sol

About Equatorial Guinea:

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Official name:
República de Guinea Ecuatorial
Region: Central Africa

Ethiopian Artist Pages

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• Aster Aweke

About Ethiopia:

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Official name:
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Region: East Africa

Gabon Artist Pages

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• Oliver N'Goma
• Tita Nzebi - New !

About Gabon:

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Official name:
République Gabonaise
Region: Central Africa

Gambian Artist Pages

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• Sona Jobarteh - New !
• Orchestre Guelewar
• Ifang Bondi
• Mdungu - New !
• Laba Sosseh

About The Gambia:

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Official name:
Republic of the Gambia
Region: West Africa

Ghana Artist Pages

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• Chata Addy

About Ghana:

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Official name:
Republic of Ghana
Region: West Africa

Guinea Bissau Artist Pages

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• Super Mama Djombo

About Guinea Bissau:

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Official name:
República da Guiné-Bissau
Region: West Africa

Kenya Artist Pages

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• Samba Mapangala & Orch. Virunga
• Sila & The Afrofunk Experience

About Kenya:

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Official name:
Republic of Kenya / Jamhuri ya Kenya
Region: East Africa

Madagascar Artist Pages

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• Andrian
• Rachel Ratsizafy

About Madagascar:

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Official name:
Repoblikan'i Madagasikara / République de Madagascar
Region: East Africa / Indian Ocean

Mauritania Artist Pages

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• Daby Touré
• Boolumbal

About Mauritania:

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Official name:
Al Jumhuriyah al Islamiyah al Muritaniyah
Region: West Africa

Mayotte Artist Pages

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• M'toro Chamou - New !

About Mayotte:

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Official name:
Mayotte (overseas department of France)
Region: East Africa / Indian Ocean

Mozambique Artist Pages

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• Mabulu
• Moreira Chonguica (The Moreira Project)

About Mozambique:

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Official name:
República de Moçambique
Region: East / Southern Africa

Niger Artist Pages

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• Mamar Kassey
• Tal National

About Niger:

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Official name:
République du Niger
Region: West Africa

Nigeria Artist Pages

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• Femi Kuti
• Seun Kuti

About Nigeria:

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Official name:
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Region: West Africa

Rwanda Artist Pages

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• Jean Paul Samputu & Ingeli

About Rwanda:

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Official name:
Repubulika y'u Rwanda
Region: Central / East Africa

Tanzania Artist Pages

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• Remmy Ongala & Super Matimila

About Tanzania:

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Official name:
United Republic of Tanzania / Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania
Region: East Africa

Togo Artist Pages

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• King Mensah
• Toofan - New !

About Togo:

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Official name:
République Togolaise
Region: West Africa

Uganda Artist Pages

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• Geoffrey Oryema

About Uganda:

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Official name:
Republic of Uganda / Jamhuri ya Uganda
Region: East Africa

Zambia Artist Pages

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• Masasu Band

About Zambia:

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Official name:
Republic of Zambia
Region: Southern Africa

Zimbabwe Artist Pages

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• Robson Banda & the New Black Eagles
• Stella Chiweshe
• Wellington 'Bitumba' Maruta - New !
• Oliver Mutukudzi & the Black Spirits

About Zimbabwe:

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Official name:
Republic of Zimbabwe
Region: Southern Africa

Useful links

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