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African music of today is varied in style, but each of these musicians exudes sheer quality.

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Davido is a Nigerian musician and producer. Born in the United States as David Adedeji Adeleke, he grew up in Lagos, Nigeria. He and his brother own HKN Music, a popular record label. A decorated ...

Domain: Music; Category: Musicians & artists

Flavour is a Nigerian musician most popular for his single entitled “Nwa Baby.” His given name is Chinedu Okoli. Growing up in a large family, he was discouraged from pursuing music as a career. ...

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Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo, also known as “D’banj,” is a Nigerian Afropop star. His father is an artillery officer, which meant that D’banj was heavily influenced to go into the military. He attended ...

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Sauti Sol is a wildly popular Kenyan Afropop band. The group is composed of Bien-Aime Baraza, Willis Chimano, Delvin Mudigi, and Polycarp Otieno. Their music has strong traditional Kenyan influences, ...

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Chidinma is a Nigerian Afropop singer. She has been performing since she was six years old. Chidinma Ekile skyrocketed to celebrity status after she won MTN’s Project Fame West Africa in 2010. She ...

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Lucky Dube was a widely influential South African musician. During his childhood, his mother could not afford to take care of him and his siblings, so he was raised by his grandmother. Lucky had to ...

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Chameleone is a famous Afrobeats and reggae musician from Uganda. His given name is Joseph Mayanja. He began singing and writing songs while he was attending school. He has since promoted and ...

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