Rokia Traoré (born 1974) is a Malian-born singer, songwriter and guitarist. She made six albums between 1998 and 2016. Bowmboï (2003) won the Critics Award category at the BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music in 2004and Tchamantché (2008) won Victoires de la Musique World Music Album of the Year in 2009. Traoré won Best … Read more
Kien Rennise Nde (born April 24, 1988 in Mankon), known by her stage name Reniss, is a Cameroonian singer and songwriter. Reniss sings in English, French, Pidgin, and Ngeumba. Reniss became well-known in the African music scene after releasing her music video “La Sauce” on May 6, 2016. Career Reniss grew up in the neighbourhood of Mabanda, in … Read more
Richard Garfield Flash (born 8 April 1976) is an English former footballer. He made eleven appearances in the Football League for Watford, Lincoln City and Plymouth Argyle, before retiring due to injury in 1999. Early lifeFlash was born in Birmingham. As a schoolboy he was scouted by Liverpool, Arsenal, Aston Villa and Manchester United; Manchester … Read more
Jazz bassist Richard Bona was born and raised in the West African nation of Cameroon, going on to session dates with Joe Zawinul, Regina Carter, and Bob James as well as a two-year stint as musical director for the great Harry Belafonte. He made his debut as a headliner in 1999 with Scenes from My … Read more
Remilekun Khalid Safaru (born 26 January 1981), known by his stage names Reminisce and Alaga Ibile, is a Nigerian singer, rapper, songwriter, and actor from Ogun State. He performs in English and his native language, Yoruba. Early life Reminisce is from Ajilete, Yewa South LGA in Ogun State, the western part of Nigeria. He was … Read more
Batsogile Lovederia “Rebecca” Malope (born June 30, 1968) is a South African gospel singer. She is known as “The African Queen of Gospel.” Her music career spans more than three decades. She has sold at least 10 million albums worldwide, making her one of the best-selling gospel artists of all time. Most of the 36 … Read more
Thanks to some extensive support from his producer brother, Reekado Banks became a commercially successful pop singer and songwriter in his native Nigeria in 2014, the year he made his commercial debut and won a Heady award as a part of the Mavins, the all-star group offshoot of Don Jazzy’s Mavin label. Banks’ debut solo … Read more
Swabri Mohammed (born 1 May 1981), better known by his stage name Redsan, is a Kenyan reggae and ragga musician. He is one of the most well renowned ragga and dancehall artists in East Africa. His popularity has extended to the rest of Africa, and parts of Europe, United States, and the Middle East. Beginnings … Read more
Rachid Taha (Arabic: رشيد طه, Rashīd Ṭāhā, [raʃiːd tˤaːhaː]; 18 September 1958 – 12 September 2018) was an Algerian singer and activist based in France described as “sonically adventurous”. His music was influenced by many different styles including rock, electronic, punk and raï. Early lifeTaha was born in 1958 in Sig, Mascara Province, Algeria, although … Read more
