This is a list of influential African guitarists.
Guitarists
Ibrahim Ag Alhabib - guitarist of the band Tinariwen Barthelemy Attisso - lead guitarist of Orchestre Baobab, of Senegal Afel Bocoum - Malian guitarist, Ali Farka Touré's noted protégé Omara "Bombino" Moctar - internationally acclaimed Tuareg guitarist and singer-songwriter from Agadez, Niger Henri Bowane - figure in the development of Congo rumba, early mentor to Franco Oliver De Coque - Ogene Sound Super of Africa Victor Démé - singer and guitarist from Burkina Faso Fatoumata Diawara - Malian guitarist and singer Diblo Dibala - Congolese soukous musician, known as "Machine Gun" for his speed and skill on the guitar Mamadou Diop (also known as Modou Diop) - Senegalese rhythm guitarist, now based in the United States Sona Jobarteh - Griot kora player, singer and guitarist from Gambia Nico Kasanda (a.k.a. "Dr. Nico") - a pioneer of soukous music Omar Khorshid - Influential Egyptian pioneer guitar virtuoso who accompanied many singers, including Farid Al Atrash, Umm Kulthum, Mohamed Abdel Wahab, and Abdel Halim Hafez. Habib Koité - vocalist and guitarist from Mali Ismaël Lô - Senegalese musician and actor Alick Macheso - bass guitarist of his owned bandOrchestra Mberikwazvo, of Zimbabwe François Luambo Makiadi (a.k.a. "Franco") - Congolese musician; founder of the seminal group OK Jazz Michelino Mavatiku Visi (a.k.a "Michelino") - Soukous recording artist, composer, guitarist and vocalist. Nico Mbarga - lead guitarist; composer of the hit song "Sweet Mother" Louis Mhlanga - Zimbabwean guitarist and producer Oliver Mtukudzi - guitarist from Zimbabwe; leader of the Black Spirits Mono Mukundu - Zimbabwean music producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Jean-Bosco Mwenda - pioneer of African fingerstyle in 1950s, Congo Ray Phiri - lead guitarist from Mpumalanga, South Africa; guitar sessions on Paul Simon's album Graceland Jonah Sithole - Zimbabwean guitarist, played with Thomas Mapfumo Ebo Taylor - Ghanaian Highlife and Afrobeat guitarist, friend of Fela Kuti Boubacar Traoré - Malian folk and blues guitarist Djelimady Tounkara - lead guitarist for the Super Rail Band of Bamako, Mali Ali Farka Touré - singer and guitarist from Malif Vieux Farka Touré - son of Ali Farka Touré; young rising star from Mali Rokia Traoré - Malian songwriter and guitarist Sir Victor Uwaifo - guitarist from bini/Edo speaking people, based in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria Dr Sir Warrior - vocalist and guitarist of Oriental Brothers International Band