The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2024 in African music.
Events January 15 – Qing Madi, OdumoduBlvck, Bloody Civilian, and Tyla are inducted into Apple Music's Rising Class of 2024. January 19 – Rwandan singer Bruce Melodie and his manager announce his investment in United Generation Basketball. February 4 – At the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, the Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance are awarded for the first time. Nominees are Asake & Olamide – "Amapiano"; Burna Boy – "City Boys"; Davido ft. Musa Keys – "Unavailable"; Ayra Starr – "Rush"; and Tyla – "Water" The winner of the African Music category is Tyla. Burna Boy, who is nominated for the Best Melodic Rap Performance, also performs live during the ceremony. March 23 – AFRIMA President Mike Dada announces the launch of BridgeAfric Southern Africa. June 25 – Davido, a year after confirming that he has married his partner, Chioma Rowland, holds a formal ceremony in Victoria Island, Lagos, attended by many prominent figures. November 4 – Rwandan-born singer, rapper and writer Gaël Faye is awarded the Prix Renaudot for his novel Jacaranda. November 7 – The Feather Awards winners, announced in Johannesburg, South Africa, include Zoë Modiga as Best Musician.
Albums released in 2024
Release date Artist Album Genre Label RefFebruary 16Les Amazones d'AfriqueMusow DanseMande Music/ElectropopReal World RecordsFebruary 23Aziza BrahimMawja GlitterbeatFebruary 23The SoilReimaginedKasi soul March 22TylaTylaAmapiano, Western pop, hip hop and R&B Fax and Epic RecordsMay 31Ayra Starr The Year I Turned 21AfrobeatsRCA June 7 TemsBorn in the Wild R&B and Afrobeats Fantasy Records August 9AsakeLungu BoyAfropiano and Afrofusion August 29Fireboy DML Adedamola Pop, Contemporary R&B and AfrobeatsOctober 11ElaineStone Heart ColdContemporary R&BNovember 15KhuzaniAngidlali Nezingane Maskandi November 22WizkidMorayoR&B, Afrobeats
Deaths January 29 – Tony Cedras, 71, South African jazz musician February 21 – Getachew Kassa, 79, Ethiopian percussionist and singer March 3 – Félix Sabal Lecco, 64/5, Cameroonian drummer March 5 – Brahim Fribgane, Moroccan oud player and percussionist (death announced on this date) March 8 – Abdou Cherif, 52, Moroccan singer (heart attack) April 9 – Muluken Melesse, 65-70, Ethiopian singer and drummer April 21 – KODA, 45, Ghanaian gospel singer. May 1 – Hasna El-Bacharia, 74, Algerian singer and multi-instrumentalist May 5 – Belgacem Bouguenna, 61, Tunisian singer May 15 – Ahmed Piro, 92, Moroccan singer of Andalusi classical music May 29 – Mansour Seck, 69, Senegalese singer June 30 – Lucius Banda, 53, Malawian musician and former MP July 19 – Toumani Diabaté, 58, Malian kora player August 27 – Makaya Ntshoko, 84, South African jazz drummer September 6 (death announced) – Mapaputsi (Sandile Ngwenya), 45, South African Kwaito musician September 17 – Rise Kagona, 62, Zimbabwean musician (Bhundu Boys) October 2 – Arbogaste Mbella Ntone, 82, Cameroonian singer December 3 – Jan Bloukaas, 25, South African singer (brain cancer) December 7 – Steady Bongo, 58, Sierra Leonean musician and record producer (road accident) December 11 – Corinne Allal, 69, Tunisian-born Israeli rock musician and music producer (pancreatic cancer) December 13 – Koko Ateba, age unknown, Cameroonian singer and guitarist
See also 2024 in music
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