Overview of the events of 2019 in African music
List of years in African music
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The following is a list of events and releases that have happened or are expected to happen in 2019 in African music.
Albums released in 2019 [ edit ] Release date Artist Album Genre Label Ref January 15 Falz Moral Instruction Hip-hop , Afrobeats Bahd Guys Records [ 17] January 31 Sauti Sol Afrikan Sauce Afro-pop , R&B Sauti Sol Entertainment [ 18] April 5 Sarahmée Irréversible Rap, Afropop Ste=4 Musique [ 19] April 19 Simi Omo Charlie Champagne, Vol. 1 Afro-fusion, Afro-soul , R&B X3M Music [ 20] May 3 Myrath Shehili Progressive metal , oriental metal , Arabic music earMUSIC [ 21] May 24 Patoranking Wilmer Reggae, dancehall Amari Musiq, Empire [ 22] July 26 Burna Boy African Giant Afro-fusion, Afrobeat , dancehall , pop , hip hop Spaceship, Bad Habit, Atlantic , Warner Music [ 23] July 26 Hope Masike The Exorcism of a Spinster Afro-pop, Jazz Riverboat Records/ World Music Network [ 24] August 5 A.A.A A.A.A (EP) Folk , psychedelic rock Indie [ 25] August 23 Jidenna 85 to Africa Afrobeats, hip hop Epic [ 26] August 30 Yemi Alade Woman of Steel Afrobeats, R&B, highlife Effyzzie Music Group, Universal [ 27] September 4 Phyno Deal with It Hip-hop, Igbo rap Penthauze [ 28] October 1 Invisible System Dance to the Full Moon Traditional, blues, electronic, fusion ARC Music [ 29] October 11 Aṣa Lucid Soul , folk , jazz Chapter Two Records, Wagram Music [ 30] November 1 Zlatan Zanku Afrobeats Indie [ 31] November 8 Ycee Ycee vs Zaheer Hip-hop, trap , Afrobeats, Afro-house, R&B, alte ANBT, Mad Solutions [ 32] November 22 Davido A Good Time Afropop DMW; RCA; Sony [ 33] November 29 DJ Maphorisa & Kabza De Small The Return of Scorpion Kings amapiano Sony Music , Piano Hub & New Money Gang [ 34] Fireboy DML Laughter, Tears and Goosebumps Afro-Life, R&B YBNL Nation [ 35] December 6 Starboy Soundman Vol. 1 (EP) Afrobeats , reggae , R&B Starboy Entertainment [ 36] December 13 Staff Benda Bilili Effacer Le Tableau Soukous , R&B , reggae Wagram [ 29]
Musical films and film music [ edit ] January 5 - Dan Tshanda , 54, South African singer and guitarist of Splash ; (heart attack)[ 40] January 7 - John Joubert , 91, South African-born composer[ 41] January 23 – Oliver Mtukudzi , 66, Zimbabwe musician February 8 - Sali Sidibé [es ] , 59, Malian composer and singer[ 42] March 13 - Joseph Hanson Kwabena Nketia , 97, Ghanaian ethnomusicologist and composer[ 43] March 30 – Simaro Lutumba , 81, Congolese musician (TPOK Jazz )[ 44] June 2 – Piet Botha , 63, South African rock musician (pancreatic cancer)[ 45] July 16 - Johnny Clegg , 66, South African musician (pancreatic cancer)[ 46] August 5 – Jimi Hope , 62, Togolese musician and painter.[ 47] August 12 – DJ Arafat , 33, Ivorian disc jockey and musician, traffic collision.[ 48] October 4 – Elias Melka , 41, Ethiopian record producer and songwriter[ 49] November 9 – Taiwo Lijadu , 71, Nigerian singer (Lijadu Sisters )[ 50] December 3 – Shaaban Abdel Rahim , 62, Egyptian shaabi singer[ 51] ^ Olivia Kabir. "Simi and Adekunle Gold's wedding: how it was" . legit.ng . Retrieved 16 January 2021 . ^ "AfriMusic Song Contest" . AfriMusic Song Contest Official Website. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2019 . ^ "Winner of AfriMusic Song Contest Best English Lyrics Award" . facebook.com . ESCKAZ.com / ESCCovers.com / Euroforum / Eurovision South Africa. 10 April 2019. ^ "As in 2018, there will be several special awards presented to the participants of the AfriMusic Song Contest" . facebook.com . ESCKAZ.com / ESCCovers.com / Euroforum / Eurovision South Africa. 9 April 2019. ^ "A thank you message from Siboat" . facebook.com . AfriMusic Song Contest Official Page. 10 April 2019. ^ "We have received the following message from the singer from Cameroon, Joahn Lover" . facebook.com . Eurovision-fr.net. 11 April 2019. ^ "A thank you message from Joahn Lover" . facebook.com . AfriMusic Song Contest Official Page. 12 April 2019. ^ "A thank you message from Nonzwakazi" . facebook.com . AfriMusic Song Contest Official Page. 11 April 2019. ^ "National Endowment for the Arts Announces Newest Recipients of Nation’s Highest Honor in Jazz" Archived 2020-05-23 at the Wayback Machine , National Endowment for the Arts, News, 11 July 2018. ^ Chinen, Nate, "Meet The NEA's 2019 Jazz Masters: Dorough, Ibrahim, Schneider And Crouch" , NPR Music, 11 July 2018. ^ Alake, Motolani (3 May 2019). "Naira Marley and Zlatan look to benefit from controversy with 'Am I A Yahoo Boy?' " . Pulse NG. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020 . ^ "Burna Boy wins Best International Act at 2019 BET awards" . Oak Tv. 24 June 2019. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019 . ^ Augoye, Jayne (18 September 2019). "Femi Otedola foots Majek Fashek's hospital bills – Premium Times Nigeria" . Retrieved 26 September 2019 . ^ "Full list of winners at Headies 2019" . The Nation Newspapers . 21 October 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019 . ^ Gbenga Bada (24 November 2019). "Headies 2019: Here are all the winners at the 13th edition of music award" . Pulse Nigeria. ^ "Kabza De Small is 2019's Most Streamed South African Artist on Spotify by SA Audiences" . OkayAfrica . ^ Orji Sunday (17 January 2019). "Falz: The Nigerian rapper rebelling through music" . Al Jazeera. Retrieved 23 January 2019 . ^ "Listen to Sauti Sol's New Album 'Afrikan Sauce' " . OkayAfrica . January 31, 2019. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019 . ^ Olivier Boisvert-Magnen (8 September 2020). "Sarahmée: Welcome to her Life" . Words and Music. Retrieved 20 January 2022 . ^ Kam Tambini (April 19, 2019). "Listen to Simi's New Album 'Omo Charlie Champagne Vol.1' " . OkayAfrica. Retrieved 19 April 2019 . ^ "Myrath – Announce New Album "SHEHILI" Out 3rd May 2019" . planetmosh.com. February 17, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019 . ^ Motolani Alake (May 27, 2019). "ALBUM REVIEW: 'Wilmer' is an evolving Patoranking let down by obvious weaknesses" . Pulse Nigeria . Retrieved 9 March 2020 . ^ Motolani Alake (July 26, 2019). "Burna Boy releases his album, 'African Giant' " . Pulse Nigeria. Archived from the original on August 22, 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019 . ^ Majange, Kimberley (26 July 2019). "Masike to launch third album" . H-Metro . Archived from the original on 2019-12-25. Retrieved 2019-11-22 . ^ Notiki Bello (August 8, 2019). "Brymo Teams up with Skata Vibration on new "A.A.A" EP" . Filter Free Nigeria . Retrieved 25 January 2020 . ^ "85 to Africa [Explicit] by Jidenna" . Amazon Music . Retrieved December 16, 2019 . ^ Damola Durosomo (August 30, 2019). "Yemi Alade's Journey to Becoming a 'Woman of Steel' " . OkayAfrica . Retrieved 9 March 2020 . ^ Motolani Alake (September 9, 2019). " 'Deal With It' is a good listen betrayed by length and Phyno's repetition [Album Review]" . Pulse Nigeria . Retrieved 9 March 2020 . ^ a b "New African Music" . African Music Guide. Retrieved 13 February 2020 . ^ Motolani Alake (October 16, 2019). "Asa's 'Lucid' is familiar, yet worth the wait [Pulse Review]" . Pulse Nigeria . Retrieved 9 March 2020 . ^ Motolani Alake (November 4, 2019). "Zlatan's debut album, 'ZANKU' suffers from lack of vision and terrible A&R [Album Review]" . Pulse Nigeria . Retrieved 9 March 2020 . ^ Debola Abimbolu (November 8, 2019). "ESSENTIALS: YCEE IS MORE ASSERTIVE THAN EVER ON 'YCEE VS ZAHEER' " . Native . Retrieved 9 March 2020 . ^ Tomiwa (October 25, 2019). "ALBUM: Davido – "A Good Time" (Pre-Order)" . TooXclusive . Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019 . ^ "The Return of the Scorpion Kings by Kabza De Small x DJ Maphorisa" . Apple Music . ^ Motolani Alake (December 1, 2019). " 'Laughter, Tears and Goosebumps' is a commendable debut by Fireboy" . Pulse Nigeria . Retrieved 9 February 2020 . ^ "Nigeria: Wizkid Delights With 'Soundman Vol. 1']" . All Africa. December 14, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2020 . ^ "Rob Fokkens Duo Work Premiere at Penarth Chamber Music Festival" . C E Club . 1 June 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2021 . ^ "Clare Loveday - Compositions" . Clare Loveday . Retrieved 13 February 2020 . ^ "Fatima Al Qadiri scores Cannes Grand Prix-winning film Atlantics" . RA News . 9 October 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2020 . ^ Music legend Dan Tshanda certified dead at Sandton hospital ^ John Joubert (1927-2019) ^ Mali: l’artiste chanteuse, Sali Sidibé, décédée! [permanent dead link ] (in French) ^ "Ghanaian composer Prof. Kwabena Nketia is dead" . www.ghanaweb.com . Retrieved 2019-03-13 . ^ Legendary Congolese musician dies in Paris ^ Local Rockstar Piet Botha dies ^ "Johnny Clegg, South African musician and activist, dies aged 66" . BBC . Retrieved 14 February 2020 . ^ Décès de l'artiste togolais Jimi Hope (in French) ^ DJ Arafat: Top Ivory Coast singer dies in road accident ^ "Elias Melka: Great Music loses of 2012" . Awtar Music. Awtar Music. Sep 10, 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020 . ^ "Taiwo Lijadu dies at 71" . The Nation . Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019 . ^ "Shaaban Abdel Rahim Passes Away at 62" . Sada El balad . 3 December 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-12-03. Retrieved 4 December 2019 .