happen in 2012 in African music. date unknown Johnny Clegg receives the Order of Ikhamanga, Silver - the highest honour a citizen can receive in South...

to 2012 in music. This year was the peak of music downloads sales in the United States, with sales declining year on year since then. 2012 in African music...

African-American music is a broad term covering a diverse range of musical genres largely developed by African Americans and their culture. Its origins...

and Tyla. Early records of music in South Africa as well as Southern Africa indicate a fusion of cultural traditions: African, European and Asian. Modern...

summary of 2012 in music in the United Kingdom. In 2012, dance music continued to dominate the charts. 1 January – Musicians honoured in the Queen's...

traditional African melodies, and Western popular music. In 1959, Makeba had a brief role in the anti-apartheid film Come Back, Africa, which brought...

of African Unity (OAU). In July 2004, the African Union's Pan-African Parliament (PAP) was relocated to Midrand, in South Africa, but the African Commission...

music genres of the African diaspora, including some Caribbean music, Latin music, Brazilian music and African-American music. Music of the African diaspora...

West African music varies due to the regional separation of West Africa, yet it can be distinguished by two distinct categories: Islamic music and indigenous...

abbreviated as R&B or R'n'B, is a genre of popular music that originated within African-American communities in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record...

spirituals, African American spirituals, Black spirituals, or spiritual music) is a genre of Christian music that is associated with African Americans,...

groups of Africa. African Americans constitute the second largest ethno-racial group in the U.S. after White Americans. The term "African American" generally...

African music. Nigeria is another major music market in Africa, known for its vibrant Afrobeat, Afropop, and hip-hop scenes. Sony Music West Africa,...

São Tomé and Príncipe. Central African Music (dark blue on the map) includes the music of Chad, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic...

The South African Music Awards (often simply the SAMAs) are the Recording Industry of South Africa's music industry awards, established in 1995. The ceremony...

disco rap, is a genre of popular music that originated in the early 1970s from the African American community. Hip-hop music originated as an anti-drug and...

list of notable events in country music that took place in 2012. February 29 – Branson, Missouri, a city famous for its country music-oriented tourist attractions...

Artiste in African Pop" award at the All Africa Music Awards. 3 December - Kabza De Small is named by Spotify as the most-streamed South African artist...

sounds. Soul music reflects the African-American identity, and it stresses the importance of an African-American culture. The newfound African-American consciousness...

especially African Americans, Latinos, and the gay subculture. The house music dance scene was one of the most integrated and progressive spaces in the 1980s;...

African singer, songwriter and guitarist. Her music was classified loosely as "Afro-soul", and she sang in Xhosa, her native language, as well as in English...

Sahara. These include Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the African countries and territories...

Apple Music Up Next artist. He also released his fourth studio album, African Giant, which went on to win Album of the Year at the All Africa Music Awards...

music of North Africa for the most part has a different history from Sub-Saharan African music traditions. The music and dance forms of the African diaspora...

Southern African music composers, lyricists/authors and music publishers. The organisation administers performing rights. The Southern African Music Rights...

releases that happened in 2012 in music in South Korea. January 11–12 – the 26th Golden Disc Awards take place, the first time it was held in January. Super Junior...

African immigration to the United States refers to immigrants to the United States who are or were nationals of modern African countries. The term African...

founded in 1997. Universal Music South Africa, was founded in 1997, as the second-largest African division of Universal Music Group. On 31 May 2012, P-Square...

African, Caribbean, African-American ancestry and other members of the African diaspora who are musical ensemble leaders who direct classical music performances...

Nigga (/ˈnɪɡə/) is a colloquial term in African-American Vernacular English that is considered vulgar in many contexts. It began as a dialect form of...