and releases that happened in 2022 in African music. April 3 – Angélique Kidjo wins the Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album for the second time,...

continent. The music and dance of the African diaspora, formed to varying degrees on African musical traditions, include American music like Dixieland...

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

African popular music (also styled Afropop, Afro-pop, Afro pop or African pop), like African traditional music, is vast and varied. Most contemporary genres...

The 2022 All Africa Music Awards (also known as AFRIMA) was scheduled to be held on December 8 to 11, 2022. But, it was announced that the ceremony would...

to 2022 in music. African music American music Asian music Australian music Brazilian music British music Canadian music Chinese music Czech music Danish...

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...

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

two BET Awards, three Basadi in Music Awards and a Metro FM Music Award. She became the youngest African artist in history to win a Grammy Award. Tyla...

Artist of the Year at the 2022 All Africa Music Awards, and was nominated as the Best African Music Act at the 2022 MOBO Awards, which marked his first...

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...

and releases that happened in 2022 in music in the United States. 8 – after a 50-year career, David Lee Roth retired from music following the conclusion...

Universal Music Africa, in conjunction with ONOMO Africa's Finest Live, an initiative to promote and support African arts, African music, and African cuisine...

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...

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

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

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...

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

album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2022. On January 1, Kodak Black was arrested in Pompano Beach, Florida, on trespassing...

releases that happened in 2024 in African music. January 19 – Rwandan singer Bruce Melodie and his manager announce his investment in United Generation Basketball...

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...

events and releases that have happened, or are expected to happen in 2022 in music in South Korea. January 5 – V's "Christmas Tree" became the first Korean...

Nigeria, and South Africa. On the same day, Warner Music Africa approved grants to the following African organizations, including African Leadership Academy...

increase of African nationalism, a cultural recovery occurred. The governments of most African nations encourage national dance and music groups, museums...

was a South African Amapiano rapper and dancer. Costa Titch's father is Greek while his mother is South African. He was born in South Africa. Early on,...

culture in traditional African music, African popular music tends to stay within the roots of traditional African Popular Music. The genre of music, Maskanda...

Blues is a music genre and musical form that originated amongst African-Americans in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s. Blues has incorporated...

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...

Kora Award, a Channel O Music Video Award, a Ghana Music Award, a Nigeria Music Video Award, 2 MTV Africa Music Awards, 2 African Muzik Magazine Awards...

Universal Music South Africa (aka Universal Music (Pty) Ltd. and often abbreviated UMGSA) is the South African division of the record label Universal Music Group...