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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

enter the US Billboard Hot 100 in 55 years and was awarded the inaugural Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance in 2024. The single preceded her...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

praised him for breaking barriers and inspiring other African music artists. Rave & Roses (2022) Heis (2024) "Is Rema dead?: Divine Ikubor aka Rema never...

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,...

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...

African Queen (2021) was certified gold in South Africa. Makhadzi's fifth studio album African Queen 2.0 (2022), reached number one in South Africa.[citation...

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...

Top 50 and was accompanied by a music video, directed by Dalia Dias. On 20 June 2022, CKay became the second African artist to reach 1.2 billion streams...

Choir. In September 2022, Davido announced his first annual Are We African Yet (A.W.A.Y) music festival, which was held at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta...

The Basadi in Music Awards (BIMAs) are South African music awards show in association with South African Music Performance Rights Association (SAMPRA)...