2016 in African music

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Events

June - D'banj secretly marries Lineo Didi Kilgrow.^[1]
September - Tsar Leo, "Malawi's Drake", is nominated in the 15th for his single, "The Other Side".^[2]
October - A Man of Good Hope, a musical by Isango Ensemble based on a book by Jonny Steinberg, is performed at the Young Vic in London, UK.^[3]
November - King Sunny Adé receives the AFRIMA award.^[4]
December - King Sunny Adé is inducted into Hard Rock Cafe hall of fame.^[5]

Albums

Burna Boy — Redemption^[6]
Louise Carver - Hanging in the Void^[7]
Kiss Daniel — New Era^[6]
Adekunle Gold — Gold^[8]
Ladysmith Black Mambazo — Walking in the Footsteps of Our Fathers^[9]
Ike Moriz - Debonaire^[10]
Myrath - Legacy^[11]
Ahmed Soultan - Music Has No Boundaries

Classical

Alfred P. Addaquay - Laudatur Christus

Musical films

Deaths

April 24 – Papa Wemba, Congolese singer and musician, 66
June 22 – Harry Rabinowitz, South African-born British conductor and composer, 100^[12]
September 8 – Johan Botha, South African tenor, 51^[13]
October 10 – Issa Bagayogo, Malian musician, 54^[14]
November 9 – Nico Carstens, South African accordionist and songwriter, 90^[15]

References

^ "Dbanj opens up on why he married secretly". Premium Times. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
^ "Tsar Leo's The Other Side queues for a world music award | Malawi 24 - All the latest Malawi news". Malawi 24. 2016-09-02. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
^ Michael Billington (14 October 2016). "A Man of Good Hope review – exhilarating musical tale of a Somali refugee". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
^ "African Stars To Honour King Sunny Ade, Others At AFRIMA". newsbreak.ng. 20 October 2016. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
^ Akan, Joey (1 December 2016). "Music legend gets inducted into Hard Rock hall of fame". pulse.ng. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Notable Nigerian albums of 2016". Music Africa. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
^ "Louise Carver - Hanging in the Void". Gallo Record Company. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
^ "Adekunle Gold's album debuts on Billboard music chart". The Cable. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
^ "Walking in the Footsteps of Our Fathers". Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
^ Mosquito Records London (April 7, 2016). "Ike Moriz - Debonaire". Mosquito Records London News. Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
^ "Myrath Announce New Album Legacy". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. January 8, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
^ Dave Laing (2016-06-23). "Harry Rabinowitz obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
^ Zachary Woolfe (2016-09-09). "Johan Botha, Operatic Tenor in Difficult Roles, Dies at 51". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
^ "maliweb.net - La musique malienne en deuil : Issa Bagayogo dit Techno Issa tire sa révérence". maliweb.net (in French). 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
^ "Accordion Maestro Nico Carstens Dies". Channel 24. 2016-11-02.

[1] "Dbanj opens up on why he married secretly". Premium Times. Retrieved December 28, 2017.

[2] "Tsar Leo's The Other Side queues for a world music award | Malawi 24 - All the latest Malawi news". Malawi 24. 2016-09-02. Retrieved 2018-02-22.

[3] Michael Billington (14 October 2016). "A Man of Good Hope review – exhilarating musical tale of a Somali refugee". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 February 2018.

[4] "African Stars To Honour King Sunny Ade, Others At AFRIMA". newsbreak.ng. 20 October 2016. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2016.

[5] Akan, Joey (1 December 2016). "Music legend gets inducted into Hard Rock hall of fame". pulse.ng. Retrieved 2 December 2016.

[Music-6] "Notable Nigerian albums of 2016". Music Africa. Retrieved 7 January 2019.

[7] "Louise Carver - Hanging in the Void". Gallo Record Company. Retrieved 7 January 2019.

[8] "Adekunle Gold's album debuts on Billboard music chart". The Cable. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.

[9] "Walking in the Footsteps of Our Fathers". Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Retrieved 4 June 2020.

[10] Mosquito Records London (April 7, 2016). "Ike Moriz - Debonaire". Mosquito Records London News. Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

[11] "Myrath Announce New Album Legacy". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. January 8, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2016.

[12] Dave Laing (2016-06-23). "Harry Rabinowitz obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-06-27.

[13] Zachary Woolfe (2016-09-09). "Johan Botha, Operatic Tenor in Difficult Roles, Dies at 51". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-09-19.

[14] "maliweb.net - La musique malienne en deuil : Issa Bagayogo dit Techno Issa tire sa révérence". maliweb.net (in French). 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2018-02-22.

[15] "Accordion Maestro Nico Carstens Dies". Channel 24. 2016-11-02.

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2016 in African music

Events

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Classical

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Deaths

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