Overview of the events of 2023 in African music
List of years in African music
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The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2023 in African music .
Events
Albums released in 2023
Deaths
February 8 – Dennis Lotis , 97, South African-born singer[ 20]
February 10 – AKA , 35, South African rapper[ 21]
February 25 – Ismaïla Touré , 73, Senegalese musician and co-founder of Touré Kunda[ 22]
March 14 – Gloria Bosman , 50, South African jazz singer[ 23]
June 9 – Niel Immelman , 78, South African-born classical pianist[ 24]
July 21 – Hafiz Abdelrahman , Sudanese flautist (age unknown)[ 25]
August 17 – OJ Blaq , 40, Ghanaian rapper and actor[ 26]
September 12 – MohBad , 27, Nigerian rapper[citation needed ]
October 1 – Julian Bahula , 85, South African drummer, composer and bandleader.[ 27]
October 1 – Garry Mapanzure , 25, Zimbabwean Afropop singer[ 28]
October 27 – Axali Doëseb , 69, Namibian composer[ 29]
November 12 – Mohammed al Amin , 80, Sudanese popular musician and oud player[ 30]
December 11 – Zahara , 36, South African singer-songwriter (liver disease)[ 31]
December 20 – Eric Moyo , 41, Zimbabwean singer (brain haemorrhage)[ 32]
See also
References
^ "SAMA29 to kick off in the first quarter of 2023" . Mzansi Reggae . January 11, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023 .
^ "Somizi withdraws 'divorce' and pays Mohale's legal fees as it turns out they were never married" . TimesLIVE . Retrieved 2023-10-22 .
^ Morgan Enos (June 13, 2023). "Three New Categories Added For The 2024 GRAMMYs: Best African Music Performance, Best Alternative Jazz Album & Best Pop Dance Recording" . Grammys.com . Retrieved June 14, 2023 .
^ Bloom, Madison (February 4, 2024). "Tyla Wins Inaugural Best African Music Performance Award at 2024 Grammys" . Pitchfork . Retrieved July 29, 2024 .
^ Seemela, Masego (30 October 2023). "Thabo Ndlovu, Princess MacDonald will face off in the finale of Idols SA" . SowetanLIVE . Retrieved 31 October 2023 .
^ Rasephei, Sekese (January 27, 2023). "Sjava Releases His Long Awaited Third Album Isibuko " . The Plug . Retrieved February 4, 2023 .
^ David Pratt (20 February 2023). "King Ayisoba – Work Hard" . Folk Radio UK. Retrieved 10 May 2023 .
^ "Spinall Announces New Album Top Boy" . The Nation. Retrieved 10 May 2023 .
^ "Mass Country by Aka" . Apple Music. February 24, 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023 .
^ David Platt (February 27, 2023). "Kimi Djabaté - Dindin" . Folk Radio. Retrieved 19 April 2023 .
^ Henry Mamo (March 21, 2023). "Davido Announces Fourth Studio Album 'Timeless' " . Billboard. Retrieved 21 March 2023 .
^ "Baaba Maal – Being" . Clash music. 31 March 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023 .
^ Adam Sieff (8 May 2023). "Bokani Dyer – 'Radio Sechaba' " . London Jazz News. Retrieved November 4, 2023 .
^ " 'People have weapons, but it's to celebrate!' Jantra, the Sudanese keyboardist making wild party music | Music | The Guardian" . amp.theguardian.com . Retrieved 2023-09-29 .
^ Adebiyi, Adeayo (16 June 2023). "Asake cashes in his superstar token in Work of Art " . Pulse Nigeria . Retrieved 20 June 2023 .
^ Bras Nevares, Gabriel (28 July 2023). "Burna Boy Preps For Upcoming Album With New Single, "Big 7" " . HotNewHipHop . Retrieved 29 July 2023 .
^ Cetin, Marissa (August 15, 2023). "KMRU launches label, OFNOT, with new album, Dissolution Grip " . DJ Mag . Retrieved July 29, 2024 .
^ Times, The Daily (2023-04-27). "Katawa Singers to revisit old songs" . African News Agency . Retrieved 2023-12-02 .
^ "New EP: Seyi Vibez — NAHAMciaga" . Bella Naija . 8 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023 .
^ Fountain, Nigel (12 February 2023). "Dennis Lotis obituary" . The Guardian . Retrieved 12 February 2023 .
^ Se-Anne Rall (February 10, 2023). "Rapper AKA shot dead in drive-by shooting on Durban's Florida Road" . IOL . Retrieved 11 February 2023 .
^ "Le musicien sénégalais Ismaïla Touré, cofondateur de Touré Kunda, est décédé à l'âge de 73 ans" . Le Temps. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023 .
^ Maako, Keitumetse (16 March 2023). "From Soweto to the world: How jazz maestro Gloria Bosman created music that would last forever" . News24. Retrieved 3 April 2023 .
^ "Pianist Niel Immelman has Died, Aged 78" . Violin Channel . Retrieved 11 June 2023 .
^ "ساحر «الفلوت» .. الموت يغيّب الموسيقار السوداني العالمي حافظ عبدالرحمن" . صحيفة التغيير السودانية , اخبار السودان (in Arabic). 2023-07-21. Retrieved 2023-07-21 .
^ "Musician OJ Blaq has passed away at age 40" . GhanaWeb . 1 January 1970. Retrieved 23 August 2023 .
^ Luvhengo, Phathu (1 October 2023). "Political activist and musician Julian Sebothane Bahula has died" . Timeslive.co.za . Retrieved 2 October 2023 .
^ Kennedy, Nyavaya (2023-10-13). "Afropop star Garry Mapanzure dies, as medical air services falter" . Newsday Zimbabwe . Retrieved 2023-10-13 .
^ "President pays tribute to anthem composer Axali Doeseb" . The Namibian . 27 October 2023.
^ "عاجل.. وفاة الفنان السوداني الكبير محمد الأمين – النيلين" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-11-14 .
^ "Zahara: South African music icon dies aged 36" . 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023 .
^ "Gospel Musician Eric Moyo Dies" . The Chronicle . Retrieved 20 December 2023 .