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Overview of the events of 2023 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
[19]
February 10 –
AKA , 35, South African rapper
[20]
February 25 –
Ismaïla Touré , 73, Senegalese musician and co-founder of Touré Kunda
[21]
March 14 –
Gloria Bosman , 50, South African jazz singer
[22]
June 9 –
Niel Immelman , 78, South African-born classical pianist
[23]
July 21 –
Hafiz Abdelrahman , Sudanese flautist (age unknown)
[24]
August 17 –
OJ Blaq , 40, Ghanaian rapper and actor
[25]
September 12 –
MohBad , 27, Nigerian rapper[
citation needed ]
October 1 –
Julian Bahula , 85, South African drummer, composer and bandleader.
[26]
October 1 –
Garry Mapanzure , 25, Zimbabwean Afropop singer
[27]
October 27 –
Axali Doëseb , 69, Namibian composer
[28]
November 12 –
Mohammed al Amin , 80, Sudanese popular musician and oud player
[29]
December 11 –
Zahara , 36, South African singer-songwriter (liver disease)
[30]
December 20 –
Eric Moyo , 41, Zimbabwean singer (brain haemorrhage)
[31]
See also
References
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"SAMA29 to kick off in the first quarter of 2023" . Mzansi Reggae . January 11, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023 .
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"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 .
^ 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 .
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"Spinall Announces New Album Top Boy" . The Nation. Retrieved 10 May 2023 .
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"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 .
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"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 .
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" '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 .
^ Times, The Daily (2023-04-27).
"Katawa Singers to revisit old songs" . African News Agency . Retrieved 2023-12-02 .
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The Greatest of Me - EP by Youngboi OG on Apple Music , 2023-12-02, retrieved 2024-03-25
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"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 .
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"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 .
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"Pianist Niel Immelman has Died, Aged 78" . Violin Channel . Retrieved 11 June 2023 .
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"ساحر «الفلوت» .. الموت يغيّب الموسيقار السوداني العالمي حافظ عبدالرحمن" . صحيفة التغيير السودانية , اخبار السودان (in Arabic). 2023-07-21. Retrieved 2023-07-21 .
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"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 .
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"President pays tribute to anthem composer Axali Doeseb" .
The Namibian . 27 October 2023.
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"عاجل.. وفاة الفنان السوداني الكبير محمد الأمين – النيلين" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-11-14 .
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"Zahara: South African music icon dies aged 36" . 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023 .
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"Gospel Musician Eric Moyo Dies" . The Chronicle . Retrieved 20 December 2023 .