2012 in African music

The following is a list of events and releases that have happened or are expected to happen in 2012 in African music.

Events

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*Johnny Clegg receives the Order of Ikhamanga, Silver - the highest honour a citizen can receive in South Africa - as part of the National Orders ceremony. The award is presented by President Jacob Zuma.
*Tats Nkonzo gains recognition for his musical contributions to the eNews Channel's satirical news show ''Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola''

Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label
January 31	Hugh Masekela	Jabulani		Gallo Record Company
April 30	2Face Idibia	Away & Beyond	Afrobeats, reggae, dancehall, hip-hop, soul	Hypertek
May 8	Mavin Records	Solar Plexus	Afrobeats	Mavin
June 1	E.L	Something ELse	Azonto, hip-hop	Akwaaba
June 18	Empire Mates Entertainment	Empire Mates State of Mind	Afropop, reggae, R&B, pop	EME
July 1	eLDee	Undeniable	Afropop, hip-hop	Trybe
July 17	Davido	Omo Baba Olowo	Afrobeats, hip-hop	HKN
August 24	Capital F.E.M.I	The Year of R'n'B	R&B	Kennis
October 1	Ike Moriz	Siren Terpsichore	Swing, jazz, Latin	Mosquito Records London Pty Ltd.
October 2	Youssou N'Dour	From Senegal to the World		Nascente
November 5	D'Prince	Frenzy!	Afro pop	Mavin
November 12	Olamide	YBNL	Hip-hop	YBNL
November 15	Brymo	The Son of a Kapenta	Afropop, fuji, soul, EDM, R&B, contemporary pop, techno	Chocolate City
November 30	Illbliss	Oga Boss	Afrobeats, hip-hop, Igbo rap	Capital Hill, The Goretti Company