2024 in African music

The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2024 in African music.

Events

January 15 - Qing Madi, OdumoduBlvck, Bloody Civilian, and Tyla are inducted into Apple Music's Rising Class of 2024.
January 19 - Rwandan singer Bruce Melodie and his manager announce his investment in United Generation Basketball.
February 4 - At the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, the Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance are awarded for the first time. Nominees are Asake & Olamide – "Amapiano"; Burna Boy – "City Boys"; Davido ft. Musa Keys – "Unavailable"; Ayra Starr – "Rush"; and Tyla – "Water" The winner of the African Music category is Tyla. Burna Boy, who is nominated for the Best Melodic Rap Performance, also performs live during the ceremony.
March 23 - AFRIMA President Mike Dada announces the launch of BridgeAfric Southern Africa.
June 25 - Davido, a year after confirming that he has married his partner, Chioma Rowland, holds a formal ceremony in Victoria Island, Lagos, attended by many prominent figures.
November 4 - Rwandan-born singer, rapper and writer Gaël Faye is awarded the Prix Renaudot for his novel Jacaranda.
November 7 - The Feather Awards winners, announced in Johannesburg, South Africa, include Zoë Modiga as Best Musician.

Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label	Ref
February 16	Les Amazones d'Afrique	Musow Danse	Mande Music/Electropop	Real World Records
February 23	Aziza Brahim	Mawja		Glitterbeat
February 23	The Soil	Reimagined	Kasi soul
March 22	Tyla	Tyla	amapiano and fusion of Western pop, hip hop and R&B	Fax and Epic Records
May 31	Ayra Starr	The Year I Turned 21	Afrobeats	RCA
June 7	Tems	Born in the Wild	R&B and Afrobeats	Fantasy Records
August 9	Asake	Lungu Boy	Afropiano and Afrofusion
August 9	Asake	Lungu Boy	Afropiano and Afrofusion
August 29	Fireboy DML	Adedamola	Pop, Contemporary R&B and Afrobeats
August 29	Fireboy DML	Adedamola	Pop, Contemporary R&B and Afrobeats
October 11	Elaine (singer)	Stone Heart Cold	Contemporary R&B
November 15	Khuzani	Angidlali Nezingane	Maskandi
November 22	Wizkid	Morayo (album)	R&B, Afrobeats

January 29 - Tony Cedras, 71, South African jazz musician
February 21 - Getachew Kassa, 79, Ethiopian percussionist and singer
March 3 - Félix Sabal Lecco, 64/5, Cameroonian drummer
March 5 - Brahim Fribgane, Moroccan oud player and percussionist
March 8 - Abdou Cherif, 52, Moroccan singer
April 9 - Muluken Melesse, 65-70, Ethiopian singer and drummer
April 21 - KODA, 45, Ghanaian gospel singer.
May 1 - Hasna El-Bacharia, 74, Algerian singer and multi-instrumentalist
May 5 - Belgacem Bouguenna, 61, Tunisian singer
May 15 - Ahmed Piro, 92, Moroccan singer of Andalusi classical music
May 29 - Mansour Seck, 69, Senegalese singer
June 30 - Lucius Banda, 53, Malawian musician and former MP
July 19 - Toumani Diabaté, 58, Malian kora player
August 27 - Makaya Ntshoko, 84, South African jazz drummer
September 6 - Mapaputsi, 45, South African Kwaito musician
September 17 - Rise Kagona, 62, Zimbabwean musician
October 2 - Arbogaste Mbella Ntone, 82, Cameroonian singer
December 3 - Jan Bloukaas, 25, South African singer
December 7 - Steady Bongo, 58, Sierra Leonean musician and record producer
December 11 - Corinne Allal, 69, Tunisian-born Israeli rock musician and music producer
December 13 - Koko Ateba, age unknown, Cameroonian singer and guitarist