2016_in_African_music
2016 in African music
Overview of the events of 2016 in African music
See also: Timeline of musical 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]
- 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
Alfred P. Addaquay - Laudatur Christus
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- 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]
- "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.
- "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.